Hugh Carr and Mary (McFarland) Carr came from Belfast, Tyrone, Ireland in or near 1860. They would have been in their early twenties. No dates to verify this but seems to be about right. The dates of their birth and deaths are established by their grave stones. Mary arrived in New York with three sons alone, as Hugh wasn't able to sail with them. He was held in port according to the story, he had an eye infection that had to be cleared up before he could continue the voyage. By the time Hugh arrived in the states, Mary had gone west with a family of settlers to Ohio. They settled near the town of South Perry, Ohio. Mary worked for families in that area to support her three children and herself. Communications were slow between the Ohio Territory and the east coast. Only riders carried messages and mail. He searched three years before he found his family. What a reunion that must have been. Hugh's pet name for his wife was "honey bird". I remember our Dad talking about his Grandfather Hugh Carr, how kind and patient he was with him. A hard working person with so much "common sense". He loved the simple things in life.
- Opal (Carr) Davis
Hugh Carr and Mary (McFarland) Carr came from Belfast, Tyrone, Ireland in or near 1860. They would have been in their early twenties. No dates to verify this but seems to be about right. The dates of their birth and deaths are established by their grave stones. Mary arrived in New York with three sons alone, as Hugh wasn't able to sail with them. He was held in port according to the story, he had an eye infection that had to be cleared up before he could continue the voyage. By the time Hugh arrived in the states, Mary had gone west with a family of settlers to Ohio. They settled near the town of South Perry, Ohio. Mary worked for families in that area to support her three children and herself. Communications were slow between the Ohio Territory and the east coast. Only riders carried messages and mail. He searched three years before he found his family. What a reunion that must have been. Hugh's pet name for his wife was "honey bird". I remember our Dad talking about his Grandfather Hugh Carr, how kind and patient he was with him. A hard working person with so much "common sense". He loved the simple things in life.
- Opal (Carr) Davis
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