Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: John Poston ORR / Louisa POWELL (F5560)

m. 5 Dec 1847


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  • John Poston ORRFather | Male
    John Poston ORR

    Born  14 Apr 1820  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Dec 1899   
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  5 Dec 1847  [1]  Doddridge Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Louisa POWELLMother | Female
    Louisa POWELL

    Born  13 May 1831   
    Died  24 Apr 1885   
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Reuben POWELL | F43765 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Eleanor BAILEY | F43765 Group Sheet 

    Robert Meredith ORRChild 1 | Male
    + Robert Meredith ORR

    Born  1848  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1922   
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Virginia "Jennie" BURNS | F13086 
    Married  28 Sep 1871  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nancy Ann "Nannie" SQUIRES | F5559 
    Married  17 Mar 1902  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Festus A. ORRChild 2 | Male
    + Festus A. ORR

    Born  1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Oct 1913  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Frances M. DAVIS | F16053 
    Married  22 Jun 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jennie B. DAVIS | F39287 
    Married  19 Dec 1886  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Flavius G. ORRChild 3 | Male
    Flavius G. ORR

    Born  1853  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 May 1931  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Lewis County Memorial Gardens (aka Weston Masonic), Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Bertha M. KING | F53047 
    Married  3 Jun 1877  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Julia Emaline ORRChild 4 | Female
    + Julia Emaline ORR

    Born  8 Oct 1856  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Jan 1954   
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hiram L. HEATON | F17478 
    Married  7 Dec 1884  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Birneda ORRChild 5 | Female
    + Birneda ORR

    Born  26 Aug 1863  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 May 1922  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William Turner HEATON | F50044 
    Married  16 Aug 1885  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Iris ORRChild 6 | Female
    Iris ORR

    Born  17 Jun 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Flavius L. YERKEY | F53049 
    Married  18 Oct 1899  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 20 1860:
      J. P. Orr, 40, farmer, value of real estate $900, value of personal estate $250; L. (female), 12 (sic); R. M. (male), 12; F. A. (male), 10; F. G. (male), 7; J. E. (female), 4. All born in Virginia.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 2 1880:
      John P. Orr, 60, farmer; wife Eliza, 49; dau Julie E, 23; dau Bermeda, 16; dau Iris, 1 (sic). All born in Virginia. Both of John's parents born in Ireland.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Josiah & Mary Heaton. Within five years, two of John Orr's daughters would marry two of Josiah Heaton's sons. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979).