Sample
Orr
Born in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of David Orr
and Catherine (Sample) Orr
Brother of
Alexander Orr
Husband of
Susannah Matilda (Parrot) Orr
— married
2 Oct 1816 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
James Cunningham Orr, Matilda (Orr) Jones, Mahala Elizabeth (Orr) Jones, William P. Orr, David Orr, Andrew Jackson Orr, Clarinda (Orr) Cornell, Susan Nancy Jane (Orr) Wheeler, Rufus D. Orr, Elijah Orr and Elisha Orr
Died
at age 74
in Hopkins, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jun 2016
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Biography
Sample Orr was born in North Carolina.
Sample was born in 1795. He was the son of David Orr and Catherine Sample. He passed away in 1870.
Sources
- The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: 380; Page: 71a
- The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Precinct 9, Hunt, Texas; Roll: M653_1298; Page: 344; Family History Library Film:
- Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 3, Hunt, Texas; Archive Collection Number: T1134; Roll: 5; Line: 14; Schedule Type: Agriculture
- Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Land Title Abstracts,1700-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas; Roll: M593_1593; Page: 384A
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155637563/sample-orr: accessed March 5, 2024), memorial page for Sample Orr (12 Dec 1795–18 Sep 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 155637563; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by LPC333 (contributor 47532361).
- Probate Packets, Ca. 1849-1925, Hunt County, Texas; Author: Texas, County Court (Hunt County); Probate Place: Hunt, Texas
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sample by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sample:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sample by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sample:
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~3.12%
Ramona (Lawson) Flanders
:
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Leeya (D) Davis :
23andMe, GEDmatch WF6359103 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GY7991564 [compare], Ancestry member davisln1
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~0.78%
Dona (Hutchinson) Snyder :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A392372 [compare], Ancestry member Dona_Snyder
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Olivia Cunningham :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PL2579934 [compare], Ancestry member SheepBlack14
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