774 documented Carr ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
Northern English & Scottish topographic name from Old Norse 'kjarr' (marshy ground overgrown with brushwood).
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 759 Carr records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: John, James, William, Mary and Harold.
Of the 751 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 77 years.
The earliest recorded birth is James Carr, born 1824 in West Virginia.
Documented Carr families on this page come from History of Huron County, Ohio, History of Washington County, Iowa, vol 2 and History of Noble County, Ohio.
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Deceased Carr ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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Northern English & Scottish topographic name from Old Norse 'kjarr' (marshy ground overgrown with brushwood).
The documented line here reaches back to 1824. Most Carr lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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