Carr Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Carr Family

11,738 Carr records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

11,738Records in our database

1785Earliest birth

6Documented families

5Biographies

See the Carr family trees →643 Carr families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

11,738 Carr records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (2,611 of 11,738)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Hannah W Carr, born 1785, Butler County, Ohio

Most common first names

William338 John316 James279 Mary269 Robert254 Charles197 George153 Margaret125 Helen119 Thomas106 Richard97 Edward94

Documented families

Carr families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Carr family of Fayette CountyOhioStarts: Jacob Carr (b. 1817)Most recent: Salathiel H. Carr (b. 1845)

Family records from county histories (5)

Amos CarrHuron County, OhioStarts: Amos CarrMost recent: Lorin Carr, Ermina Carr, Annie Carr Annie Carr b. 1858Huron County, OhioStarts: Amos Carr & Sarah PriceMost recent: Mina Rippeth Joseph Carr d. 1878Noble County, OhioStarts: Joseph CarrMost recent: Mary Carr (Wheeler), James Carr, Joseph Carr Isaac CarrWashington County, IowaStarts: Isaac Carr, from New YorkMost recent: Isaac M. Carr, S. B. Carr, Delos Carr James Carr b. 1824Noble County, OhioStarts: Joseph Carr & Eliza McCleary, from Brooke County, West VirginiaMost recent: Inez Iowa Carr, Charles S. Carr, Helen S. Carr (Boyd)

The earliest Carrs in the county histories

Isaac R. CarrBorn 1796Child of Isaac CarrColumbiana County, Ohio Gideon A. CarrBorn 1816Child of Amos Carr and Margaret (Jackson) CarrDelaware County, Ohio Seth G. CarrBorn 1824, Logan countyCarroll County, Missouri Daniel CarrBorn 1824, Wayne CountyWyandot County, Ohio J. S. CarrBorn 1825, Ashtabula countyCoshocton County, Ohio J. E. CarrBorn 1826Logan County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

643 Carr families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

42 Carr death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

50 Carr people in 34 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (5)

Jacob CarrBorn 1817 · Fayette County, Ohio Cismore CarrBorn 1818 · Fayette County, Ohio Charles E. CarrBorn 1833 · Nodaway County, Missouri Samuel H. CarrBorn 1842 · Clark County, Ohio Salathiel H. CarrBorn 1845 · Fayette County, Ohio

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Common questions

Carr genealogy: FAQ

Where does the Carr surname come from?

Northern English & Scottish topographic name from Old Norse 'kjarr' (marshy ground overgrown with brushwood).

Where were Carr ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 11,738 Carr records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (2,611), then Ohio (2,367) and Illinois (1,553).

How far back does the Carr family tree go?

The earliest Carr birth in our database is 1785: Hannah W Carr, Butler County, Ohio. We have pieced together 643 Carr family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Carr family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Carr family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.