John Wesley Carr With Granddaughter

A photo of John Wesley Carr with his granddaughter, Rosa Carr Klass

Old Postcards

postcards

First Generation Carr Family In Ridgeland

A Carr family photo.

Carr Family

A Carr family photo.

The Cummings Family

A Cummings family photo.

Harris-coleman Family Reunion

A photo of the Harris-Coleman family reunion in 1981.

Johnny, Mary, Mary, Curtis…

A Gilbert family photo.

Carr Family Description

Answering an advertisement in 1899 for a work opportunity placed by the highland colony company,John Wesley and Martha Alice Carr traveled to newly chartered Ridgeland, MS by train from the state ofWashington. They brought their children, Ray, Jack, and Ora. The family property was located on thecorner of Ridgeland Avenue and North Wheatley Street. This …

John Carr Glasses

John Wesley Carr’s glasses (1898 – 1910)