Augustus (Augustin) ORR
Augustin or Augustus Orr is found in the 1950 Cumberland Census #104. Heis with Elizabeth (Myler), age 40, and their children: James, 20;Emberson 18; John, 16; Harrison, 12; Thomas, 8; and Sarah M., 4. Livingtwo doors away is the family of Elizabeth's brother, John Emberson Myler,30 who is married to Melinda Fancher, age 28, and their children, MinervaJ., 6; Lucretia J., 3; and Martha C., 6 months. The brother who is living two doors away, John, signed the consent formfor Elizabeth's marriage himself as John MILER. Some research indicates that the Orr family may have been from Sumnercounty, Tennessee. They lived in Owen and Hardin County, Kentucky andalso Morgan, Macoupin, and Cumberland County in Illinois.
Information obtained by a relative (Bill Orr) said that the gravestone inBrush Creek Cemetery had August 1859, age 26 written on it. (June 2001)
In a history of Cumberland County, Illinois, Harris Orr, listed as one of82 families residing as Prairie City in 1866 (later became known asToledo). This same history Cynthia Orr Keeran as an old time milliner.(This person is not known as a family member at this time.)
Thomas Orr married Sarah F. Johnson and they had a son named Perry inToledo, Coles, Illinois. They were in Willow Hills, Jasper, Illinois inthe 1900 census. Sarah died at Willow Hill in 1912, and Perry in 1922.Thomas died somewhere in between those two dates. They are buried inWillow Hill, Illinois. Perry married Sarah Tincher, and had a daughter named Edna who married aMr. Shook in Illinois. They may have also lived in Jasper County,Illinois
He married Elizabeth B. Myler 15 Jul 1829 at Morgan, Illinois, Usa . Elizabeth B. Myler was born at Tennessee, Usa 19 May 1813 daughter of John E. MilerMyler and Patsy Fancher .
They were the parents of 9
children:
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Emherson Orr
John H. Orr
born 27 Apr 1834.
Martha Missouri Orr
born 1836.
Harrison Orr
born Dec 1838.
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Charles Franklin Orr
born 13 Jun 1852.
William David Orr
born 13 Jun 1854.
Augustus (Augustin) Orr died 18 Nov 1896 at Cumberland, Illinois, Usa .
Elizabeth B. Myler died 3 Oct 1895 at Illinois Usa .