For a couple of years now I have built a circumstantial case on the identity
of the parents of my 2nd great grandmother, Elizabeth A. Carr-Smith. She
came out of Wilkinson County, Georgia, a burnt county, and it has been tough
to do any research on this line. It has been painstaking to put this line
together as some of the clues could have led me off on the wrong Carr
generation, but the best evidence pointed to the following.
Elizabeth A. Carr
b. 1 Oct 1825, Georgia
m. (#1) Samuel Meredith Jr. 28 February 1847, Wilkinson Co, GA
m. (#2) John B. Smith, 12 March 1865, Caldwell County, TX
d. 28 April 1925, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
Father: Aaron Carr, b. ca 1800 in either Georgia or North Carolina (This
relationship was proven through circumstantial evidence, and yesterday via a
primary record source - her Texas Death Certificate)
Aaron Carr's father was William Carr. Some list indicate William Balus Carr,
but I have seen no proof that it was his full name. He supposedly came out
of North Carolina, but I have no solid proof where in the Tar Heel state
they came from. Evidence also indicates that his wife's name was Charity
(unknown surname) and not Ann Mann as I have seen listed online.
Mother: Elizabeth Faulk, b. 1807, Wilkinson County, GA (this is Aaron's
first wife)
Elizabeth Faulk was the daughter of James Faulk (b.1735/Colonial
NC-d.1852/Wilkinson Co, GA)and Sarah (unknown surname).
In addition to 1. Elizabeth A. Carr, who was the oldest child of Aaron Carr
and Elizabeth Faulk, she had the following siblings (all my second great
grand uncles and aunt).
2. Charity Amanda Carr m. James E. Butler
3. Private Joseph A.J. Carr m. Elizabeth Stuckey
4. Private Balus Carr m. Elizabeth Sawyer
5. Private Thomas A. Carr m. Elizabeth ?
One source indicated that Joseph AJ Carr was with the 14th Georgia Infantry,
Company B. That is not the case. I have now confirmed that all three of my
2nd great grand uncles served with Company I (Carswell Guards, orignally
Wilkinson Invincibles), 3rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry of the Army of
Northern Virginia.
I have a picture of my 2nd great grandmother and some other facts on this
line on our family genealogy blog at
http://family-genealogy.blogspot.com/2008/05/brick-wall-got-knocked-down-...
A special thanks goes to Anita Seagraves and Lauren Carr for their insight
and tips on busting this longtime family brickwall.
Warm regards,
Larry Van Horn
Nicolas Martiau Descendant Association National Registrar
Family Historian, Genealogy Instructor/Lecturer and Syndicated Newspaper
Columnist
Family Roots and Branches Genealogy Blogspot:
http://family-genealogy.blogspot.com/