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Benjamin W. CARROLL

Benjamin W. CARROLL

Male 1856 - 1904  (47 years)

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  • Name Benjamin W. CARROLL 
    Born 18 Sep 1856  Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date on headstone is 1855, but 1900 Census shows it as Sep 1856 and marriage record specifies Sep 18 1856.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation butcher  [2, 4] 
    Died 1904  [5] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • Item in a column titled "News of the Week Forty Years Ago" in the May 4 1916 issue of the "West Union Record":
      "B. W. Carroll caught a short time ago in one day's fishing 29 bass. Who can beat it?"
    Person ID I78738  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2017 

    Father John CARROLL,   b. 11 Apr 1828, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1896, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Eunice M. BALL,   b. 27 Aug 1833, Randolph Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1903  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F15071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida May WOLVERTON,   b. 1865, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1946, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [3] 
    Married 22 Dec 1883  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Eunice Marion CARROLL,   b. 22 Jul 1886, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Josie K. CARROLL,   b. 18 Feb 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1980, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     3. Beulah CARROLL,   b. 2 Sep 1891, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1928, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     4. John CARROLL,   b. 16 Sep 1893, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1893, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. William Edward CARROLL,   b. 24 Sep 1894, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Benjamin Franklin "Frank" CARROLL,   b. 3 Mar 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Nora Beatrice CARROLL,   b. 8 Jul 1899
     8. Eldwyn Alston "Hez" CARROLL,   b. 13 Dec 1901, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1953, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    Family ID F33695  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Dec 1883 - Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
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    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    3. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    4. [S2148] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    6. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).