She was the daughter of James McIlhany (1797-1867) and Margaret Henderson McIlhany.
On December 11, 1850 as Orra M. McIlhany, she married George W. Carter at Loudoun County, Virginia.
They were the parents of six children.
Per the Alexandria Gazette published Monday, May 6, 1872, in May 1872, she was granted a divorce from her husband, Colonel George W. Carter of New Orleans. In a private letter sent to her by her husband in February 1872, he requested a divorce. The court ordered his interest in a farm in Loudon County to be given to his wife and children for their support.
On the 1880 Census for Hamilton, Loudoun County, Virginia, her marital status is Divorced.
Some Virginia Families by Hugh Milton McIlhany, 1903
Orra Moore McIlhany born near Hillsboro, August 14, 1828; died Washington, D.C. May 6, 1890; married near Hillsboro, November 12, 1850,Rev. George Washington Carter (born near Middleburg in 1826; parents John Carter and Elizabeth Rust. He was a Methodist minister.
They were the parents of
James McIlhany Carter born November 9, 1852;
George Rutledge Carter (1853-1854);
Mary Davisson Carter born August 1, 1855;
Margaret Henderson Carter (1857-1859); Paul Edgar Branch Carter born July 30, 1860;
Frank Rust Carter (1862-1866)
and daughter George Orra Carter born September 18, 1865.
On December 11, 1850 as Orra M. McIlhany, she married George W. Carter at Loudoun County, Virginia.
They were the parents of six children.
Per the Alexandria Gazette published Monday, May 6, 1872, in May 1872, she was granted a divorce from her husband, Colonel George W. Carter of New Orleans. In a private letter sent to her by her husband in February 1872, he requested a divorce. The court ordered his interest in a farm in Loudon County to be given to his wife and children for their support.
On the 1880 Census for Hamilton, Loudoun County, Virginia, her marital status is Divorced.
Some Virginia Families by Hugh Milton McIlhany, 1903
Orra Moore McIlhany born near Hillsboro, August 14, 1828; died Washington, D.C. May 6, 1890; married near Hillsboro, November 12, 1850,Rev. George Washington Carter (born near Middleburg in 1826; parents John Carter and Elizabeth Rust. He was a Methodist minister.
They were the parents of
James McIlhany Carter born November 9, 1852;
George Rutledge Carter (1853-1854);
Mary Davisson Carter born August 1, 1855;
Margaret Henderson Carter (1857-1859); Paul Edgar Branch Carter born July 30, 1860;
Frank Rust Carter (1862-1866)
and daughter George Orra Carter born September 18, 1865.
She was the daughter of James McIlhany (1797-1867) and Margaret Henderson McIlhany.
On December 11, 1850 as Orra M. McIlhany, she married George W. Carter at Loudoun County, Virginia.
They were the parents of six children.
Per the Alexandria Gazette published Monday, May 6, 1872, in May 1872, she was granted a divorce from her husband, Colonel George W. Carter of New Orleans. In a private letter sent to her by her husband in February 1872, he requested a divorce. The court ordered his interest in a farm in Loudon County to be given to his wife and children for their support.
On the 1880 Census for Hamilton, Loudoun County, Virginia, her marital status is Divorced.
Some Virginia Families by Hugh Milton McIlhany, 1903
Orra Moore McIlhany born near Hillsboro, August 14, 1828; died Washington, D.C. May 6, 1890; married near Hillsboro, November 12, 1850,Rev. George Washington Carter (born near Middleburg in 1826; parents John Carter and Elizabeth Rust. He was a Methodist minister.
They were the parents of
James McIlhany Carter born November 9, 1852;
George Rutledge Carter (1853-1854);
Mary Davisson Carter born August 1, 1855;
Margaret Henderson Carter (1857-1859); Paul Edgar Branch Carter born July 30, 1860;
Frank Rust Carter (1862-1866)
and daughter George Orra Carter born September 18, 1865.
On December 11, 1850 as Orra M. McIlhany, she married George W. Carter at Loudoun County, Virginia.
They were the parents of six children.
Per the Alexandria Gazette published Monday, May 6, 1872, in May 1872, she was granted a divorce from her husband, Colonel George W. Carter of New Orleans. In a private letter sent to her by her husband in February 1872, he requested a divorce. The court ordered his interest in a farm in Loudon County to be given to his wife and children for their support.
On the 1880 Census for Hamilton, Loudoun County, Virginia, her marital status is Divorced.
Some Virginia Families by Hugh Milton McIlhany, 1903
Orra Moore McIlhany born near Hillsboro, August 14, 1828; died Washington, D.C. May 6, 1890; married near Hillsboro, November 12, 1850,Rev. George Washington Carter (born near Middleburg in 1826; parents John Carter and Elizabeth Rust. He was a Methodist minister.
They were the parents of
James McIlhany Carter born November 9, 1852;
George Rutledge Carter (1853-1854);
Mary Davisson Carter born August 1, 1855;
Margaret Henderson Carter (1857-1859); Paul Edgar Branch Carter born July 30, 1860;
Frank Rust Carter (1862-1866)
and daughter George Orra Carter born September 18, 1865.
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ORRA M. CARTER
1828-1890
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