Individual Details

Married John Bresler, Marion Co MO, 23 Dec 1841. He was apparently deceased by 1850 as Mary Bresler was living with what appeared to be her siblings and she had the following children: Harriet, age 7, Mary R. age 6 and George L. age 4.

Marion Co MO Marriage Record:
Nov. 23, 1853. I do hereby certify that on the 4th of Oct, A.D. 1853, in the County of Marion and State of MO, I solemnized the rite of matrimony between Solomon Carr and Mary Bressler.
Signed: Winthrop H. Hopson
An Ord. Minister of the Christian Church
Filed on the 23rd November 1853.

1860 Census: Kinderhook Twp, Pike Co Illinois, Household 174:
Solomon Karr, age 47, b. IL. Mary Bresler age 46, b. KY
Harriet Bresler, age 17, Mary Bresler, age 14, George Bresler age 12, all born in MO.
W. Karr, male, age 10 and Mary Karr age 9, also born in MO
Eliza Karr age 4 and Minnesota age one month, both born in Illinois.


Looking back to 1850 for Solomon:
1850 Census: Liberty Twp, Marion, MO, Hh 405
Solomon Carr, age 37, b. Illinois
Louise, 30, b. IL
Madison 6, b. IL, marked as "Dumb" [unable to speak]
Sydney, 2, b. MO

Illinois Marriage Records. Solomon Kerr to Louisa Husky, 3 Feb 1839, Monroe Co, IL
MB 2, p.20

Pike Co IL, Wills, 1850-1868, p.236
Proof of Death. William G. Toner of Pike County states that Solomon, died on or about the 7th of Feb 1862 - leaving a will which he now produces in court for probate. 18 Feb1862
5 Feb 1862 Will of Solomon Carr
All just debts to be paid out of personal property. My real estate to remain as deeded, that is: my home place is deeded to my three children, William S. Carr, Mary Louisa Carr, Analiza Carr. All public property to be sold at public sale and the proceeds divided equally between my three children except:
Sidney Carr to bed and bedding of his mothers and one small shot gun. Mary Carr, on bed and bedding. To Analiza Carr, one feather bed without any bedding. The girls to have one picture frame. To my beloved wife Mary Carr, one barrel of porl and one barrel molasses, 12 gal lard. I have already gave my wife $40 in cash. My executor to pay my wife a reasonable compensation for keeping my two youngest children out of the rent of my home farm. William G. Toner to by Executor. Signed: William Carr
Wit: John W. Ray, James Nowell, James W. Denison
18 Feb 1862 Ray and Nowell proved the will.


I found this on FamilySearch:
Card File Index to Pensions 1892-1926
Soldier: Solomon Carr
Dependent: Carr, Mary (Widow)
Served as a Private in Capt Harrison's Co, Illinois Volunteers in the Black Hawk War. Enlisted 19 Apr 1832, Discharged 28 May 1832
Mary filed on 10 Sep 1892. Certificate #2899. (Another date with no explanation, 11 Sep 1916.
Bounty Land Warrant 74459, 120 acres, '55
Remarks: Soldier died 11 Feb 1862, Near Kinderhook, Illinois

1880 Census. Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN
Mary Carr boarding in household of George W. Martin, 28, barber. She was 65, marked as a widow, b. KY. Pearle Carr, age 2, granddaughter, b. IN lived with her.

1900 Census. Cincinnati Twp, Pike, IL, Hh 3
Philip H. Smith, b. Dec 1866, 33, married 8 years, b. IL (son of Harriet Bresler)
Mattie J., wife, b. Mar 1873, 27, 4 children, b. MO
Floyd O., son, b. Jul 1893, 6
Charley E., son, b. May 1875, 5
Arthur C., son, b. Jul 1896, 3
Mary A., dau, b. Dec 1898, age 1
Mary Carr, grandmother, b. Mar 1814, 86, widow, b. KY
Francis N. Jeffries, farm Labor, b. Sep 1858, 51, divorced, b. KY

The Quincy Daily Whig, Saturday, April 3, 1909; page 5.
Hull Enterprise: Enjoying good health with a splendid memory and many other natural instincts, Mrs. Mary B. Carr, of this city, enjoys the honor of being the oldest person in Pike county.
Monday was the anniversary of her natal day, and a few of the relatives gathered at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hattie Smith, to make the day as pleasant for the venerable lady as possible.
At times, Mrs. Carr shows indications of a general breakdown [impairment]; but, as a rule, she has been enjoying the best of health, taking into consideration her age.
Mrs. Carr is one of the pioneer settlers of Illinois, and has lived in Pike county about a half century. She has a score of children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and friends, who hold her in the highest esteem.
Uncle Henry Orr, another old pioneer, will celebrate his ninety-third birthday July 16. He, too, is enjoying fairly good health, when one considers his age.

The Quincy Daily Herald, Wednesday, June 9, 1909; page 8.
Hulls, June 9. -- Mrs. Carr, an old lady who has lived with friends on Walnut street for some time, died Sunday night.

Buried Kinderhook Cemetery, Pike Co, IL

Birth	1815	Kentucky
Death	6 Jun 1909	Pike County, Illinois

Father	JOHN McFALL (1777 - 1841)
Mother	JANE/JEAN Furnish (1783 - 1846)
Sibling	Barbara McFALL (1802 - )
Sibling	SARAH A. B. "SALLY" McFALL (1804 - 1901)
Sibling	Liston McFALL (1807 - )
Sibling	Nancy McFALL (1811 - 1851)
Sibling	Alfred W. McFall (1818 - )