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Descendants of Matthew Orr
2.THOMAS2 ORR (MATTHEW1) was born 1794 in New Jersey8, and died Deceased.He married (1) REBECCA BARTO September 10, 1840 in Coshocton County, Ohio8.She was born Abt. 1800 in Delaware8, and died Deceased.He married (2) ADDIE MARIA March 17, 1867 in Clinton County, Indiana.She was born Unknown, and died Deceased.
Children of THOMAS ORR and REBECCA BARTO are:
| i. | SAMUEL3 ORR, b. Abt. 1830, Ohio; d. Deceased. | ||
| ii. | ENOS B. ORR, b. Abt. 1840, Ohio; d. Deceased. |
Children of THOMAS ORR and ADDIE MARIA are:
| iii. | ALVIN H3 ORR, b. Unknown; d. Unknown. | ||
| iv. | MAHALA ORR, b. Unknown; d. Deceased. | ||
| v. | MARY A ORR, b. Unknown; d. Deceased. | ||
| vi. | LORA A ORR, b. Abt. 1874; d. Deceased; m. EUGENE BARNETT, July 05, 1899, Clinton County, Indiana; b. Unknown; d. Deceased. |
3.MATTHEW2 ORR (MATTHEW1) was born October 14, 1811 in Coshocton, Muskimgum County, Ohio9, and died March 20, 1870 in Scircleville, Clinton County, Indiana9.He married ARMINIA SHAW February 04, 1836 in Coshocton County, Ohio9, daughter of ELIJAH SHAW and SUSANNA NUTTER.She was born March 19, 1811 in Coshocton County, Ohio9, and died January 27, 1903 in Clinton County, Indiana9.
Notes for MATTHEW ORR:
Mathew is buried at St. Paul Cemetery in Clinton County, Indiana. This is near Scircleville, Indiana.He was a farmer.
Matthew was born in Coshocton County, Ohio and at eleven (11) years began the life of a drover, which he followed until grown.Later he engaged in Canal boating.He came to Clinton County, Indiana in 1839, when that area was a wilderness.He accumulated considerable property owning at his death 1,245
acres of Johnson Township land.He could have purchased Lafayette and all it included, when he first arrived for $300.00.
He was a Jackson Democrat, and held the first trusteeship of Johnson Township.He held the first public office in his county.
Matthew died on March 20, 1870 and Armina his wife died in 1903.On their land the first school in this area was built in 1844.It was a log building, erected by William Burgett, Matthew Orr, and Isaac McLelland, from their own private resources.The first teacher was Peter Stewers;hired by the three for $10.00 per month and his board.
Matthew Orr is accredited for building a store and a saloon next door.This area was known as Burgett's Corner.Dale Orr had a page out of the store ledger, December 23, 1863, when Matthew and Elizabeth ran the store.This was when they were first married.This page was in his Matthew's handwriting and contained an account of Nathan Orr, giving the items and prices of the purchases.
After Matthew's death, his wife Armina lived on what became known as the "Granny Orr" farm.On this farm is an old cemetery and some of the family is buried there.Both Matthew and Armina Orr are buried in St. Paul Cemetery about a mile from the old farm.They have a very tall marker on their graves.
These stories are told by Dale Orr, the son of John Orr to Dorsey Verd Orr.
Matthew Orr of Ohio sent a person with gold and silver to purchase land in Indiana but the man traded the money for script which was at a discount.He then bought the land with the script, keeping the money that was left for himself.
In Indiana the Orr's had a bull dog which used to drive their hogs to market.One of the boys was returning with the money from the sale of the hogs when two men attempted to rob him.Fortunately the dog was able to attack the men and drive them off.
On his farm there was wind (winding) mill.The neighbors would gather there to fan their grain.
One time Armina Shaw Orr was alone with the children, one of the smallest fell into the well.She quickly tied a rope to one of the smallest girls and lowered her into the well and she was able to save the baby.Grandmother Orr said it was the hardest thing she ever had to do as the little girl was very frightened and had to be forced to go down into the well.
The Orr boys had a race horse which had won all the races for miles around and they could get none to bet with them.They were able to paint him black so no one could recognize him and did all right again.
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Matthew ORE is listed as living in Johnson Township, Clinton County, IN in the 1850 census with the following information:
Matthew Ore; 39 years old; Farmer; born in OH
Mina; 34 years old
Jeremiah; 12 years old
Nathan; 11 years old
Thomas; 10 years old
James; 9 years old
Matthew; 8 years old
Currant; 7 years old
George; 4 years old
Catherine; 1 years old
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Matthew ORE is listed as living in Clinton County, IN in the 1840 census.
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The information in this section is sourced to Bob Orr:
Ref: Mar. 1992 IGI - Mathew Orr md. 4 Feb. 1836, Coshocton Co., OH to Armina "Annie" Shaw; Batch M514331; Sheet 1624; Batch 5002038, Sheet 10.
