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DAVID S. CARR, one of Island Creek's leading citizens, who resides on his valuable farm of 240 acres, where formerly he was engaged extensively in sheep raising, was born in Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, April 5, 1847, and is a son of William C. and Jane M. (Hunt) Carr. William C. Carr was born also in Island Creek Township. His father, David Carr, was born in Pennsylvania and with his two brothers came to Jefferson County from Westmoreland County and in 1798 settled in Island Creek Township when all this fertile and finely cultivated land was but a pathless wilderness. David Carr was a man of good business sense and the farm he selected is the one which his grandson now owns, it proving to be land capable of developement and suitable both for grazing and cultivation. William C. Carr lived out his entire life in Island Creek Township, where he died in 1864. He was a member of the Republican party in the latter part of his life and was a man of local prominence, serving in township offcies. He married Jane M. Hunt, who was born at Pittsburgh, Pa., a daughter of Rev. Thomas Hunt, who was a pioneer preacher in early days. It seems almost a fiction that the mother of Mr. Carr could remember when the present great iron city was a settlement of but three houses on the muddy bank of the river. Of the children of William C. and Jane M. Carr, the following survive: Letitia C., who is the wife of John Findley, and lives at Waverly, Iowa; W. B., who is pastor of a Presbyterian Church at Latrobe, Pa.; and David S., of Island Creek Township. David S. Carr was reared on the home farm and can remember when this section was called Carr's Ridge, the name having been given it by his grandfather. He obtained his education in the district schools and at Beaver Academy, in Beaver County, and later was sent to Hagerstown Academy, which was at that time a somewhat noted educational institution in Carroll County, Ohio. Being the owner of a large amount of land he naturally became a farmer and stock raiser and for many years was interested in raising Merino sheep, keeping as many as 400 at one time. He still continues his cattle industry, breeding and handling only Jersey and Durham stock and cattle from his farm have a very substantial reputation. On December 24, 1871, Mr. Carr was married to Miss Margaret Hanna, a daughter of John and Margaret Hanna, former resident of Cross Creek Township, both of whom are now deceased. Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Carr, John H. and Harlan P. John H., the older son, is a resident of Medina County, Ohio. He was educated in the Steubenville High School and Kiskimmitus Academy, situated near Saltsburg, Pa. The younger son, who resides in Island Creek Township, was educated in the Steubenville High School and the Ohio State University at Columbus. They are both creditable members of an honorable old family. Mr. and Mrs. Carr belong to the Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church in Island Creek Township, in which he is an elder. He is a Republican in his political views.  Return to Family Tales
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