Alphabet File page 272
Orme, Mr. Gordon, recently married in Pearlington, have returned from their bridal tour to Savannah, Ga., and are at home at 462 Prytania street, New Orleans. (SCE 01/14/1893)
O'Rourk, Mr. & Mrs. J. of New Orleans, were at the Bay Sunday. Captain O'Rourk came over to see about the launching of his summer schooner, the "JENNIE O'ROURK". (SCE/10/22/1892)
O'Rourk, Mrs. Capt. John, and Mrs. Jas. O'Rourk are here for the summer. (SCE, 6-17-1893)
O'Rourk, Mrs. Capt. Jno., and family, are spending a few days in New Orleans. (SCE 8/19/1893)
Orr, Alexander - Pearlington M.E. Church South election of officers -A visit to the church Sunday school disclosed to the writer an event of unusual excitement which was the election of officers in that indispensable and religious department of the church. Supt. W.T. Stocker, who holds that responsible appointment emanating from a higher authority of the church, was in attendance and in the discharge of the arduous duties he has assumed. After ceremonial rites were concluded, election with the following results: Assistant superintendent Mr. Alexander Orr; Secretary W.M. Orr; Librarian Dr. C.H. Brown; assistant librarian Miss Cora Moody; organist Mrs. Weadie Orr; assistant organists Miss Agie Brown and Miss May Hursey. (SCE 12/10/1892)
Orr, Mrs. C. D. - Hands, Mrs. Porter, of Handsboro, is visiting her niece, Mrs. C. D. Orr at Pearlington. (SCE 05/06/1893)
Orr, Chas. Porter - The most prominent arrival here this week is in the person of Chas. Porter Orr, son of our popular merchant, Mr. C. D. Orr of the firm of Orr Bros. The new arrival tips the scale at ten pounds, and has bright prospects of crawling in a few days. (Pearlington) (SCE 03/11/1893)
Orr, J. A., Clermont Harbor (Ph 48 thru 50)
Orr, J. A. r 140 Bordage, Clermont Harbor (Ph 55)
Orr, J. Agnew m Allbright, Irene 3-27-1912 (PC&C)
Orr, John. Partner of Asa Hursey in sawmill at Pearlington on Nov 25, 1853. (Booklet VF Hursey)
Orr, Miss Marie, is the lovely guest of Miss Lucy Toulme. (SCE 03/18/1893)
Orr, Nellie m Summers, J. Louis 4-16-1914 (PC&C)
Orr, Rita m Perron, Milton 6-25-1907 (PC&C)
Orr, W. M. - Bogue Homa Lodge 3275, K. of H. (Pearlington), an interesting session. After routine business, election of officers being in order. The following were elected to serve the ensuing term: Dictator, Asa Hursey; Sitting P.D. J.S. Otis; vice dictator J.Q. Roberts; assistant dictator W.W. Wallace; Reporter W.M. Orr; F.R. M. Geiger, treasurer; Dr. C.H. Brown; Chaplain Geo. W. Parker Jr.; guide Emile Koch; guardian Amos Madison; sentinel Chas. Colsin; rept. to Grand Lodge Emile Koch; alternate Dr. C.H. Brown. (SCE 12/10/1892)
Orr, Weadie and W. M. - Pearlington M.E. Church South election of officers -A visit to the church Sunday school disclosed to the writer an event of unusual excitement which was the election of officers in that indispensible and religious department of the church. Supt. W.T. Stocker, who holds that responsible appointment emanating from a higher authority of the church, was in attendance and in the discharge of the arduous duties he has assumed. After ceremonial rites were concluded, election with the following results: Assistant superintendent Mr. Alexander Orr; Secretary W.M. Orr; Librarian Dr. C.H. Brown; assistant librarian Miss Cora Moody; organist Mrs. Weadie Orr; assistant organists Miss Agie Brown and Miss May Hursey. (SCE 12/10/1892)
Orr, W.M. -Reynolds, Mrs. Bertha, of Chicago, was prominent among the arrivals here in Pearlington last week, who is stopping with her daughter, Mrs. W.M. Orr. This lady intends making Pearlington her permanent home. One drink of Pearl river water will settle it. (SCE 02/25/1893)
Ortte House - See "Perkins, Gertrude" letter from sister Mary Perkins Re: Hurricane 1947
Ortte, A. M. Mrs. r 113 Bay View Ct. (Ph 55)
Ortte, Edward P., Clermont Harbor (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)
Ortte's Theatre S. Beach. (Ph 48 thru 50)
Osbourn, Douglas
Logtown Family - To the Editor:
I would like to submit these old photographs for publication in honor of the anniversary of my paternal grandfathers birthday.
