Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Death and Burial of Dick Orr, Great-Nephew of G.W. Orr

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Death and Burial of Charles E. 'Dick' Orr


Capt. G. W. Orr has returned from Knoxville, where he went to attend the funeral of Mr. Dick Orr, his nephew. The deceased formerly lived here and was a son of Mr. Cal Orr. He was 24 years old.
[Death: about Feb. 10-20, 1900. Est. year of birth is 1876. Identity of deceased, per external research, is Charles E. 'Dick' Orr, great-nephew (or grand-nephew) of Capt. George W. Orr--not nephew.] 

[Source]: Untitled personal item about G. W. Orr (and Cal and Dick Orr), North Georgia Citizen (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 22 February 1900, page 8 (digital image 8), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo), clipping ; full page accessed 09 March 2020.

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