Louis Drury CARR b. 24 JUN 1899 Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 24 JAN 1986 Carroll Health Center Nursing Home, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, USA

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Name Louis Drury CARR

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Born 24 JUN 1899 Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA [1]

Gender Male

Census 1900 Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	Status	BirthPlace	BirthPlace of Father	BirthPlace of Mother	Occupation
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48	34	William S	Carr	Head	Male	White	May	45	Married	New York	Scotland	New Jersey
48	34	William S	Carr	Head	Male	White	May	45	Married	New York	Scotland	New Jersey
49	34	Eliza A	Carr	Wife	Female	White	Feb	45	Married	New York	Ireland	England
49	34	Eliza A	Carr	Wife	Female	White	Feb	45	Married	New York	Ireland	England
50	34	Arthur C	Carr	Son	Male	White	Jul	18	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
50	34	Arthur C	Carr	Son	Male	White	Jul	18	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
1	34	Florence M	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	May	17	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
2	34	William A	Carr	Son	Male	White	Jan	12	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
3	34	Elizabeth D	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	Oct	10	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
4	34	Clara A	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	Mar	9	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
5	34	Edith T	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	Jun	7	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
6	34	Helen D	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	Jul	5	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
7	34	Louis D	Carr	Son	Male	White	Jun	11/12	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
8	34	Inez	Harris	Servant	Female	Black	Sep	18	Single	Virginia	Virginia	Virginia

ED: 0124 Sheet: 17B Microfilm: 1240991 Transcript ID is dbid=7602&iid=004119927_00581

Census 1910 Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	Status	BirthPlace	BirthPlace of Father	BirthPlace of Mother	Immigration Year	Occupation
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31	117	Ann	Splann	Head	Female	White	1840	70	Widowed	Scotland	Scotland	Scotland	1850
32	117	Mary	Riker	Daughter	Female	White	1860	50	Widowed	New Jersey	Ireland	Scotland
33	117	May	Riker	Granddaughter	Female	White	1888	22	Single	New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey
11	117	William S	Carr	Head	Male	White	abt 1856	54	Married	New York	Scotland	New Jersey
12	117	Eliza A	Carr	Wife	Female	White	abt 1856	54	Married	New York	Ireland	England
13	117	Arther C	Carr	Son	Male	White	abt 1882	28	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
14	117	Florence	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	abt 1885	25	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
15	117	William	Carr	Son	Male	White	abt 1888	22	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
16	117	Elizabeth	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	abt 1890	20	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
17	117	Clara	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	abt 1891	19	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
18	117	Edith	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	abt 1893	17	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
19	117	Helen	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	abt 1895	15	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
20	117	Louis	Carr	Son	Male	White	abt 1900	10	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York
21	117	H Parke	Carr	Son	Male	White	abt 1901	9	Single	New Jersey	New York	New York

Transcript ID is dbid=7884&iid=31111_4330929-01518

Occupation SEP 1918 Allison Street, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Clerk with American Railway Express

Draft Registration 12 SEP 1918 Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA [2]

Name: Louis Drury Carr
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1899
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 370 Van Houten St.
Residence Place: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Draft Board: 3
Physical Build: Slender
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Father: William S. Carr

Military Service 1 OCT 1918 Manhattan (New York County), New York, USA [3]

WWI
On 01 October, 1918, less than three weeks after he registered for the draft, Louis entered Company C, Student Army Training Center (SATC) at NYU. He was paid $30/ month while he participated in the established curriculum. Although the details of his specific area of concentration are not known, a Marshall S. Brown document in the NYU archives indicated the draftees were provided 42 hours/week of essential and allied subjects while also performing military drill for 11 hours/week. Essential courses included military law, hygiene and sanitation, surveying, map making, modern ordinance, and a war-issues course. At the end of their studies [between one and three terms, depending on age] the students were assigned to officer or non-commissioned officer training programs, a depot brigade, or permitted further study in engineering, medicine or law. That first term of SATC officer training had been underway for less than 6 weeks when the Armistice was signed in Paris. Deliberations about the status of the SATC continued until 26 November when a telephone call from the AGO (Adjutant Generals Office) stipulated that the program would be deactivated on 19 December. Thus on the specified date, Louis and countless other privates were issued their final pay. Louis received $42.60 in cash which included his November pay of $30, a pro-rated December pay of $19 and a quartermaster deduction of $6.40 which may have been for an item of equipment, clothing or perhaps text books. Following active military service of almost 12 weeks, Louis was a WWI veteran and once again a civilian.

WWI
US Army
Released from service 19 Dec 1918
Although his military records and those of 16-18 million other servicemen were lost in a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, the Veteran's Administration was able to reconstruct records for his military service by using auxiliary records - records kept in other locations for related purposes. Louis's records were reconstructed from records found in the papers of Dean Marshall S. Brown at the New York University.

Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Louis Carr
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1899
Death Date: 24 Jan 1986
SSN: 157204466
Enlistment Date 1: 1 Oct 1918
Release Date 1: 19 Dec 1918
RJCarr: Before his death, Bill Carr said the Carroll, IA funeral director coordinated Louis' death with the VA and obtained a funeral flag for Louis - said flag is proudly in my possession - and is in wooden display box atop my office bookcase. The flag was given to me by my father after I returned to the States following a tour of duty with the Army (1983-1986) in West Germany.