The picture of the couple is my grandparents, Douglas Saint Osbourn and Carrie Charlotte Crawford Osbourn.
Grandpa Douglas was born March 6, 1848 in Florenceville, La. He passed away Nov. 27, 1925 in Bay St. Louis.
Grandma Carrie was born Jan. 30 1859 in Indianvillage, La.
She passed away May 21, 1931 in Bay St. Louis. I should explain that Florenceville and Indianvillage were both tiny communities about 10 to 12 miles from Slidel.
My grandparents were married Feb.9, 1879 in Pearlington.
They settled in Logtown, an area now occupied by the NASA facility, and had 11 children, including three sets of twins. Two of the children, Ruth and Douglas, died as infants. My father, Dennis, was their youngest child.
Both grandpa Douglas and Grandma Carrie were highly industrious people. They did a little of any kind of honest work that would put food on the table.
Grandpa Douglas was a farmer and lumberman. He build a mill to make syrup for his family and he also raised his own farm animals. My father also told me that as a young man, he once delivered mail on horasback between Slidell and Pearlington. Perhaps that is what first gave him the idea of coming to Mississippi.
Grandma Carrie was a fine cook and a skilled seamstress. grandpa Doug built her an outdoor ovan, and she made bread to sell to the community as well as for her large family.
She was so thrifty that she used the best parts of Grandpa Dougs old shirts to make clothing for her small children.
She also sewed shirts to sell to men in the community who worked at the sawmills of that period. In fact, she loved to sew so well that she often did so when she was so heavy with child that her oldest children remember sitting on the floor and pushing the petals of the old-fashioned sewing machine that she used. She must have shared that love of sewing, because tghree other daughters, Mae, Edwina and Ruby, also became extremely skilled seamstresses.
Both Grandfather Douglas and Grandmother Carrie died before I was born, but I take pride and no small delight in being descended from such hardworking people. In face, it occurs to me that I am greatly blessed by all the families from which I am descended. I pay tribute not only to the Osbourns and the Crawfords, but to the Rutherfords and Favres as well.
But, to continue, in the familoy group picture, from left to right, the people are Maud Euchrist Osbourn Parker, Eunice Charlotte Osbourn Parker, Ruby Osbourn Bennett, Douglas Saint Osbourn, Carrie Charlotte Crawford Osbourn, Dennis Osbourn (my father), Junius Percy Osbourn, Edwina Osbourn, Estelle Osbourn Talbot, Edwin Osbourn and Mae Bell Osbourn.
My father was born in 1898. He appears to be about 8 to 10 in this picture, so it was probably taken aboutr 1906 to 1908. The house is the old Osbourn home in Logtown. In later yars, it burneds down.
I should prob ab ly add that both pictures were taken in Logtown.
In conclusion, may I add an appeal for information.
Grandpa dougs father Jeremiah Osbourn, is something of a man of mystry. I know from census records that he was born approximately in 1816 in Philadelphis, Pa. He married Margaret Crawford porter in St. Tammany Parish on Jan 23, 1846.
They had three children, Douglas, James and Elizabeth in addition to margarets thre children by a previous mariage.