Georgia:  Coweta County:  Biography of I. N. ORR 

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I. N. ORR, a prominent business man of Newnan, Coweta Co., Ga., who was born 
in November, 1840, is the son of Robert and Almira (Simms) Orr. His father, 
who was born in 1813, was a native of Wilkes county, Ga., and came to Coweta 
county in 1829 with his parents, who, on their arrival, cut a road ten miles 
long from Newnan to the place in the woods where they cleared up for a 
plantation. The mother of I. N. Orr was a daughter of John Simms, who was 
born in Hancock county, Ga., and whose family was one of the pioneer families 
of that county. I. N. Orr was reared in Coweta county, where he received a 
good common school education. In April, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, 
First Georgia regiment, under Capt. Hunley, and, strange to say, he had one 
finger only on his right hand; he served two years, when he was made 
enrolling officer for Coweta county. He had four brothers in the war, only 
one of whom was killed. After the war he returned to Newnan, and in 1875 
went into business in a small way, but, by close application and honest 
dealing, he has built up a large and lucrative business. He served as a 
member of the school board for five years, but on being elected to the city 
council in 1878, was obliged to give up his position on the school board. He 
was then elected mayor of Newnan and was reelected in 1893, the duties of 
which office he still fulfills. In 1868 he married Miss Dora Johnson, a 
daughter of Berry D. and Cynthia (Gibson) Johnson, whose father was a pioneer 
of Heard county, and who represented Heard county in the legislature two 
terms. He was a member of the first convention after the war. To Mr. and 
Mrs. Orr were born eight children, all boys, seven of whom are living: S. G., 
I. N., Benjamin, Robert, Cleveland, Frank and Paul. Mrs. Orr was born and 
reared in Heard county, Ga., and both she and her husband are members of the 
Baptist church, and Mr. Orr is an Odd Fellow. Mr. Orr and family are among 
the leading families of Newnan and are held in high esteem.

Transcribed from MEMOIRS OF GEORGIA published by the Southern Historical 
Association, 1895.