Hi! I'm new to this list. I just recently discovered that my 4th gr grandfather, John Carr, applied for a land bounty from Carroll County, AR. He served in the Cherokee Removal in the 1830s and that was the basis for his land application. His first application was made in Feb., 1853. His second application was made in 1855. His second application was aided by Bradley Bunch of Berryville. My question concerning this is, are there land records in Carroll County from the 1850s? When I checked the LDS microfilm catalog, I didn't see Carroll County land records from the 1850s. Second question concerns William J. Carr. If anyone out there is researching William Carr, does he have a relation with John Carr? Here is why I ask this. My 4th gr grandfather was probably born around 1800, in South Carolina. He lived in Jackson County, AL from about 1820 until 1852. William J. Carr was born in 1806, in South Carolina. His wife was Mary Wright, born in Alabama. Two of their children were born in Alabama. I'm not sure of the location in Alabama. William can be found in the 1850 and 60 censuses. He also can be found in 1870 under the name Care. Here are a few other facts about the John Carr family. John's wife was Nancy Taylor. When the family left Alabama, they passed through southeast IL because my third gr grandfather George W. Carr stayed there along with his sister Nancy and brother in law John Abner Spence. Initially, they lived in Stonefort, Saline County, IL. John Carr, his wife Nancy, along with son Elihu and daughter Bethany moved on to the MO/AR area. Nancy and the two kids can be found in Stone County, MO in 1860, 1870. Elihu can be found in Stone in 1880. Strangely, John Carr can be found in Stonefort, Saline County, IL in the 1860 census, living with daughter Nancy and son in law John Abner Spence. I'd be glad to discuss this with other researchers out there. I have other info I could provide. Robert Schneider
First go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcchs/maps/C.html and look for the Carrs listed for the general locations. Then go to http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ and search for the Carrs in AR to find the documentation and details. Have fun! Regards, Phillip -----Original Message----- From: Robert Schneider <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 1:35 pm Subject: [ARCARROL] William J. Carr/John Carr Hi! I'm new to this list. I just recently discovered that my 4th gr grandfather, John Carr, applied for a land bounty from Carroll County, AR. He served in the Cherokee Removal in the 1830s and that was the basis for his land application. His first application was made in Feb., 1853. His second application was made in 1855. His second application was aided by Bradley Bunch of Berryville. My question concerning this is, are there land records in Carroll County from the 1850s? When I checked the LDS microfilm catalog, I didn't see Carroll County land records from the 1850s. Second question concerns William J. Carr. If anyone out there is researching William Carr, does he have a relation with John Carr? Here is why I ask this. My 4th gr grandfather was probably born around 1800, in South Carolina. He lived in Jackson County, AL from about 1820 until 1852. William J. Carr was born in 1806, in South Carolina. His wife was Mary Wright, born in Alabama. Two of their children were born in Alabama. I'm not sure of the location in Alabama. William can be found in the 1850 and 60 censuses. He also can be found in 1870 under the name Care. Here are a few other facts about the John Carr family. John's wife was Nancy Taylor. When the family left Alabama, they passed through southeast IL because my third gr grandfather George W. Carr stayed there along with his sister Nancy and brother in law John Abner Spence. Initially, they lived in Stonefort, Saline County, IL. John Carr, his wife Nancy, along with son Elihu and daughter Bethany moved on to the MO/AR area. Nancy and the two kids can be found in Stone County, MO in 1860, 1870. Elihu can be found in Stone in 1880. Strangely, John Carr can be found in Stonefort, Saline County, IL in the 1860 census, living with daughter Nancy and son in law John Abner Spence. I'd be glad to discuss this with other researchers out there. I have other info I could provide. Robert Schneider ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com