Francis Joshua Orr

John Boyd Orr
(1787-1856)

Sarah Bowman
(1796-1875)

Thomas Fitch
(1785-1872)

Nancy Carver
(1785-1855)

Joshua Francis Orr
(1817-1856)

Sarah Esther Fitch
(1823-1895)

Francis Joshua Orr
(1857-1925)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ida M. Messerly

Gladys Mae Orr

Francis Joshua Orr ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: 1 April 1857, Milton Township, Mahoning County, OH ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Marriage (1): Ida M. Messerly on 23 November 1887 in , Trumbull County, OH ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Died: 11 March 1925, Warren, OH at age 67 ⁹ ¹⁰
Buried: 13 March 1925, Southington Center Cemetery, Southington, OH ⁹ ¹⁰

bullet General Notes:

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #1194]
Buried: Southington Cemetery Unknown??? - No issue - Adopted 1 girl
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bullet Birth Notes:

Name: Francis Joshua Orr
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1 Apr 1857
Event Place: Milton Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Event Place (Original): Milton, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Sex: Male
Race: White
Father's Name: Joshua Orr
Mother's Name: Sarah E. Fitch
Source Details: v 1 p 51

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6DT-Y2Z : 8 March 2021), Francis Joshua Orr, 1856.
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: Frank Joshua Orr
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Mar 1925
Event Place: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Address: 610 Taylor Ave.6 Ward
Sex: Male
Age: 66
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: Retired
Birth Date: 01 Apr 1858
Birth Year (Estimated): 1859
Birthplace: Milton, Ohio
Burial Date: 13 Mar 1925
Burial Place: Center Southington, Ohio
Father's Name: Joshua Orr
Father's Birthplace: Milton, Ohio
Mother's Name: Sarah Fitch
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Spouse's Name: Ida M. Orr
Record Number: 53

Citing this Record
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X69T-5KH : 24 March 2021), Frank Joshua Orr, 11 Mar 1925; citing Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, reference fn 18953; FHL microfilm 1,992,618.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Birth Image: 1 April 1857, in Milton Township, Mahoning County, OH. ⁵

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Nelson Township, Portage, OH on 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 92-93, Family 778, Roll 1025
Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio
Francis J. Orr..4..OH

(Living with mother and step-father.)
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Nelson Township, Portage, OH on 28 July 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 28, Family 274
Nelson Township, Portage, Ohio, United States
Eli Hartman..53..Pennsylvania..Farmer
Sarah E. Hartman..46..Ohio..Keeping House
Ida A. Hartman..8..Ohio
Ella B. Hartman..1..Ohio
Francis Y. Orr..14..Ohio..Farm Laborer
Edufus Orr..14..Ohio..Farm Laborer

(Francis was living with his brother at the home of Sarah and Ida Hartman.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Kidder, MO on 14 June 1880. ⁸

1880 US Census
Page 322B, District 181, Roll 0677
Kidder, Caldwell County, Missouri
Francis J. Orr..Brother..24..OH..Laborer

(Living with married brother, Thomas, and his family.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Braceville Township, Trumbull, OH on 2 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 97, Family 23
Braceville Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Farm rented
Married 13 years
Frank J. Orr..Head..Apr 1859..41..Ohio..Farmer

(Living with wife and brother-in-law.)

NOTE - His birth date is believed to be 1 Apr 1857 instead of in Apr 1859. Therefore his age should have been 43 instead of 41.
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Southington Township, Trumbull County, OH on 30 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 228, Family 86, Roll 1235
Southington Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 23 years
Frank Orr..Head..54..Ohio..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife and adopted daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 1 Apr 1857, then his age should have been 53 instead of 54.
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Warren, OH on 14 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 20B, District 269, Family 480, Roll 1443
Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
610 Taylor Avenue
Farm owned
Frank Orr..Head..62..Ohio..Asst. Foreman, Elect Lamp Co.

