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James Curwood Orr

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James Curwood Orr Veteran

Birth
Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Death
3 Jul 1973 (aged 46)
Santa Clara County, California, USA
Burial
Columbia, Tuolumne County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Veterans Row 4
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James Orr -- James Orr, an employee of the California Division of Forestry for 10 years and a resident of Tuolumne, died Tuesday afternoon at Stanford Lane hospital in Palo Alto. He was 46.

Mr. Orr had received a kidney transplant from his brother, Lindon, at the Stanford hospital in March.

He was a native of North Carolina and had been most recently assigned to Baseline Conservation camp at the Sierra Conservation center. He lived in Tuolumne County for 33 years.

He was a veteran of World War II. He served in the Marines and was stationed in the South Pacific.

Mr. Orr was a member of the California State Employees association.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth, two sons, Ben Orr and James Orr, his mother, Effie Orr, his sisters, Lois Hernandez, Helen Dries, and Betty Arean, and two brothers, Lindon Orr and Kenneth Orr.

The funeral was held from the Terzich-Wilson Funeral home with the Rev. Will Callahan officiating. Interment was in the veterans' section of Columbia City cemetery. Pallbearers were Alan Fulderson, joe Fulkerson, David Orr, Zane Orr, Preston Roper, and Roy Clayton.

North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000 about James Curwood Orr
Name: James Curwood Orr
Event Type: birth
Birth Date: 13 Mar 1927
Birth City: Brevard
Birth County: Transylvania
Parent1 Name: Owen Harrison Orr
Parent2 Name: Effie M. Galloway Orr

1930 United States Federal Census about James Orr
Name: James Orr
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1927
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Owen H Orr
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Effie Orr
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Father's Occupation: Laborer of Odd Jobs
Rent: $5.00 Month
Household Members:
Owen H Orr 45
Effie Orr 39
Kenneth Orr 19
Lois Orr 13
Helen Orr 9
Lyndon Orr 7
Elizabeth Sue Orr 4 yr 2 mo
James Orr 3 yr 2 mo

1940 United States Federal Census about James Orr
Name: James Orr
Age: 13
Birth Year: 1927
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Tuolumne, California
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Pennsylvania, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Rural, Pennsylvania, North Carolina
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Occupation of Father: Laborer on a Road Construction Project
Household Members:
Owen Orr 55
Effie Orr 49
Kenneth Orr 29
Lois Orr 25
Lyndon Orr 17
Elizabeth Orr 14
James Orr 13

California, Death Index, 1940-1997 about James C Orr
Name: James C Orr
Social Security #: 566200676
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 Mar 1926
Birth Place: North Carolina
Death Date: 3 Jul 1973
Death Place: Santa Clara
James Orr -- James Orr, an employee of the California Division of Forestry for 10 years and a resident of Tuolumne, died Tuesday afternoon at Stanford Lane hospital in Palo Alto. He was 46.

Mr. Orr had received a kidney transplant from his brother, Lindon, at the Stanford hospital in March.

He was a native of North Carolina and had been most recently assigned to Baseline Conservation camp at the Sierra Conservation center. He lived in Tuolumne County for 33 years.

He was a veteran of World War II. He served in the Marines and was stationed in the South Pacific.

Mr. Orr was a member of the California State Employees association.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth, two sons, Ben Orr and James Orr, his mother, Effie Orr, his sisters, Lois Hernandez, Helen Dries, and Betty Arean, and two brothers, Lindon Orr and Kenneth Orr.

The funeral was held from the Terzich-Wilson Funeral home with the Rev. Will Callahan officiating. Interment was in the veterans' section of Columbia City cemetery. Pallbearers were Alan Fulderson, joe Fulkerson, David Orr, Zane Orr, Preston Roper, and Roy Clayton.

North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000 about James Curwood Orr
Name: James Curwood Orr
Event Type: birth
Birth Date: 13 Mar 1927
Birth City: Brevard
Birth County: Transylvania
Parent1 Name: Owen Harrison Orr
Parent2 Name: Effie M. Galloway Orr

1930 United States Federal Census about James Orr
Name: James Orr
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1927
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Owen H Orr
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Effie Orr
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Father's Occupation: Laborer of Odd Jobs
Rent: $5.00 Month
Household Members:
Owen H Orr 45
Effie Orr 39
Kenneth Orr 19
Lois Orr 13
Helen Orr 9
Lyndon Orr 7
Elizabeth Sue Orr 4 yr 2 mo
James Orr 3 yr 2 mo

1940 United States Federal Census about James Orr
Name: James Orr
Age: 13
Birth Year: 1927
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Tuolumne, California
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Pennsylvania, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Rural, Pennsylvania, North Carolina
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Occupation of Father: Laborer on a Road Construction Project
Household Members:
Owen Orr 55
Effie Orr 49
Kenneth Orr 29
Lois Orr 25
Lyndon Orr 17
Elizabeth Orr 14
James Orr 13

California, Death Index, 1940-1997 about James C Orr
Name: James C Orr
Social Security #: 566200676
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 Mar 1926
Birth Place: North Carolina
Death Date: 3 Jul 1973
Death Place: Santa Clara

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