MARSHALL COUNTY, TN- GOODSPEED BIOGRAPHIES - Hon. J. L. Orr
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HON. J. L. ORR is the son of John and Emily (Bagley) Orr, both natives of
Marshall County (then called Bedford and Lincoln Counties); the former was
born in 1811 and the latter in 1813. They were married in 1830 and were the
parents of three children -two girls and one boy. The
father followed the occupation of a farmer and served as colonel in the
State militia. He was a Democrat in politics. His death occurred April,
1849. The mother died January, 1886. Our subject was born November 9. 1836,
in Marshall County, and passed his early life in assisting on the
farm and in attending the public school. He completed his education in
Erskin College, graduating from that institution in August, 1860. January
29, 1874, he wedded Sally S. Williams, and this union resulted in the birth
of four children: Julia, Daisy, Sallie and Robert Williams. In 1861 Mr. Orr
enlisted in Company A, Fourth Tennessee Cavalry, commanded by Col. Baxter
Smith, and was all through the war. He surrendered at Charlotte, N. C., May
4, 1863, and returned home. He held the rank of first lieutenant and was
wounded slightly. He was in all the principal
engagements of the southwestern army (except Shiloh). He served two terms
in the State Legislature and is a Democrat in polities. He is a self-made
man, and at one time taught in the common schools and worked for his
father-in-law ten years. He is now doing business for himself
as merchant and grain dealer, stock raiser, grain farmer, and is doing a
successful business.

Surnames: Bagley, Orr, Williams
Source:  " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."