Brief Life History of Marshall
When Marshall Orr was born in 1835, in Scotch Hill, Preston, Virginia, United States, his father, John B. Orr, was 37 and his mother, Susan Menear, was 32. He died in Pikes Peak, El Paso, Colorado, United States, and was buried in Colorado, United States.
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- John M Orr in household of John Orr, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jno M Orr, "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932"
- Miles H Orr in household of John Orr, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
English: from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Orre (Old Norse Orri, originally a byname meaning ‘black grouse’).
Scottish (southwestern): nickname from Scottish Gaelic odhar ‘dun, of sallow complexion’. This surname is also common in Ireland. It was brought to Ulster from Scotland in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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