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John Watkins Orr

Male 1864 - 1947  (83 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Watkins Orr was born 17 Jan 1864, Coweta County, Georgia (son of Watkins Orr and Susan A Simms); died 16 May 1947, Hill County, Texas; was buried , Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill, Texas.

    John married Laula L Anderson. Laula was born Oct 1874, Texas; died 19 Jun 1959, Texas; was buried , Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill, Texas. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Bessie M Orr was born Jan 1896, Texas.
    2. Susie A Orr was born 30 Oct 1898, Hill County, Texas; died Apr 1984, Texas; was buried , Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill, Texas.
    3. Jack A Orr was born 22 Oct 1900, Hill County, Texas; died 06 Jun 1987, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas; was buried , Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill, Texas.
    4. Vivian Orr was born 1904, Texas.
    5. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Watkins Orr was born 07 Sep 1821, Georgia (son of Philip Orr and Niah Rucker); died 22 Jul 1881, Coweta County, Georgia.

    Watkins married Susan A Simms 17 Dec 1846, Coweta County, Georgia. Susan (daughter of John Simms and Comfort Mattox Grace) was born 15 Dec 1827, Georgia; died 9 Jul 1874, Georgia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Susan A Simms was born 15 Dec 1827, Georgia (daughter of John Simms and Comfort Mattox Grace); died 9 Jul 1874, Georgia.
    Children:
    1. Wilburn Dickinson Orr was born 20 Sep 1849, Coweta County, Georgia; died 16 Jul 1923, Jefferson County, Texas.
    2. Susan A. Orr was born 27 Dec 1853, Coweta County, Georgia.
    3. James Phillip Orr was born 24 Dec 1855, Coweta County, Georgia; died 3 Dec 1942, Hill County, Texas; was buried , Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill, Texas.
    4. Nicholas T. Orr was born 5 Jun 1861, Coweta County, Georgia.
    5. 1. John Watkins Orr was born 17 Jan 1864, Coweta County, Georgia; died 16 May 1947, Hill County, Texas; was buried , Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill, Texas.
    6. Charles Orr was born 9 Mar 1869, Coweta County, Georgia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Philip Orr was born 7 Jan 1781, North Carolina; died 4 Apr 1841, Coweta County, Georgia.

    Philip married Niah Rucker 12 Dec 1820, Georgia. Niah was born 05 Apr 1800, Georgia; died 29 Aug 1861, Coweta County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Niah Rucker was born 05 Apr 1800, Georgia; died 29 Aug 1861, Coweta County, Georgia.
    Children:
    1. 2. Watkins Orr was born 07 Sep 1821, Georgia; died 22 Jul 1881, Coweta County, Georgia.
    2. Araminta Jane Orr was born 30 Nov 1822, Heard County, Georgia; died 1 Jan 1887, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; was buried , Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia.
    3. Camilla Ann Orr was born 30 Nov 1822, Georgia.
    4. John Pope Orr was born 3 May 1825, Coweta County, Georgia; died 1 Oct 1875, Fannin County, Texas; was buried , Bailey Inglish Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin, Texas.
    5. Henry Orr was born 4 Jan 1827, Georgia.
    6. Martha Eliza Orr was born 16 Dec 1828, Georgia; died 13 Jul 1872, Coweta County, Georgia; was buried , Stallings Cemetery, Stallings Crossroad, Coweta, Georgia.
    7. Christopher Willis Orr was born 03 Nov 1830, Coweta County, Georgia; died 10 Sep 1864, Dakesville, Virginia.
    8. James Philip Orr was born 10 Nov 1833, Coweta County, Georgia; died 27 Jun 1856; was buried , Stallings Cemetery, Stallings Crossroad, Coweta, Georgia.
    9. Jonathan Leonidas Orr was born 30 Sep 1835, Coweta County, Georgia; died 25 Mar 1859, Coweta County, Georgia.
    10. Nicholas Thompkins Orr was born 16 Sep 1837, Coweta County, Georgia.
    11. Walter Gibson Orr was born 14 Dec 1840, Coweta County, Georgia; died 14 Nov 1885, Fannin County, Texas; was buried , Willow Wild Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin, Texas.

