Laura Mae Carr^[1]

Abt 1922 - 1998  (~ 76 years)

• Name	Laura Mae Carr
  Born	Abt 1922
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 7, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	6 Oct 1998	Atlantic City Medical Center   [3]
  Person ID	I264104	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	William Henry Carr,   b. 27 Feb 1896, South Carolina ,   d. 17 Oct 1972  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Bervelee Thomas,   b. 9 Jun 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 20 May 1974  (Age 73 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1920	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F102219	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	James Reese
  Children	1. Angela Reese
  Family ID	F102220	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 27 Jan 2007. Mrs. Gladys L. Dockery obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name Laura Mae Carr Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place District 07, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 4 Marital Status Single Race Negro Race (Original) Negro Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1926 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace South Carolina Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 4 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Henry Carr Head M 29 South Carolina Braville Carr Wife F 26 Tennessee Francis Carr Daughter F 9 Tennessee Laura Mae Carr Daughter F 4 Tennessee Robert Carr Son M 3 Tennessee Berbilee Carr Daughter F 1 Tennessee [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 14 Oct 1998. ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY—Mrs. Laura M. Carr-Reese, 76, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, died on Tuesday, October 6, in the Atlantic City Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was educated in the Cocke County School System and was a graduate of Tanner High School. She moved to New York in 1945, then to Egg Harbor, New Jersey, in 1970, and recently relocated to Atlantic City, New Jersey. A former correctional officer at the Harborsfield Youth Center of Egg Harbor, she retired from ARC of Atlantic County. She was a former member of Allen’s Chapel Baptist Church, Parrottsville, and a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Egg Harbor, New Jersey. Laura was a very loving and caring person. An excellent and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was fond of children, baking, visiting and watching the soaps on TV. An avid reader and music lover, one of her favorite songs was "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," and her favorite color was blue. She was preceded in death by her parents, William H. and Bervelee Thomas Carr, Parrottsville; a brother, Robert Carr; and a sister, Johnnielee Carr. She is survived by her husband, James Reese; daughter, Angela Reese; and granddaughter, Tayressia Reese, all of Atlantic City, New Jersey; one brother, Charles H. Carr of Morristown; four sisters, Gladys Dockery, Newport, and Shirley Davis, Alzora Radar and Frances Murphy of Knoxville; four sisters-in-law, Shirley Patton Carr of Morristown, and Katherine Mayes, Marion Sauders and Gertrude Philips of Atlantic City, New Jersey; five brothers-in-law, Tony Davis and Charles Radar of Knoxville, and John, Robert and Rubin Reese of Atlantic City, New Jersey; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many fine friends. The services were held on Saturday, October 10, at Mikal’s Funeral Parlor in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Elder Carol Fambro officiated. The body was cremated. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Henry Carr Event Type Marriage Event Date 18 Dec 1920 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Burlie Lee Thomas Spouse's Gender Female Page 8 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12434-29183-24?cc=1619127 : accessed 11 February 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1920-1924, vol 16-17 > image 36 of 672; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.