Elizabeth Orr

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Orr was born on 24 December 1824, in Pike, Missouri, United States, her father, Philip Orr, was 31 and her mother, Lucy Draper, was 23. She married Dr Hiram Kinnaird Jones on 21 October 1844, in Pike, Missouri, United States. She lived in Lincoln, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 30 August 1891, in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States.

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Dr Hiram Kinnaird Jones
1818–1903
Elizabeth Orr
1824–1891
Marriage: 21 October 1844

Sources (6)

  • Elizabeth Jones in household of Hiram Jones, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Elizabeth Orr, "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920"
  • Elizabeth Orr Jones, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1825

Historical Boundaries: 1825: Morgan, Illinois, United States

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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