Census 1920 Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	Status	BirthPlace	BirthPlace of Father	BirthPlace of Mother	Occupation
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15	275	William S	Carr	Head	Male	White	1856	64	Married	New Jersey	Scotland	New York	Engineer
16	275	Eliza A	Carr	Wife	Female	White	1856	64	Married	New York	Ireland	England	Nurse Engineer
17	275	Elizabeth D	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	1890	30	Single	New Jersey	New Jersey	New York
18	275	Ellen D	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	1896	24	Single	New Jersey	New Jersey	New York	Nurse
19	275	Lewis D	Carr	Son	Male	White	1899	21	Single	New Jersey	New Jersey	New York	Teacher
20	275	Henry P	Carr	Son	Male	White	1900	20	Single	New Jersey	New Jersey	New York	Clerk

Transcript ID is dbid=6061&iid=4313365-00387

Census 1930 105 Valley Road, Clifton, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Louis Carr (24) was shown living at 105 Valley Road, Clifton, NJ with his wife Mary (25) and their son John (3 3/12). Louis was the superintendent of a grammar school. Also living in the home was Louise Fadden, Mary's cousin.

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	BirthPlace	BirthPlace of Father	BirthPlace of Mother
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34	1	Louis	Carr	Head	Male	White	abt 1900	30	New Jersey	New Jersey	New York
35	1	Mary	Carr	Wife	Female	White	abt 1899	31	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania
36	1	John	Carr	Son	Male	White	abt 1927	3	New Jersey	New Jersey	Pennsylvania
37	1	Louise	Fadden	Cousin	Female	White	abt 1906	24	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania

Transcript ID is dbid=6224&iid=4660928_00860

Civil 2 MAY 1935 Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

SHERIFF’S SALE
In Chancery of New Jersey
WHEREIN The People’s Loan and Building Association of Paterson is complainant, and Louis D. Carr, Mary M. Carr and Ella Carr are defendants, Fl. Fa. for sale of mortgaged premises.
WILLIAM B GOURLEY,
Solicitor.
By virtue of the above stated writ of fieri facias, to me directed and delivered, I have levied upon and shall expose for sale by public vendue, and sell to the highest bidder, on Friday, the Tenth day of May, 1935, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, Daylight Savings Time, at the Sheriff's Office, situate in the Court House, in the City et Paterson, that is to say:
All the following tract or parcel of land and premises hereinafter particularly described, situate lying and being in the City of Clifton in the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey.
BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Mountain Avenue, distant one hundred and fifty feet northerly from the northerly line of William Street and running thence: (1) Easterly parallel with William Street, one hundred feet; thence (2) Northerly, parallel with Mountain Avenue, twenty-five feet; thence (3) Westerly, parallel with the first course, one hundred feet to said line of Mountain Avenue and thence, (4) Southerly along said line of Mountain Avenue, twenty-five feet to the place of beginning.
Together with the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, etc. Liens and encumbrance against the above described premises will be made known at the time of the sale. Approximate amount of
decree Fifty One Hundred Dollars.
THOMAS E. MANLY,
Sheriff.
Fees $21.84 Apr. 18-25-May 2-9(4x)C
The Morning Call (Paterson, NJ)

Census 1940 173 Harrison Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	Status	BirthPlace	Occupation
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16	1	Louis D	Carr	Head	Male	White	abt 1899	41	Married	New Jersey	Principal
17	1	Mary	Carr	Wife	Female	White	abt 1900	40	Married	Pennsylvania
18	1	John	Carr	Son	Male	White	abt 1927	13	Single	New Jersey
19	1	Alice	Carr	Daughter	Female	White	abt 1931	9	Single	New Jersey
20	1	William	Carr	Son	Male	White	abt 1935	5	Single	New Jersey
21	1	Louise	Fadden	Cousin	Female	White	abt 1910	30	Single	Pennsylvania	Stenographer

Transcript ID is dbid=2442&iid=m-t0627-02406-00253

Draft Registration 15 FEB 1942 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA [1]

Name: Louis Drury Carr
Race: White
Age: 42
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1899
Birth Place: Paterson, New Jersey
Residence Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Registration Date: 15 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Employer: Board Of Education Jersey City N.J.
Height: 5'' 7
Weight: 129
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mary M. Carr

Census 1950 173 Harrison Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Name: Louis D Carr
Age: 50
Birth Date: abt 1900
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New Jersey
Marital Status: Mar
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Dwelling Number: 42
Household Members Age Relationship
Louis D Carr 50 Head
Mary M Carr 46 Wife
Alice M Carr 19 Daughter
William D Carr 15 Son

RJCarr: While together in St. Augustine, FL in November 2014 with our wives, Bill mentioned that his father, Louis Drury, worked as a bookkeeper for Ed Wishburn, an auto parts shop owner, from about 1940 until 1952. The shop was on Communipaw Avenue on the back side of 173 Harrison Avenue. The work was part-time during the school year and full-time in the summer. The Wishburn's lived in the same duplex as the Carr's. Seems that Wishburn owned the duplex and the Carr's had to move out when a Wishburn offspring was scheduled to occupy their side. The Carr's then moved to the apartment at 175 Harrison Avenue. EDIT: When the 1950 Census was released in 2022, Ed Wishbow (sic) was shown living next door to the Carr family - and, yep, was the owner of a "retail auto parts and machine shop." Unfortunately, Bill died the week before I read that census record so I could not share the discovery with him.

