John Orr grave
John Orr grave
Orr Family Cemetery, Hart Road, Little River, Transylvania County, NC.


Jane (Clayton) Orr grave
Jane (Clayton) Orr grave
Orr Family Cemetery, Hart Road, Little River, Transylvania County, NC.


Lambert Clayton grave
Lambert Clayton grave
Davidson River Cemetery, Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, NC.


Sarah (Davidson) Clayton grave
Sarah (Davidson) Clayton grave
Davidson River Cemetery, Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, NC.


John Orr

      JOHN ORR, b. October 15, 1775 Tryon (Lincoln) County, NC, d. April 6, 1849 Henderson (Transylvania) County, NC, md. January 9, 1800, JANE CLAYTON, b. November 6, 1783, d. March 1, 1873 Transylvania County, NC, daughter of LAMBERT CLAYTON and SARAH DAVIDSON. John and Jane (Clayton) Orr are buried in the Orr Family Cemetery, Hart Road, Little River, North Carolina. Issue:

  1. ROBERT ORR, b. December 31, 1800 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. August 15, 1880; md. MARGARET HENRY, b. 1806, d. 1879, d/o JOSEPH HENRY and MARGARET PORTER. Robert and Margaret (Henry) Orr are buried at Old Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Road, Henderson County, North Carolina.

  2. LAMBERT CLAYTON ORR, b. June 5, 1802 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. November 29, 1882 age 80y 5m 24d [Cemetery Stone reads b. June 16, 1802, d. November 20, 1882]; md. RUTH OSBORNE, b. November 19, 1795, d. September 2, 1887. L.C. and Ruth (Osborne) Orr are buried at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Jeter Mountain Road, near Etowah, Henderson County, North Carolina.

  3. WILLIAM ORR, b. March 24, 1804 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. September, 1872; md. MARY “POLLY” WEESE.

  4. ELIZABETH ORR, b. January 27, 1806 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. October 14, 1897.

  5. JOHN ORR, b. November 27, 1807 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. March 8, 1809 age 1y, 3m, 12d, Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC. Buried in the Orr Family Cemetery, Hart Road, Little River, Transylvania County, NC.

  6. ANN ORR, b. October 8, 1809 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. Dec. 16, 1843 34y 2m 8d, Henderson (Transylvania) County, NC. Buried in the Orr Family Cemetery, Hart Road, Little River, Transylvania County, NC.

  7. GEORGE ORR, b. July 17, 1811 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. April 1, 1877 age 65y 8m 14d, Transylvania County, NC; md. November 18, 1830, JANE FLETCHER, b. June 5, 1814, d. August 21, 1903. George and Jane (Fletcher) Orr are buried in Davidson River Cemetery, Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

  8. EPHRAIM ORR, b. March 13, 1813 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. July 7, 1889 Transylvania County, NC; md. August 22, 1843, SAPHRONIA CLAYTON YOUNG, b. February 16, 1822, d. May 2, 1897, d/o ELIJAH YOUNG and HENRIETTA CLAYTON. Ephraim and Saphronia (Young) Orr are buried in Davidson River Cemetery, Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

  9. MARY "POLLY" ORR, b. January 24, 1815 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. August 31, 1841 age 26y 7m 7d, Henderson (Transylvania) County, NC. Polly Orr is buried in the Orr Family Cemetery, Hart Road, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

  10. JAMES ORR, b. October 21, 1817 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. February 9, 1892; md. June 15, 1843, MAHULDAH “HULDAH” JORDAN, b. 1821, d. December 4, 1902, d/o JOSEPH JORDAN.

  11. SAMUEL ORR, b. June 8, 1820 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. 1904 Transylvania County, NC; md. ELIZABETH FLETCHER, b. April 4, 1817, d. 1886. Samuel and Elizabeth (Fletcher) Orr are buried at Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, Boyd Township, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

  12. CALEB ORR, b. May 14/15, 1822 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. December, 1902 Washington County, TN; md. ANNA MYRA CAGLE, b. March 18, 1820 Buncombe County, NC, d. after 1880 Washington County, TN, d/o LEONARD CAGLE and MARY OSBORNE.

  13. JOSHUA ORR, b. April 28, 1824 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. 1910 Transylvania County, NC; md. JANE CAGLE, b. February 25, 1828 Buncombe County, NC, d. 1909 Transylvania County, NC, d/o LEONARD CAGLE and MARY OSBORNE. Joshua and Jane (Cagle) Orr are buried at Davidson River Cemetery, Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

  14. JASON ORR, b. April 2, 1826 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. December 11, 1907; md. MIRIAM MATILDA HAYDON, b. September 16, 1837, d. June 26, 1884. Jason and Miriam M. (Haydon) Orr are buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Etowah, North Carolina.

  15. GIDEON ORR, b. February 26, 1828 Buncombe (Transylvania) County, NC, d. 1905; md. February 22, 1856 Henderson County, NC, MARY ARMINTA “MINTIE” ELIZABETH DAWSON, b. January 22, 1833, d. April 26, 1904, daughter of THOMAS J. DAWSON and ISABELAH COCKERHAM. Gideon and Mintie (Dawson) Orr are buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Etowah, North Carolina.


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