Orrie T. Brown1
b. 9 October 1846, d. 23 January 1903
Birth | 9 Oct 1846 | Orrie T. Brown was born on 9 Oct 1846.2 |
Marriage | 22 Sep 1868 | She married Rev. Tobias F. Smyth, son of William Eakin Smyth and Mary Ann Meldrum, on 22 Sep 1868.3 |
| | For some years Tobias suffered from poor health and was not able to actively practice his ministry. |
Cens-1880 | 3 Jun 1880 | During one of these periods he and Orrie lived with her brother Robert Brown and his family. They were recorded in the Brown household in the Glade Spring district of Washington County in 1880.4 |
| | In 1881 he returned to the ministry for a few years.5 |
Death | 23 Jan 1903 | Orrie died on 23 Jan 1903 at age 56.2 |
Burial | | She was buried at Smyth's Chapel Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 |
Citations
- [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 50.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 163. Stone reads: Orrie T. Smyth, 9 Oct. 1846-23 Jan 1903.
- [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 60. List of Persons buried in Tobias Smyth Memorial Chapel (Smyth's Chapel Cemetery).
- [S165] Robert Brown household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 6 (55B stamped), dwelling 53, family 54, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 6 of 54. Robert Brown, 36, farmer; wife and children; Tobias T. Smith, 42, bro-in-law, minister; Orrie T., 33, sister.
- [S2537] Sketches of Holston Preachers 1783-1943, entry for Rev. Tobias Smyth.