Ref: Matthew Orr - Born in Muskingum Co., OH, October 14, 1811.
He came to IN from OH, bought land of the Wabash and Erie Canal.He settled on 160 acres of dense timber.He became a large land owner and stock buyer.They had 12 children according to the 1860 census of Johnson Twp., Clinton Co., IN.He had real estate valued at $10,000 and personal property valued at $1,200.He died 20 March 1870 at the age of 58 yrs., 5 months, 6 days in Clinton Co., IN and is buried in St. Paul Cem.Armina (Shaw) Orr, Matthew Orr's wife, was born in 1816, OH was the daughter of Elijah Shaw.She married Matthew Orr in Coshocton Co., OH and later went to IN.She died 27 Jan. 1903, IN.
Ref: Deaths During 1870, Johnson Twp., Clinton Co., IN
Matthew Orr, 60, md., b. OH, d. Mar. 1870, typhoid fever.
Notes for ARMINIA SHAW:
Told by Addie Orr Bowman
When Matthew Elijah Orr and Armina Orr first moved from Ohio to Indiana in 1839, Indians came to the house and she took two children, Jerry and Nathan, to hide until Great-grandfather came home.The Indians had camped on the creek north of their home.He went to talk to them using sign language.He told them of finding an Indian's body in a tree trunk and burying it.They were very grateful and said they were out gathering herbs and bark for their year's supply of medicine.
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Information in this section is sourced to Bob Orr:
Ref: Indiana Times, 31 Jan. 1903, pg. 5
- Sircleville - Mrs. Armina Orr died at her home north of town Tuesday night of old age.She was eighty-one years old.The burial occurred at noon Thursday at the Swamp Creek cemetery.
Ref: 31 Jan. 1903, pg. 8, The Frankfort Banner, Frankfort, IN
-Scircleville - Mrs. Armanda Orr died at her home two and one half miles north of here at 6:30 Tuesday evening.Death being due to old age, she being almost eighty-nine years old.
Ref: 1870 Johnson Twp., Clinton Co., IN census, pg. 159.
Orr, Armina,55, b. OH, Kp. Hse.
" , James,28, b. IN, Works on Farm
" , George,22, b. IN,""
" , Julia A., 18, b. IN
" , Mary J.,16, b. IN
" , John,13, b. IN
Finny, Matthew, 2, b. IN, adopted
Watson, Grant, 20, b. OH, Works on Farm
Drake, Alvin,25, b. OH, Works on Farm
Ref: 1880 Clinton Co., IN census abstract.
Orr, Armina,66
" , Ann M.,38
" , Austin,20
" , Alice,22
" , Alvin H., 12
Children of MATTHEW ORR and ARMINIA SHAW are:
| 4. | i. | JEREMIAH3 ORR, b. November 19, 1836, Coshocton County, Ohio; d. September 30, 1906, Scircleville, Clinton County, Indiana. | |
| 5. | ii. | NATHAN ORR, b. January 29, 1838, Coshocton County, Ohio; d. March 29, 1933, Scircleville, Clinton County, Indiana. | |
| 6. | iii. | THOMAS ORR, b. March 12, 1839, Coshocton County, Ohio; d. August 26, 1910, Frankfort, Indiana. | |
| 7. | iv. | JAMES ORR, b. 1841, Indiana; d. Deceased, Pueblo, Colorado. | |
| 8. | v. | MATTHEW ELIJAH ORR, b. July 27, 1842, Frankfort,Clinton County, Indiana; d. September 19, 1915, Cortez, Colorado. | |
| 9. | vi. | CURRAN ORR, b. December 13, 1843, Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana; d. June 28, 1920, Kempton, Clinton County, Indiana. | |
| 10. | vii. | GEORGE E. ORR, b. 1848, Clinton County, Indiana; d. 1931, Ford, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. | |
| 11. | viii. | CATHERINE E. ORR, b. 1849, Scircleville, Clinton County, Indiana; d. March 22, 1868, Forrest, Clinton County, Indiana. | |
| ix. | JULIANNE ORR, b. 1850, Clinton County, Indiana10; d. Deceased; m. SAMUEL KEEVER, January 25, 1880, Clinton County, Indiana10; b. Unknown; d. Deceased. | ||
| x. | MARY JANE ORR, b. Abt. 1852, Clinton County, Indiana10; d. Deceased; m. GILBERT A. TRANSBARGER, October 26, 1878, Clinton County, Indiana10; b. Unknown; d. Abt. 193910. | ||
| xi. | WILLIAM H ORR, b. 1855; d. Deceased. | ||
| 12. | xii. | JOHN S. ORR, b. March 08, 1857, Clinton County, Indiana; d. June 02, 1932, Scircleville, Clinton County, Indiana. |