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James Peter CARR

James Peter CARR

Male 1842 - 1922  (~ 79 years)


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  • Name James Peter CARR
    Birth Jan 1842  Loudoun Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1868  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1878, 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1870, 1880, 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 1922  [2] 
    Burial IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • The Carr School, once located at Big Flint in Doddridge County, was named for James P. Carr, on whose property it was situated..
    Person ID I35985  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2020

    Father James Madison CARR,   b. 27 Dec 1811   d. 9 Nov 1889, Grasselli (now Anmoore), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Mother Elizabeth E. COST,   b. 5 May 1818, Leesburg, Loudoun Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1911, Grasselli (now Anmoore), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F20347  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah A. MINES,   b. 21 Jan 1843, Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1876 (Age 33 years)
    Marriage 29 Oct 1868  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant Twp):
      James P. Carr, 28, farmer; Sarah A. Carr, 27; Asbery Williams, 13.
      NOTE: Asbury Fielding Williams was the son of Warington Williams & Julia Ann Pinnell. He was one of eight children; his father had died in 1867, and his mother had not yet remarried.
    Children 
     1. Adie M. CARR,   b. CA 1871
    +2. Tensie E. CARR,   b. CA 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F25596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Penelope POWELL,   b. 29 Jun 1854, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1884 (Age 29 years)
    Marriage 5 Sep 1878  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F20346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Manerva J. CARDER,   b. 7 Aug 1855, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1928, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [7]
    Marriage 5 Jun 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge County WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:
      James P. Carr, farmer, b. Jan 1842 in Virginia; wife Manervy J. Carr, b. Aug 1855 in WV, mother of 3 children, all still living; dau Emma, b. Dec 1896 in WV; step-dau Vieva Keys, b. Jan 1882 in WV; step-dau Lillian Keys, b. Aug 1884 in WV; foster son George White, b. Dec 1885 in WV.
    Children 
     1. Emma B. CARR,   b. 10 Dec 1891   d. 18 Aug 1972 (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F14252  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    1900 Census, Doddridge Co WV, Grant District    		1900 Census, Doddridge Co WV, Grant District

  • Sources 
    1. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 55, Line 110 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=253725&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    5. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as James P. Carr, widowed, 36, b. Loudoun Co VA, res. Doddridge Co, son of James M. & Elizabeth; and Penelope Powell, 24, of Doddridge Co, dau of Reuben S. & Melinda. Married Sep 5 1878. Married Sep 5 1878.

    7. [S1617] Obituary of wife's daughter.

    8. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as James P. Carr, 46, b. Loudoun Co VA, res. Doddridge Co; and Mrs. Manerva J. Keys, 33, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jun 5 1888.