Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Ironton:

Peleg Carr, carpenter and farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Lime Ridge; son of Thurston and Bethana (Bailey) Carr, was born Sept. 26, 1812, in Susquehanna Cp., Penn., and at 5 years of age, went with his parnets to Ashtabula Co., Ohio; remained in that county till 22 years of age, then went to Lake Co. Was married there in 1836, Sept. 3, to Mary Trumball, daughter of Luther Trumball. Mrs. Carr died in 1841. Mr. Carr was married in Lake Co., Sept. 6, 1842, to Jane E. Genung, daughter of Amos and Mary (Belknapp) Genung. Mrs. C. was born in Yates Co., N. Y.; they have ten children; the eldest, Rev. Lucius G., is married to Mattie Brewster, and is the pastor of the regular Baptist Church, at Stillman Valley, Ill; Grocius L., living at home; Arthue E., living in Black Hills; Oliva A., now Mrs. John H. Clement, living in the town of Ironton.; Cary, Luther A., Gilbert B. and Ada I., all living at home. In 1846, Mr. Carr and family came to Wisconsin, settled at Palmyra, Jefferson Co., Wis.; remained there till May, 1857, when he moved to Sauk Co.; located at Ironton village, where Mr. Carr worked at his trade; in the spring of 1862, moved to his present farm, Sec. 33, Town 12, Range 3, now Ironton; has 40 acres of land. Lucius G. was a member of Co. B, 12th W.V.I.; enlisted September, 1861; re-enlisted as a veteran and served till the close of the war. Grocius L. enlisted in the fall of 1864, in Co. F, 35th W.V.I., and served one year. Mr. Carr was Chairman of the town of Washington one year, and Justice of the Peace of Ironton; has also served as District Clerk and Treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. Carr are members of the Regular Baptist Church.

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