James Boyd Orr was a pioneer of the westward movement, he married Cornelia A Wells, and together they ventured to the extreme western frontier, taking up residence in Black Hawk County Iowa, and raised a family in some very primative conditions.

Their son, Ralph Kier Orr, was also a very adventurous person, note,(see the journal) - (The Big Move) , Ralph Kier Orr, was my Grandfather, and a very prosperous farmer, - farming in Eagle Valley Township, Todd County, Minnesota.

He and Abbie M (Ingalls) Orr, married in 1901, and raised a family of eight, four boys and four girls, some descendants of that pioneer family, still live in that area.

For more information on the Orr Family, the Ingalls Family, or the Simar Famiy, contact me at -- > Dean Simar , Reno Nevada. < E-Mail -- > dean_simar@yahoo.com <