Birth estimated about 1805 NC, based on the following:
1) born 1807 NC, per census in 1850, age 43
2) born 1810 NC, per census in 1860, age 50
3) born 1805 TN, per census in 1870, age 65
4) born 1805 TN, per census in 1880, age 75
Death: cannot locate after 1880 census
Last known location: Marion Co. Alabama (1880 census)
Find A Grave Memorial# 62169198 (no picture, no sources, no burial location)
MARRIAGE
1st Marriage:
Charles Carr's 1850 and 1860 census indicates he may have had a 1st marriage.
It is unknown if Margaret and Polly are names of wife(s) or daughter(s) or other.
Charles is living next to a George M Carr in 1850, who is correct age to be son.
-IF- George is a son of Charles, then Charles' 1st marriage on/before 1822.
2nd Marriage:
Groom: Charles W Carr
Bride: Arvazena Loden (widow Stanford)
Married between 1862 and 1870.
Arvazena's 1st husband, James C Stanford, Civil War record; Pvt Co H 26th Ala.
Record shows James C Stanford died 21 May 1862, and widow named Arvazena.
The 2 children on 1870 & 1880 census are from Arvazena's 1st marriage.
Reference Arvazena's 1860 census with husband James C Stanford and daughter Columbia.
Specific spelling of "Arvazena", based on her signature on husband's Civil War record.
SIBLINGS
Charles' siblings assumed to be Abraham, Temperance, Mary, and Matilda:
1) Charles was the bondsman for marriage of Temperance Carr (sister)
2) Abraham, Temperance, Mary, Matilda, all married Bibb Co. AL in the 1830's.
3) Charles had land purchase in 1839 Bibb Co. AL (location of sibling marriages)
4) Charles' 1850 census includes a Martha Carr b.1774 VA (mother)
5) Abraham (brother) 1860 census includes Martha Carr b.1775 VA (mother)
6) Abraham (brother) is living 2 doors from Mary (sister) in 1850.
7) Abraham (brother) is living next to Matilda (sister) in 1860.
8) Abraham and Matilda, both married into DeFir/DeFoor family.
9) Abraham (brother) officiated the marriages for 2 children of Mary (sister).
An UNLIKELY possible sibling is Samuel W Carr (b.1823), based on:
1) Samuel moved his family from GA, to Marion Co. AL between 1850-1860
2) Samuel's marriage location & residence of GA, makes him an unlikely sibling
PARENTAGE
Father: unknown
Mother: assumed to be Martha, based on 1850 census of Charles.
Clues about Charles' father, from Charles and his siblings:
1) In 1880, Charles says father born in France, and mother born in Virginia
2) In 1880, Matilda says father born North Carolina, and mother born Georgia
3) In 1880, Temperance says both parents were born in Virginia
4) In 1900, Samuel say both parents were born in North Carolina
Note: Abraham and Mary did not live to the 1880 census.
The birthplaces of the 5 siblings would indicate they were probably living in North Carolina from around 1805 thru 1816. However, this is not conclusive, as the siblings are inconstant on their birthplace.
Considering that 4 siblings married in Bibb Co. AL in the 1830's, then I would expect to see their parents in/around Bibb Co. AL on the 1830 census. The 1830 census, whether in AL or elsewhere, should have children the ages of the 4 siblings (5 siblings if including Charles). I cannot find an 1830 census to fit this criteria.
It is possible that parents were living in Mississippi on 1840 census.
1) Martha (mother) is in 1850 Mississippi, with Charles.
2) Abraham (brother) has a child born 1840 in Mississippi.
Some genealogies hypothesize that Felix Carr is the most probable father.
I assume this is based on Felix's 1820 census in Charleston, South Carolina.
This 1820 census has 5 children the ages of "our" assumed 5 siblings.
Felix appears to have NO connection, other than children the same age.
CENSUS / TIMELINE
1839: Charles W Carr, purchased 39.85 acres in Bibb Co. Alabama
1840 ???
1850 Census: District 7, Itawamba, Mississippi, family#271
Charles Darr ......... 43 ... NC ... shoe maker
Martha Darr ......... 76 ... VA .... [assume mother]
Margaret Darr ...... 25 ... NC ... [not sure if wife or daughter]
1850 census notes:
Transcription error; surname is CARR.
Living next to family#272, George M Carr age 28 AL, Arminda 27 AL.
Also note a John Defer & Matilda [CARR] living in Itawambu Co. MS.
Note: Itawamba MS and Marion AL, are bordering counties.
Note: Full name George Miller Carr, per land transaction in 1846
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles W by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles W: