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Mama Carr

Mama Carr Peddling Apples and The Christmas Tree

Peddling Apples

Those who knew Minnie Carr, “Mama Carr” to most of us (I was surprised to learn that the Peterson branch refers to her as “Grandma Carr”) remember that she was always up to something, whether it was work or play.

Her youngest child, Juanita Carr, now Rush (my mother) remembers (more…)

Mama Carr

Mama Carr – Apple Peddler

I had read on a genealogy site a comment about Mama Carr pedding apples from a buggy.  I asked my mother(Juanita Rush) about that, and this is her response:

This is quite true. She drove two horses (a team) and a wagon, not a buggy. We never owned a buggy. Buggies cost more than we had. A wagon was used on the farm for all sorts of work and also for transportation if you could not afford a car. (more…)