William was born about 1833, the son of William Carr and Rebecca (Unknown) Carr. He married Mary Pace by 1855.[1][2] He died in 1881 but apparently wasn't buried until 1894 (?).[3]
Excerpt from Commemorative Biographical Record of the Upper Wisconsin Counties of Waupaca, Portage, Wood, Marathon, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Langlade and Shawano:
William W. Carr, the highly esteemed city clerk of Rhinelander, widely known for his courtesy and urbanity, is a native of Wisconsin, born of Scottish ancestry, December 19, 1859, in the township of Mukwa, Waupaca county. William D. Carr, his father, was born in Corning, N.Y., a son of William D. Carr, who came from Scotland to this country, where he followed his trade, that of carpenter, married and had three children: William D., Jr., John P. and Susan. The mother of these died in Corning, N.Y., after which the father came west to Wisconsin, settling in New London, where he died about the year 1868. William D. Carr, Jr., was married in New York State to Miss Mary Pace, who was born in New Jersey, daughter of M.J. and Caroline (Gorton) Pace, and a direct descendent of Gov. Wolcott, who came over in the "Mayflower" and had the historic plates handed down by him, which are now in the possession of Mrs. Wallace (daughter of Caroline Pace), now of Escanaba, Mich. Mrs. Carr had three brothers, John, William and Michael, and two sisters, Martha and Carrie. Grandfather Pace, who was a baker by trade, and a native of Pennsylvania, came to Wisconsin with his entire family in 1854 or 1855, locating at Mukwa, Waupaca county, and there built the first sawmill north of Oshkosh, which he operated up to some time in the "sixties," when he farmed for a time. For several years after retiring he lived among his children, and he died in 1883 in Waupaca county. He was a prominent Methodist, and a staunch Democrat; he had three sons serving as soldiers in the Civil war, in Wisconsin regiments. To William D. Carr, Jr., and his wife were born six children, viz.: Charles F., William W. and Walter M., living, and Walter, Mamie K., and an infant deceased - Walter when three years old, and Mamie K. when thirteen. In 1858 the father of our subject came to Wisconsin with his family, locating at first near Fond du Lac, but soon thereafter moving to New London where he embarked in mercantile trade, in which he continued up to his enlistment, in 1861, in the Third Wis. V. C. He served throughout the war, and after receiving an honorable discharge returned to New London and resumed mercantile pursuits. He died at New London in 1883, leaving the heritage of a good name and an unsullied reputation. In politics he was a consistent Democrat, and filled several positions of honor and trust, such as postmaster at New London thirteen years, and clerk of Waupaca county for four years; was corresponding secretary of the Treasury Department, under Ferdinand Kuehn, over four years. For many years he was secretary of the Democratic State Central Committee, and had the reputation of being an able man, bright and clever. He was an active member of both the F. & A. M. and I. O. O. F. For her second husband his widow married S.H. Cowles, and now resides at Madison, Wisconsin.[4]
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