William Catterall Carr (17 Feb 1907 to 16 Jan 1978)

The Life Story of Stephen and Sarah Jane (Catterall) Carr

By: Julie Marie (Allen) Carr

Part One: Stephen and Sarah Jane (Catterall) Carr and family

Chapter 4: Stephen and Sarah’s Children born in England

Section 4.4: William Catterall Carr (17 Feb 1906 to 16 Jan 1978)

According to the Social Security Index, William Carr was born on 17 February 1906.  William is the first born son of Stephen and Sarah (Catterall) Carr. He received his mother’s maiden name has a middle name.

He left for Canada when he was about 4 years old. He then went to USA when he was around 6 years old. He of course experienced the same stuff has his sister Hannah Bell, Elizabeth Leah, and Evelyn Devine. The death of a sister would have been a very hard thing to handle at the age of 6. I wonder if he understood why his dad kept leaving the family. This must have been hard to comprehend. According to his border crossing card, he had light hair and blue eyes.

Ancestry.com, Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935

(Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2008),

http://www.ancestry.com/, Database online.

Ancestry.com, Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956

(Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2008),

http://www.ancestry.com/, Database online

To find the Carr family cards you search the last name of Can

 

 

When the 1920 census was taken, William was still living at home with his parents in in Benwood Ward 2, Marshall, West Virginia. He was listed has 15 years olds. By the time the 1930 census was taken, William had moved out, but as of right now I have not found him in the 1930 census -- please if you know where this William Carr is in 1930 email me at juliecarrfamilyresearch@gmail.com.

  

The family had a very special Christmas (December 25th) in 1936 at Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. On top of all the normal family activities that were going on that day, William got married to Mary Ellen Jennings, the daughter of William and Alice M Jennings. I wish I had some articles about the wedding, but truth be told I don’t have much information on William Carr. I do have a marriage certificate for this marriage.

West Virginia Division of Culture and History

The marriage certificate does not state if William had been married before Mary; however, he was not living at home in 1930 and I can't find him anywhere. of course, William Carr is a very common name.

William and Mary Ellen (Jennings) Carr had 3 infant sons, who died before the age of 2 months. I did not get these names or even the fact that they existed past down. In fact I only found out about them through the search.labs.familysearch.org website -- West Virginia Deaths. I couldn’t imagine nor do I want to ever experience how they must have felt.

  

With the first two entries combined, it makes the tragedies even worse than the death of one child. The twins, William Jr. and Ralph Jennings Carr, were born on 08 November 1939 in Wheeling, West Virginia. On 01 December 1939 at the Ohio Valley General Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia, William Jr died. He was buried on 02 December 1939 at Peninsula cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia. This would be hard enough to handle, but to make things even harder on 14 December 1939 at the Ohio Valley General Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia more tragedy hit the Carr Family, when Ralph died, too. He was buried on 15 December 1939 at Peninsula cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia. (information gotten from a West Virginia Death Certificate).

  

About a year later, William and Mary had another son. They named him William, also. This William was born on 02 Nov 1940 in Wheeling, West Virginia. Unlike the twins, he at least experienced Christmas with the family, but not the new year as he died on 30 December 1940 at 2637 Market St, Rear, Wheeling, West Virginia. On 31 December 1940, he was also buried at Peninsula cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia. I do not know at this time if there are Tombstones for the 3 babies, nor do I know if they were buried next to one another. But I am sure it was a hard time for William and Mary to get through. (information gotten from a West Virginia Death Certificate).

West Virginia Division of Culture and History

West Virginia Division of Culture and History

West Virginia Division of Culture and History

William also had 2 more sons and 3 daughters. Two of these children were adopted by his younger sister, who happened to have the same name has his wife -- Mary Ellen. At this time, I do not know a lot about these children, and do not want to list any information on those who are alive. I do know that Harry Carr, who was born on 01 January 1943 at Wheeling, West Virginia, died on 20 February 2005 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Harry Carr - Times Leader, The - (Feb/22/2005) The Intelligencer

Wheeling News-Register

CARR, Harry, 62, of Wheeling, W.Va., died Sunday, February 20, 2005 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. Born in Wheeling, on January 1, 1943, Harry was the son of the late William C. and Mary Carr.

Surviving are one son, Allen Carr (Holly Anderson) of Wheeling; one daughter, Kim Carr of Wheeling; one step daughter, Joy Hodgson of Wheeling; two step sons, Brady Jones of New Jersey and Luther Jones of Wheeling; three sisters, Rose M. Tralka of California, Sally Patterson of Wheeling and Mary Ellen McNabb of North Carolina; one brother, Albert Wyatt of Wheeling; his girlfriend, Barbara Jones of Wheeling; sixteen grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Altmeyer Funeral Home, 1400 Eoff Street, Wheeling, W.Va on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 from 2 p.m. until time of the service at 7 p.m. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family at www.altmeyer.com.

On 16 January 1978 at Belmont Community Hospital in Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, William Catterall Carr pasted away at the age of 71.

Birth Date: 1907

Gender: Male

Race: White

Residence County: Belmont

Residence State: Ohio

Residence Country: United States

Death Date: 16 Jan 1978

Hospital of Death: Belmont Community

City of Death: Bellaire

County of Death: Belmont

Certificate: 000404

Age at Death: 71

Certifier: Physician

Autopsy: No autopsy

Marital Status: Married

Source Citation: Certificate: 000404; Volume: 23133

Source Information:

Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Name: William C Carr

Gender: Male

Death Date: 16 Jan 1978

Death Place: Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio

Age: 71

Birth Date: 1907

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Mary Jennings

Father's Name: Stephen Carr

Mother's Name: Sarah Cottrell

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09301-4

System Origin: Ohio-EASy

Source Film Number: 2115575

Reference Number: Item 1 cn 7

Collection: Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997

On 06 June 1985 at Belmont Community Hospital in Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, Mary E (Jennings) Carr passed away at the age of 67.

Name: Mary E Carr

Birth Date: 1918

Birth State: West Virginia

Birth Country: United States

Gender: Female

Race: White

Death Date: 6 Jun 1985

Hospital of Death: Belmont Community

City of Death: Bellaire

County of Death: Belmont

Certificate: 041332

Age at Death: 67

Certifier: Physician

Social Security Number: 271-24-4671

Marital Status: Widowed

Industry of Decedent: Homemaker, student, unemployed volunteer

Occupation of Decedent: Homemaker

Source Citation: Certificate: 041332; Volume: 26068

Source Information:

Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Please if you are related to William or anybody else listed in this blog email me at juliecarrfamilyresearch@gmail.com and I will be able to give you more information -- and maybe you can give me some.

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Until next time -- have a great day, Julie