James Hoar

1895 - 1964  (68 years)

• Name	James Hoar
  Born	15 Aug 1895	Scranton, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900
  Died	28 Feb 1964
  Person ID	I18106	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	William Hoar,   b. 21 Feb 1873, Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 19 Jun 1941, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Anna Sample,   b. May 1874, Elmhurst, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 17 Sep 1949, Dunmore, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1894	Moscow, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F4671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ella Martin
  Children	1. Margaret Ann Orr   2. William James Orr,   b. 9 May 1926, Scranton, Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, USA
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F7897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.