NAME |
Carr, Sarah Ann (Miss) |
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PLACE |
Salisbury, VT |
AGE
IN 1850 |
18 |
MAIDEN
NAME |
Sarah Ann Carr |
PARENTS |
Probably
Nathan Carr and Esther Whitney. He was born
1798 in Rhode
Island,
and died 1837 in Brandon,
VT. She was born about 1796 in Clarendon,
Vermont,
and died 1854 in Brandon,
VT. |
BORN |
20
April 1832
in Vermont |
DIED |
23
October 1925
in Saint
Paul,
MN
at the age of 93 |
BURIED |
Northfield
City
Cemetery,
Rice
County,
MN,
Section B6 |
MARRIED |
Alfred
D. Holt, about 1857. The son of Samuel and
Martha Holt, he was born 23
August 1828
in Salisbury,
VT,
and died 09
December 1912
in MN. |
CHILDREN |
1.
Edwina Elizabeth Holt, b. 20 August
1858 in VT, d. 24 June 1926, m. William Archibald Law about 1880. He was b. 10 August 1856, and d. 18 April 1927 in Minneapolis,
MN. Children: Ada L. Law, b. 1882.
2.
Ethelbert A. Holt, b. November 1864 in
VT, d. 17 May 1923 in MN, m. 1) Fannie E. Raymond, 26 September 1896, 2) Mary Eliza Fay,
March 1908. She was born 15 March 1864, and
died 18 April 1944. Children from first
marriage: Alfred R. Holt, b. 07 September 1899, d. 03 June 1865 in San Luis Obispo,
California, and Francis E. Holt, b. about 1903.
3.
Unknown. |
FEDERAL
CENSUS RECORDS |
1840 |
Brandon,
Rutland
County,
VT. The Carr household consists of 1 male between the
ages 15-20 (John or Jedediah?), one female 40-50 (Esther), one female 10-15 (unknown), one
female 5-10 (Sarah), and one female under 5 (Elizabeth). |
1850 |
Salisbury, Addison County, VT
(dwelling 95). Sarah Ann (17 VT) is living in
the household of John Carr (28 VT), his wife Fidelia (21) and son Charles (1), along with
Esther Carr (53), [Jedediah] Clark Carr (30), Horace Carr (24), and Elizabeth Carr (13). These are surely her widowed mother and siblings.
Salisbury,
Addison
County,
VT
(dwelling 149). Sarahs future husband
Alfred Holt (22) is living in the household of his parents, Samuel (66) and Martha (57)
Holt with six siblings. Real estate $1,700. |
1860 |
Canton, Saint Lawrence County, NY
(dwelling 934). Brother Jno Carr (37 VT), wife
Fidelia (31) and children: Charles (10), Loren (9), Lucy A. (7), and Jas. (4 months). Brother Horace Carr (33) is likewise in Canton
(dwelling 948), boarding in the household of Dyer Wescott, whose daughter Lydia (30) he
will later marry.
Rutland,
Rutland
County,
VT.
Brother Jed C[lark] Carr (39), wife Pheba
(29), and children Alma (6) and Don (4). |
1870 |
Greenvale, Dakota County, MN
(dwelling 101). Brother H.H. Carr (44 VT) and
wife Lydia L. (41 NY) have a young son, Everett N. (8 NY). Real
estate $1,500. Personal state $100. Sister Elizabeth (30 VT) and husband Francis Howard
(46 VT) are living next door (dwelling 102). Real
estate $1,200. Personal estate $300. Harry and Esther Thomas are living nearby (dwelling
106).
Chester,
Windsor
County,
VT. John Carrs son Loren G. (19) is a farm
laborer living within the household of Jerediah (50) and Phebe A. (40) Carr. Leo Carr (11) is living nearby in the household of
John Leach. Jedediahs household also
includes daughter Alma P. (17) and her husband Perley Smith (20), as well as other
children: Don (14), Marion (6), George (4),
and Orcutt (10 months). Since later census
records indicate that John Carr was an invalid at this time, it might explain
why several of his children are living with other families.
|
1880 |
Greenvale,
Dakota County, MN (dwelling 129). Sarah A. (48
VT) and husband Alfred D. Holt (51 VT) are living with son Ethelbert A. (15 VT). Also in their household is Francis Howard (52),
widower of Elizabeth, listed here as brother-in-law. Nearby (dwelling 138)
H.H. Carr (54 VT) and wife Lydia L. (50 NY) share their home with Lydias brother
Alanson Westcott (54). Horaces father was born in Rhode Island and his mother in Vermont. The Harry Thomas family is also close (dwelling
142). Nashua, Hillsborough County, NH. Ward 6A. Brother
John Carr (58) is enumerated with his wife Fidelia (51), and children Charles (31), Lorin
(28), and Leo (20). Johns father was
born in Rhode Island and his mother in Vermont. He
is an invalid, paralyzed for 19 years.
