Arnold James Orr

Brief Life History of Arnold James

When Arnold James Orr was born on 8 April 1919, in Stafford, Custer, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Arthur James Orr, was 27 and his mother, Vera Pansy Dunn, was 23. He married Loretta Maxine Barrick on 14 July 1940, in Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States. He lived in O'Neal Judicial Township, San Joaquin, California, United States for about 1 years. He died on 2 December 2003, in Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lodi, San Joaquin, California, United States.

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Arnold James Orr
1919–2003
Loretta Maxine Barrick
1922–2019
Marriage: 14 July 1940

Sources (8)

  • Arnold J Orr, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Arnold J Orr, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
  • Arnold James Orr, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1921 · Tulsa Race Massacre

 By 1921, Tulsa was a booming city with a population of over one hundred thousand, with ten thousand African Americans in the Greenwood District. Crime rates in Tulsa soared and vigilantism was present. An incident occurred with Dick Rowland, an African American shoe shiner, and Sara Page, a white elevator operator. Reports claim Rowland stepped on Page’s foot and she let out a scream. The newspaper reported Rowland attempted to rape Page. Rowland was arrested and white vigilantes demanded the sheriff to hand over Rowland for lynching. An armed group of African American men went to the courthouse to aid in protecting Rowland from the mob. The group was turned away and a shot was fired between the white and African American groups, which ignited a riot. While buildings in Tulsa were burned, a major effort by whites focused mainly on the Greenwood District which was burned to the ground and many were shot. Over 30 people were killed and many were injured in the riots. 

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

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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