Name |
George Orr |
Birth |
1784 |
Pennsylvania |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1820 |
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
- 1820, Aug 7 Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
George Orr
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 1810-1820
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2 1795-1804
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 1776-1795 George
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 <1775
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 1795-1804
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
Number of Persons - Engaged in Commerce: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 6
probably widowed, living with son and or dau and their spouse and a grandson
enumerated between Thomas Berwick and Jacob Hampshire.
same page James Ashworth
later married Marie Zilpha Berwick, dau of Thomas Berwick.
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Property |
23 Apr 1831 |
Liberty Co, Texas |
- Grantee: George Orr
Patent Date: 23 Apr 1831
Acres: 4428.40
District: Liberty
County: Liberty
Patent #: 832
Patent Volume: 38
Class: Title
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Death |
1835 |
Atascasito, Harris Co, Texas |
Notes |
- The Orrs ran an inn in the Atascocita District of Texas before it became a Republic. George Orr was the Alcade for a time. They divorced, and Tilpah got a divorce, or he did, and she remarried Ben C. Franklin, her overseer.
The marriage was told in a history of the county. I do not find any papers on this but it was a Catholic settlement under the Mexican Government. The officers for Mexico were housed in the Orr inn. I think they were able to arrange it. The son, Willaim Orr, married my gggrandmother, Martha
Caroline Munson but died at an early age.
From: Jane Matthews
To:
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 5:08 PM
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LA-LGHS/2000-04/0955155462
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Joannah Orr, daughter of George and Priscilla Orr, were formerly of Johnsons Bayou, but about 1822 Orr followed Henry Griffith, Reuben and Solomon Barrow to Chambers County, Texas. In 1825 Orr was appointed the Mexican "alcalde" for the Liberty Municipality, which then contained an area the size of ten present-day Southeast Texas counties. In 1826 Stephen F. Austin appointed Orr to accompany and guide John C. Williams, who had been appointed by Austin to map and chart all navigable waterways, which fed into Sabine Lake.
Block article: Charles Burch, Early Sabine Lake Steam Boat Captains (see attached)
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Person ID |
I7411 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
1 Oct 2016 |
Family 2 |
Marie Zilpha Berwick, b. 22 Jul 1802, Atacapas Post, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana d. 12 Jun 1843, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 40 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1826 |
Children |
| 1. William Orr, b. 1826, Texas d. Aft 1850, of, Liberty Co, Texas (Age 25 years) |
| 2. Thomas Orr, b. Abt 1828, Louisiana d. 1845, Liberty, Liberty Co, Texas (Age ~ 17 years) |
|
Family ID |
F802 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
1 Oct 2016 |
Family 3 |
Priscilla Clark, b. 11 Mar 1796, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana d. 1870, Louisiana (Age 73 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1831 |
Children |
| 1. John Orr, b. May 1833, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Aft 1900, of, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 67 years) |
+ | 2. Joanna Orr, b. Dec 1835, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, or Liberty, Liberty Co, Texas d. Aft 1906, of, Johnsons Bayou, Cameron Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 71 years) |
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Family ID |
F16156 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
12 Jan 2013 |