  3. 6.  John Simms was born 9 Jun 1780, Wayne County, North Carolina (son of Robert Simms, III and Sarah Dickinson); died 1 Dec 1863, Coweta County, Georgia; was buried , Simms Family Cemetery, Coweta County, Georgia.

    John married Comfort Mattox Grace 16 Sep 1816, Hancock County, Georgia. Comfort (daughter of Thomas Grace) was born 26 Feb 1798; died 18 Jul 1880, Coweta County, Georgia; was buried , Simms Family Cemetery, Coweta County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Comfort Mattox Grace was born 26 Feb 1798 (daughter of Thomas Grace); died 18 Jul 1880, Coweta County, Georgia; was buried , Simms Family Cemetery, Coweta County, Georgia.
    Children:
    1. Benjamin Thomas Simms was born 8 Aug 1817, Hancock County, Georgia; died 26 Oct 1886, Coweta County, Georgia; was buried , Old Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilsons Store, Heard, Georgia.
    2. Almira Elizabeth Simms was born 24 Nov 1820, Hancock County, Georgia; died 25 Nov 1903, Coweta County, Georgia; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia.
    3. Franklin Robert Simms was born 8 Mar 1823, Hancock County, Georgia; died 1 Apr 1890, Hopkins County, Texas; was buried , Caney Cemetery, Pickton, Hopkins, Texas.
    4. James Alexander Simms was born 27 Apr 1825, Hancock County, Georgia; died Jan 1881, Ranger, Eastland, Texas.
    5. 3. Susan A Simms was born 15 Dec 1827, Georgia; died 9 Jul 1874, Georgia.
    6. John Dickinson Simms was born 19 Dec 1830, Corinth, Coweta, Georgia; died 5 Mar 1921, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia.
    7. Sarah Margaret Tabitha Simms was born 12 Mar 1833, Coweta County, Georgia; died 03 Sep 1916, Corinth, Heard, Georgia; was buried , Ware Family Cemetery, Heard County, Georgia.
    8. Mary Emily Simms was born 28 Dec 1836, Coweta County, Georgia; died 13 Sep 1877, Coweta County, Georgia.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Robert Simms, III was born 1760, Wayne County, North Carolina (son of Robert Simms, II and Mary Barnes); died 25 Mar 1815, Hancock County, Georgia.

    Robert married Sarah Dickinson 1780, Wayne County, North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of John Dickinson) was born 1762, Wayne County, North Carolina; died 25 Jun 1850, Coweta County, Georgia; was buried , Simms Family Cemetery, Coweta County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Sarah Dickinson was born 1762, Wayne County, North Carolina (daughter of John Dickinson); died 25 Jun 1850, Coweta County, Georgia; was buried , Simms Family Cemetery, Coweta County, Georgia.
    Children:
    1. 6. John Simms was born 9 Jun 1780, Wayne County, North Carolina; died 1 Dec 1863, Coweta County, Georgia; was buried , Simms Family Cemetery, Coweta County, Georgia.
    2. Susan Simms was born 1784, Wayne County, North Carolina; died 22 Aug 1814, Powelton, Hancock, Georgia.
    3. Elizabeth Simms was born 1786, Wayne County, North Carolina; died 1835.
    4. Mary Simms was born 1788, Wayne County, North Carolina; died 1821, Georgia.
    5. Britain Simms was born 1789, Wayne County, North Carolina; died 10 Feb 1864, Heard County, Georgia; was buried , Old Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilsons Store, Heard, Georgia.
    6. Sarah Simms was born aft. 1790, Hancock County, Georgia.
    7. Penelope Simms was born 1792, Hancock County, Georgia.
    8. Ann Simms was born 1794, Hancock County, Georgia.

  3. 14.  Thomas Grace
    Children:
    1. 7. Comfort Mattox Grace was born 26 Feb 1798; died 18 Jul 1880, Coweta County, Georgia; was buried , Simms Family Cemetery, Coweta County, Georgia.



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