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WILLIAM T. CARR was born March 26, 1850, in Fulton, where he now lives. He is the only son of Benjamin F. and M. J. (House) Carr, natives of Tennessee. Mr. Carr received a good common school education, and attended the Kentucky University one year, and Mayfield school some time. He was married in May, 1873, to Miss Kate Ligon, of Obion County, Tenn., daughter of Harry and Sarah (Hustis) Ligon. Her father was born in Virginia, and her mother in New England. To this union were born five children: Frank (deceased), Herbert, Anna, B. Frank and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Carr are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Carr is a member of the K. of H. He has always lived where Fulton now stands. He used to farm where the lower part of the village now lies, which was all owned by his father. Mr. Carr is the possessor of 250 acres of land immediately west of Fulton, he has also a large number of town lots, two business rooms, and a portion of Kirksey Hotel. He has given liberally for public improvements, and has been alderman of the town of Fulton two terms. He cast his first presidential vote for Horace Greeley. Benjamin Carr, subject’s grandfather, was born September 30, 1768, and removed in 1828, from Rutherford County, Tenn., with his family of four sons and two daughters, viz.: Abner, Turner, John, B. F., Patience and Caroline E., and settled on the present site of Fulton. B. F. Carr, father of our subject, was born September 15, 1818, and died January 19, 1870; his wife, Mary J. House, of Henry County, Tenn., whom he married December 21, 1848, died December 21, 1869, aged nearly forty-four years.