Carr, James, I bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 887-888, Union Township
James Carr, sen., was born in Pennsylvania, Oct. 17, 1808, and is the son of John Carr, who was of Scotch descent. The subject of this sketch removed to Cass (then Morgan) county, Ill., in 1825, and went through our present capital, which then contained but few houses, and looked through, between the logs of the first courthouse there, and saw what was transpiring on the opposite side of the house. His father said he was a prisoner of war when but 4 years old, while the British had possession of Philadelphia. Mr. C. was educated in the common schools; has been the School Director; School Trustee here, and was Justice of the Peace 12 years in Cass county; has been married twice, and is the father of 4 boys and 4 girls, 7 of whom are living. He married his second wife, Mary N. Reavis, in 1837. Mrs. C. is a member of the M. E. Church. Son James is married and living on the farm of Mr. C. John and Edward remain with their parents. He is a farmer and stock-raiser. P. O., Avon.