Brief Life History of Russell
When Russell Carr was born on 29 July 1892, in Missouri, United States, his father, Lucien Carr, was 31 and his mother, Julia Gustine Russell, was 27. He married Marion Howland Gratz on 25 June 1921, in St. Louis, Louisiana Territory, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Shawnee District, Frederick, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 20 October 1959, in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Denver, Colorado, United States.
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- Russell Carr, "United States Census, 1930"
- Russell Carr, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Russell Carr, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Carra ‘descendant of Carra’, a personal name from the adjective corr ‘pointed’, explained as meaning ‘spear’. As an Ulster surname, Carr was often confused with Scottish Kerr .
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chathair, a Donegal name meaning ‘son of Giolla Cathair’ or ‘the servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Cathar’. Cathar was a priest and bishop, otherwise unknown.
Irish: in Galway, a shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chéire, see Keary .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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