Laura M Orr

Brief Life History of Laura M

When Laura M Orr was born on 10 May 1907, in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States, her father, Robert B. Orr, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Ann Beebe, was 22. She married Wallace Youmans in 1926, in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Swan Creek, Swan Creek Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Saginaw, Michigan, United States in 1920. She died on 31 January 1961, in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wallace Youmans
1903–1986
Laura M Orr
1907–1961
Marriage: 1926
Mary Elaine Youmans
1928–2012
Robert Orr Youmans
1931–2003
Margaret Ann Youmans
1943–1943

Sources (16)

  • Laura M Brooks, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
  • U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1910 · Upper Twin Falls Bridge

The Upper Twin Falls Bridge which connected Breitung Township, Michigan, to Florence County, Wisconsin. The through-truss bridge spanned the Menominee River and was completed in 1910. The bridge was closed to through traffic in 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

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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