Census: 1880 Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin

Solomon Carpenter Carr 1830-1914
"History of Rock County, Wisconsin", 1879, p 815.
S. C. CARR, farmer, Secs. 19 and 20; P.O. Milton Junction; born in Steventown, Rensselaer Co., Dec. 19, 1830; son of Peleg S. and Debora, who came to Wisconsin May 28, 1839; settled on Sec. 19; they had ten children - six sons. S. C. was educated in a district school, kept in a log hut; his father died on Sept. 28, 1846; his mother in September, 1874; they were buried on the farm - a place selected by the father. The children have erected a monument, eleven feet high, in memory and to mark the resting place of their parents. S. C. CARR commenced business at the age of 16 years. In 1868 to 1877, he represented his district in the State Assembly; was chairman of the Town Board several terms; was Assessor one term. Married, at Milton Junction, Dec. 31, 1851, Miss Isabelle MACKEY, daughter of S. T. and Sidney G. They have four children, Wm. S., born Jan. 9, 1853; Mnemosyne I., born Oct. 28, 1855; Florence S., born May 26, 1861; Kitty C., born Oct. 18, 1866. Mr. CARR is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry; is one of the Executive Committee; Liberal in religion, and a Republican. The farm contains 240 acres, valued at $50 per acre.

"Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin", 1901, p 272-273.
HON. SOLOMON C. CARR, of the town of Milton, Rock County, is an old and highly respected member of the farming community of that portion of Rock County. He is a son of Peleg S. and Deborah (GOODRICH) CARR, the father born in Stephentown, Rensselaer Co., N.Y., and the mother a native of the same neighborhood. They came to this State in 1839, and settled in Milton township, Rock County, where he died in September, 1846. His widow survived many years, and passed away in September, 1874. They were the parents of ten children, and Solomon C. was the sixth child of the family.
Solomon C. CARR was born in Rensselaer County, N.Y., Dec. 19, 1830, and came with his parents to Milton Junction, which has been his home to the present time. He has lived on the same farm sixty-two years. He has been an extensive traveler both in this country and Europe. On Dec. 31, 1851, he married Miss Isabella MACKIE, who was born in Belvidere, N.J., Aug. 4, 1830, and they had four children: William S., Isabella M., Florence S. and Kittie E. William S. is a conductor on the Wisconsin Central railroad. Isabella M. is the wife of W. C. KING, of Springfield, Mass. Florence S. resides at Springfield, Mass. Kittie E. is the wife of C. E. MARQUART, of the town of Milton. Mrs. CARR died April 11, 1900, leaving behind her tender memories as a good wife and mother.
Mr. CARR has been twice elected to the State Legislature, first in 1865, and again in 1874. He was master of the State Grange, of Wisconsin for a period of ten years, was chairman of the executive committee for twelve years, and State lecturer for six years, still serving in the latter position. Mr. CARR has held different town offices, and has always been associated with the Republican party. While in the Legislature in 1874 he worked for the passage of the Potter law, a measure decidedly in the interest of the people.

