Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Carr, Martha A. Ballard, 1938 

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MARTHA BALLARD CARR 

  Suffolk, Dec. 5 - Mrs. Martha Ballard Carr, 79, widow of S.J. Carr and 
daughter of Edwin Lawrence Ballard and Annie Wrenn Vellines Ballard, died 
this morning at 12:50 at her home on West Washington Street after a long 
illness.  Mrs. Carr was a native of Isle of Wight but had made her home in 
Suffolk for half a century.

  She was a woman of unusual force of character and ability and though left 
a widow with a large family, she reared and educated her children to be 
among the leading citizens of the community.

  Surviving Mrs. Carr are two sons, W. Post Carr of Chicago, and Paul Carr, 
of Suffolk; three daughters, Mrs. Annie Titus, Mrs. Alfred D. Bowen, Sr., 
and Mrs. Charles C. Clark of Suffolk; a stepdaughter, Mrs. William Brinkley 
of Richmond.


Martha Ann (BALLARD; Mrs. Solomon J.) CARR, 
b. 13 Jan 1859, Isle of Wight Co., d. 5 Dec 1938, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block F, Plot 49*), Suffolk, 6 Dec 1938, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 19, No. 37, Dec. 8, 1938 

*Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

Several family photos are included with her Find a Grave Memorial, #91098310. 
   It states that her parents are buried unmarked in a BALLARD family 
   cemetery, Knoxville Rd., Collosse - not recorded by the Isle of Wight 
   County Historical Society {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF}. 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. #27426. 

Martha & Solomon m. 17 Jan 1878.  (IoW.Co. M.Reg. 1878 #182 #12) 

Solomon 1m. 18 Dec 1873 Mary E. Eley.  (IoW.Co. M.Reg. 1873 #139 #20) 

Martha's parents m. Jan 1842, in IoW.Co. FamilySearch.org "Virginia Marriages" 
   gives 3 dates - presumably 1 is m.bond, 2 is m., 3 is typo. 

Annie 2m. 26 Aug 1867 widower Capt. Meredith H. Watkins. 
   (IoW.Co. M.Reg. 1867 #168 #28) 


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