Orris Irvin McLellan

1853 - 1931  (78 years)

• Name	Orris Irvin McLellan  [1]
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	1 Jan 1853
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 7, born in Maine
  Census	1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 17, born in Louisiana; as "Horice"
  Census	1880	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 26, born in Louisiana; both parents born in Maine; "owns dry dock."
  Census	1920	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 66, born in Louisiana; parents born in Maine; profession not intelligible
  Military Service	He gained some notoriety for enlisting for service in WWI at the age of 64, for France, in the Foreign Legion; he served until he was barred by medical staff because of age. He went through training, but never entered the trenches. He married his third wife, Marie Guerringer, when he returned from the war, in May, 1918; she was 38.
  Died	27 Jun 1931	New Orleans, Louisiana   [2]
  Buried	29 Jun 1931	Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Notes	Leonora his mother had a brother named Orris, after whom he was no doubt named; he had died about ten years before Orris Irvin was born. He became wealthy through ownership of the McLellan Dock company, which owned drydocks in Algiers, a business founded by his father, and run together with his brothers. In the 1890-91 Lousiana Directories there are two entries. The first lists him as the manager of the McLellan Dock company (along with his brother W.H. McLellan as the President) located at "98 Patterson, 5th district; office rear 159 Common." The second records him as a manager for the McLellan Dock Company at 308 Canal. In 1898, he served in the Spanish-American war as a "lieutenant of ordnance" on a field artillery staff. In January of 1900, he was sued for divorce by his second wife, Amber Louise Winter, because of cruelty. He was also sued in 1915 for assault by a Mrs. Anna Holland, with whom he apparently had been in a relationship. He was a member of the State Senate from 1900-04, and 1908-12. A newspaper story in 1916 names him "Orris I. McLellan, capitalist, Shriner, Rough Rider." This was during the campaign against Pancho Villa. He was buried, in the McLellan tomb in Lafayette Cemetery, in his French Foreign Legion uniform. Tomb inscription: [mason insignia] ORRIS I. McLELLAN 1853 - 1931 SON OF W.H. & LEONORA McLELLAN HUSBAND OF MARIE EMMA GUERINGER ---------- VETERAN WORLD WAR FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION 1916 - 1918 [Signia] CHEVALIER DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR
  Person ID	I64	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	William Henry Paine McLellan           b. 30 Sep 1811, Warren, Knox Co., Maine           d. 24 Apr 1895, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Leonora Levensaler           b. 15 Sep 1806, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine           d. 2 Aug 1890, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 83 years)
  Married	10 Nov 1833	Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
  Family ID	F34	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Clara Terrell           b. Abt 1854, Louisiana
  Married	13 Jan 1876	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Children	1. Leonora McLellan           b. 13 Jan 1878           d. 25 May 1885  (Age 7 years)
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2006
  Family ID	F4504	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Amber Louise Winter           b. Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin           d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 Dec 1894	London, England
  Divorced	1900	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2012
  Family ID	F7038	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Marie Emma Guerringer           b. Abt 1882, Louisiana           d. Aft 1931  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Married	11 May 1918	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2004
  Family ID	F43	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Census - 1860 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1870 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Married - 13 Jan 1876 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1880 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Married - 23 Dec 1894 - London, England  Divorced - 1900 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Married - 11 May 1918 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1920 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Died - 27 Jun 1931 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Buried - 29 Jun 1931 - Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents		An Atlanta Constitution article on the McLellan/Winter divorce Taken from the Atlanta Constitution, 5 March 1900
  		McLellanville This is a reprint of an article originally published between 1890 and 1895 describing the McLellan shipyards run by the McLellans on the south bank of the Mississippi in New Orleans. Pictured are William H.P. McLellan (d. 1895) and two of his sons, Alden and Orris. "Azeal" in the body of the article must mean "Asahel," the other living brother. This is taken from "Old Algiers" by Richard Remy Dixon, page 57.
  		McLellan/Winter Divorce A New York Times article on the divorce of Orris McLellan and Amber Winter, 25 Feb. 1900

  
  

• Reference

  "Orris Irvin McLellan". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I64&tree=1sttree (accessed April 9, 2020).