MARSHALL COUNTY, TN- GOODSPEED BIOGRAPHIES - Robert J. Orr
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ROBERT J. ORR is a son of Robert and Leah (Polk) Orr. The father was born
in Maryland, May, 1765, was married in 1790 and immigrated to Williamson
County, Tenn., 1806. In 1808 he moved to Marshall County, then known as
Bedford County. The mother was of English descent and was born in 1768 and
died in 1830. The father died January 5, 1855, and was of Irish lineage.
The subject of this sketch was born February 11, 1813, at the old
homestead. He worked on the farm until the death of his father, after which
he worked for himself. He received a rather limited education in the
district schools, and September 25, 1849, he was married to Sarah E. Laws.
This union has been blessed by the birth of eight children: David L., Leah
C., John M. (deceased), Martha M., Catherine O., Alfred D., Nellie M. and
Robert J. Mr. Orr served as captain and colonel in the Tennessee militia
until the Rebellion, but did not take an active part in the war. He held
the office of magistrate for eighteen years to the entire satisfaction of
the people. He is a Republican and a member of the Presbyterian Church and
is a strong advocate of the cause of
temperance. Mrs. Orr is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her
father advocated the cause of the South, serving in the State Legislature
before and after the war.

Surnames: Laws, Orr, Polk
Source:  " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."