James Carr was born July 8, 1921 at Carrington. He is the son of Joseph M. and Mabel Bachlund Carr. He married at Sykeston on October 15, 1946 Lorraine Polries born at Sykeston on November 28, 1923, the daughter of Mathias and Elizabeth Thury Polries.
The couple has twelve children: Thomas, Joanne, Jeanette, Geraldine, James, Jeanine, Jerome , Karen, Patrick, Paul, Robert and David.
The family lives on a farm north of Carrington in Carrington Township.
Mr. Carr has served on the township board for 31 years. Mr. Carr died August 23, 1982 from injuries received in a farm accident the same day.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 19B