Sallie Rebecca Crain Garr was born on June 8, 1860 to parents James William Crain and Celia Russell Hunt Crain. She was the second child for the couple. Sallie was educated at the Millersburg Female College in Millersburg, Bourbon County, Kentucky, but it is unclear if she graduated or not, as her name is not listed as an alumnae in their 1887 catalogue. This seems to have been the only part of her life that she did not live in Fleming County. In 1883, she married Charles Russell Garr and together they had two sons, Charles Crain Garr and Clyde Lewis Garr. Sallie was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Flemingsburg, Kentucky; interestingly this is not the same church of which her husband was a member. Based on her diaries and other writings, Sallie appears to have been devoted to her family, often saying how proud she was of her sons, describing her admiration of her father, and noting the many visits she took to visit her siblings. Sallie passed away on September 28, 1950 at the age of 90 from a stroke.
Documents
Correspondence
This is a letter found in Sallie's scrapbook, it was removed to avoid acid damage, Hicklin is her half-sister's son, he is attending the University of Virginia, he writes his aunt about his arrival there, his meeting other students, the activities they are involved in, and about his first day of classes, this was in Sallie's Scrapbook
This is the last letter that Sallie recieved from her brother Eugene, he is in the V. A. hospital in Chicago, he writes to her on her birthday and wishes her well, he wishes to be with her on this day, he talks of his condintion, the flu break out, and comments that his wife and children phone him every day. This was in Sallie's scrapbook.
Scrapbooks and Diaries
This gallery contains images of photocopies made of a diary kept by Sallie Crain Garr throughout her adult life. It begins around 1885 and goes until after her husband passed away in 1939. While not something she updated regularly, it does mention major events for the family, like marriages and births.
This scrapbook contains photographs of Sallie Crain's family members and friends, she also has pasted in newspaper clippings concerning people she knew and events that she or someone she knew attended, there are many obituaries included, there are also invitations to various parties. All letters that were loose in this scrapbook were removed to their own folders to keep them from being damaged by the acidic newspaper or from being lost from the book.
Photographs