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	BirthDate	Age	Status	BirthPlace	BirthPlace of Father	BirthPlace of Mother
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12	50-3	Louis D	[Carr]	Head	Male	1900	50	Married	New Jersey
13	50-3	Mary M	[Carr]	Wife	Female	1904	46	Married	Pennsylvania
14	50-3	Alice M	[Carr]	Daughter	Female	1931	19	Never Marrie	New Jersey
15	50-3	[William D]	[Carr]	Son	Male	1935	15	Never Marrie	New Jersey	USA	USA

ED: 29-224 Transcript ID is dbid=62308&iid=43290879-New_Jersey-083382-0006

Departure Abt 27 AUG 1954 Le Havre, France [4]

Arrival 31 AUG 1954 Manhattan (New York County), New York, USA [4]

Name: Louis D Carr
Birth Place: New Jersey
Departure Port: Le Havre, France
Arrival Date: 31 Aug 1954
Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA
Ship Name: United States

This trip would have been the return leg of Louis & Mary's visit to see their daughter, Alice, and husband, William Stockdale. William was then stationed in West Germany. The ship upon which they sailed was still in operation in 1963 when Louis & Mary's eldest son, John was being assigned to Germany for his second tour. USS Sailing on the United States was John's children's preferred mode of travel; that mattered not a whit - the trusty Boeing 707 was how the Major John Louis Carr family traveled with 7 children. Meanwhile, the Major George Shuffer family living next door at Fort Leavenworth earned berths after the met a singular stipulation: potty train young 1-year old Joey - the ninth child.

Residence 1955 275 Harrison Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Residence 1978 Spring Lake, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Residence 1980 Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, USA

Died 24 JAN 1986 Carroll Health Center Nursing Home, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, USA [3, 5]

Social Security Death Index
Name: Louis Carr
Social Security Number: 157-20-4466
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1899
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: New Jersey
Last Residence: 51401, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, USA
Death Date: Jan 1986

Obituary Aft 24 JAN 1986

LOUIS (JACK) CARR
Louis (Jack) Carr, 86, died Friday, January 24, at the Carroll Heath Center Nursing Home. He was a school principle who retired in Jersey City, N.J., and was a former president of the New Jersey Association of Elementary principles. Mass of the Christian Burial was celebrated at 10: a.m. Monday, January 27, at Holy Spirit church in Carroll with the Rev. David Hermann as celebrant. Sons Bill and John Carr were lectors; a granddaughter, Cathleen Carr, was gift-bearer and Brent Simons, David Scheiffer and Jason Strunk were mass servers. Burial, under the direction of Twit Funeral Home of Carroll, was in Mount Olivet cemetery (sic). Serving as casket bearers were Larry Gille, Michael Gretleman, Al Tinder and Tom Gronstal. A scriptural prayer service was conducted at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Sunday. Mr. Carr is survived by two sons: William Carr, Carroll, and John Carr, Woodridge (sic), VA: a daughter, Mrs. William (Alice) Stockdale, Richland, Wash; 18 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Mary, on October 16, 1983, 12 (sic) brothers and sisters. Mr. Carr was born in Paterson, N.J., on June 24,1899, a son of William Seward and Eliza Donnelly Carr. He was married to Mary Martin at Olyphant, Pa., on March 1, 1924 by the Rev. Msgr. O'Rourke. He received his education in Paterson N.J., High school, and Montclair Teachers College, N.J. He was awarded a master's degree in education by Rutgers University. During World War I he served in the U.S. Army. In World War II, as chairman of the Ration Board of Hudson County, N.J. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and was past grand knight. He was the last of a family of 13 (sic).

Age 86 years

Buried Aft 24 JAN 1986 Carroll City Cemetery, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, USA

View memorial: 97693534.

Louis and his wife, Mary Martin, were technically buried in the Catholic Mount Olivet Cemetery as noted in Louis' obituary. Said cemetery was later incorporated into the Carroll City Cemetery.

RJCarr: Late in 2018 Jackie Stockdale (Louis Carr's granddaughter) shared that while she was in the Carroll City Cemetery office, the staff advised that there were three Carr reserved plots in the cemetery. Bill Carr was convinced that he purchased only two plots - perhaps under the mistaken impression that each would accommodate a married couple.

RJCarr, April 2022: Update. It turned out that indeed there were three plots; the first two were occupied by Louis Drury and Mary Martin Carr. The third would not accommodate both son Bill and his second wife, Terry Malone, so Bill was ultimately buried in a double plot across the road road from his parents. The third grave in his parents plot will go unused.

RJCarr, April 2022: And one more tidbit. At Bill's April 2022 funeral in Iowa, son John Mark noted that Louis Drury Carr (parent & grandparent) had mentioned a family plot in Scranton, PA. that was news to the other Carr's present and none had any interest in pursuing the information.

