John Orr and Mary Breckinridge
Husband John Orr 1 2
Born: 18 Jul 1797 3 Christened: Died: 5 Sep 1870 3 Buried:
Father: Capt. Thomas Orr (1770-1814/1815) 1 3 Mother: Martha Breckinridge (1779-1852) 1 2
Marriage: 23 Jun 1825 4
• Note: This may be the same person as : John Orr.
Wife Mary Breckinridge 5
Born: 8 Mar 1797 4 Christened: Died: 1 Feb 1860 4 Buried:
Father: James Breckinridge ( - ) 6 Mother: Elizabeth Culbertson ( - ) 6 7
Children
1 M William Orr 4
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Agnes Quigley ( - ) 4 Marr: 27 Feb 1851 4
2 F Elizabeth B. Orr 4
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: William A. Kerr ( - ) 4 Marr: 18 Jan 1854 4
3 F Martha Orr 4
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
4 F Lucinda Orr 4
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
5 M Thomas X. Orr 4
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Virginia Reilly ( - ) 4 Marr: 14 May 1863 4Spouse: Nevina Hatfield ( - ) 4 Marr: 26 Aug 1879 4
6 M John W. Orr 4
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General Notes: Husband - John Orr
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 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 671.
2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 129, 395.
3 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 395.
4 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 396.
5 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 129, 396.
6 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 129.
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Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 255.
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