Date processed: June 2005
Processed By: T. Bernath and A. Hoffman
Repository Information
Archives of Wiregrass History & Culture
Troy University--Dothan Campus
P.O. Box 8368
Dothan, AL 36304Ph: 334-983-6556 x-327
E-mail: Archivist Dr. Martin T. Olliff <molliff@troy.edu>
Collection Information
Collection Size: 0.25 cu ft
Physical Description: 4 legal folders & 8 letter folders (1/2 legal DOC box)
Historical Background: The Carr family owned property in Elamville, Alabama, a small community in Barbour County between Ariton and Clio. T. Florence, his wife Irene, and brother, Ellis are buried at nearby Holmes Baptist Church. Some of the family is buried at the Carr Family Cemetery located on land owned by the Ketcham family in Elamville. Evidence from these papers shows that they grew cotton, raised hogs, and also leased land to farmers including other family members. These papers include mention of several family members including George Washington (or G.W.) Carr, Thomas H. (also known as T.H.) Carr, Mrs. Leola Carr, and Edward Ketcham as well as sharecroppers like Joe Johnston, Ammie Jackson, Tullis Lunsford, Johnnie Capel, Bennie Reese and others.
Scope / Content Note: Collection documents the Carr Family’s interaction with New Deal agencies like the Agricultural Adjustment Administration; land and mortgage records, tax records and receipts for property taxes, district school taxes and poll taxes. This collection also includes one personal letter from a relative working in San Francisco during World War II.
Statement of Provenance: John J. Fallon acquired these papers during the late 1980’s at a local antique market. Kathryn Castleman, his daughter, donated them to the AWHC.
Access: Open to public by donor agreement, June 8, 2005.
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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049 |
05-0601 |
001 |
001 |
Agriculture Adjustment Administration - Crop Allotment and Land Non-Use Payment, 1928-1939 (sporadic) |
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049 |
05-0601 |
001 |
002 |
Agriculture Adjustment Administration - Hogs, 1935. |
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049 |
05-0601 |
001 |
003 |
Commodity Credit Corporation, 1930, 1934 |
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049 |
05-0601 |
001 |
004 |
Crop Production - Fertilizer Accounts, 1921, 1926 |
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049 |
05-0601 |
001 |
005 |
Mortgage - Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, 1920, 1931, 1939 |
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049 |
05-0601 |
001 |
006 |
Land - Robert Ralston and Co., 1936 |
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049 |
05-0601 |
001 |
007 |
Mortgage - Land & Equipment, 1924, 1927, 1925, 1931 |
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049 |
05-0601 |
001 |
008 |
Receipts - General, 1899-1939 [sporadic] |
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049 |
05-0601 |
001 |
009 |
Poll tax receipts, 1903; Certificate of Voter Registration, 1926 |
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049 |
05-0601 |
001 |
010 |
Taxes - Property taxes, 1920, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1938 |
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049 |
05-0601 |
001 |
011 |
Warranties-Tires, 1936-1938 |
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049 |
05-0601 |
001 |
012 |
Letter, Edward Ketcham, San Francisco, CA to "Dear Florence + Irene," Ariton, AL, Nov. 26, 1940. |
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