West Virginia Pioneers
Edgar Franklin Karr
1887 - 1938 (51 years)-
Name Edgar Franklin Karr Born 23 Jan 1887 West Virginia, USA [1] Gender Male Died 6 Jun 1938 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [2] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 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 , d. 2 Aug 1898, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 52 years) Mother Louisa Frances Vanhorn, b. 17 Aug 1851, West Virginia, USA , d. 1 Mar 1942, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 90 years) Married 1 Apr 1869 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [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 , d. 1 May 1971, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (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 , d. Yes, date unknown 2. John Jacob Karr, b. 18 Apr 1912, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1981 (Age 68 years) 3. Charles Edgar Karr, b. 11 Nov 1914, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 2 May 1966, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 51 years) 4. Helen Ferrell Karr Family ID F30214 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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