The Orr Reunion has met at the Ozark Prairie Presbyterian Church since 1937, which marked 100 years since the family of William and Jennie (Adams) Orr arrived in Lawrence County. They had migrated from the parish of Aghadowey, near Coleraine in Londonderry.
From basket dinners in the shade to the air conditioned church addition, attendees have shared good food, stories, updates on family members, and an ‘Orr Trivia Game’ – complete with prizes.
The first reunion had Lawrence County descendants of William and Jennie, George Orr and Elizabeth Brown, the Knox family of Martha Orr and Robert Mitchell, and Jasper County descendants of Ephraim Campbell and Isabella Orr. They were later joined by family of James Orr and Jane Reed of Indiana and the east coast family of Ann Orr and Valentine Shirley…