Notes

RJCarr: William D. (Bill) Carr advised, and Ted Carney corroborated, that Louis had his shoes repaired by his brother Arthur when funds ran short during the depression. Apparently, with funds scarce at times in parts of the Carr family, there allegedly was some irritation that their mother (Elizabeth Donnelly) donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to local hospitals. (Louis Drury was the man who instilled in his eldest grandson - me - a habit of saving a portion of all earnings, however small. Those savings began in 2nd grade when he would tip me for trips made to the grocery store around the corner from his apartment. Good habits a hard to break.)

RJCarr, 26 Apr 2022: When visiting Terry Malone Carr at her husband William/Bill Carr's funeral in Carroll, IA, Terry remarked that when Bill's parent's apartment in Spring Lake, NJ was cleared out (following their final move to Carroll, IA), the offspring found a stash of cash under the living room rugs. There were chuckles between and among the three offspring. On a health and welfare call to Terry a week later, she mentioned finding a "spare" wallet in her husband's underwear drawer. The wallet had no cards or identification in it - but there was $200 which led her to chuckle. She then found a third wallet in a jacket last worn when they traveled to Argentina in the early 2000s. That wallet had no identification, but -- there was $1,000 in cash. More chuckling. And of course, she later learned that the were unexpected burial bills to be paid: $500 to open his grave and $490 to close it. Bill must have expected that there would be unforeseen bills to be paid - and planned for those occasions as his father must have taught him.

Person ID I12 Carr-Scott | Branch - James Kerr/Carr (1804-1879) Descendants

Last Modified 30 MAY 2022

Father William Seward CARR
b. 22 MAY 1855, Manhattan (New York County), New York, USA
d. 07 AUG 1933, 105 Valley Road, Clifton, Passaic, New Jersey, USA (Age 78 years)

Mother Elizabeth Amanda DONNELLY
b. 26 FEB 1855, Astoria, Queens, New York, USA
d. 17 JAN 1942, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA (Age 86 years)

Married 20 OCT 1880 431 Broadway, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Children 12 children

+	1. Arthur Charles CARR b. 31 JUL 1881, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 29 DEC 1951, 88 Warren Street, Nutley, Essex, New Jersey, USA (Age 70 years)
+	2. Florence Marie CARR b. 08 MAY 1883, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 04 APR 1965, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA (Age 81 years)
	3. Warren Leo CARR b. 30 MAY 1884, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 09 OCT 1888, 307 Van Houten Street, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA (Age 4 years)
	4. Mary Amelia CARR b. 16 NOV 1886, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 08 JUL 1887, 131 Pearl Street, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA (Age 0 years)
+	5. William Adam CARR b. 23 JAN 1888, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 01 AUG 1943, Manhattan (New York County), New York, USA (Age 55 years)
	6. Elizabeth Donnelly CARR b. 20 OCT 1889, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 14 SEP 1946, St. Joseph's Hospital, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA (Age 56 years)
+	7. Clara Ashe CARR b. 22 MAR 1891, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 27 OCT 1981, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 90 years)
+	8. Edith Tier CARR b. 13 JUN 1892, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 17 JUL 1976, Winchester City, Winchester, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years)
+	9. Helen Dunn CARR b. 27 JUL 1894, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. DEC 1985, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA (Age 91 years)
	10. Marion Louise CARR b. 31 JAN 1898, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 23 JAN 1899, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA (Age 0 years)
+	11. Louis Drury CARR b. 24 JUN 1899, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 24 JAN 1986, Carroll Health Center Nursing Home, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, USA (Age 86 years)
	12. Henry Parke CARR b. 04 DEC 1900, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 13 MAR 1981, Bel-Air Manor, Wanaque, Passaic, New Jersey, USA (Age 80 years)

Documents

2 Documents

Carr, William Seward: 1880 marriage to Elizabeth E Donnelly
William Seward Carr and Miss Elizabeth E. Donnelly, both 25 years of age, were married on 20 October, 1880 at 4 P.M. in what appears to read the Donnelly residence in Paterson (Broadway), NJ. Although, family records reflect the location as 431 Broadway which maps to the modern location of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. William was employed as a mechanic when they were married. The parents were listed as Adam Carr & Sarah E. Tier and Arthur M. Donnelly & Amelia M. Drury. Of the four parents, only Sarah was born in the US. The others were born in Scotland, Ireland or England. The witnesses appear to read S.F. Watson and Amelia Donnelly. The name of the minister is not entirely legible but it appears he was from Paterson, NJ. Elizabeth's middle initial "E" may have been in error - her middle name was Amanda.

