Dorothy Marie Carr (1923 - 2002)

Born 17 Apr 1923 in Hill County, Texas, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Chappell Carter Patton — married 31 Dec 1947 in Tarrant County, Texas, USA

Died 10 Jul 2002 at age 79 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

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Biography

Dorothy Marie Carr, daughter of Alva W Carr and Mamie G Sanders

MIDDLE NAME:

Middle name: Marie, per her children's birth records.

Parents confirmed thru her father's obituary.

BIRTH AND DEATH:

Birth: 17 Apr 1923, per SS Index and headstone

Place of Birth: Hill Co. TX, per parent's location (father's obituary and census)

Death: 10 Jul 2002, per obituary and headstone

Place of Death: Fort Worth, Tarrant Co. TX, per obituary

DEATH INDEX:

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: Dorothy C. Patton

SSN: 455-28-5552

Last Residence: 76134 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

BORN: 17 Apr 1923

Died: 1 Jul 2002 <----- [different than headstone/obituary]

State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)

BURIAL:

Find A Grave Memorial# 35542215 (headstone pictured)

Headstone: Dorothy Carr Patton

Birth: Apr. 17, 1923

Death: Jul. 10, 2002

Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA

Created by: Charles Beavers

Record added: Apr 05, 2009

OBITUARY:

Published in the Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) on July 12, 2002.

Dorothy Carr Patton, 79, a homemaker, went to be with the Lord and Savior, Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at a local hospital after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Friday at Laurel Land Memorial Park. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Dorothy Carr Patton was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother. Survivors: Husband, C.C. Patton of Edgecliff Village; daughters, Suzanne Odum of Fort Worth and Lisa Stonitsch of Kennedale; son, David C. Patton of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Abigail and Andrew Brown; sisters, Sue Kirk of Terrell and Billie Snelson of Arlington; and numerous nieces and nephews.

MARRIAGE:

Groom: Chappel C Patton

Bride: Dorothy M Carr

Married: 31 Dec 1947, per Cappell's obituary

Marriage Place: assume Tarrant Co., TX

MARRIAGE LISCENSE:

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) 27 Dec 1947, Sat., Page 9

96th District Court

Marriage Licenses

Chappell Carter Patton, 3635 S. Adams, and Mrs Dororthy M. Carr, 716 Broadus.

(Note: Dorothy's address above is her sister Eunice's address)

HUSBAND:

Chappell Carter Patton, son of Edward J Patton and Ethel Carter.

Chappell C Patton had a previous marriage to Leona Ray Scott.

CENSUS / TIMELIINE

1930 Census: Precinct 1, Hill, Texas, family#188

Street: Hillsboro and Atchison School House Road

Alva W Carr ....... 40 ... TX,AL,AL ..... married at age 22, farmer, rents

Manie G Carr .... 17 ... TX,TX,TX ...... attends school

Ancel E Carr ...... 16 ... TX,TX,TX ..... attends school

Ima Carr ............ 13 ... TX,TX,TX ..... attends school

Jewell F Carr ...... 11 ... TX,TX,TX ...... attends school

Talma S Carr ....... 9 ... TX,TX,TX ...... attends school

Dorothy Carr ...... 5 ... TX,TX,TX ...... attends school <----------

1940 Census: Hill, Texas, family#353

Alva W Carr ............ 50 ... TX ... highest grade: H2

Mamie Carr ............ 50 ... TX ... highest grade: 8

Ima Carr ................. 23 ... TX ... highest grade: H3

Tolsona Sue Carr ... 19 ... TX ... highest grade: H4

Dortha Carr ............ 17 ... TX ... highest grade: H3 ... attends school <----------

Billie Jean Carr ......... 9 ... TX ... highest grade: 3 ...... attends school

Charlie W Beavers ... 1 ... TX ... grandson [child of Jewel Carr]

1940 census notes:

Occupation: filling station operator, at Gast oil station

Worked in 1939: 52 weeks in 1939, and 84 hrs/wk

Household: on farm, rent $10

1942: Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory,

Carr, Dorothy, elev opr r654 S Henderson

Carr, Talma S, clk r654 S Henderson

Beavers, Jewell, clk r654 S Henderson

Note: Jewell and Talma are sisters of Dorothy

Note: a total of 16 people at this address; assume it was an apartment complex

1947: marriage of Dorothy Carr and Chappell C Patton, Tarrant Co. TX

1956: Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory,

Patton, Chappell C (Dororthy) lab h1209 W Waggoman

1959: mentioned in father's obituary as "Mrs. Dorothy Patton of Fort Worth"

2002: death of Dorothy Carr-Patton

2013: death of husband, Chappell C Patton

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