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John Orpheus “Orph” Kearns

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John Orpheus “Orph” Kearns

Birth
Death
6 Sep 1937 (aged 67)
Burial
Farmer, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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He was a son of Martin and Renda Adams Kearns. He married Corinna Jane Plummer.

The Kearns lived in the old William and Mary King Kearns house on Second Creek three miles south of Farmer, NC. The old house dated back to the time of the American Revolution. In 1908, Orph and his brother-in law Kearny Plummer( with financial support from Marvin Kearns), built a roller mill near where Dunbar Bridge crossed the Uwharrie River. At the time, roller mills were considered technologically superior to the old millstone-type mill.
He was a son of Martin and Renda Adams Kearns. He married Corinna Jane Plummer.

The Kearns lived in the old William and Mary King Kearns house on Second Creek three miles south of Farmer, NC. The old house dated back to the time of the American Revolution. In 1908, Orph and his brother-in law Kearny Plummer( with financial support from Marvin Kearns), built a roller mill near where Dunbar Bridge crossed the Uwharrie River. At the time, roller mills were considered technologically superior to the old millstone-type mill.


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  • Added: Sep 12, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58559568/john_orpheus-kearns: accessed ), memorial page for John Orpheus “Orph” Kearns (13 Sep 1869–6 Sep 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58559568, citing Farmer United Methodist Church Cemetery, Farmer, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Armantia (contributor 19036309).