William Robert Orr was born in Ireland, the oldest of eight children of John Orr and Marria Gray.
The family came to this country in 1864 when William was five years old. On this voyage was father John, mother Maria, sister Elizabeth, & brother John. They arrived in New York 27 Dec 1864 via England on the ship Kangaroo.
In 1866 William's sister Mary Orr was born in Ohio. By the time that William's sister Catherine Grace was born in 1868 the family was in Indiana. Then came Andrew, Henry, Richard all born in Indiana.
Now, I found the family in the 1870 census in Delaware, Ripley Co. Indiana. The last child (Richard) was born in 1879. In the 1880 census, the family is still in the same place. But, now Maria Orr is listed as a widow. Maria is only 42. But her husband John would have been 63. Our William Robert is 20. And now we find Maria Orr's mother living with the family. She is listed as Maria Gray…age 79.… widow.. relation to head of house… mother. Now this must have been tough times for this family and our William Robert. He was the man of the house at the age of 18. William was raised in Indiana, and stayed there until the age of 40.
William first married Olive Ann DeHart on April 07, 1887 in Delaware, Rippley, Ind. He is 27, she is 16. Two children were born to them, Pearl, & Edith Orr. William stayed in close contact with his two girls Pearl and Edith from his first marriage and the children from both his family's grew up knowing each other.
The second marriage to Lillie Jane Waldron on January 26, 1893 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They had 5 children, Marion, Mary Elizabeth (Myrtle), Clyde, Nellie, Hazel.
Tragedy struck at the age of 48. While at work replacing a foundation of a old house, the braces gave way and crushed William to death. William was burried here at Fairview on March 19, 1908.
The mason's paid for his plot. $1.96 He is buried in the mason section. William has no Headstone.
The family came to this country in 1864 when William was five years old. On this voyage was father John, mother Maria, sister Elizabeth, & brother John. They arrived in New York 27 Dec 1864 via England on the ship Kangaroo.
In 1866 William's sister Mary Orr was born in Ohio. By the time that William's sister Catherine Grace was born in 1868 the family was in Indiana. Then came Andrew, Henry, Richard all born in Indiana.
Now, I found the family in the 1870 census in Delaware, Ripley Co. Indiana. The last child (Richard) was born in 1879. In the 1880 census, the family is still in the same place. But, now Maria Orr is listed as a widow. Maria is only 42. But her husband John would have been 63. Our William Robert is 20. And now we find Maria Orr's mother living with the family. She is listed as Maria Gray…age 79.… widow.. relation to head of house… mother. Now this must have been tough times for this family and our William Robert. He was the man of the house at the age of 18. William was raised in Indiana, and stayed there until the age of 40.
William first married Olive Ann DeHart on April 07, 1887 in Delaware, Rippley, Ind. He is 27, she is 16. Two children were born to them, Pearl, & Edith Orr. William stayed in close contact with his two girls Pearl and Edith from his first marriage and the children from both his family's grew up knowing each other.
The second marriage to Lillie Jane Waldron on January 26, 1893 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They had 5 children, Marion, Mary Elizabeth (Myrtle), Clyde, Nellie, Hazel.
Tragedy struck at the age of 48. While at work replacing a foundation of a old house, the braces gave way and crushed William to death. William was burried here at Fairview on March 19, 1908.
The mason's paid for his plot. $1.96 He is buried in the mason section. William has no Headstone.
William Robert Orr was born in Ireland, the oldest of eight children of John Orr and Marria Gray.
The family came to this country in 1864 when William was five years old. On this voyage was father John, mother Maria, sister Elizabeth, & brother John. They arrived in New York 27 Dec 1864 via England on the ship Kangaroo.
In 1866 William's sister Mary Orr was born in Ohio. By the time that William's sister Catherine Grace was born in 1868 the family was in Indiana. Then came Andrew, Henry, Richard all born in Indiana.
Now, I found the family in the 1870 census in Delaware, Ripley Co. Indiana. The last child (Richard) was born in 1879. In the 1880 census, the family is still in the same place. But, now Maria Orr is listed as a widow. Maria is only 42. But her husband John would have been 63. Our William Robert is 20. And now we find Maria Orr's mother living with the family. She is listed as Maria Gray…age 79.… widow.. relation to head of house… mother. Now this must have been tough times for this family and our William Robert. He was the man of the house at the age of 18. William was raised in Indiana, and stayed there until the age of 40.
William first married Olive Ann DeHart on April 07, 1887 in Delaware, Rippley, Ind. He is 27, she is 16. Two children were born to them, Pearl, & Edith Orr. William stayed in close contact with his two girls Pearl and Edith from his first marriage and the children from both his family's grew up knowing each other.
The second marriage to Lillie Jane Waldron on January 26, 1893 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They had 5 children, Marion, Mary Elizabeth (Myrtle), Clyde, Nellie, Hazel.
Tragedy struck at the age of 48. While at work replacing a foundation of a old house, the braces gave way and crushed William to death. William was burried here at Fairview on March 19, 1908.
The mason's paid for his plot. $1.96 He is buried in the mason section. William has no Headstone.
The family came to this country in 1864 when William was five years old. On this voyage was father John, mother Maria, sister Elizabeth, & brother John. They arrived in New York 27 Dec 1864 via England on the ship Kangaroo.
In 1866 William's sister Mary Orr was born in Ohio. By the time that William's sister Catherine Grace was born in 1868 the family was in Indiana. Then came Andrew, Henry, Richard all born in Indiana.
Now, I found the family in the 1870 census in Delaware, Ripley Co. Indiana. The last child (Richard) was born in 1879. In the 1880 census, the family is still in the same place. But, now Maria Orr is listed as a widow. Maria is only 42. But her husband John would have been 63. Our William Robert is 20. And now we find Maria Orr's mother living with the family. She is listed as Maria Gray…age 79.… widow.. relation to head of house… mother. Now this must have been tough times for this family and our William Robert. He was the man of the house at the age of 18. William was raised in Indiana, and stayed there until the age of 40.
William first married Olive Ann DeHart on April 07, 1887 in Delaware, Rippley, Ind. He is 27, she is 16. Two children were born to them, Pearl, & Edith Orr. William stayed in close contact with his two girls Pearl and Edith from his first marriage and the children from both his family's grew up knowing each other.
The second marriage to Lillie Jane Waldron on January 26, 1893 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They had 5 children, Marion, Mary Elizabeth (Myrtle), Clyde, Nellie, Hazel.
Tragedy struck at the age of 48. While at work replacing a foundation of a old house, the braces gave way and crushed William to death. William was burried here at Fairview on March 19, 1908.
The mason's paid for his plot. $1.96 He is buried in the mason section. William has no Headstone.
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