Source: Weekly Argus News, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana June 4, 1892 p 6

Col. George W. Carr died at 5:35 o'clock this morning at the residence of his son, ex-mayor W.C. Carr, after several weeks illness of a complication of diseases, aged 85 years.  George Whitfield Carr was born in Clark County, Indiana, Oct 7, 1807 and was the first white male born in the state.  His parents moved from Clark to Lawrence County where the subject of this sketch lived a frontier life acquiring such education as the times and locality afforded.  

In 1838 he was elected to the state legislature, serving continuously for 10 years.  At the close of his last term he was elected a member of the state constitutional convention and was further honored by being elected president of the convention.

In 1852 he was appointed receiver of public monies at Jeffersonville, which office he held until 1856, when he returned to the old homestead near Medora, Jsckson County, where he engaged in farming, the while taking an active part in politics.  In 1858 he was the Democratic candidate for Congress against McKee Dunn, being defeated, the district being strongly Republican.  

In 1860, after Lincoln's election he became a Republican and remained so until his death.  DUring July and August of 1862, he organized the 93d Regiment Indiana Volunteers, and in September following the regiment went to the front and was assigned to the department of the Mississippi, with Mr. Carr Lt. Col.  On June 14th during the siege of Vicksburg, Col. Carr resigned on account of sickness and returned to his home, the disease contracted in the service being the primary cause of his death.  He remained active in politics after his return from the army and was again nominated for congress but this time the district being hopelessly Democratic was again defeated.  He remained on the farm until 1886 when his wife died, since which time he has made his home with his son, ex-mayor, W.C. Carr in this city.  He leaves 5 children, two sons and three daughters, Wm. C. and George W. Carr, Jr; Mrs. Simeon Smithof Newberry, Ind; Mrs. Uriah Coulson of Sullivan, Ind and Mrs. Mary Speer of Erie, Ind.

The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon interment in Heighten Hill Cemetery,near Medora.  Short services will beheld at the residence of ex-Mayor Carr at 11:30 o'clock tomorrow forenoon by Rev. Switzer.  The remains will be taken to Medora via the Big 4 tomorrow leaving here at 1:12 o'clock p.m. -- typed by kbz

Submitted by: Karen Zach