John Sherman Orr

1886 - 1958  (71 years)

• Name	John Sherman Orr
  Birth	19 May 1886	Graham Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	0807898DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000348C
  Death	28 Jan 1958	Graham Co, NC
  Burial	Old Mother Cem, Graham Co, NC
  Person ID	I10900	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Sherman H Orr,   b. 21 May 1865, NC d. 14 Nov 1947, Graham Co, NC (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Sarah F Farr,   b. May 1865, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 30 Jan 1937, Graham Co, NC (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1883/1884	Graham Co, NC
  Family ID	F29241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillie P Davis,   b. 25 Oct 1892, Graham Co, NC d. 14 May 1968, Black Mountain, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	2 Dec 1908	Graham Co, NC
  Children	1. May Orr,   b. 1913, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1920, Graham Co, NC (Age > 8 years)
  Family ID	F4431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

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  Death Certificate (Ancestry.com)

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Spouse of Marty Grant's 3rd cousin, 3 times removed.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ !CENSUS:1900 Graham Co., NC Robbinsville # 28/28 Sherman Orr head May 1868 32 M 16 NC-NC-NC Farmer Sarah F. wife May 1865 35 M 16 6-5 NC-TN-TN John son May 1886 14 NC-NC-NC Mary J. dau May 1888 12 Viola dau Mar 1890 10 Harley son Jun 1892 7 Manda dau Mar 1895 5; !MARRIAGE: 2 Dec 1908 Graham Co., NC John Orr 23 of Graham Lillie Davis 16 of Graham; !CENSUS:1910 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 23/23 John Sherman Orr head 24 M 1 NC-NC-NC Farmer Lily wife 18 M 1 0-0; !CENSUS:1920 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 99/99 John Orr head 33 M NC-NC-NC Farmer Lillie wife 27 M May dau 6; !CENSUS:1930 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 109/110 John S. Orr head 43 M 24 NC-NC-NC Contractor - Logging Job Lillie wife 36 M 17 Wayne Williams nephew 17; !CENSUS:1940 Graham Co., NC Robbinsville village # 8 John Orr head 52 M NC 1935-Same House. Carpenter - WPA Building Construction Lillie wife 47 M; !TOMBSTONE:Graham Co, NC Old Mother Cemetery "John S. Orr 19 May 1886 - 28 Jan 1958";