John G. Orr and Martha M. Hayes

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Husband John G. Orr ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1839 - Willow Grove Mills, Southampton Twp, Franklin Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: William Orr (1802-1880/1881) 3 4
         Mother: Mary A. Gish (1818-      ) 2 5

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       Marriage: 12 Dec 1871 6

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Wife Martha M. Hayes ⁶

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         Father: David Hayes (      -      ) 6
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Children

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1 F Nancy Colwell Orr ⁶

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2 M William Thomas Orr ⁶

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General Notes: Husband - John G. Orr

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He was educated in the public schools and acquired his business training from his father. In 1857 he became a general clerk in one of the stores of the borough of Orrstown, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and continued in this occupation until 1865, when he was appointed teller of the First National Bank of Carlisle, a position that he filled until 1873. He also served part of the time as a member of the board of directors of the bank. In 1874 he returned to Orrstown and was engaged in merchandising until 1879, when he removed to Chambersburg, becoming one of the editors and proprietors of the Valley Spirit, as a member of the firm of John G. & D. A. Orr. He retained his interest in the newspaper until 1903, when he retired. He was also associated with his brother, D. A. Orr, in the ownership and control of the Harrisburg Patriot. He was a man of scholarly tastes and was a noted historian, as a member of the Kittochtinny Historical Society, before which he read a number of valuable papers relating to the early history of the county, and of which he was elected president in 1904. In religion he was a Presbyterian, and served as a ruling elder of the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church before moving to Chambersburg, and beginning in 1885 he was a ruling elder of the Falling Spring Presbyterian Church. He represented the Presbytery of Carlisle in the General Assembly. He was one of the founders of The Children's Aid Society of Franklin County and was officially connected with it from its incorporation in 1884. He was its president beginning in 1893 and the leading spirit in all its forward movements in its works of charity. It was largely due to his counsel, foresight and efforts that the Society opened a hospital for the sick and injured in 1894, which was the first of its kind in the Cumberland Valley.

1 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 674.

2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 397.

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

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

5 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 672.

6 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 398.