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Biography
Virginia was born in 1811. She is understood to be the daughter of Benjamin Hawkins and Susannah Lavinia (Downs) Hawkins. Virginia married William Austin Carr, II. In 1850 they are enumerated on the federal census in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. [1] Virginia died in 1851. [2]
Slaves
Virginia was a slave owner. She inherited ten enslaved persons from the estate of her brother James. See Slaves of James Madison Hawkins
Research Notes
Profile created based on "Family records of Perry Charles Carr and wife Sophronia "Fronie" Elvira (Watson) Carr and descendants compiled 1975-2016 by B. L. McCarty"
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LJ-15M : 22 December 2020), Virginia Carr in household of W A Carr, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23530585/virginia-carr: accessed 15 April 2023), memorial page for Virginia Hawkins Carr (6 Mar 1811–3 Oct 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23530585, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Peabody (contributor 49067801).