Person:John Carr (14)
John Carr
b.Jul 1857 County Donegal, Republic of Ireland
d.5 Sep 1930 O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Hugh CarrBet 1839 & 1854 - 1935
  2. James Carr1845 -
  3. Cecilia (Sheila) CARR1851 - Aft 1911
  4. Catherine Carr1851 - 1918
  5. Ellen CarrBet 1852 & 1854 - 1945
  6. John Carr1857 - 1930
Spouse and Children
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m. 1 Aug 1893
  1. Ellen Carr1894 - 1970
  2. Bridget Carr1895 - 1930
  3. Mary Elizabeth CARR1896 - 1897
  4. Annie CARR1898 - 1942
  5. Hugh Emmet CARR1899 - 1899
  6. Catherine "Cassie" CARR1900 - 1945
  7. Charles CARR1903 - 1911
  8. James CARR1904 - 1936
  9. John CARR1905 - 1906
  10. Agnes CARR1908 - 1990
  11. Patrick Joseph CARR1908 - 1941
  12. John Emmett CARR1910 - 1968
  13. Loretta CARR1911 - 1994
  14. Cecelia (Sheila) CARR1914 - 2001
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Facts and Events
Name John Carr
Gender Male
Birth[2] Jul 1857 County Donegal, Republic of IrelandGlendowanbeg
Residence[3] Bef 1879 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage 1 Aug 1893 County Donegal, Republic of Irelandto Bridget Gallagher
Census[2] 1900 Holt, Nebraska, United StatesEwing Township
Death[1] 5 Sep 1930 O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska, United States
Questionable information identified by WeRelate automation
To check:Born after mother was 50
To check:Born after father was 70

Went to America, (Nebraska) in 1879 per 1930 census

References
  1. ↑ Connie Comte. Connie Comte.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Holt, Nebraska, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623).

    Carr, John July 1857 age 42 , married 7 yrs. came to American in 1880? in US for 20 years. Occupation Stock _______?

    Bridget b. April 1873, 27 yrs old, had 6 children but only 4 living, came to the US in 1893, Been in the US for 7 yrs.

    Ellen, b. August 1894? 5 yrs old b. NE
    Bridget b. August 1895? 4 yrs old NE
    Anna b. June? 1897 3 yrs old, NE
    Catherine, b. May 1900 1 month old NE

    Census was taken in June 1900. It is on page 10/15 in Ewing Twp. Ancestry.com

  3. ↑ Source Needed.

    As a young man, 24, he came to the US and settled in Pennsylvania where he did manual labor and in his spare time,took advantage of the opportunities which the city offered for improving the mind. After spending four years in the vicinity of Philadelphia, one evening, while attending a "cowboy show", he received the inspiration to go west. A few days later he left for Nebraska with his savings of a few hundred dollars and a young man named George Thumbal.
    In due time, he became one of the early "homesteaders" in Holt Co. and realizing the vast opportunities in this country, he gradually bought more land and went into the cattle business on a large scale, always with success and was known as the "cattle king of Holt County". Any early settler will testify there were many many hardships to be overcome in the early days. Perhaps John would have "given up" and returned east with his friend, Mr. Thumbal, if he had not been thinking of that fair, young girl back in County Donegal, Bridget Gallagher, whom he married in Letterkenny on August 1st, 1893(4). Soon after that they returned to Holt County. This union was blessed with 15 children. ...
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    [Note: what is reference 4?]

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