Elizabeth Jane (Wilson) Orr (1824 - aft. 1870)

Born 12 Feb 1824 in Indiana

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1824.

She married Arthur A Orr in 1848.^{[citation needed]} They had a large family.

They were on the census with their oldest child John in Lacon, Marshall county, Illinois in 1850.^[1] In 1860, they had moved to the community of Evans in the same county.^[2] Sons John, Samuel, and Harvey were listed on that census. In 1870, Arthur and Elizabeth were living alone on the Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois census.^[3]

Elizabeth is thought to have passed away 27 Apr 1870. ^{[citation needed]} However, the 1870 census indicates she was still living on 26 August 1870.

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Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85Z-W38 : accessed 17 April 2015), Elizabeth Orr in household of Arthur Orr, Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, United States; citing family 1, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4D-537 : accessed 17 April 2015), Eliz Orr in household of A Orr, Evans Town, Marshall, Illinois, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 259, household ID 1819, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,210.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6H3-7WK : accessed 17 April 2015), Elizabeth J Orr in household of Arthur Orr, Illinois, United States; citing p. 35, family 263, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,746.

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