John
Graydon
Orr
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of T A (Shepherd) Sheppard
and Bessie Champney Orr
Brother of
[private brother (1920s - 1990s)] [half], Thomas Arline Sheppard [half], Vernon Lee Sheppard [half], Dorothy Mae (Sheppard) Gadamowitz [half], Jackie Jean Sheppard [half], Kenneth Roger Sheppard [half], Hilda Kay Sheppard [half] and [private sister (1940s - unknown)] [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 65
in Gila County, Arizona, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 May 2018
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Biography
John was born in 1928. He was the son of T. Sheppard and Bessie Orr. He passed away in 1993.
Sources
- Letter from Louise Rigdon Myers to Marie Sheppard Moses, July 20, 1997.
- Copy of a letter from "Betty" (unidentified as of yet) to Marie Sheppard Moses, no date.
- 1930 Federal Census of Greenville County, South Carolina, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4547328_00590/96206257?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/120129203/person/390192556027/facts/citation/1080419497868/edit/record
- 1940 Federal Census of Transylvania County, North Carolina, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/m-t0627-02978-00396/154455620?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/120129203/person/390192556027/facts/citation/1080419497920/edit/record
- "Arizona Deaths and Burials, 1910-1911; 1933-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H39Y-T1ZM : 16 January 2020), John G. Orr, .
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2441&h=7136433&ssrc=pt&tid=120129203&pid=390192556027&usePUB=true
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112562653/john-graydon-orr: accessed 06 April 2023), memorial page for John Graydon Orr (10 Jun 1928–22 Jul 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112562653, citing Mountain Meadows Memorial Park and Crematory, Payson, Gila County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Linda Morris Croy (contributor 47716628).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Pip Sheppard
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 838 markers, haplogroup R-CTS13034, FTDNA kit #770555, MitoYDNA ID T13649 [compare]
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~12.50%
Pip Sheppard :
23andMe, GEDmatch A888563 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A888563 [compare], Ancestry member tsheppard1960
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~6.25%
T. J. Shepherd :
23andMe, GEDmatch NW5923227 [compare]
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~6.25%
Lindsey (Shepherd) Rowland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KY2988136 [compare], Ancestry member lsrowland69
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~3.12%
Jason Smith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jjs2411
-
~1.56%
C Hurst :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A974588 [compare]
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~0.78%
Gwen Baker :
23andMe, yourDNAportal GWE5523c9b3
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~0.78%
Seth Webster :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Jacalyn McCoy :
AncestryDNA
+
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