Brief Life History of Samuel King
When Samuel King Orr was born on 4 April 1817, in Maury, Tennessee, United States, his father, James L Orr, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Lowrance, was 29. He married Mary Elizabeth Kerr on 13 January 1840, in Robertson Fork, Marshall, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Giles, Tennessee, United States for about 30 years and Civil District 16, Giles, Tennessee, United States in 1900. He died on 11 October 1900, in Marshall, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Old Bear Creek Cemetery, Marshall, Tennessee, United States.
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- Sam K Orr in household of Columbus Ozz, "United States Census, 1900"
- Samuel King Orr, "Find A Grave Index"
- Samuel Orr in entry for Mary Emma Goldman, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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