Sacramento County
Biographies
WILLIAM D. CARR
WILLIAM D. CARR --A poultryman whose success has come as a reward of
courage and optimism, is William D. Carr, whose extensive yards are located
about ten miles northeast of Galt and some five miles east of Arno. He was born on
the old Carr place in the locality of his present home on September 5, 1874,
the son of Seymour and Mary (O’Neal) Carr, the former a native of New York, the
latter a native of Missouri. Seymour Carr came across the great
plains by way of the historic Salt Lake route, and reached California on
September 1, 1859; and for a short time he tried his luck at mining. Then he
settled in Sacramento County and spent his first years in agricultural pursuits
on the Conner Ranch, on the Cosumnes River. Later he came to the present home place and
there acquired about 240 acres. Here he
spent the balance of his days, farming in a progressive manner. He eventually passed away at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ella Hauschildt, in his seventy-second
year. His wife, a noble woman, highly
esteemed, breathed her last at the old home place, also when in her
seventy-second year. Seven children were
granted this worthy couple. Alice has
become Mrs. T.L. White of Pacific Grove.
Esther has become Mrs. Peter Germain of
Galt. Elmour
lives at San Jose, Cal. Ella is better
known as Mrs. Ed Hauschildt, and lives near Mrs. Germain. William D.
the subject of our story, is the fifth-born, Maud D.
lives at Forest Hill and is known as Mrs. W.N. Henning. And James T. is residing near Mrs. Germain and Mrs. Hauschildt.
William D. Carr attended the Alabama
district school, and at the age of twenty-one started out for himself by
working on ranches. From 1904 to 1914 he
was a lineman doing construction work for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company in northern California; but in the latter year he returned to
Sacramento County, where he has been farming ever since. He received twenty-six and half acres as his
share of the Seymour estate, and later he sold six acres. He has three acres devoted to orchard. In general, however, he uses his ranch for
poultry-raising, and has from 500 to 600 hens in his yards.
In addition to his successful activity as
a poultryman, Mr. Carr is a deputy state fire warden,
and gladly gives, his attention to the conservation of the natural resources of
the district in which he lives and prospers.
He is independent in political affairs, and seeks to support without
party trammels, the best men and the best measures.
Transcribed
by Louise E. Shoemaker.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With Biographical Sketches,
Pages 322-323.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Louise E. Shoemaker.