West Virginia Pioneers

Edgar Franklin Karr

Male 1887 - 1938  (51 years)


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  • Name Edgar Franklin Karr 
    Born 23 Jan 1887  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Jun 1938  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Edgar Franklin/Karr
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 06 Jun 1938
      Death Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 51y4m14d
      Cemetery: Otterbein
      Birth Date: Jan 22, 1887
      Birth Place: Ripley, WV
      Marital Status: M
      Spouse: Ada Karr/Casto
      Occupation: Merchant - grocery store
      Residence: Ripley, WV
      Mother: Francis Louise/VanHorn
      Mother's Birth Place: USA
      Father: D. D./Karr
      Father's Birth Place: USA
      Informant: JJ Karr, Ripley, WV
    Person ID I31996  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 20 May 2019 

    Father David D Karr,   b. Abt 1846, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1898, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Mother Louisa Frances Vanhorn,   b. 17 Aug 1851, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1942, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 1 Apr 1869  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 

    • 1870 Grant Dist, Jackson Co, WV # 278
      David D Karr, 24
      Louisa F 19
      Annie E 3/12

      1880 Grant, Jackson, West Virginia Page 539A
      David D. KARR Self M M W 34 WV
      Occ: Teacher Fa: IRE Mo: OH
      Frances L. KARR Wife F M W 28 WV
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: OH
      Ann E. KARR Dau F S W 10 WV
      Sarah I. KARR Dau F S W 8 WV
      Louisa C. KARR Dau F S W 6 WV
      Marietta C. KARR Dau F S W 4 WV
      Wm. M. KARR Son M S W 1 WV

      1900 Jackson County, WV Ripley Dist # 70-70
      Louisa F Karr, hd, 8/1851, 48, wd 7-7, WV MD OH
      Louisa C, da, 6/1874, 25 s
      Marie C, da 7/1877 22s
      William M sn 12/1878 21 s
      Charles E sn 10/1882 17 s
      Edgar F sn 1/1887 13
      Sallie B Rader ds 5/1872 28 m 1y 1-1
      Benjamin F Rader sil 11/1868 31 m 1y
      Nell Rader gd 3/1900 3/12
      Lucretia Sayre, sv, 7/1882 17 s OH OH OH
      Cliff F Casto bd 1877 22 s
      Marcus F Hill bd 12/1870 29 s
      William O Parsons bd 8/1874 25 s
      Charles T Gates bd 7/1862 37 m 13y PA NY CAN

      JCDR for David, Louisa and Edgar - Edgar shows mother as Francis.

      Jackson County Births shows:
      female Karr, 5/12/1881, DD & Frances Karr, Jackson Co, editor
      But the 1900 census shows she had given birth to 7 children and all were living.
    Family ID F9602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ada Virginia Casto,   b. 16 Jul 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1971, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married Y  [5
    Notes 

    • 1920 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      Karr, Edgar F 32 WV WV WV
      Ada Virginia wife 30 WV WV WV
      Francis Elaine da 9 WV WV WV
      John J son 7 WV WV WV
      Charles Edgar son 5 WV WV WV
      Helen Ferrel da 2 4/12 WV WV WV

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      Karr, Edgar F 42 md age 21 WV WV WV
      Ada wife 40 md age 18 WV WV WV
      John J son 17 WV WV WV
      Charles son 15 WV WV WV
      Hellen dau 12 WV WV WV
    Children 
     1. Frances Elaine Karr,   b. 13 Jun 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John Jacob Karr,   b. 18 Apr 1912, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1981  (Age 68 years)
     3. Charles Edgar Karr,   b. 11 Nov 1914, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1966, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     4. Helen Ferrell Karr
    Family ID F30214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S218] Hardesty's History of Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    5. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.