DAVID
ORR, a farmer two and a half miles from Elizabethtown, Ill., was born five
miles northwest of that town, May 28, 1848. His father, Joseph Orr, was born
near Gallipolis, O., but came to Hardin county, Ill., while he was still a
young man. There he married Sarah Williams, a member of one of the old
families of the county, settled on the farm where the subject of this sketch
was born, and there passed the remainder of his life. He and his wife were
the parents of the following children: William, John, James, Joseph, Nancy
J., David, and Mary E. William died in infancy; Joseph died in 1873; Nancy
J. died in 1858, and Mary E. is now living with her mother on the old
homestead. The father of these children died in March, 1852, but the mother,
who was born Dec. 17, 1816, is still living and until recently enjoyed good
health. When David was twelve years of age he took charge of the farm for
his mother and lived with her until 1890, having full control of the three
hundred acres constituting the old home farm. On Oct. 16, 1890, he was
married to Jane Jackson, a daughter of James N. Jackson, and located on the
farm where he now lives. His wife and her father were both born on this
farm, which formerly belonged to her grandfather, John Jackson, who was one
of the pioneers of Hardin county. It is located on the Ohio river, contains
550 acres and is one of the best farms in the county. Mr. Orr carries on a
general farming business, but devotes a great deal of his time to breeding
fine stock, especially Shorthorn and Red Polled cattle and Hackney and
Percheron horses. Politically he is a Republican but has never been desirous
of holding public office. His first wife died on March 5, 1897, leaving two
children, Clarissa and David, and on Sept. 6, 1899, he was married to Miss
Alice Duley of Kentucky.
Extracted 2016 May 15 by Norma Hass from Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley, Personal and Genealogical with Portraits, published in 1905, Volume 2, page 395
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