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William Carr (1795 - 1874)

William Carr
Born in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Territory, Americamap
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Husband of — married 16 Aug 1816 in St. Martins Parish, Louisiana, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 30 Oct 1851 in Labelle, Texas, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 79 in Jefferson County, Texas, USAmap
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Biography

William Carr served the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.

William, born February 10, 1795 in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, is the son of Joseph Carr and Nancy Ann White Carr.

In 1834, William came to an area which later became Jefferson County and obtained a Mexican grant of one league on Taylor’s Bayou. His family of seventeen children was one of the largest in early-day Texas. For several decades, Carr was a leading cattleman, his herds numbering 500 head in 1850, 1,200 head in 1860 and 2,386 head in 1870.[1]

First Marriage

In 1819, he first married Nancy Ann Lee. Their children are:

  1. Nancy Carr Lawhon born February 4, 1822; married David E. Lawhon on February 20, 1840.
  2. William Levi born August 13, 1823 died on October 6, 1884 and is buried in Caplen Cemetery, Galveston County, Texas - Find A Grave: Memorial #52656007 retrieved December 19, 2018.
  3. Mariah (Carr) Clubb (1826-1906)
  4. Melissa (Carr) Tevis (1826-abt.1849)
  5. Sophia born about 1830 - See Research Notes
  6. Rachel born 1831 - died 1859
  7. John born 1832 - listed on 1850 Census - no other record
  8. Sarah born February 2, 1833 married William Robert Clubb. She died on October 10, 1910 and is buried in Landrum Cemetery, Jefferson County, Texas - Find A Grave: Memorial #7363855 retrieved December 19, 2018. William died in 1912 - Find A Grave: Memorial #7363852 retrieved 11 March 2023.
  9. Mary Elizabeth (Carr) Moor (1835-1904)
  10. Mary Ann born 1835 - died 1904 - listed on 1850 Census - no other record
  11. Serena (Carr) Gallier (1838-1919) born October 17, 1838 married Joseph Gallier, Jr - Find A Grave: Memorial #84361155 retrieved December 19, 2018.
  12. Matilda (Carr) Moor (abt.1840-1914)
  13. Alzena born January 15, 1845 married John Jay Burrell. She died on January 4, 1917 and is buried in Burrells Cemetery, Jefferson County, Texas - Find A Grave: Memorial #7424902 retrieved December 19, 2018.

1850 Census

William’s age is listed as 55 which matches his birth year of 1795. Jerusha Taylor, age 46, born in Maryland, is listed as a member of the household. Maybe she was a caregiver for the children whose mother had died in 1849.

Children listed above still in the household are Levi, Rachel, John, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Matilda, Serena and Alzena. Daughter Nancy was married (1840) by this date.[2]

Second Marriage

On October 30, 1851 William married Charlotte Ender Holst. Charlotte was born on June 3, 1822 in Germany. She first married to a man named Ender. [3]

Their children are:

  1. Lucy Ann (Carr) Van Wormer (1864-1948) born November 19, 1864.
  2. Sophia Carr (1866-1867)

Charlotte had a son from a previous marriage, John R. Ender born October 10, 1849. He died on May 5, 1853 – aged 3 and is buried in Burrells Cemetery, Jefferson County, Texas - Find A Grave: Memorial #7424939 retrieved December 19, 2018.

1860 Census

This census lists William aged 65, Catherine (Charlotte) aged 37, born in Germany, and Arnele Holt (Holst) 24 born in Germany and Alzena aged 15 from her previous marriage.[4]

1870 Census

This census lists William aged 75, Charlotte aged 47, born in Prussia, and Lucy Ann aged 5 (see above).[5]

Deaths and Burials

William died March 17, 1874 in Jefferson County, Texas and is buried in Burrells Cemetery, Jefferson County, Texas - Find A Grave: Memorial #7424960 retrieved December 19, 2018.

Charlotte died on March 3, 1887 in Jefferson County, Texas and is buried in Burrells Cemetery, Jefferson County, Texas – Find A Grave: Memorial #7424965retrieved December 19, 2018.

Research Notes

Old 300 Texas Families: Some sources state William Carr was part of the Moses and Stephen Austin 300 families (referred to as the Old 300) authorized by first the Spanish, then the Mexican, Governments to settle in what is now Texas. There are no original sources for this information. As stated in the Biography, Carr is known to have settled in an area markedly east of the eastern boundary of the Austin colony.

Nancy Lee Carr died in 1849 in Orange County, Texas. No record has been found of her burial site. It may have been on the Carr ranch.

More than one Ancestry.com tree shows a daughter named Sophia born in 1830 but there are no sources.

Sources

  1. Nederland, Texas Library - This information was written in Chapter VIII: A History of Jefferson County, Texas by W.T. Block published 1976. (This source contains several references to Carr, but does not contain names of children or original sources.)
  2. FamilySearch - 1850 United States Federal Census for William Carr, Texas, Jefferson
  3. Marriage: "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
    Jefferson County Clerk's Office; Jefferson, Texas; Jefferson County, Texas, Marriage Records
    Ancestry Record 9168 #26882723 (accessed 11 March 2023)
    William Carr marriage to Charlotte Ender on 30 Oct 1851 in Jefferson, Texas, USA.
  4. FamilySearch - 1860 Census – William Carr
  5. FamilySearch - 1870 Census – William Carr







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Their daughter Serena wed the firstborn and namesake son of Joseph Gallier and Mary Katherine Hayes.
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