John Orr and Mary Breckinridge

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Husband John Orr ^{1 2}

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           Born: 18 Jul 1797 3
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           Died: 5 Sep 1870 3
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         Father: Capt. Thomas Orr (1770-1814/1815) 1 3
         Mother: Martha Breckinridge (1779-1852) 1 2

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       Marriage: 23 Jun 1825 4

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• Note: This may be the same person as : John Orr.

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Wife Mary Breckinridge ⁵

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           Born: 8 Mar 1797 4
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           Died: 1 Feb 1860 4
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         Father: James Breckinridge (      -      ) 6
         Mother: Elizabeth Culbertson (      -      ) 6 7

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Children

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1 M William Orr ⁴

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         Spouse: Agnes Quigley (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 27 Feb 1851 4

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2 F Elizabeth B. Orr ⁴

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         Spouse: William A. Kerr (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 18 Jan 1854 4

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3 F Martha Orr ⁴

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4 F Lucinda Orr ⁴

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5 M Thomas X. Orr ⁴

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         Spouse: Virginia Reilly (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 14 May 1863 4

         Spouse: Nevina Hatfield (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 26 Aug 1879 4

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6 M John W. Orr ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - John Orr

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He began life as a clerk in the store of John Breckinridge, at Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and afterward farmed and operated a distillery. In 1830 he removed to what later became Orrstown, of which he was one of the founders. He was for forty years a member of the firm of J. & W. Orr and J. Orr & Bros. He was active in politics as a Democrat and held a number of public offices. He was a director of the poor of Franklin County, 1834-37; Associate Judge of Franklin County by appointment of Gov. Shunk, 1849-50, and by election, 1857-62. He was pleasant in manner, quick in temper, and a man of good judgment and foresight.

1 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 671.

2 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 129, 395.

3 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 395.

4 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 396.

5 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 129, 396.

6 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 129.

7 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 255.