Carr, William: 1880 Marriage
to Eliza Donnelly

Family ID F230 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family Mary Elizabeth MARTIN
b. 25 MAY 1897, Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 16 OCT 1983, Carroll Health Center Nursing Home, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, USA (Age 86 years)

Married 01 MAR 1924 [6]

SOCIETY NEWS
A lovely wedding took place Saturday morning in the St. Patrick's church, Olyphant, when Miss Mary Elizabeth Martin, of Olyphant, became the bride of Louis Drury Carr, of Paterson, N. J. The Rev. Patrick J. Murphy performed the ceremony and celebrated the nuptial mass which followed. Before the ceremony Mrs. William McNulty sang "I Love You Truly." She also sang "At Dawning” and ‘O, Lord, I Am Not Worthy" during the offertory and communion. The bride, who was given in marriage by her uncle, Attorney P. L. Walsh, of Olyphant, was charmingly attired in a gown of white crepe chiffon over charmeuse, fashion in bouffant style with a count train, and trimmed with rare old lace. Her veil, which was of red lace, was arranged becomingly in crown effect. She carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley and forget-me-nots. Miss Martin’s wrap was a cape of rare paisley, which was also worn by her grandmother on her wedding day. Miss Rosemary Walsh, a cousin of the bride, was maid of honor. She wore a frock of pink georgette fashioned over yellow in bouffant style and a poke hat of pink mohair, trimmed with lace and rainbow streamers. She carried a bouquet of red roses. Nona Bried, a niece of the bride, was also in the bridal party as a flower girl. She was prettily attired in a French dress of pale pink georgette with poke bonnet to match and carried a basket of assorted nosegays. Charles Neil, of Paterson, N. J., was best man, and Thomas Fadden and John Grimshaw, of Patterson (sic), were ushers. The bride's gift to her attendant was a pink ostrich fan mounted in old ivory. The groom’s gift to the best man was a platinum watch chain, and the ushers, white gold watch chains. Following the ceremony there was a reception at the home of the bride’s grandfather, the late P. J. Kelly, with her mother, Miss William Martin, and her grandmother, Mrs. P. S. Kelly, receiving. After the reception Mr. and Mrs. Carr left on an extended trip through New England and Canada. They will reside at Clifton, N. J., after April 1. Mrs. Carr is a graduate of East Stroudsburg Normal school and has been teaching in the Olyphant schools for the past few years. Mr. Carr is supervising principal of the schools of Clifton, N. J. The out-of-town guests at the wedding and reception were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. William Seward Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chapman and son, Warren, Mrs. Clara Stallard, Mr. and Mrs. John Russell Pyle and Miss Elizabeth Carr, Mrs. Carr Richard (sic), and Henry Parke Carr, of Paterson, N. J.; Mrs. A. B. Knight and Miss Nell O'Boyle, of New York; Mrs. Mary Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McCarthy and daughter, of Wilkes-Barre; Misses Nell, and Mary Shavlin, of Freeland; Misses Mary and Helen McDonnell, of Dunmore; and Miss Madeline Larkin, of Carbondale.
The Tribune (Scranton, PA)
Louis Drury and Mary Elizabeth [Martin] Carr spent most of their married-years in New Jersey. In about 1983 when their health began to deteriorate and with no family members nearby, their children agreed that the optimum place for them to live would be near their son, William (Bill). So Louis and Mary flew along with their sons and a granddaughter, Mary Alice Stockdale who served as a flight nurse, from Spring Lake, NJ to Carroll, Iowa on a chartered plane. Bill was able to visit them daily in their assisted living home until they died. Thus their final resting placed became Iowa. When Bill and his wife later moved to Mississippi it seemed that Louis & Mary were being stranded alone in the Midwest (!), so two grandchildren (Regis 7 Suzanne) thought to have them re-intered in a Carr family plot in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, NJ. Those plans were tabled when Bill advised that he planned to join his parents when that time arrives.

Age at Marriage He was 24 years and 9 months - She was 26 years and 10 months

Children

+	1. John Louis CARR b. 03 DEC 1926, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 26 DEC 2016, Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia, USA (Age 90 years)
+	2. Alice Marie CARR b. 18 SEP 1930, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA d. 02 FEB 2010, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA (Age 79 years)
+	3. William Dill CARR b. 21 OCT 1934, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA d. 23 APR 2022, 421 S. Clark Street, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, USA (Age 87 years)

