I96695: Aylett Hawes BUCKNER (5 May 1832

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Aylett Hawes Buckner b. 5 May 1832

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COLLECTION: Elias Carr Papers COLLECTION NO. 160.1 - 160.72os Edgecombe County, N.C. 1856-1910

Elias Carr (1839-1900) was Democratic governor of North Carolina (1893-1897), president of the N.C. State Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union (1889-1892), member of the board of directors of Rocky Mount Mills, trustee of N.C. College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, commissioner of the N.C. Geological Survey, agriculturist, and businessman.

Born February 25, 1839, he was the son of Jonas Johnston Carr and Elizabeth Jane Hilliard Carr. He was orphaned at the age of four and was reared under the guardianship of John Buxton Williams of Warren County. He attended the University of North Carolina (1855-1857) and returned to his father’s farm, Bracebridge Hall, where he purchased his brother’s interest.

He married Eleanor Kearny in 1859 and was the father of six children: William Kearny Carr, John Buxton Carr, Mary Elizabeth Carr, Elias Carr, Eleanor Kearny Carr, and Annie Bruce Carr. He was active in the farmers’ movements of the 1880s; represented N.C. in the Farmers’ National Congress in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1886; provided leadership in the founding of the Farmers’ Alliance in N.C.; and represented N.C. at the Ocala, Florida, Farmers’ Alliance Convention (1890).

He was nominated by the Democratic Party for governor in 1892 and defeated the Republican candidate, Judge David M. Furches, and the Populist candidate, Dr. Wyatt P. Exum. Carr was also a commissioner to the World’s Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893. After his governorship (1893-1897), he returned to Bracebridge Hall. He died July 22, 1900.

Early correspondence (1864-1865) concerns Carr and agricultural duties for the Confederate States. Private Elias Carr was exempt from military duty in 1864 as an agriculturalist. To fulfill his duty, Carr supplied agricultural products for the army. Correspondence with the Quarter Master and Subsistence Department concerns obligations and purchases of corn, oats, fodder, and meats.

Other correspondence concerns land purchases (1868); efforts to sell Carr’s saw mill (1867); requests for loans; debt collections; problems with farm workers; a request for action by the Freedman’s Bureau (1867); comments on farm production and the hard times for farmers; accounts of dairying and butter sales; supervision of the Swain plantation for David L. Swain and later for Swain’s descendants, Smith D. Atkins and his daughters (1865-1887); and, politics and the colored voter (1868).

Personal correspondence for the period involves letters from family members primarily to Mrs. Elias Carr and requests for Carr genealogical material, including letters from Kemp P. Battle (1888). Correspondence from friends in the West contains comments on Missouri’s growth, emigrants, railroad building, business and investment activities, and politics (1867-1868). Other letters comment on life in Arkansas (1879).
http://www.lib.ecu.edu/SpclColl/CARR160.html

"Elias Carr grew up on a plantation prior to the Civil War and served in a Confederate cavalry. After the war, he returned to the family plantation and became very involved in agriculture. In 1890, he was elected president of the Farmers Alliance of NC and guided the group in a major increase in membership to 90,000 members. In the election of 1892, he won on the Democratic ticket. He had originally intended to run for State Treasurer, but was asked to become the Democratic nominee in order to break a tie among the announced nominees. During his term in office, he promoted better school facilities and regulation of railroads. By using his influence with the Alliance, he was able to keep the allotments to the University in place when the legislature wanted to cut the funding."
http://www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/governors/ecarr.html

The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume II
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CARR, Elias, governor of North Carolina, was born in Edgecombe county, N. C., Feb. 25, 1839, son of Jonas Johnston and Elizabeth (Hilliard) Carr. Among his ancestors were Jonas Johnston, of revolutionary fame, and the Hon. Richard Hines, a member of Congress. He attended school at the Oaks in Orange county, and subsequently completed his education at the universities of North Carolina and Virginia. He served in the Confederate army during the civil war, returning at its close to his private agricultural interests in Edgecombe county. He was connected with the first planters' clubs, and was an active member in the Farmers' alliance. In 1886 he was a delegate. from North Carolina to the national farmers' convention at St. Paul, and in 1891 was appointed commissioner to the World's fair. He was governor of North Carolina, 1893-97. He died at Old Sparta, N. C., in 1900.

"Elias Carr was the first governor to live in the Mansion for a full four-year term (1893-1897). Like his predecessors, he found the house in need of furnishings and repairs. Funds were allocated by the legislature in February 1893 for the completion of the Mansion and interior improvements. Two years later, another appropriation made landscaping the grounds possible. Shortly after the inauguration of Governor Daniel Russell (1897-1901), the General Assembly appointed a committee to examine the Mansion and recommend needed alterations. The committee found that minor repairs were needed and promptly introduced a resolution to provide the necessary money. In March 1897 an appropriation of $600 was allotted for the Mansion's upkeep."
http://www.lib.ecu.edu/SpclColl/CARR160.html

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James Stiff + Edy Dudley 23 Feb 1727

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He m. (first) Sarah A. Fry, dau. of Joshua and Peachy (Walker) Fry

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Children:
Robert H. of Birmingham, AL
Lillian Hannah m. J. Fred Price of Tupelo
Nellis A. dsp
Elizabeth G. m. E. F. Clay of Laurel, MS
William Beulah 1892-1959, called "Sister Buelah", a well known newspaper woman in West Point MS m. J. L. Full and 2nd Edgar G. Harris.
Ethel V. m. C. B. Farrier of Laurel, MS
Oliver Morse of Birmingham, AL

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Marriage(s):
Spouse: Sarah BODINE (AFN: GVBL-N7) Marriage: 1705 Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey
Spouse: Margaret (Miller) MOLLENAUER (AFN: 2JK3-9V) Marriage: 1710 Somerville, Somerset, Nj
Spouse: Miss MOLLENAUR (AFN: XQP7-2X)

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Aylett Hawes BUCKNER

5 May 1832 - 19 Dec 1832

ID Number: I96695

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Hon. Elias CARR Gov. of North Carolina

25 Feb 1839 - 22 Jul 1900

ID Number: I81721

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Stephen COLLINS

ABT 1750 - ____

ID Number: I33742

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Edith DUDLEY

Apr 1706 - ____

ID Number: I3673

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Sarah Adams FRY

ABT 1786 - ____

ID Number: I46346

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Thomas Winfield HUDSON

ABT 1830 - ____

ID Number: I10967

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Chauncey LIGON

ABT 1850 - 10 Jan 1926

ID Number: I17821

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John Andrew LUCAS

31 Dec 1857 - 1 Dec 1905

ID Number: I94325

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Jan Jansen van METRE

14 Oct 1683 - 13 Aug 1745

ID Number: I69121

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