Robert Hugh Orr

1892 - 1967  (74 years)

• Name	Robert Hugh Orr  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	10 May 1892	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Mar 1967	Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan   [2, 5]
  Buried	28 Mar 1967	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Person ID	I29643	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Robert George Orr,   b. 12 Sep 1844, County Down, Northern Ireland ,   d. 10 Dec 1900, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Emily Pettit,   b. 22 Mar 1845, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1921, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Aft 1871
  Family ID	F14135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ethel Striffler,   b. 28 Mar 1894, Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan ,   d. 22 Mar 1967, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan  (Age 72 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1916	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2, 3, 6, 7]
  	Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Record 152 Robert H. Orr Male White Age 24 born ca 1892 Cass City, Michigan Father Robert G. Orr Mother Emily Pettil Marriage Date 15 Aug 1916 Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan Residence Cass City Spouse M Ethel Striffler Female White Age 22 born ca 1894 Argyle, Michigan Father W D Striffler Mother Elizabeth Zimmecker (sic) The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Vol. 5, September 1, 1941, reported that "Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orr of Pigeon observed their 25th anniversary Aug. 15, 1941. Cass City Chronicle Thursday, August 25, 1966 Volum 60, Number 19 Robert Orrs Mark 50-year Anniversary Aug. 15 Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Orr of Port Austin observed their Fiftieth wedding anniversary Aug. 15. Their children hosted a dinner for them at the Hotel Vollmer Aug. 14. Members of the family attending were Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Fetting (Ethel Orr) and daughter Constance of Saginaw; Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Orr, son Michael and daughter Shelley of Livonia; Mr. and Mrs. John F. Orr, sons, Fred and Bob, and daughter Susan of Pigeon, and Miss Marjorie Orr of Saginaw. Unable to attend were Mr. and Mrs. James Fetting, who are at Fort Sill, Okla., who are at Fort Sill, Okla., where he is in military training, and Miss Frances Orr of Pigeon, who is a Grand Valley State College, Grand Rapids, for a summer course. Ethel Striffler and Robert H. Orr were married Aug. 15, 1916, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Striffler, near Cass City. Mr. Orr was employed at Wood's Drug Store. They went to Pigeon in November of 1917 and Mr. Orr managed Sutton's Drug Store and later bought the store. He retired in 1957, selling the store to his son John. They moved to their present home on M-25, Port Austin, in 1949. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2008) The STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, Volume 26, September 5, 1966, reported that they were honored on the occasion of their wedding anniversary in their home at Port Austin, with most of their family present.
  Children	1. Ethel Mary Orr,   b. 15 May 1917, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 11 May 2015, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan  (Age 97 years)   2. Robert Striffler Orr,   b. 3 Jun 1921, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan ,   d. 19 Jul 2001, Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan  (Age 80 years)   3. John Frederick Orr,   b. 22 Dec 1925, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan ,   d. 30 Mar 2004, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan  (Age 78 years)   4. Marjorie Ann Orr,   b. 3 Feb 1932, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan ,   d. 26 Dec 2021, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F9552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 May 1892 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Married - 15 Aug 1916 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 20 Mar 1967 - Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Buried - 28 Mar 1967 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, December 4, 1942 (Reliability: 3). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Thursday, March 30, 1967 (Reliability: 3). [S1914] Ancestry.com - Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database online]. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Year: 1900; Census Place: Cass, Tuscola, Michigan; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1240744 (Reliability: 3). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 27, September 4, 1967 (Reliability: 3). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 5, September 1, 1941 (Reliability: 3). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Thursday, August 25, 1966 (Reliability: 3).