Documents

2 Documents

Martin, Mary: 1924 Marriage to Louis Drury Carr

Martin, Mary: 1924 Olyphant Girl is Bride of Patterson Young Man

Last Modified 4 MAY 2022

Family ID F267 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 24 JUN 1899 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
	Census - 1900 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
	Census - 1910 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
	Occupation - Clerk with American Railway Express - SEP 1918 - Allison Street, Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
	Draft Registration - Name: Louis Drury Carr Race: White Birth Date: 24 Jun 1899 Residence Date: 1917-1918 Street Address: 370 Van Houten St. Residence Place: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA Draft Board: 3 Physical Build: Slender Height: Medium Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Father: William S. Carr - 12 SEP 1918 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
	Military Service - WWI On 01 October, 1918, less than three weeks after he registered for the draft, Louis entered Company C, Student Army Training Center (SATC) at NYU. He was paid $30/ month while he participated in the established curriculum. Although the details of his specific area of concentration are not known, a Marshall S. Brown document in the NYU archives indicated the draftees were provided 42 hours/week of essential and allied subjects while also performing military drill for 11 hours/week. Essential courses included military law, hygiene and sanitation, surveying, map making, modern ordinance, and a war-issues course. At the end of their studies [between one and three terms, depending on age] the students were assigned to officer or non-commissioned officer training programs, a depot brigade, or permitted further study in engineering, medicine or law. That first term of SATC officer training had been underway for less than 6 weeks when the Armistice was signed in Paris. Deliberations about the status of the SATC continued until 26 November when a telephone call from the AGO (Adjutant Generals Office) stipulated that the program would be deactivated on 19 December. Thus on the specified date, Louis and countless other privates were issued their final pay. Louis received $42.60 in cash which included his November pay of $30, a pro-rated December pay of $19 and a quartermaster deduction of $6.40 which may have been for an item of equipment, clothing or perhaps text books. Following active military service of almost 12 weeks, Louis was a WWI veteran and once again a civilian. - 1 OCT 1918 - Manhattan (New York County), New York, USA
	Census - 1920 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
	Census - Louis Carr (24) was shown living at 105 Valley Road, Clifton, NJ with his wife Mary (25) and their son John (3 3/12). Louis was the superintendent of a grammar school. Also living in the home was Louise Fadden, Mary's cousin. - 1930 - 105 Valley Road, Clifton, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
	Civil - SHERIFF’S SALE In Chancery of New Jersey WHEREIN The People’s Loan and Building Association of Paterson is complainant, and Louis D. Carr, Mary M. Carr and Ella Carr are defendants, Fl. Fa. for sale of mortgaged premises. WILLIAM B GOURLEY, Solicitor. By virtue of the above stated writ of fieri facias, to me directed and delivered, I have levied upon and shall expose for sale by public vendue, and sell to the highest bidder, on Friday, the Tenth day of May, 1935, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, Daylight Savings Time, at the Sheriff's Office, situate in the Court House, in the City et Paterson, that is to say: All the following tract or parcel of land and premises hereinafter particularly described, situate lying and being in the City of Clifton in the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey. BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Mountain Avenue, distant one hundred and fifty feet northerly from the northerly line of William Street and running thence: (1) Easterly parallel with William Street, one hundred feet; thence (2) Northerly, parallel with Mountain Avenue, twenty-five feet; thence (3) Westerly, parallel with the first course, one hundred feet to said line of Mountain Avenue and thence, (4) Southerly along said line of Mountain Avenue, twenty-five feet to the place of beginning. Together with the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, etc. Liens and encumbrance against the above described premises will be made known at the time of the sale. Approximate amount of decree Fifty One Hundred Dollars. THOMAS E. MANLY, Sheriff. Fees $21.84 Apr. 18-25-May 2-9(4x)C The Morning Call (Paterson, NJ) - 2 MAY 1935 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
	Census - 1940 - 173 Harrison Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Draft Registration - Name: Louis Drury Carr Race: White Age: 42 Birth Date: 24 Jun 1899 Birth Place: Paterson, New Jersey Residence Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey Registration Date: 15 Feb 1942 Registration Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA Employer: Board Of Education Jersey City N.J. Height: 5'' 7 Weight: 129 Complexion: Light Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: Mary M. Carr - 15 FEB 1942 - Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Census - Name: Louis D Carr Age: 50 Birth Date: abt 1900 Gender: Male Birth Place: New Jersey Marital Status: Mar Relation to Head of House: Head Residence Date: 1950 Home in 1950: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA Dwelling Number: 42 Household Members Age Relationship Louis D Carr 50 Head Mary M Carr 46 Wife Alice M Carr 19 Daughter William D Carr 15 Son - 1950 - 173 Harrison Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Departure - Abt 27 AUG 1954 - Le Havre, France
	Arrival - 31 AUG 1954 - Manhattan (New York County), New York, USA
	Residence - 1955 - 275 Harrison Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Residence - 1978 - Spring Lake, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
	Residence - 1980 - Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, USA
	Died - 24 JAN 1986 - Carroll Health Center Nursing Home, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, USA
	Buried - Aft 24 JAN 1986 - Carroll City Cemetery, Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, USA

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	Carr, Louis Drury: 1947 This picture was probably taken at West Point by his son, John.
	Carr, John L: 1947 Trophy Point, West Point John is pictured with his parents and sister, Alice. His brother, William, was probably the photographer. The Husdon River is in the background.
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1947 family photo The family picture was probably taken at West Point judging from the date, the landscape, and what appear to be stone walls in left rear. It includes from left to right: Louis, son William, daughter Alice and his wife Mary Martin. It is possible that William is making faces at his brother, John, who was a cadet at the Academy and was probably taking the picture.
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1970 Louis and Mary (Martin) are pictured in Runnemeade, NJ with their grandchild, Cathleen Carr.
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1977 Louis (Jack) Carr is shown with his son-in-law, William (Bill) Stockdale in a photo thought to have been taken in December, 1973; perhaps while Regis (the photographer) was at West Point for a classmate's wedding and shortly after Ranger School.
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	Carr, Louis Drury: 1982 Louis is shown with his wife Mary (Martin) at his son's home in Carroll, Iowa. Also pictured is Louis' son, Bill, and his wife, Terry (Malone).
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1986 Louis D Carr took on his typical look of tolerance as he sat with his youngest son, William Dill, in Carroll, IA.

