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Elizabeth Emeline (Davis) Metcalf Carr (1854-1903)

DAVIS, SLOAN, METCALF, CARR

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 11/20/2011 at 14:32:45

From Story County Watchman May 22, 1903

MRS. CHAS. R. CARR.

Mrs. Chas. R. Carr, aged about 46 years, died at her home three miles of Nevada Tuesday morning, May 18, 1903. Mrs. Carr has been a sufferer from tumors for some time and had only Saturday underwent an operation for the same. She appeared to be getting along very nicely until Monday when there was a change for the worse; and she died the next morning.

Mrs. Carr was reared in Illinois coming to Iowa about 25 years ago and married Mr. Carr at Ames in 1888* and since that time has lived in or near Nevada. Mr. Carr was one time an employee of the Boardman firm.

Mrs. Carr leaves a husband, a little boy and a girl to mourn the loss of a loving wife and mother.

The funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Sanford.

*SUBMITTER'S NOTE: According to her marriage record to Charles R. Carr, Elizabeth Davis was listed as Mattie Metcalf nee Davis. She was the daughter of David Davis and Minerva (Sloan) Davis. According to her death record, she was Elizabeth Davis Carr and she died in Nevada Township, Story County, Iowa and was buried in Nevada, Iowa.


 

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