Below, you will find a brief history of the Carr family's migration to Mississippi from Virginia via North Carolina and Alabama. It begins with George Miller Carr who was born somewhere in Alabama in 1822. We believe that George's father and mother were born in Virginia around 1772. There is known to be a Martha Miller Carr that was born in Virginia about 1772 and a Charles Carr, born 1802 in North Carolina that are related in some manner to George. George Miller Carr was born in 1822 in Alabama and his sister, Margaret Carr was born in 1825, possibly in NC or maybe Alabama. To aid our search for George's parents, we need to know the County in Alabama where the family resided when George was born. Obviously, we are in desparate need to determine who George's father was. Without this vital piece of information, the search is stalled.
Sometime in the 1850's, Miller Carr moved his family to the community of Bear Creek in Attala County, Mississippi. It is not known when Miller and Aminda died or where they are buried. The Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Church, of which they were members, was organized in September, 1851. It is likely that they occupy unmarked graves in the Bear Creek Cemetery.
Martha Carr married a man named Pierce. At some time in her life time she became blind. Nothing more is known of Martha.
James Robert 'Bob' Carr married three times and fathered twenty offspring. He died on 24 August 1847 and is buried in Bear Creek Cemetery. We have some information on all three wives and their children.
Joseph Miller married Nancy Jane Black. She died in 1896 and Joe then married Ola Norman. He died 31 August 1932 and is buried at McCool Cemetery with his second wife.
George Luther is believed to have died as a teenager.
Last modified April 28, 2004