Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Godfrey CARROLL / Mary Ann GRAY (F35805)

m. 1836


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  • Godfrey CARROLLFather | Male
    Godfrey CARROLL

    Born  15 Feb 1815  Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Sep 1866  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Carroll Cemetery, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1836   
    Father  William CARROLL | F47584 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Nancy Ann HAWLEY | F47584 Group Sheet 

    Mary Ann GRAYMother | Female
    Mary Ann GRAY

    Born  2 Apr 1818  Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Jun 1908  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Carroll Cemetery, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Otho Preston GANDY | F38415 
    Married  8 Jul 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James GRAY | F38416 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth BARTLETT | F38416 Group Sheet 

    Nancy Jane CARROLLChild 1 | Female
    Nancy Jane CARROLL

    Born  CA 1839  Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Feb 1856   
    Buried    Carroll Cemetery, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Sarah Elizabeth CARROLLChild 2 | Female
    + Sarah Elizabeth CARROLL

    Born  18 May 1841  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Jul 1931  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Samuel VanBuren BROWN | F23219 
    Married  2 Sep 1858  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Godfrey Carrol, 35, farmer; Mary A, 30; Nancy J, 11; Sarah E, 8; John, 22, farmer.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 7 1860:
      Godfrey Carrol, 45, farmer, value of real estate $3,500, value of personal estate $700; M. A. (female), 43; G. West (male), 10.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated on Sep 3 1870:
      Mary A. Carroll, 50, value of real estate $1,000, value of personal estate $1,200, cannot write; Geo. F. West, 18, farm laborer, attended school within the year.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 3 1880:
      Otha P. Gandy, 62, dry goods dealer; wife Mary A, 57.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 5 1900:
      Head of household Mary A. Gandy, 78, b. Apr 1822, single, mother of 2 children (1 still living); dau Sarah E. Brown, 57, b. May 1843, divorced, mother of 8 children (7 still living); grandson Fillmore S. Brown, 19, b. Feb 1881, day laborer, single; son-in-law Samuel V. Brown, 65, b. Jan 1835, divorced.

      In the 1910 Census, Samuel V. Brown was living without his wife in the household of his son James in Grafton. His marital status was left blank. Sarah was enumerated in Clarksburg as head of household, marital status widowed, with three "roomers" but no other family members. Death records of both Samuel & Sarah Brown show marital status as widowed. [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1590] Death record of daughter.