"The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Feb. 19, 1914, p 1.
Death claimed one of the foremost citizens of the town of Milton and Rock county Sunday afternoon about five o'clock when Hon. Solomon Carpenter Carr answered the summons of grim reaper.
It was but a short time ago that he was able to be out, but an attack of pneumonia weakened his heart to such an extent that he could not rally.
The funeral services were held from the Milton Junction M. E. church Wednesday afternoon when a large concourse of friends and townsmen gathered to pay their last respects. Rev. Webster Miller spoke words of comfort to the sorrowing friends and Rev. H. N. Jordan offered prayer. Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones of Chicago, an old friend of Mr. Carr, was present and gave a short personal tribute to the estimable character and life of the deceased.
A quartet composed of Mesdames C. S. Button and J. A. Baker and Messrs. C. H. Osborn and R. W. Kelly furnished music for the service and the bearers were Messrs. C. S. Button, D. E. Thorpe, I. B. Clarke, G. K. Butts, S. C. Chambers and P. M. Green. The remains were laid at rest in the Milton Junction cemetery.
Among some of the old friends present at the funeral were Hon. L. B. Caswell of Ft. Atkinson and Judge Fifield, Senator Whitehead and Geo. R. Baker of Janesville.
Solomon C. Carr, a son of Peleg S. and Deborah Carr, was born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., December 18, 1830 and came to Milton, Wis., in the spring of 1839, when he was nine years old.
His mother was a sister of Joseph Goodrich, the founder of the village of Milton. His father bought a claim of Mr. Goodrich on Sections 19 and 20, bordering on the banks of a beautiful lake; subsequently called Clear Lake. On it he built a small log cabin and began to cultivate the rich productive land. He had ten children of which S. C. was the sixth.
In 1851, Solomon C. Carr was married to Isabelle Mackey, an early pioneer of Milton, Wis. And after the death of his father in 1846, he bought the home farm on his father's estate. On this he and his wife worked with never ceasing industry, and the most rigid economy for many years, and until they finally succeeded in paying for it; and they made it one of the model farms in Milton. Here they lived for sixty-seven years and there they raised four children, William S. who is a conductor on the railroad from Marshfield, Wis., north; Mnemosyne, the wife of William C. King of Springfield, Mass; Florence, also of Springfield; and Kitty E., the wife of Clinton E. Marquart, of Milton Junction. In 1900 A. D., his most worthy wife died; who was more than a helpmate to him.
In 1902, Mr. Carr married Miss Alice Butler of Springfield, N. J., who was a cousin to his former wife, with whom he lived until his death, February 15, 1914. In 1904, he sold his farm, which he was reluctant to leave, and moved to Milton Junction.
Mr. Carr was a man of spotless integrity; and he always insisted in paying in full for all that he got and his word was as good as the gold. He was a devoted member of the Grange, and for many years he was a Master of the State Grange. In politics Mr. Carr was a staunch Republican, and in their councils he was generally consulted. He was elected a member of the Assembly in 1865 and 1874. He also took an active interest in all local public affairs; and he always advocated the side that was just and right. He was a leader, rather than a follower, wherever he lived; and in all public gatherings in which he was present, he was generally chosen as the presiding officer. He was a man who will be greatly missed.

Census: 1880 Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin

Isabelle B. (Mackey) Carr 1830-1900
"The Milton Journal", Milton, Wisconsin, Thursday, Apr. 19, 1900, p 1.
Mrs. Isabella B. Carr, whose death was noticed in our last issue, was born Aug. 4, 1830, at Belvidere, N. J., the second child of Geo. T. Mackey, whose parents were of Scotch and Dutch origin, and whose wife was of English. The father moved with his family in August, 1830 to the town of Milton, and settled on a farm purchased of the government, and located a mile west of Milton Junction. In the work on this land he was aided greatly by this daughter, who possessed strong arms and a good constitution, and was fond of outdoor exercises.
She was married Dec. 31, 1851, to Hon. Solomon C. Carr, a son of Peleg Slocum and Deborah Goodrich Carr, who with most of their children reached May 26, 1839, the town of Milton, from Stephentown, Rensselaer county, N. Y., and who settled on a claim of 480 acres of government land a little over two miles northwest of the Junction. One-half of the farm came finally into the hands of their son Solomon, and on it he and his wife lived continuously some over forty-eight years, making it one of the most fertile and attractive in the town. Here were born and reared their four children; viz., William S. Carr, of Marshfield, a conductor on the Wisconsin Central Railroad; I. Mnemosyre Carr, now the wife of William C. King, a book publisher in Springfield, Mass.; Florena S. Carr, a merchant in the city just named; and Kittie E. Carr, the wife of Clinton E. Marquart, of the town of Milton.
Mrs. Carr became with her husband deeply interested in the work of the State Grange when it was organized a quarter of a century ago. Since then she was an influential member, and at several times she filled important subordinate offices in it. Both have contributed materially in making the annual sessions of that body at the Junction very useful and entertaining to farmers and others in this section of the country.
The funeral services of Mrs. Carr were held in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Saturday afternoon, the 14th inst., and were attended by a very large congregation made up of relatives, neighbors, and acquaintances from some distance. All the children except the oldest were present. Superior singing was furnished by a quartet from the junction. The sermon from the text, "This land shall be your possession before the Lord," Numb. 32:22, was delivered by Pres W. C. Whitford, of Milton College, who was assisted in the preliminary exercises, by Rev. C. M. Starkweather, pastor of the Junction Methodist Church. Very appropriate remarks were made by Hon. L. B. Caswell, of Ft. Atkinson, an associate and schoolmate of the deceased in his youth, commendatory of her life and character; by Ex-Gov. W. D. Hoard, of Ft. Atkinson, effectively describing the worth of motherhood; and by H. E. Huxley, of Neenah, Master of the State Grange, feelingly referring to the esteem in which Mrs. Carr has been held by members of that body.
The remains, lying in a beautiful casket and adorned with exquisite flowers, were born by the three gentlemen above mentioned and Mr. J. J. Dennett of the village of Milton, to the cemetery at the Junction, and there interred with solemn ceremonies.