Temperance Josephine (Coffey) Orr (1817 - 1877)

Born 1817 in North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of James Marvin Orr — married 1836 in TN

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1877 at about age 60 in Howell County, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Temperance Josephine Coffey, born in 1817, was the daughter of Ashbury Marvel Coffey and Rachael Boone. She died July 17, 1877 in Howell County, Missouri.^[1] Her father Ashbury Marvel Coffey was born in 1790 and died between 1848 and 1850. Her mother Rachael Boone was born in 1793.^[2] Rachael Boone was the daughter of Johnathan Boone, the date Johnathan Boone left for Missouri is not known, he reached the forks of the Maries in this county in 1834 and entered land in the immediate vicinity of old Stony Point. Johnathan Boone's family consisted of his wife and at least five children, all of whom were married and some of whom had grown children at the time, they were: Jesse, Israel, John, Rachel the wife of Marvel Coffey, and another son whose name is not handed down.^[3] Marvel Coffey married Rachel, the daughter of Johnathan Boone, in either North Carolina or Tennessee, Marvel Coffey and his wife Rachel were the parents of seven living children when they came here with the Boone colony in 1834. The seven living children were: Lavina, Elizabeth, Temperance, Irvin, William B., Squire, and Campbell Coffey. Marvel Coffey and his wife Rachel lived in the Stony Point settlement something like four years and until August of 1838 when they moved farther up the creek and bought land just south of Highway 42 on the west side of the Big Maries, where the family lived until the deaths of thier parents which occurred less than ten years thereafter.^[4]

Temperance was married to James Marvel Orr on April 19th, 1836 in McMinn, Tennessee.

Temperance and James Orr sold land for $30.00 in Osage County, Missouri on April 9, 1842 to John H. Crismon.^[5]

1860 Census - Boone Township, Maries County, Missouri Temperance Orr is shown at age 43, as wife to the head of household James Orr age 45, in the 1860 U.S. Census for Boone Township, Maries County, Missouri.^[6] ________

Children of James Orr and Temperance Coffey Orr:

Nancy, Willaim, Marvel, Calvin, Marvin, John, Margaret, Alexander, James, Lewis, George, Samuel, Brazeal, Mary Alice

Family links: Spouse: James Marvel Orr (1814 - 1877)

Children: James Orr (1840 - 1913)* Brazeal William Orr (1857 - 1952)*

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Burial: Unknown

Created by: Max Record added: Jun 18, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 92161742

Sources

1. ↑ Everett Marshal King, "History of Maries County" (Cape Girardeau Missouri: Wildfire Press, 1953), page 277 & page 280. St. Louis County Library.
2. ↑ Online website: Berg and Frank Families, Temperance Josephine Coffey
3. ↑ History of Maries County" by Everett Marshal King, Page 273. Chapter Twenty-One: Boone Cansler Coffey Moss Orr Petty Families
4. ↑ History of Maries County" by Everett Marshal King, Page 277. Chapter Twenty-One: Boone Cansler Coffey Moss Orr Petty Families
5. ↑ Deed for property purchased by John Crismon, purchased from James Orr, March 12, 1846. The deed stated: "the SW of NW qtr of SE qtr of Sec 26, Twp 41, range 10W, 10 accres on the south side of Maries." Located Maries County, Missouri, Deed Book B, page 316. Records held at Osage County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Deed from James Orr to John Crismon.
6. ↑ Image of 1860 U.S. Census uploaded to profile images, 1860 Census showing the Household of James Orr, Boone Township, Maries Co., MO, 1860 United States Population Census, Name: Temperance Orr, Age: 43, Relationship to the Head of Household: Wife

1."History of Maries County" by Everett Marshal King (Cape Girardeau Missouri: Wildfire Press, 1953), page 277 & page 280. St. Louis County Library

2.Deed for property purchased by John Crismon, purchased from James Orr, March 12, 1846. The deed stated: "the SW of NW qtr of SE qtr of Sec 26, Twp 41, range 10W, 10 accres on the south side of Maries." Located Maries County, Missouri, Deed Book B, page 316. Records held at Osage County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Deed from James Orr to John Crismon

3.Online website: Berg and Frank Families Person Page 98: James Sherman Coffey, the link to Temperance Josephine Coffey. Compilers: Linda & Bob Berg, 79 Harrisburg Ct., O'Fallon, MO 63376 Information updated on Aug 20, 2016. Page created by John Cardinal's Second Site v6.2.0