Researching Gustavus Orr
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5046 people with the Orr surname? In that year Orr was ranked number 844 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Gustavus Orr on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gustavus Orr and the Orr Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 8801 people with the Orr surname in the UK? Orr is now ranked number 662 for popularity in the UK. |
Orr Family History Databases
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Orr Forums
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Some Famous People called Gustavus Orr
Gustavus Orr
Gustavus John Orr (August 9, 1819 – December 11, 1887) was an early proponent of the public education system of Georgia. His work promoting a state system of education eventually became the framework for the Georgia School Law of 1870. This led to his being appointed Georgia's second State Commissioner of Education in 1872, a position he held until he died in 1887. In this position he helped the public school system work out of a $300,000 debt incurred by his predecessor, encouraged Georgia school enrollment to grow from 49,000 in 1871 to more than 340,000 in 1887, developed a licensure system for Georgia's teachers, and founded of three Normal Schools for the development of teachers.
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Other names that sound a bit like Orr
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