William A Orr (1796 - 1875)

Born 8 Jan 1796 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Died 24 Apr 1875 at age 79 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

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Biography

William was born in 1796. He was the son of John Orr and Margaret Wilson. He passed away in 1875.

• Fact: Burial (1875) West Newton, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch William Orr was born at the old homestead January 8, 1796, and died in 1875. He was a whig and republican. He also was a farmer and was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church organized at West Newton.

His wife was Julia Ann Bowen, whose father died during her childhood near Fredericksburg,(Spotsylvannia),Va., where he owned a small plantation. She bore him nine children, four of whom are living:Harriet, James P., Andrew W. and Mary I.

Excerpted from the entry for A.W. Orr in "Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. John M. Gresham & Co. Samuel T. Wiley, published 1890." PAGE 309

In 1810 in Spotsylvania, the only land holder named Bowen in the census was Burkett Bowen in Fredricksburg Township. He did have a minor female on his census. He was constable of Fredricksburg in 1809, and died in 1812. A Jane Bowen administered his estate, presumably his wife. No further information is known at this time.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 31 December 2018, 21:48), entry for William A Orr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LVMW-3LM); contributed by various users.
• Find a Grave William A. Orr [1]
• Probated will of John Orr [2]