Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Carr, Mary J. Butler, 1935 

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MRS. MARY J. CARR 
       97, DIES IN WAVERLY 

  Mrs. Mary Jane Carr, 97, life-long resident of Isle of Wight County, died 
this morning at 2 o'clock, after a long illness at the home of her daughter, 
Mrs. W.W. Butler, near Windsor. 

  Mrs. Carr, who has born in 1938 [sic; 1838], lived through four wars, and 
saw the country change in customs and manners; the introduction of practically 
every modern convenience. 

  In her girlhood, sewing was all done by hand, lights were from candles and 
kerosene lamps, and travel was done in stage and on horseback over rough 
roads. 

  She is survived by a brother, Eugene Butler, of Suffolk; three daughters, 
Mrs. W.W. Butler, Mrs. M.T. Holland and Mrs. G.M. Pierce, all of Isle of 
Wight; three sons, G.C. Carr, G.T. Carr and C.B. Carr of Windsor community, 
and a number of grandchildren. 

  The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 at Antioch Christian Church 
by Rev. E.B. White, Rev. C.E. Rerringer [sic; Gerringer] and Rev. J. Sidney 
Cobb. 


"Mollie" Mary Jane (BUTLER; Mrs. Solomon J.) CARR, 
b. 29 Mar 1838, Isle of Wight Co., d. 5 Aug 1935, at daughter's home, Windsor, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 7 Aug 1935, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 15, No. 17, Thurs., Aug. 8, 1935, p. 3; 
   posted with Find a Grave Memorial 199431273 by Martha Fontaine Byrum 

*Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

D.Cert. 19642 (Windsor #17) 

Her husband was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in Co. D, 
   16th VA Inf., and was paroled at Appomattox C.H. 


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