Death of Clayton Orr

Subject: Death of Clayton Orr

[Summary of article, with quotes]: Clayton Orr, a young widower employed by Crown Cotton Mills, fell or stepped off a moving train as it came into the station at Tunnel Hill, falling through a trestle. He died immediately, having broken his neck and crushed his skull. The train was a northbound Western and Atlantic bound for Chattanooga. Onlookers had seen him let go; some surmised that he meant to purchase a ticket at Tunnel Hill, inadvertently stepping off the platform while the train was still 'going at a rapid rate of speed.' He was killed on Saturday [estimate: 20 December 1913]. Funeral services and interment were Monday in nearby Dalton (Second Baptist Church, North Dalton; Rev. Joe Maples officiating; burial at West Hill Cemetery). Orr's wife had died 'a short time' previous to his fatal accident; and his father, Mr. Orr, had died in an accident at Tunnel Hill (being kicked by a mule) several years before. Survivors: 'mother, five brothers, two sisters and the following children: Pauline and Floyd Orr.' [Source]: 'Met Death From Fall: Clayton Orr Stepped Off Train to His Death at Tunnel Hill,' 

/North Georgia Citizen/ (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 25  December 1913, page 1 (digital image 1), 

Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85034046/1913-12-25/ed-1/seq-1/print/image_595x817_from_4198,789_to_7077,4739/ (clipping ; full page accessed 08 Mar. 2020).

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'Application For Guardianship 

'Whitfield County, Georgia 

'F. A. Hamilton has applied to the undersigned for the  guardianship of the persons and property of Floyd Orr and Pauline Orr, minor children of Clayton Orr, late of said county, deceased, and I will pass on said application on the first Monday in March, 1914.' [Signed]: 'H. J. Wood 

'Ordinary.' [Source]: 

'Application for Guardianship,' /North Georgia Citizen/ (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 05 February 1914, page 8 (digital image 8), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85034046/1914-02-05/ed-1/seq-8/print/image_595x817_from_3381,6164_to_4213,7305/ (clipped from full page accessed 08 Mar. 2020). 

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'Application For Guardianship 

'Whitfield County, Georgia 

'Mrs. Nora Harden has applied to the undersigned for the  guardianship of the persons and property of Floyd J. Orr and Pauline Orr, minor children of Clayton Orr, deceased, and I will pass on said application on the first Monday in September, 1918.' [Signed]: 'H. J. Wood 

'Ordinary.' 

      [Source]: 

'Application for Guardianship,' /North Georgia Citizen/ (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 15 August 1918, page 6 (digital image 6), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85034046/1918-08-15/ed-1/seq-6/print/image_613x817_from_1577,967_to_2358,2008/ (clipped from full page accessed 08 Mar. 2020). 

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Subject: Clayton Orr, Occupation, 1911

[Quote]: 'Clayton Orr is at home again after several weeks' absence. He has been employed by some railroad company, but will resign his position and remain at home.' [Source]: Clayton Orr, untitled personal mention, in 'North Dalton' (community column), /North Georgia Citizen/ (a.k.a. The Dalton Citizen, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 24 August 1911, page 5 (digital image 5), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn85034046/1911-08-24/ed-1/seq-5/print/image_613x817_from_4671,4973_to_5455,6018/ (clipped from full page accessed 08 Mar. 2020).