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	Carr, Louis Drury: 1918 WWI Draft Louis Drury Carr registered for the WWI draft as a 19-year on the same day two of his brothers also registered. He listed his occupation as a clerk with American Railway Express on Allison Street, Paterson. His residence was with his father William S. Carr at 370 van Houten St, Paterson, Passaic, NJ. There were three drafts during WWI: 1) 5 June 1917 for all men aged 21 to 31 2) 5 June 1918 for men who reached age 21 since the previous draft 2a) supplemental for all men who reached age 21 since June 5th. 3) 12 September 1918 for all men 18 to 21 and 31 to 45.
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1918 ASTC-P1 This is the cover page of the Army Student Training Corps payroll packet used to reconstruct Louis Carr's WWI military service. The NYU SATC unit eventually enrolled 1,288 men at the University Heights campus. The New York University Archives provided this discription of the SATC: "Inducted as privates in the regular army and subject to military discipline, the student-soldiers lived in barracks, ate at mess and were accorded a monthly allowance of $30, in addition to having their tuition paid. They were to receive a total of 42 hours of "essential" and "allied" subjects while also performing military drill for 11 hours per week. Essential courses included "military law and practice," "hygiene and sanitation," "surveying and map making," "modern ordinance," and the "war issues" course. At the end of their studies [between one and three terms, depending on age] the students were assigned to officer or non-commissioned officer training programs, a depot brigade, or permitted further study in engineering, medicine, or law. The Armistice interrupted the work of the SATC shortly after it began. After some debate over whether or not it should be continued, the SATC was demobilized on December 19, 1918. Within six months, the work of demobilization and fulfilling contracts between the government and the schools was completed."
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1918 Payroll P2
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1918 ASTC-P6 Louis enlisted in the NYU Army Student Training Corps (ASTC) on 01 October 1918 and was honorably discharged on December 19. Many WWI records were destroyed in the 12 July 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. In the following years the veteran's records would be reconstituted using auxiliary records - Louis's records were reconstituted using the NYU payroll records. He is one of 16 privates on the linked payroll. He was recorded receiving #42.60 in pay for the period to include $6.40 for a Quartermaster allotment - possibly for the return of unused books, equpment or clothing. The story of the shortlived SATC is worth researching - its duration was not much longer than the period of Louis's enlistment.
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1918 Payroll P7
	Carr, Louis D: 1929 Carr Again Lauds Councilmen Kievit Candidate Democratic Candidate for Freeholder Praises Republican City Official. Louis D. Carr, of Albion Place, Democratic candidate for free holder, lauded Councilman Crine Kievit, unopposed Republican candidate for councilman in the Fifth ward, at a regular meeting of the City of Clifton Democratic club last night in Thorburn’s hall. Councilman Kievit was classed by Mr. Carr as a progressive worker who would assist the successful Democratic candidates, and the two present Democratic councilmen, in giving the city a good administration. Mr. Carr, once before, praised Councilman Kievit in a letter issued to the press. He had commended him for his stand during the note renewal crisis with the Clifton Trust company, when Councilman Kievit had arranged with a New York bank to loan money to pay the notes which the trust company had first refused to renew. The Second Ward Democratic club censured him for this attitude.
	Carr, Louis D: 1929 Candidate Louis D. Carr. Louis D. Carr, of Clifton, is the third man the Democrats hope to see placed on the board of freeholders. He was born in Paterson on June 24, 1899, the son of William S. and Eliza A. Carr. At the present time Mr. Carr, who makes his home at 105 Valley road, Clifton, is the supervising principal of schools in North Arlington. He is a graduate of school No.13 here, Paterson high school and Montclair normal school. He also attended the teacher's college of New York university and teachers’ college at Montclair. Fraternally, he is a member of the lodge of Elks of Paterson, Gama Zeta chapter of Kappa Sigma and is president of the city of Clifton Democratic club.
	Carr, Louis, D: 1935 Rebel Slate Louis joined a slate of educators who were declared Rebels. Although ultimately defeated, they represented a large contingent of educators who charged that the existing State Teachers Association "had been dominated by superintendents of schools and that such administrators had not been aggressive in behalf of the teachers and the tenure office act."
	Carr, Louis D: 1935 Sheriff's Sale - Fieri facias Mortgaged property (presumably a vacant lot) belonging to Louis, his wife Mary and his cousin, Ella, was advertised as being placed for public sale on 10 May 1935 in the sheriff's office in the Paterson city court house. The value of the property was noted as approximate $150.
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	Carr, Louis D: 1944 Ration Board Louis Carr, Ration Board Head, Resigns Louis D. Carr, principal of School 23, Romaine Av., and chairman of the Jersey City War Price and Rationing Board, at St. Peter’s College, since January, has tendered his resignation to Richard J. Tarrant, district director, effective June 1. Although pointing out his resignation was not brought about by ill health, Carr added, the action has been taken on the advise of his physician who found to “continue as principal and as chairman is too great a strain for any one man.” Carr, who has been principal of the Romain Avenue school three years, previously served 1n the same capacity for five years at School 9. A native of Clifton, he came to Jersey City from North Arlington, where he was supervising principal. On Jan. 13, 1944, he succeeded M. Lester Lynch, who became U. S. commissioner for Hudson and Bergen counties. Carr’s letter to Tarrant follows: “The district office is, I know, fully aware of the responsibilities of the chairmanship of a war price and rationing board. You realize the attendant physical and mental strain. Our monthly reports, show that I have been averaging 35 hours weekly to hard work. This, in addition to the time required by my school work makes each day a long one. “While there is no question of ill health involved, my doctor advises me that to continue as principal and as chairman is too great a strain for any one man. It is, therefore, with great regret that I resign as chairman of the Jersey City War Price and Rationing Board effective June 1. 