Hugh Carr    

HUGH CARR, one of the proprietors of the Franklin Oil Works, was born in County Derry, Ireland, March 3, 1839. His parents, Patrick and Martha (Marling) Carr, were natives of the same county, where the latter died; the former immigrated to Franklin, Pennsylvania, in 1873, and here spent the remaining years of his life. Our subject was reared in Ireland, where he followed the linen weaving trade. In early manhood he removed to Scotland, worked in a locomotive manufactory, and in 1867 immigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he continued to follow the iron business. In August, 1868, he entered the employ of Doctor W. C. Tweddle, then operating the Eclipse Oil Works at Pittsburgh. The works were burned in 1870, and Doctor Tweddle removed to Aladdin, Armstrong county, and in 1873 established the Eclipse Oil Works of Franklin. Mr. Carr removed here at the same time, and has ever since been engaged in the refining business, being one of the two oldest refiners now engaged in the business in Franklin. In 1877 he and George Allen and Robert Fleming erected the Franklin Oil Works, with which he has since been connected. Mr. Carr was married May 10, 1864, to Mary Gregg, of County Derry, Ireland, who is the mother of four children: Anna Belle; Andrew, deceased; Mattie, and Hugh Tolman. The family are members of the Protestant Episcopal church of Franklin. In politics Mr. Carr is a Republican, and believes that every foreign-born citizen should be a resident of the United States twenty-one years before enjoying the rights of citizenship. He has been fairly successful during his residence in Franklin, and enjoys the confidence of a large circle of friends.

History of Venango County, Pennsylvania : its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs, townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc., etc.
Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., 1890, pages 798-799  Read this book on line - Free Trial Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com.