David Paul Carr, son of Abraham A Carr and Isabella DeFir
Middle name: Paul, per his child Florida's death record
BIRTH AND DEATH:
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1852, per gravestone and death record
Birth Place: Alabama, per death and census records
Death Date: 1 Mar 1937, per gravestone and death record
Death Place: Paducah, Cottle, Texas, per death record
Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery , Paducah, Cottle County, Texas
EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:
David has childhood census with parents on 1860 census
David & wife, in 1870, are living with David's mother
Note: Nancy's father is living nearby in 1870
IDENTITY IN TEXAS:
David and Nancy’s children on Alabama 1880 census, are not on 1900 Texas.
So, their identity in Texas, is primarily confirmed thru:
1) Nancy's father is listed on Nancy's death record
2) The maiden name of David's mother is listed on David's death record.
3) The 1900 census in Jones Co. TX, was later the location of David's brother Matthew in 1910
DEATH RECORD:
Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903--1982
Name: David P Carr
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1852
Birth Place: Alabama
Residence: Paducah, Texas
Spouse: Emma L Carr
Father: David Carr, born Alabama ... [see notes]
Mother: Emma L De Fere, born Dk.
Age at Death: 84
Death Date: 1 Mar 1937
Death Place: Paducah, Cottle, Texas, USA
Status: Widowed
Occupation: Baptist Minister
Informant: J. Arch Carr of Lockney Texas [son]
Burial: 2 Mar 1937, Paducah Texas
NOTES about death record:
The death informant (his son) appears confused, as he listed first names of his own parents, rather than his father's parents. However, the mother's maiden name of "De Fere" is phonetically correct for David's mother.
David P Carr ...... 57 ... AL,US,US ... farmer, owns farm
Mancie E Carr ... 60 ... AL,AL,SC ... m.41yrs, 9 children, 7 living
Anna D Carr ...... 23 ... AL,AL,AL
Archa J Carr ....... 20 ... AL,AL,AL ... farmer
1920 Census: Narsices, Cottle, Texas, #190
David P Carr ..... 67 ... AL,NC,GA ... farmer, owns farm
Nancy E Carr .... 69 ... AL,AL,AL
Anne D Carr ..... 32 ... AL,AL,AL
1929: death of wife Nancy Ledbetter-Carr
1930 Census: Precinct 1, Cottle, Texas, #90
David P Carr ... 77 ... AL,NC,SC ... widowed, cotton farmer, owner, marr. age 18
Annie Carr ...... 40 ... AL,AL,AL ... daughter
Jim Carr ........... 50 ... AL,AL,AL ... son, divorced, odd jobs, married at age 26
1930 census notes:
Living next to family#91: son: J Arch Carr age 40, w/wife Ellen
1937: death of David P Carr
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHK7-RKF : 12 April 2016), David P Carr in household of Ibba E Carr, Alabama, United States; citing p. 12, family 86, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,515.
Familysearch ID LHCF-J5W
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 David: