Thomas Orr
1 November 1797–1 October 1853 (Age 55)
Giles, Tennessee, United States
The Life Summary of Thomas
When Thomas Orr was born on 1 November 1797, his father, William Orr, was 36 and his mother, Caty Walker, was 32. He died on 1 October 1853, in Giles, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Old Bear Creek Cemetery, Marshall, Tennessee, United States.
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Family Time Line
William Orr
1761–1821
Caty Walker
1765–1806
Jennett Orr
1787–1821
James L Orr
1787–1876
Philip Orr
1792–1844
Mary Polly Orr
1795–1881
Thomas Orr
1797–1853
Ebenezer Walker Orr
1800–1842
William McGee Orr
1800–1844
Robert Orr
1803–1848
Elizabeth Orr
1806–1869
Parents and Siblings
1761–1821Male
1765–1806Female
Siblings
(9)
1787–1821Female
1787–1876Male
1792–1844Male
1795–1881Female
1797–1853Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 3
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 3
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
Age 6
1803
Age 6
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812
Age 15
1812
Age 15
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
1 Northern English, Scottish, and northern Irish: from the Old Norse byname Orri ‘blackcock’ (the male black grouse).2 Scottish: nickname for someone with a sallow complexion, from Gaelic odhar ‘pale’, ‘dun’.3 English: topographic name for someone who lived on a shore or ridge, from Old English ōra ‘shore’, ‘hill-slope’, ‘flat-topped ridge’, or a habitational name from a place named with this word ( see Ore ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Ore
Pickering
Sources (1)
- Thomas Orr, "United States Census, 1850"
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