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- Mrs. Isabella B[utler] CARR,
whose death was noticed in our last issue, was born
- Aug. 4, 1830, at Belvidere, N.J., the
second child of Geo. T. MACKEY, whose parents were of
Scotch and Dutch origin, and whose wife was of English. The
father moved with his family in August, 1830 to the town of Milton,
and settled on a farm purchased of the government, and located
a mile west of Milton Junction. In the work on this land he
was aided greatly by this daughter, who possessed strong arms
and a good constitution, and was fond of outdoor exercises.
- She was married Dec. 31, 1851, to Hon.
Solomon C. CARR, a son of Peleg Slocum
- and Deborah GOODRICH CARR, who
with most of their children reached May 26, 1839, the town of
Milton, from Stephentown, Rensselaer county, N.Y., and who settled
on a claim of 480 acres of government land a little over two
miles northwest of the Junction. One-half of the farm came
finally into the hands of their son Solomon, and on it he and
his wife lived continuously some over forty-eight years, making
it one of the most fertile and attractive in the town. Here
were born and reared their four children; viz., William S. CARR,
of Marshfield, a conductor on the Wisconsin Central Railroad;
I. Mnemosyre CARR, now the wife of William C. KING,
a book publisher in Springfield, Mass.; Florena S. CARR,
a merchant in the city just named; and Kittie E. CARR,
the wife of Clinton E. MARQUART, of the town of Milton.
- Mrs. CARR became with her husband
deeply interested in the work of the State
- Grange when it was organized a quarter
of a century ago. Since then she was an influential member,
and at several times she filled important subordinate offices
in it. Both have contributed materially in making the annual
sessions of that body at the Junction very useful and entertaining
to farmers and others in this section of the country.
- The funeral services of Mrs. CARR
were held in the Methodist Episcopal Church,
- Saturday afternoon, the 14th inst.,
and were attended by a very large congregation made up of relatives,
neighbors, and acquaintances from some distance. All the children
except the oldest were present. Superior singing was furnished
by a quartet from the junction. The sermon from the text, "This
land shall be your possession before the Lord," Numb. 32:22,
was delivered by Pres W. C. WHITFORD, of Milton College,
who was assisted in the preliminary exercises, by Rev. C. M.
STARKWEATHER, pastor of the Junction Methodist Church.
Very appropriate remarks were made by Hon. L. B. CASWELL,
of Ft. Atkinson, an associate and schoolmate of the deceased
in his youth, commendatory of her life and character; by Ex-Gov.
W. D. HOARD, of Ft. Atkinson, effectively describing the
worth of motherhood; and by H. E. HUXLEY, of Neenah, Master
of the State Grange, feelingly referring to the esteem in which
Mrs. CARR has been held by members of that body.
- The remains, lying in a beautiful casket
and adorned with exquisite flowers, were born
- by the three gentlemen above mentioned
and Mr. J. J. DENNETT of the village of Milton, to the
cemetery at the Junction, and there interred with solemn ceremonies.
[Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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