George E. (Kerr) Carr (abt. 1831)

Born about 1831 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Circle) Carr — married 12 Feb 1856 in Mercer, Ohio, United States

Husband of Eliza Jane (Emerick) Carr — married 18 Jun 1874 in Auglaize, Ohio, United States

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Biography

George was born about 1831 in Ohio. He was the son of James Kerr (1804–1867) and Susannah Baskins (1801–1838).

He is recorded in North Bloomfield, Morrow, OH in 1850 as George Carr, 19, in the household of his father James and stepmother Mary. He is a farmer, like his father. Younger siblings are James, Rachel, William and David.

1st marriage: George E. Carr married Margaret Circle on 11 February 1856 in Mercer, Ohio.

Children:

1. Joanna Carr (1858–1931).
2. William H. Carr (1861–Deceased).
3. Mary E. Carr (1862–Deceased).
4. John Milton Carr (1863–Deceased).
5. Lucinda Jane Carr (1867–1940).
6. Augustus Carr (1869–Deceased).

1870 Census (Franklin, Mercer, OH) records the following:

George Carr, 36, a farmer born in Ohio

Margaret, 33

Joana, 11

William, 9

Mary E., 8

John B., 5

Lucinda J., 3

Augustus, 1

2nd marriage: George E. Carr married Eliza Jane Emerick on 18 June 1874 in Auglaize, Ohio.

Children:

1. Ida B. Carr (1875–Deceased).
2. Alonzo Carr (1877–Deceased).
3. Louis Carr (1877–Deceased).
4. Jennie Carr (1879–Deceased).

1880 Census (Franklin, Mercer, OH) records the following:

George Carr, 49, a farmer born in Indiana, (father NY, mother NJ)

Eliza J., 41, OH, (father and mother also)

William, 20, farmer (OH all)

Mary E., 18

John 16

Lucinda 14

Augustus 12

Ida B., 6

Olonzo, 3

Jenny, 6 mos. (self and parents marked born in Germany but appears to be a misplaced/skipped line)

Research Notes

Date and place of death, confirmation of some children still needed but the two wives are correct. There may be another George Kerr/Carr and there may be two James Kerr individuals who might be conflated as his father.

1870 census has Andrew Circle, 53, his wife Catharine 35 and a few children, a few entries above the Carr family. What relationship were they if any to Margaret?

How and when did he arrive in Mercer, OH? 1860 census needed.

Below some sources that need further investigation:

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8JX-CF8 : 8 March 2021), George Kerr in entry for William Kerr, 08 Mar 1926; citing Galion, Crawford, Ohio, reference fn 13957; FHL microfilm 1,984,195. (William Kerr 1843-1926, lists George b. in Scotland as father but Margaret Barnes as mother). However it may be confused with James Kerr 1804-1867 who lived in Morrow OH, and is presumably the father of this George, making William George's brother? There is also a James Kerr 1804-1880 who lived in Harrison, OH.

George's 2nd wife Eliza Emerick was the daughter of the sister of Margaret Hickman, who was the mother of John S.H. Burch, whom Mary E. Carr married as his second wife.

Sources

• FamilySearch
• ROY DAVIS, Davis Web Site, MyHeritage family tree: 16326811-65 TID 0 Footnote Certainty: 3 QUAL P Added via a Smart Match.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX77-RQG : 21 December 2020), George Carr in household of James Carr, North Bloomfield Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZC4-P8J : 29 September 2021), George Car Or Carr and Margeret Or Margaret Circle, 1856.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LW-M4S : 29 May 2021), George Carr, 1870.
• 2 "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDF9-18S : 25 March 2020), George Carr, 1874.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89B-Y9R : 14 January 2022), George Carr, Franklin Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.