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Ellison James Orr

Birth	:	15 Jun 1857
Death	:	25 Jan 1951
Burial	:	Oakland Cemetery, Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2577000, -91.4735000
Description	:	Ellison Orr, 93, one of Iowa's foremost authorities on Indian mounds and relics, died at his home here Thursday. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Waukon. Born June 14, 1857, in a log cabin near McGregor, his family moved to Allamakee county a few years later. He became interested at an early age in the Indian occupation of northeast Iowa. He was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree August 16, 1949, by Cornell college in recognition of his work in mound excavation and his knowledge of Indian lore. Mr. Orr had a varied career as a farmer, bank cashier, clerk of... Read More	Ellison Orr, 93, one of Iowa's foremost authorities on Indian mounds and relics, died at his home here Thursday. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Waukon. Born June 14, 1857, in a log cabin near McGregor, his family moved to Allamakee county a few years later. He became interested at an early age in the Indian occupation of northeast Iowa. He was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree August 16, 1949, by Cornell college in recognition of his work in mound excavation and his knowledge of Indian lore. Mr. Orr had a varied career as a farmer, bank cashier, clerk of the courts, land salesman, and manager of the former Standard Telephone Company, which served six counties in Minnesota and northeast Iowa. It was incorporated into the Bell system in 1909 and was managed by Mr. Orr until he retired and was pensioned in 1930. He also was a member of the Iowa State college board of trustees for a number of years. He accumulated thousands of geological specimens. His archaeological collection, conveyed to the Iowa State Historical Society in Iowa City, contains between 4,000 and 5,000 items from the Siouan culture found along the Upper Iowa River. From 1929 to 1939, with the help of federally paid workers, Mr. Orr collected appromimately 50,000 items of scientific value. He sent all of them to Dr. Charles R. Keyes, state archaeologist, at Cornell, together with photographs and maps. Mr. Orr is survived by three sons, Fred, James and Harry Orr; a daughter, Mrs. George Carter, and three sisters, Mrs. Fred Welzel, Mrs. Wm. Leui and Mrs. Ed Cornell, all of Postville. From Dorothy Schave's obituary collection.

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Family Members:

Parent

James Orr

(1829 - 1922)

Margaret Ann Ellison Orr

(1833 - 1929)

Spouse

Mary Belle Makepeace Orr

(1859 - 1915)

Eva Mae Teeple Orr

(1860 - 1944)

Siblings

Darius Sunderlin Orr

(1859 - 1941)

Mary Alice “Mate” Orr Welzel

(1862 - 1960)

Jennie Bell Orr Leui

(1865 - 1955)

Carrie Bently Orr Cornell

(1867 - 1961)

Olive Orr

(1872 - 1944)

Children

Fred Makepeace Orr

(1882 - 1964)

Harry O Orr

(1886 - 1970)

Florence Edith Orr Carter

(1889 - 1976)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oakland Cemetery
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2577000, -91.4735000

2. Eells Plot
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Coordinate: 43.2749759, -91.5168078

3. Dundee Plot
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Coordinate: 43.2983017, -91.4781036

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12. Evergreen Cemetery
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13. Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1971000, -91.5402000

14. Lycurgus Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3320000, -91.4240000

15. Old West Paint Creek Cemetery
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2550011, -91.3597183

16. West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2606180, -91.3593980

17. Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery
Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2297211, -91.5869370

18. Rossville Cemetery
Rossville, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1944008, -91.3758011

19. Cleveland Cemetery
Postville, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1631000, -91.4930000

20. West Ridge Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3125950, -91.5918370

21. East Glenwood Cemetery
Glenwood Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2766991, -91.6147003

22. Center Baptist Cemetery
Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2886086, -91.3355637

23. IOOF Cemetery
Rossville, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1782990, -91.3735962

24. Reynolds Plot
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Coordinate: 43.2666445, -91.3251340