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| David Orr (1905) |
Hardin County ILGenWeb
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DAVID ORR, a farmer two and a half miles from Elizabethtown, Ill., was born five miles northwest of that town, May 28, 1848. His father, Joseph Orr, was born near Gallipolis, O., but came to Hardin County, Ill., while he was still a young man. There he married Sarah Williams, a member of one of the old families of the County, settled on the farm where the subject of this sketch was born, and there passed the remainder of his life. He and his wife were the parents of the following children: William, John, James, Joseph, Nancy, David, and Mary E. William died in infancy; Joseph died in 1873; Nancy J. died in 1858,and Mary E. is now living with her mother on the old homestead. The father of these children died in March, 1852, but the mother who was born Dec. 17, 1816, is still living and until recently enjoyed good health.
When David was twelve years of age he took charge of the farm for his mother and lived with her until 1890, having full control of the three hundred acres constituting the old home farm. On Oct. 16, 1890, he was married to Jane Jackson, a daughter of James N. Jackson, and located on the farm where he now lives. His wife and her father were both born on this farm, which formerly belonged to her grandfather, John Jackson, who was one of the pioneers of Hardin County. It is located on the Ohio River, contains 550 acres and is one of the best farms in the County. Mr. Orr carries on a general farming business, but devotes a great deal of his time to breeding fine stock, especially Shorthorn and Red Polled cattle and Hackney and Percheron horses. Politically he is a Republican but has never been desirous of holding public office.
His first wife died on March 5, 1897, leaving two children, Clarissa and David, and on Sept. 6, 1899, he was married to Miss Alice Duley of Kentucky.
[1905. Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley. Madison, Wis.: Federal Publishing Company.
II:395-396 (a picture of him exists in the book)]
Submitted by Jon Musgrave
©2000 Jon Musgrave
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