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William Hoar

Male 1873 - 1941  (68 years)


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  1. 1.  William Hoar was born on 21 Feb 1873 in Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Jun 1941 in Dunmore, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Moscow, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA (St. Catherine's Cemetery).

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    • Census: 1880 1900

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    William E Orr - 19 Jun 1941
    Scranton (PA) Times, Thur 19 June 1941

    William Orr, retired DL&W Railroad conductor, died this morning at the family home, 2305 Adams Ave, following a brief illness. Mr Orr was born in Tunkhannock & made his home in Scranton for many years. He was employed by the Lackawanna Railroad for 45 years, retiring three years ago. The was a conductor on fast freight trains. Mr Orr was a member of St Paul's Church & its Holy Name Society. Surviving are his wife and the following sons & daughters: James, general yardmaster of the Erie Railroad Co at Avoca; Harold & Willard of NY; Mrs JH Dowell (sic) of Scranton; Mrs Donald MacRae of Asheville, NC & Frances at home; also a brother, Thomas Orr (sic) of Scranton. Funeral Sat in St Paul's Church; St Catehrine's Cemetery, Moscow.

    Sat 21 June 1941; Pallbearers: Harold & James O'Hora, George Sample, Edward McNamara, William Orr, & Joseph Boylan.

    William married Anna Sample on 24 Jan 1894 in Moscow, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA. Anna (daughter of James Sample and Frances Delana Dingee) was born in May 1874 in Elmhurst, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Sep 1949 in Dunmore, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Moscow, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA (St. Catherine's Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. James Hoar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1895 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Feb 1964 in .
    2. 3. Harold Hoar  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1897 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died in in .
    3. 4. Willard Hoar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Oct 1899 in ; died in in .
    4. 5. Frances Hoar  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1901 in Dunmore, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died in in .
    5. 6. Kathryn Hoar  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Dec 1903 in Dunmore, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died in in .
    6. 7. Alice Hoar  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1907 in ; died in in .


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Hoar Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 15 Aug 1895 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Feb 1964 in .

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900

    Notes:

    James F Orr - 28 Feb 1964
    Scranton (PA) Times, Sat 29 Feb 1964

    James F Orr, 2454 N Washington Ave, retired chief dispatcher of the Wyoming & Jefferson Division of the former Erie Railroad, died yesterday at home after a long illness. Mr Orr retired in May 1960 after a career of 50 years in railroading with service on the Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad (Laurel Line), the former Lackawanna Railroad, the Pennsylvania Railroad & the former Erie. Born in Elmhurst, son of the late William & Anna Sample Orr, he started his career as an office boy in the superintendent's ofice on the Laurel Line & later became a telegrapher for the Pennsylvania & later a trainman for the Lackawanna. During WWI Mr Orr served in France with the 39th Railroad Engineers & returned to his former job with the Lackawanna Railroad following his discharge. In 1920 Mr Orr became a telegrapher & dispatcher for the Erie & in 1932 he was made yardmaster at Jessup, Avoca & Dunmore. He became chief dispatcher in 1954. Mr Orr was a memebr of the Erie Veteran's Assoc, the Purple Club, McHugh-Bushweller Post, VFW, Dunmore & St Paul's Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Ella Martin; a daughter, Mrs Frank Clark of Scranton; a son, William of Levittown; a brother, Willard of Scranton; three sisters, Mrs Harold McDowell & Mrs Frank P Gilroy, both of this city & Mrs Donald MacRea of Fayetteville, NC; four grandchildren; nieces & nephews. Funeral from the Cusick FH, 217 Jefferson Ave; St Paul's Church; St Catherine's Cemetery.

    Tues 3 Mar 1964; Pallbearers: Robert McHale, William Connolly, Joseph Barrett, & Daniel, Joseph & William F Orr.

    James married Ella Martin. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Margaret Ann Orr  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. William James Orr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 May 1926 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA.

  2. 3.  Harold Hoar Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in Sep 1897 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died in in .

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900


  3. 4.  Willard Hoar Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 2 Oct 1899 in ; died in in .

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900


  4. 5.  Frances Hoar Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1901 in Dunmore, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died in in .

    Notes:

    http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alaine/obit/gilroy.html#francesorr1979
    Obituary: Frances Orr Gilroy - 19 Feb 1979
    Scranton (PA) Times , Tues 20 Feb 1979
    Mrs Frances Orr Gilroy, 805 N Main Ave died Mon in Moses Taylor Hospital after an illness. She was the widow of Frank A Gilroy, who died in 1962. Born in Dunmore, daughter of the late William and Anna Sample Orr, she was a member of St Patrick's Church and its women's societies. Surviving are a sister, Mrs Donald MacRae (sic) of Dunedin, FL and nieces & nephews. A sister, Mrs J Harold McDowell died in May 1978. Funeral will be Thursday from the Albert P O'Donnell Funeral Home, 2025 Green Ridge St, Dunmore; St Patrick's Church; Cathedral Cemetery.

    Frances married Frank A. Gilroy. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Kathryn Hoar Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 9 Dec 1903 in Dunmore, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA; died in in .

    Notes:

    Obituary: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alaine/obit/mcdowell.html#kathrynorr1978
    Kathryn Orr McDowell - 13 May 1978
    Scranton (PA) Times , 14 May 1978
    Kathryn O McDowell, 2335 Adams Ave, died Sat after an illness. She was the wife of J Harold McDowell. Born in Dunmore, daughter of the late William and Anna Sample Orr, she was a member of St Clare's Church. Also surviving are a son, J Kenneth, Clarks Summit; two sisters, Mrs Frank A Gilroy, Scranton, and Mrs Donald MacRae, Dunedin, FL; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Tuesday from the Albert P O'Donnell Funeral Home, 2025 Green Ridge St, Dunmore, with mass in St Clare's Church at 9:30 am. Interment, Dunmore Cemetery

    Kathryn married J. Harold McDowell. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Alice Hoar Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1907 in ; died in in .


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Margaret Ann Orr Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.William1)

  2. 9.  William James Orr Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.William1) was born on 9 May 1926 in Scranton, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA.


 

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