P. J. Carr was born in Ireland in 1864 and came to the United States with his parents when he was a small boy. As a young man he came to Foster County in 1886 and settled near Carrington.
On April 10, 1901, he married Neva Young.
They were the parents of fourteen children: Eight of the children survived: Edward, Herbert, Joseph, John, Ida Lee, Patricia, Laurette, and Margaret.
Mr. Carr died in April 1929.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 6B