(Living with wife and adopted daughter.)
.

• Death Image: 11 March 1925, in Warren, OH. ⁹

• He was buried on 13 March 1925 in the Southington Center Cemetery in Southington, OH.

Find a Grave Memorial 31926081
. ⁹ ¹⁰

Francis married Ida M. Messerly, daughter of Samuel A. Messerly and Mary E. Hardman, on 23 November 1887 in , Trumbull County, OH.¹ ² ³ ⁴ (Ida M. Messerly was born on 1 October 1868 in Beaver Township, Mahoning, OH,² ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ died on 1 December 1951 in Warren Township, Trumbull County, OH ¹² ¹³ and was buried on 3 December 1951 in Southington Center Cemetery, Southington, OH ¹² ¹³.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 23 November 1887, in , Trumbull County, OH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Braceville Township, Trumbull, OH on 2 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 97, Family 23
Braceville Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Farm rented
Married 13 years
Frank J. Orr..Head..Apr 1859..41..Ohio..Farmer
Ida M. Orr..Wife..Oct 1868..31..Ohio..0/0
Frank Messerly..Brother-in-law..Jan 1883..17..Ohio..At School
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Southington Township, Trumbull County, OH on 30 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 228, Family 86, Roll 1235
Southington Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 23 years
Frank Orr..Head..54..Ohio..Farmer, General Farm
Ida Orr..Wife..42..Ohio
Gladys Orr..Daughter..6..Ohio
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Warren, OH on 14 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 20B, District 269, Family 480, Roll 1443
Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
610 Taylor Avenue
Farm owned
Frank Orr..Head..62..Ohio..Asst. Foreman, Elect Lamp Co.
Ida M. Orr..Wife..52..Ohio
Gladys M. Orr..Daughter..16..Ohio
.

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Frank Orr
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Nov 1887
Event Place: Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Ida Messerly
Spouse's Sex: Female
Record Number: 16
Reference ID: p125

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZNJ-34V : 8 March 2021), Frank Orr and Ida Messerly, 23 Nov 1887; citing Marriage, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, p125, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 March 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZNJ-34V : 8 March 2021), Frank Orr and Ida Messerly, 23 Nov 1887; citing Marriage, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, p125, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Braceville Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 97, sheet 1B, family 23, Francis Joshua Orr and Ida M. Messerly; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Southington Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 228, sheet 6B, family 86, Francis Joshua Orr and Ida M. Messerly; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1235.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 269, sheet 20B, family 480, Francis Joshua Orr and Ida M. Messerly; index and images (accessed 24 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1443.

5 "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 23 March 2021); (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6DT-Y2Z : 8 March 2021), Francis Joshua Orr, 1857.

6 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio, p. 92-93, dwelling 770, family 778, Sarah Esther Fitch; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1025.

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Nelson Township, Portage, Ohio, United States, p. 28, family 274, Francis Joshua Orr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Kidder, Caldwell County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 181, p. 322B, Thomas Fitch Orr and Martha Ann Mansell; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Jan 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0677.

9 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 March 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X69T-5KH : 8 March 2021), Frank Joshua Orr, 11 Mar 1925; citing Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, reference fn 18953; FHL microfilm 1,992,618.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 23 March 2021), memorial page for Francis Joshua Orr (1 Apr 185611 Mar 1925), Find a Grave Memorial no. 31926081, citing Southington Center Cemetery, Southington, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA

11 "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 24 March 2021); (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X69S-W1M : 8 March 2021), Messerly, 1868.

12 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 March 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6P3-17J : 8 March 2021), Ida Orr Gutheil, 01 Dec 1951; citing, reference certificate; FHL microfilm 2,372,880.

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 24 March 2021, memorial page for Ida A Orr (1 Oct 1868-1 Dec 1951), Find a Grave Memorial no. 31926089, citing Southington Center Cemetery, Southington, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA

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