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William Oliver CARROLL

William Oliver CARROLL

Male 1875 - 1936  (60 years)


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  • Name William Oliver CARROLL
    Census 1900, 10, 20, 30  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 12 Dec 1875  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation 1900  [3] 
    ditcher for pipeline company 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    pumper for oil company 
    Residence Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 10 Dec 1936  Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Cause: diabetes 
    Burial Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • His obituary states that burial was at Ashley cemetery, and his death record also states Ashley. This implies the Underwood Cemetery. But no headstone has been found for him there. However, a headstone for William O. Carroll, 1875-1935 [sic], is at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Shirley, Tyler County, in the Carroll plot where his wife is buried.
    Person ID I39403  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2025

    Father John CARROLL,   b. Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Mother Elsie GUMP,   b. Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F18911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Virginia "Jennie" WRIGHT,   b. 11 Aug 1880, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1962, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [8]
    Marriage 11 Nov 1897  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on June 12, 1900:
      William O. Carl [sic], 25, b. May 1875, ditcher for pipeline company, married 3 yrs; wife Jenny, 19, b. Aug 1880, married 3 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Howard, 2, b. Apr 1898; dau Rosa, 2 months, b. Mar 1900. All born in West Virginia.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 21 1910:
      William Carroll, 32, pumper for oil company, married 12 yrs; wife Jennie, 29, married 12 yrs, mother of 6 children (all still living); son Howard C, 11; dau Rose O, 10; son Clayford, 8; son Burldon, 7; son Cecil, 4; son Opal [sic] D, 1 yr 1 mo.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jan 9 1920 at Elk Lick Road:
      William C. Carrowl, 44, b. Pa, pumper for oil company; wife Jenna S, 39, b. WVa; dau Rose O, 19; son Claford, 18; son Burland, 16; son Denzel, 13; dau Opal G, 9.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 29 1930:
      William Carroll, 54, b. Pa, laborer for oil company; wife Jennie, 49, b. WVa; son Densil, 22; dau Gladys Ash, 19, married; grandson Drexel O. Ash, under 1 month.

      NOTE: Birth records for some of the children of this family were of the delayed type, filed by their mother in 1942, and the stated birth dates are at variance with the ages shown in the census records.
    Children 
    +1. Howard Clifton CARROLL,   b. 10 Apr 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1983, Mt. Pleasant, Isabella Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    >2. Rose Alleden CARROLL,   b. 6 Mar 1900, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1988 (Age 87 years)
     3. Albert Clayford CARROLL,   b. 26 Mar 1902, Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1973, Manistique, Schoolcraft Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     4. Berlin CARROLL,   b. 5 Dec 1905, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1991, Grants Pass, Josephine Co, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +5. Denzil C. CARROLL,   b. 22 Jul 1906, Elk Lick, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1944, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     6. Okel Delmas CARROLL,   b. 1909   d. 1917 (Age 8 years)
    +7. Opal Gladys CARROLL,   b. 3 Sep 1910, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Documents
    39403_CARROLL_DelayedBirthRecords_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg    		39403_CARROLL_DelayedBirthRecords_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg
    Family ID F15723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    39403_CARROLL_WilliamOliver_1875-1936_Obit.jpg    		39403_CARROLL_WilliamOliver_1875-1936_Obit.jpg
    39403_CARROLL_WilliamOliver_1875-1936_DeathCertificate.jpg    		39403_CARROLL_WilliamOliver_1875-1936_DeathCertificate.jpg
    39403_CARROLL_DelayedBirthRecords_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg    		39403_CARROLL_DelayedBirthRecords_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S2012] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    5. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    6. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1372] Obituary of wife's brother.