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David Paul Carr (1852 - 1937)

David Paul Carr
Born in Alabama, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1870 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 84 in Paducah, Cottle, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

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.
BURIAL:
Find A Grave: Memorial #66715736 (gravestone pictured)
Inscription: David P. Carr
Birth: 28 Jun 1852
Death: 1 Mar 1937
Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Paducah, Cottle County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section 2 row 32
Created by: David Sifford
Added: 9 Mar 2011
MARRIAGE:
Groom: David P Carr
Bride: Nancy E Ledbetter
Married about 1870, based on the following:
1) 1871, per census in 1900 (married 29 yrs)
2) 1869, per census in 1910 (married 41 yrs)
3) 1870, per census in 1930 (married at age 18)
4) David and Nancy are married on 1870 census
NOTES about marriage:
Wife's maiden name Ledbetter is confirmed thru their children's death records
David's brother, Matthew, also married a Nancy Ledbetter.
However, the 2 Nancy Ledbetters have different fathers, Jahu and Shelbron.
The families are probably related, as they lived in the same area in 1850/60/70.

CENSUS / TIMELINE

1860 Census: Chalk Bluff, Eastern District, Marion, Alabama, family#706
A A Carr ...................... 53 ... NC ... Primitave B.P. ... personal estate $300
Isabella Carr ............... 44 ... SC ... cannot read/write
Nancy Carr ................. 24 ... AL ... cannot read/write
Amanda Carr ............. 19 ... MS
Temperance Carr ...... 17 ... AL
James P Carr .............. 14 ... AL
Mathew W Carr ......... 12 ... AL
Kerenhappuch Carr .. 10 ... AL
David P Carr ................ 7 ... AL <---------
Martha Carr ............... 85 ... VA
1870: marriage of David P Carr and Nancy E Ledbetter (date estimated)
1870 Census: Burleson, Township 7 Range 14, Franklin, Alabama, #86[1]
Ibba E Carr ........ 55 ... AL ... cannot read/write ... personal estate $200
Caroah H Carr ... 19 ... AL ... cannot read/write
David P Carr ...... 18 ... AL ... cannot read/write ... works on farm
Nancy E Carr ..... 20 ... AL ... [wife of David]
1870 census notes:
Living close to family#80: David's brother: Matthew W Car 22, w/wife Nancy
Living close to family#81: David's sister: Anamda Boggs 29, w/husband James
Living close to family#82: David's brother: James P Carr 24, w/wife Anna
Living in same area as family#53: Nancy's father: S P Ledbetter age 56
1874: living in Mississippi, per birthplace of child Dona
1880 Census: Marshall, Alabama, #244
David P. Care ..... 27 ... AL,SC,SC ... farmer
Nancy E. Care .... 29 ... AL,AL,SC
Dona B. Care ....... 6 ... MS,AL,AL
Cara C. Care ........ 3 ... AL,AL,AL
Ellen H. Care ....... 1 ... AL,AL,AL
1900 Census: Justice Precinct 4, Jones, Texas, #58
D P Carr ............ 47 ... AL,NC,NC ... Jun-1952 ... farmer, rents farm
N E Carr ............ 50 ... AL,AL,SC .... Feb-1850, m.29yrs, 9 children, 7 living
J P Carr .............. 19 ... AL,AL,AL .... Feb-1882
E Maggie Carr ... 17 ... AL,AL,AL .... Mar-1883
F C Carr ............. 15 ... AL,AL,AL .... Feb-1885
Aney D Carr ...... 13 ... AL,AL,AL .... Feb-1887
A A Carr ............ 10 ... AL,AL,AL .... Oct-1889
1900 census notes:
The 7 children living are the 5 above living w/parents, plus Carrie & Ella.
It appears that child Dona, from the 1880 census, has died before 1900.
1910 Census: Justice Precinct 1, Cottle, Texas, #68
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

  1. "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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