• Born: 25 October 1883, Craigmark, Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{2 3}
• Marriage (1): Mary Jeffrey COCHRANE on 30 September 1904 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
• Died: 10 July 1952, Harvey, Cook County, Illinois, USA at age 68
• Buried: 11 July 1952, Calumet Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA

  General Notes

JAMES ORR was born 25 October 1883 in Craigmark, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland, the son of coal miner James Clark Orr and his wife Robina McGregor.  When he was still a young boy, his family moved to Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland, and it was there that James grew up. It was a short childhood: he began work in the coal mines when he was only 11 years old.

When he was not-quite-21, James married his wife, Mary Jeffrey Cochrane, on the 30th of September 1904 in her hometown of Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. Both of their birthdays were in late October, and James was then 20 and Mary was nearly 18.

After a short while living in Irvine, the family settled in Dreghorn and raised three sons and three daughters to adulthood. Eldest daughter Ann Simpson Orr had died in infancy in 1905.

James arrived in the United States in 1927, along with his oldest son, James Findlay Orr.  A year later he was joined by his wife and his youngest three children. Although he had worked as a coal miner in Scotland, James was first employed as a gardener in Harvey. Then for 14 years he worked for the Whiting Company. He retired for a few years, but then took up work with the local newspaper, the Harvey Tribune.

James died in Memorial Hospital in Harvey on 10 July 1952 when he was 68 years old.

Services took place Friday, 11 July 1952 at the Kerr Chapel with the Rev. Thomas Napolitan of the Federated Church officiating. Burial followed in Cedar Park Cemetery.

He is survived by his widow, Mary; three daughters, Mrs. Robina Carlin, Mrs. Nida McCrindle and Mrs. Mae Ackerman, all of Harvey; three sons, Joseph and Hugh of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and James, Jr., of Harvey; a brother, Robert, of Winnetka; as well as 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

—  bio written for FindAGrave, 17 Feb 2015, kmh.

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  Death Notes

Memorial Hospital

  Burial Notes

Cedar Park Cemetery

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He appeared on the 1891 Census of Scotland on 5 April 1891 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  
  James Orr       47
  Robina Orr       43
  Robert Orr       9
  James Orr       7
  Hugh F Orr       5

• He worked as a coal miner in 1905-1910 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He worked as a coal miner on 18 December 1925 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He resided at Townfoot in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland on 18 December 1925.

• He worked as a miner before 30 July 1927 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. ²

• He had a residence before 30 July 1927 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. ²

• Departure: on 30 July 1927, James departed from Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland on the S.S. Caledonia, travelling with his eldest son . ²

• Arrival: on 8 August 1927 James arrived in New York, New York County, New York, USA on the S.S. Caledonia, en route to Flossmoor, Cook County, Illinois, USA . ²

• He resided at 15132 Morgan Street in Harvey, Cook County, Illinois, USA in 1928. ⁴

• He worked as a park gardener on 1 April 1930 in Harvey, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 1 April 1930 in Harvey, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
  James Orr       46
  Mary Orr       43
  James Orr       19
  Joseph Orr       17
  Hugh Orr       12
  Mary Orr       10
  Robert Orr       48
  Robert Orr       14
  Andrew Cochrane       36

• He had a residence in 1935 in Harvey, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

• He worked as a laborer in a machine manufacturing company on 1 April 1940 in Harvey, Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Federal Census on 1 April 1940 in Harvey, Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
  
  James Orr        53
  Mary Orr        53
  Mary Orr        20

• He had a residence on 25 April 1942 in Harvey, Cook County, Illinois, USA. ³

• He had a residence on 15 December 1942 in Harvey, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

• He was naturalized on 15 December 1942 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

• He was buried at the Cedar Park Cemetery in Calumet Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA in 1952.

James married Mary Jeffrey COCHRANE, daughter of Joseph Alexander Wright COCHRANE and Ann SIMPSON, on 30 September 1904 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. (Mary Jeffrey COCHRANE was born on 27 October 1886 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland,^{4 5 6} died on 9 January 1959 in Hazel Crest, Cook County, Illinois, USA and was buried on 12 January 1959 in Calumet Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA.)