Carolyn Ihrie Pou

(1922-1991)

Story

Married to George Watts Carr Jr. (1918-2006) for 50 years. Carr was a well known business and civic leader. He was CEO of Southland Associates that developed Surrey Green, Bright Leaf Square, Treyburn, and American Village among other landmarks in the Triangle Region. He served on the Durham City Council for 6 years, and was vice-chair of the Downtown Durham Revitalization Foundation. Durham Mayor Wense Grabarek asked him to serve as Chair of the Durham Committee for Racial Conciliation also known as the Durham Interim Committee in the 1960s. They were the parents of 4 children.

Biographical Data

Carolyn was called Ihrie.

Important Dates

Carolyn Ihrie Pou was born in 1922. She died in 1991.

Relatives

• Others: Lauretta Winifred Sanders  (great-grandmother, 1842-1866) and William Stevens Long (great-grandfather, 1831-1870).