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Source:
Centennial
History of Coshocton County,
Ohio
By Wm Bahmer
Vols. I & II
Illustrated
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Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.
1909
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J.
T. ORR, a successful agriculturist
residing in Bedford township, is a native of this township,
his birth having occurred on the 30th of September, 1860.
His parents, William and Elizabeth (Treadway) Orr,
were also natives of Coshocton county. The
grandfather, Alexander Orr, at an early day took up
his abode on the farm on which our subject now resides,
there making his home until the time of his demise.
William Orr spent his entire life in this county and
after attaining man's estate took up blacksmithing and
farming. At one time he conducted a shop at Warsaw but
in later years resided on his farm, and met with a highly
gratifying and well merited measure of prosperity in all his
undertakings. He started out in life empty-handed and
through his unaided efforts won the competence that enables
him to give each of his children a good farm or its
equivalent in cash. A republican in his political
views, he held a number of township offices and was
recognized throughout the community as a public-spirited,
upright and honorable citizen. He died in the faith of
the Methodist Episcopal church and his remains were interred
at Bedford, while his wife also passed away in this county.
Their family numbered eight children, as follows: Two
who died in infancy; Elizabeth, who is also deceased;
Olive, the wife of John G. Johnson, an
agriculturist of Bedford township; Frank, a merchant
of Crawford county, Kansas; J. T., of this review;
W. E., who follows farming on the old home place in
Bedford township; and J. J., an agriculturist of
Jackson township, Coshocton.
J. T. Orr was educated in the district schools
of his native township and remained on the home farm until
twenty-four years of age, assisting his father in the work
of the fields. His present place comprises one hundred
and sixty acres of valuable and well improved land and in
connection with the work of general farming he also breeds
draft horses, both branches of his business returning to him
a gratifying annual income. He has erected a
commodious and substantial residence and all necessary
outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock, and is
recognized throughout the community as a progressive and
enterprising agriculturist. He is also the owner of a coal
mine which improving a good source of revenue.
In 1886 Mr. Orr was united in marriage to
Miss Pauline McCurdy of Coshocton county, who has two
brothers practicing medicine in Coshocton. Unto this
union has been born one child, Nellie who attended
school at Wooster and Oberlin and is now a music teacher.
Mr. Orr gives stalwart allegiance to the men and
measures of the republican party and has served as trustee
for six years and as a member of the school board for
fifteen years, the cause of education ever finding in him a
stanch champion. His religious faith is indicated by
his membership in the Presbyterian church, with which his
wife and daughter are also identified. Having resided
in this county throughout his entire life, or for almost
half a century, Mr. Orr is widely and favorably known
here and moreover has gained the regard and esteem of all
with whom he has come in contact by reason of his genuine
personal worth and unfaltering integrity.
Source: Centennial History of
Coshocton County, Illinois - Vol. I - Chicago - The S.
J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1909 - Page 290 |
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