1944. “My work has been pleasant, and this is due in no small part to the whole-hearted and friendly cooperation I have received from the district office, from the local staff, from our volunteers, and from the mayor and commissioners of Jersey City. I am most grateful to all of them.” RJCarr, 2 Jan 2021: There is a backstory to the above newspaper article. Louis D. Carr's son, William Dill Carr, relayed to me years before this artifact was located, that his father was pressured to leave the position as the chairman of the Jersey City rationing board. Ostensibly, the pressure stemmed from attempts by persons in the political wings (the Democrat Party, the truth be told) of Jersey City to have Louis allocate rations to persons not otherwise authorized to have them. It is likely that the doctor who advised "that to continue as principal and as chairman is too great a strain for any one man," was a family member. Louis, with "no question of ill health" likely felt he had little choice but to resign. To my knowledge, Louis never again operated within the political circles of Jersey City. He was too honest.
	Carr, William Dill: 1983 Conservatorship William was granted conservatorship of his parents, Louis D & Mary M Carr when the moved from New Jersey to Iowa. The decision to have him fulfill that role was jointly made with his brother and sister prior to flying their parents to Iowa.In his role, he was required to coordinate the submission of annual fiduciary reports "accounting for his acts, receipts and disbursements and prays that said report be approved."
	Carr, Louis D: 1964 Honored by Knights Carr Honored By Knights Louis Carr, past grand knight of Jersey City Council of the Knights of Columbus, today holds an honorary membership card. Carr was honored last night at the Columbian Club, 441 Jersey Ave. Frank Quilty, grand knight, and Frank Câleca, program chairman, paid tribute to Carr for his 25 years of service to the council. Carr is now serving as state chairman of Catholic -Action of the Columbian Order.
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	Carr, Louis Drury: 1986 John, Alice, William, IA706 page1
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1986 John, Alice, William, IA706 page2Drury
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1986 Obituary LOUIS (JACK) CARR Louis (Jack) Carr, 86, died Friday, January 24, at the Carroll Heath Center Nursing Home. He was a school principle who retired in Jersey City, N.J., and was a former president of the New Jersey Association of Elementary principles. Mass of the Christian Burial was celebrated at 10: a.m. Monday, January 27, at Holy Spirit church in Carroll with the Rev. David Hermann as celebrant. Sons Bill and John Carr were lectors; a granddaughter, Cathleen Carr, was gift-bearer and Brent Simons, David Scheiffer and Jason Strunk were mass servers. Burial, under the direction of Twit Funeral Home of Carroll, was in Mount Olivet cemetery (sic). Serving as casket bearers were Larry Gille, Michael Gretleman, Al Tinder and Tom Gronstal. A scriptural prayer service was conducted at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Sunday. Mr. Carr is survived by two sons: William Carr, Carroll, and John Carr, Woodridge (sic), VA: a daughter, Mrs. William (Alice) Stockdale, Richland, Wash; 18 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Mary, on October 16, 1983, 12 (sic) brothers and sisters. Mr. Carr was born in Paterson, N.J., on June 24,1899, a son of William Seward and Eliza Donnelly Carr. He was married to Mary Martin at Olyphant, Pa., on March 1, 1924 by the Rev. Msgr. O'Rourke. He received his education in Paterson N.J., High school, and Montclair Teachers College, N.J. He was awarded a master's degree in education by Rutgers University. During World War I he served in the U.S. Army. In World War II, as chairman of the Ration Board of Hudson County, N.J. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and was past grand knight. He was the last of a family of 13 (sic).
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1986 Prayer card This was the prayer card prepared for the family and friends of Louos Drury Carr by the Twit Funeral home in Carroll, Iowa. Note the typical misspelling of his birth city.
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1986 KoC death benefits
	Carr, Louis Drury: 1986 KoC death benefits summary
	Carr, Louis D: 1986 Iowa Inheritance Tax Return
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	Carr, Louis Drury: 2012 Service Records Request Grandson Regis requested copies of his grandfather's service records. Louis' records were reconstructed from secondary sources since the original files were destroyed along with millions of other WWI service records in the 1973 fire in St. Louis.

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Carr, Louis Drury: 2012 Educator and Grand Knight
Initially this biography, based simply upon memories, was a single page long and thus proved to be a great disappointment to say the least - surely more could be learned with a modicum of effort! After researching his WWI service - which proved to be an education in itself - many other details fell into place. As with the other histories on this website - all veterans - I am indebted to family members for their contributions - the errors are all mine and will be corrected when brought to my attention.

Sources

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[S242] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (National Archives and Records Administration), https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/32234405:6482.
[S528] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/11135474:2441.
[S129] New York Passenger and Immigration Lists 1820-1957, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7488&h=3032633995&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2441.
[S162] U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3693&h=9556367&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2441.
[S1247] Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2734537:62116.

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