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From: Linda Orr <>
Subject: Re: [CLARION] John Orr and Sarah Delp Orr Family Info - very limited....
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 08:16:56 -0500
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Hi Patrick
We have corresponded before about this issue and I agree it gets more
confusing the harder you try to figure what on earth is going on.

Someplace in my file, of course I can't put my finger on it, I have a
copy of a deed that seems to indicate that Sarah Delp and Sarah Dunn are
indeed one in the same person. And I have come to the conclusion that
John S was married to Sarah and to Rachel., John S. had a son John J.
who ( just to make matters worse) was John C. John C was my husband
uncle. Anyway the other thing is that there was at least one other John
Orr living in the same area about the same time. So.............around
and around you go. I think I have probably added to your confusion but
I will look for that deed and make a copy for you.

The deed was between Sarah and another apparently after John S died. My
take on it is that Sarah Delp was a household helper after Rachel died
???? who knows but that seems to make sense. The other thing is that
the old style of hand writting makes it difficult to discern between
some letters and S and J are a couple of them.

So I will look and see if I can locate that later today.

Linda

Patrick J. Henry wrote:

>Family TreeI have been researching John S./J. Orr and Sarah Delp/Dunn, but the more I find the more confused I get. I descend from Katherine Minerva Orr and Samuel Curtin Harriger (my great grandparents). I have the obituary for William Milton Orr (Clarion Democrat Newspaper, Oct 6, 1964, page 8), who is a son of John and Sarah. This obit states that he is "the son of John and Sarah Dunn Orr".
>
>And I have discovered 2 John Orrs in the Federal Census for Clarion Co., PA; 1) John J. Orr and 2) John S. Orr.
>
>-------- John J. ORR -------------------------------------------------
>
>The 1880 Census is very confusing. It shows Sarah as a servant and 23 younger than her husband. And then there is the fact that the last names of the children are DUNN. This could be a mistake made by the census taker! Is Sarah DELP the second wife of John J. ORR?
>John J. ORR 62 Occ: Farmer
>Sarah DELP 39 Occ: Servant
>Lucetta DUNN 14
>John DUNN 11
>Catherine DUNN 8
>Milton DUNN 6
>Ettie DUNN 3
>
>The 1870 Census shows John J. as 10 years younger, which is correct, but his wife is Rachel. If Rachel died before 1880, then this could explain why Sarah is servant in 1880.
>John J. ORR 52 Occ: Farmer
>Rachel C Orr 53 Occ: Keeping House
>Rachel L. Orr 16
>
>The 1860 Census shows John J. and Rachel as married, which matches the 1870 Census info.
>John J. ORR 42 Occ: Farmer
>Rachel ORR 43
>Martha ORR 21
>Tabitha (?) ORR 19 (female)
>Willam ORR 17
>Adaline ORR 14
>
>The 1850 Census shows John J. and Rachel as married.
>John J. ORR 33 Occ: Farmer
>Rachel ORR 32
>Martha ORR 8
>Tabitha ORR 6
>William ORR 4
>Adaline ORR 2
>
>-------- John S. ORR -------------------------------------------------
>I have only found John S. in the 1860 Census. But the spouse's name is Jane, which could be Sarah Jane DELP. But I have no other information as to what Sarah's middle name is.
>John S. ORR 50 Occ: Farmer
>Jane ORR 46
>Margaret 26
>Elizabeth 18
>Frances 14
>Clarra (Classa?) 10 (female)
>Ann E. 6
>Theodore 15
>Franklin 11
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Here is what I have in my database:
>Descendants of John Orr
>
>
>
>1 John Orr
>.. +Sarah Delp
>......... 2 Katherine Minerva Orr b: May 09, 1871 in PA d: August 22, 1911 in Limestone Twp, Clarion Co, PA
>............. +Samuel Curtin Harriger b: September 16, 1860 in Knoxdale, Jefferson, PA m: April 27, 1897 in Clarion, Clarion, PA d: September 01, 1931 in Monroe Twp, Clarion, PA
>.................... 3 Elsie Florence Harriger b: March 19, 1898 in Clarion Co., PA d: November 30, 1988 in Clarion, Clarion Co., PA
>........................ +Alva Leroy "Pup" Henry b: July 21, 1889 in Templeton, Clarion Co., PA m: January 25, 1917 d: February 22, 1963 in Monroe Twp, Clarion Co., PA
>......... 2 Tille Orr
>......... 2 John Orr
>......... 2 Jennie Orr
>......... 2 Etta Orr
>......... 2 Louise Orr
>......... 2 Mary Orr
>......... 2 Myrtle Orr
>......... 2 Milton Orr
>
>
>Keep searching...And if anyone figures this out, send me the solution!!
>Patrick J. Henry
>Pelham, Alabama
>
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