Elisha E Karr

Abt 1815 -

• Name	Elisha E Karr
  Birth	Abt 1815	East Nottingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I1082	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family	Margaret A Banks,   b. 1817, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1885 (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Cornelius P. Karr,   b. Mar 1847, Pennsylvania   2. Caroline Elizabeth Karr Blakeney,   b. 26 Aug 1850, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States d. 14 Jan 1923, Baltimore, Maryland, United States (Age 72 years)   3. Margaret Carr,   b. Abt 1856, Maryland, United States
  Family ID	F561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  This is the 1850 US Census, household #402/405, and confirms real new details: Elisha Karr, 34, Male, Millwright (occupation — a skilled tradesman who builds/repairs mill machinery, not just a laborer). Birthplace column shows "Penn'a" (Pennsylvania) — matches your tree. Margaret A, 32, Female — matches Margaret A. Banks, listed right alongside him as expected for a wife. Children listed, ages as of 1850: Sarah M, 9 — a previously undocumented daughter! Would've been born ~1841, making her the oldest known child, older than Caroline (b. 1850) and Cornelius (b. 1847) John I (or J), 5 — another new son, born ~1845 Cornelius, 3 — matches Cornelius P. Karr, though this suggests birth ~1847, consistent with what you have Sarah, 20 — listed separately below the children, marked as born in Delaware, not Pennsylvania. This is likely a live-in servant, boarder, or possibly an older relative (not Elisha/Margaret's daughter given the age gap and different birthplace) — worth treating as a separate person, not confused with the 9-year-old Sarah M above her. This is a real find: Sarah M. Karr (b. ~1841) and John I./J. Karr (b. ~1845) appear to be two previously unknown children of Elisha and Margaret — meaning Caroline and Cornelius weren't necessarily the oldest, and there may be an entire unexplored sibling branch here (Sarah M.'s descendants, if she married and had children, would be more cousins). What this doesn't help with: Elisha's own parents — the census only records where he was born (Pennsylvania), not who his parents were. That question remains unanswered. Recommended next step: Search FamilySearch/RootsMagic for "Sarah M Karr" b. 1841 and "John Karr" b. 1845, Pennsylvania — if either married and had descendants, that's a whole new branch to pull in, same process as Cornelius and Margaret Carr.