Harvard, Worcester
County,
MA. Brother Jedediah C. Carr (59 VT) is widowed is
living with his children: Don C. Carr (24),
Marion A. Carr (16), George L. Carr (13), Orcutt N. Carr (10), Alma P. Bigelow (26), and
Almas children by a previous marriage: Gracie
E. Smith (9) and Phebe B. Smith (4). Jedediahs
father was born in Rhode
Island
and his mother in Vermont. |
1900 |
Faribault, Rice County, MN (Ward 3,
dwelling 92). Sarah A. (68, b. April 1832) and
husband Alfred D. Holt (71, b. August 1828) have been married for 42 years. Sarah had three children, two still living. Her parents are both listed as born in Vermont. They are living in the household of their
son-in-law, William Law (48, b. August 1856 MN) and daughter Edwina E. (40, b. August 1859
VT). They have been married twenty years, with
two children, one still livingAda L. Law (17, b. January or June 1882 MN).
Greenvale, Dakota
County, MN (dwelling 47). Son Ethelbert A.
Holt (35, b. November 1864), a farmer, and wife Fannie E. (32, b. March 1868) have been
married for four years. They have one son,
Alfred R. (b. September 1899).
Nashua,
Hillsborough
County,
NH
(Ward 7). Brother John Carr (78, b. April
1822) and wife Fidelia (71, b. February 1829) have been married 41 years. They had four children, 3 still living. Also in their household at 20
Mason Street
are son Charles (50, b. August 1849), widowed daughter-in-law Grace A. Carr (50, b. June
1849), and granddaughter Hazel M. Carr (12, b. August 1887).
John fathers was born in Rhode
Island
and his mother in Canada. |
1910 |
St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN. Living at 346 Cleveland Avenue, Sarah A. (77 VT)
has been married to husband Alfred B. Holt (81 VT) for 53 years. She had three children, two still living. Both of her parents are listed as born in Vermont. Also in their household are daughter Edwina E. (30
VT) and her husband William A. Law (30 MN). Edwina
had two children, one living.
Greenvale, Dakota
County,
MN
(dwelling 131). Son Ethelbert Holt (45), a
farmer, and his second wife Mary E. (46) have been married two years. They are listed with his children from a previous
marriage: Alfred R. (10) and Francis E. (7). Mary E. has had no children of her own. |
1920 |
St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN. Sarah A. Holt (87) is living with her daughter
Edwina (61) and son-in-law W.A. Law (63), a traveling salesman of Scottish descent. Sarahs parents are both listed as born in New
York.
Bridgewater,
Rice
County,
MN. Son Ethelbert Holt (55), wife Mary E. (55) and son
Francis E. (17). |
MINNESOTA
CEMETERY INSCRIPTION INDEX |
Sarah Ann Holt (nee: Carr), wife of
Alfred D. Holt, is buried in Northfield City Cemetery, Rice County, MN (section B6). She was born 20 April 1832 in Vermont, and died 23
October 1925 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Her husband
Alfred D. Holt was born 23 August 1828 in Salisbury, VT, and died 09 December 1912. He is buried in Northfield City Cemetery (section
B6). His spouse is listed as Sarah Ann
Carr.
Her son
Ethelbert A. Holt was born in 1864 in Vermont, and died 17 May 1923. Cemetery records list his parents are Sarah Ann
Carr and Alfred D. Holt. He is buried in Northfield
City Cemetery (section B29).
Her daughter
Edwina Elizabeth (Holt) Law was born 20 August 1858 and died 24 June 1926. She is buried in Northfield City Cemetery (section
C21).
Her sister
Elizabeth Howard (nee: Carr), wife of Francis Howard, is also buried in Northfield City Cemetery
(section B6). She was born 28 August 1837, and
died 04 April 1876.
Rev. Francis
Howard was born 06 August 1827 in Orange County, VT., and died 12 June 1901. He married Elizabeth Carr in March 1855. he is buried in Northfield City Cemetery (section
B6).
Her brother
Horace H. Carr was born in 1826, and died 29 April 1894.
He is buried in Northfield City Cemetery, Rice County, MN (section
A24)the same cemetery as Esther W. Thomas. His
wife Lydia L. was born in 1830, and died 21 August 1915.
Everett H. Carr, son of Horace and Lydia,
was born May 1862, and died 21
July 1874
at the age of 12. He, too, is buried in Northfield
City
Cemetery
(section A24). |
NOTES |
Sarah Ann Carrs father Nathan
was the son of William and Elizabeth Carr, and the brother of Caleb Carr and Esther (Carr)
Jones. Therefore, she was the niece of both.
Proximity to the Esther W. Thomas in Greenvale,
MN
suggests a possible relationship (could they have been sisters?). |