Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameWilliam “Ernest” Orr 
Birth14 Jul 1898, Fort Scott, Bourbon Co, KS
Census2 Jun 1900, Big Timber, Sweet Grass Co, MT
Memoroll#915, pg 2
Census3 May 1910, Cherryvale, Montgomery Co, KS
Memoroll#448, pg 10
Census12 Jan 1920, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS
MemoED 148, sht 15
Census17 Apr 1930, Winfield, Cowley Co, KS
Memoroll#698, pg 8
Census11 Apr 1940, Canadian, Hemphill Co, TX
Memoroll#4060, pg 7
Census14 Apr 1950, Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK
Memoroll#5307, pg 15
Death21 Apr 1961, Pryor, Mayes Co, OK
BurialMaple Grove Cem, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS
MemoGr 1, Lot 81c, sect-ET
OccupationBuilding Contractor, Clothing Mfr
FatherJohn Daniel Orr (1865-1901)
MotherAnna Luetta "Etta" Bell (1870-1952)
Misc. Notes
He generally went by the name Ernest.
In the 1900 Montana census, his birth is listed as Aug 1898 in Kansas.
He is listed as age 11, born in Kansas in 1910 and 21, born in Kansas in the 1920 census. He registered for the WWI Draft as a student in 1918 while living with his mother in Wichita KS. He was in the Army as a Private (student) in Witchita from Oct to Dec 1918, and received the Victory medal.
Listed as W. Ernest Orr in 1930 as single, owner of a filling station in Winfield, KS; a lodger with the Fry family.
By 1940 he was married and living in Texas, where he had a milk route. It says they were living in Arkansas twp, Cowley Co, KS in 1935.
He and wife Amanda had no children. (died before Marion Conrow)
[Obituary] The Tulsa Tribune - Saturday, April 22, 1961, pg 10
William E. Orr
PRYOR, April 22 (Special)-
Former Tulsan William Ernest Orr, 62, owner and operator of the Cherokee Tog Co., here, died Friday after suffering a heart attack in his home.
Born at Fort Scott, Kan., Mr. Orr lived in Tulsa from 1940 to 1956 when he came to Pryor and established the clothing firm.
He was a member of the Methdoist Church and the Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are his widow, Doris, a stepbrother, a sister and a step-sister.
The Green Funeral Home is in charge.
In the 1900 Montana census, his birth is listed as Aug 1898 in Kansas.
He is listed as age 11, born in Kansas in 1910 and 21, born in Kansas in the 1920 census. He registered for the WWI Draft as a student in 1918 while living with his mother in Wichita KS. He was in the Army as a Private (student) in Witchita from Oct to Dec 1918, and received the Victory medal.
Listed as W. Ernest Orr in 1930 as single, owner of a filling station in Winfield, KS; a lodger with the Fry family.
By 1940 he was married and living in Texas, where he had a milk route. It says they were living in Arkansas twp, Cowley Co, KS in 1935.
He and wife Amanda had no children. (died before Marion Conrow)
[Obituary] The Tulsa Tribune - Saturday, April 22, 1961, pg 10
William E. Orr
PRYOR, April 22 (Special)-
Former Tulsan William Ernest Orr, 62, owner and operator of the Cherokee Tog Co., here, died Friday after suffering a heart attack in his home.
Born at Fort Scott, Kan., Mr. Orr lived in Tulsa from 1940 to 1956 when he came to Pryor and established the clothing firm.
He was a member of the Methdoist Church and the Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are his widow, Doris, a stepbrother, a sister and a step-sister.
The Green Funeral Home is in charge.
Spouses
Birth26 Mar 1907, New Salem, Cowley Co, KS
Death22 Apr 1984, Augusta, Butler Co, KS
Burial24 Apr 1984, Maple Grove Cem, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS
MemoGr 2, Lot 81c, sect-ET
Misc. Notes
Daughter of Albert Henry Thirsk and Lillie Daisy Bonnett
She was living in Pryor, OK in June of 1961, when she submitted an application for her husband’s military headstone.
[Oibutary] Augusta Daily Gazette - Monday, 23 Apr 1984
Doris A. Orr died Sunday at 77
Doris Amanda Orr, 77, 123 E. Summit, died Sunday at the Augusta Medical Complex.
Her funeral will be at 11 am Tuesday at the Dunsford Funeral Home. Dr. Charles R. Boyles will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Wichita. A memorial has ben established with the First Christian Church of Augusta.
She married Ernest Orr in 1930. He preceded her in death. She was a retired garment manufacturer from Pryor, Okla. She came to Butler County in 1973. She was a member of the Christian Church.
Survivors include nieces, Shirley Berner of Cuero, TX, Lillian Goddard of Napavine, WA and Jean Leighton of Simi, CA; a nephew, Larry Thirsk of Security, CO, and a sister-in-law, Pat Thirsk of Augusta.
She was living in Pryor, OK in June of 1961, when she submitted an application for her husband’s military headstone.
[Oibutary] Augusta Daily Gazette - Monday, 23 Apr 1984
Doris A. Orr died Sunday at 77
Doris Amanda Orr, 77, 123 E. Summit, died Sunday at the Augusta Medical Complex.
Her funeral will be at 11 am Tuesday at the Dunsford Funeral Home. Dr. Charles R. Boyles will officiate and burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Wichita. A memorial has ben established with the First Christian Church of Augusta.
She married Ernest Orr in 1930. He preceded her in death. She was a retired garment manufacturer from Pryor, Okla. She came to Butler County in 1973. She was a member of the Christian Church.
Survivors include nieces, Shirley Berner of Cuero, TX, Lillian Goddard of Napavine, WA and Jean Leighton of Simi, CA; a nephew, Larry Thirsk of Security, CO, and a sister-in-law, Pat Thirsk of Augusta.
Marriage1930, Kansas
No Children