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The Montgomery Advertiser
Southern Star
August 15, 1917
 August 15, 1917  August 22, 1917  |
Carroll Photo ID
1. Olive Irene (Carroll) Atkinson
2. Emma Penelope (Carroll) Espy - married J.J. Espy of Headland, AL
Taken at funeral of Major Carroll
(25 Apr 1851 – 04 Aug 1917)
Ozark, Dale County, Alabama
1. Olive Irene (Carroll) Atkinson
2. Emma Penelope (Carroll) Espy - married J.J. Espy of Headland, AL
5. John Wesley Carroll - an army major
6. Ruth Branch (Carroll) Mills
7. Marvin Cook Carroll - a reverend
8. Anna (Carroll) McNiel
9. Major Oscar Carroll
7. Marvin Cook Carroll - a reverend
8. Anna (Carroll) McNiel
9. Major Oscar Carroll
10. Corinne (Carroll) Dunn
11. Sarah Elizabeth (Branch) Carroll - widow of Major Carroll
One child had already died: James William Carroll was no more than two years old when he died. He is buried at Union Cemetery in Ozark along with his parents Major Carroll and Sarah Elizabeth Branch.
Some of the name identifications (above) came from ancestry.com, which like Wikipedia, allows input from anyone. Sometimes mistakes get made, and bad information gets passed along. The same, of course, can happen with my blog. Right now, there's still some confusion over the Carroll men's names. According to ancestry.com, #3 is John Carroll, # 5 is Major Oscar Carroll, and # 9 is Sam J. Carroll. However, my research shows the listing above. Yet when I compiled it, I felt sure it was right. For now, I will keep my own listing above until we get more information.
11. Sarah Elizabeth (Branch) Carroll - widow of Major Carroll
One child had already died: James William Carroll was no more than two years old when he died. He is buried at Union Cemetery in Ozark along with his parents Major Carroll and Sarah Elizabeth Branch.
Some of the name identifications (above) came from ancestry.com, which like Wikipedia, allows input from anyone. Sometimes mistakes get made, and bad information gets passed along. The same, of course, can happen with my blog. Right now, there's still some confusion over the Carroll men's names. According to ancestry.com, #3 is John Carroll, # 5 is Major Oscar Carroll, and # 9 is Sam J. Carroll. However, my research shows the listing above. Yet when I compiled it, I felt sure it was right. For now, I will keep my own listing above until we get more information.
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Anna
James William
Emma Penelope
Major Oscar
John Wesley
Marvin Cook
Sarah Belle
Samuel Jones
Corinne
Olive Irene
Ruth
Married names for the ladies:
Mrs. J.J. Espy (Emma)
Mrs. U. McNiel (Anna)
Mrs. T.A. West (Sarah Belle)
Mrs. T. Atkinson (Olive Irene)
Mrs. G.L. Dunn (Corinne)
Mrs. J.B. Mills (Ruth)
The photo (above) was found at the Espy House in Headland, AL when the house was being emptied before selling. There was a note clipped to the photo from “Florence,” whom I assume was Florence (Carroll) Matthews of Ozark, AL. I don’t know whether she had been addressing it to her Aunt Emma, (Emma Carroll Espy) or to her cousin Sara Frances (Espy) Sidney/Lee. The note read, “This picture was taken the day of Grandfather Carroll’s funeral. I thought you might like to have a copy. Love, Florence.” Florence would have been sending this picture many years after 1917. - Beverly (Espy) Dayries
"Back row- John-3rd, Oscar-2nd, Marvin-5th, Sam-7th, 2nd row- Irene-next to youngest 9, Emma-4th Major Espy's mother, Sallie-6th, Ruth- youngest 10th, Anna-oldest, Corene-8th"
"Front row Mother's mother", who we know to be Sarah (Branch) Carroll. Also says "After funeral-day of funeral" "Land at Ozark and N of Headland owned for five generations with Tom and Sammy's generation."
Anna
James William
Emma Penelope
Major Oscar
John Wesley
Marvin Cook
Sarah Belle
Samuel Jones
Corinne
Olive Irene
Ruth
Married names for the ladies:
Mrs. J.J. Espy (Emma)
Mrs. U. McNiel (Anna)
Mrs. T.A. West (Sarah Belle)
Mrs. T. Atkinson (Olive Irene)
Mrs. G.L. Dunn (Corinne)
Mrs. J.B. Mills (Ruth)
The photo (above) was found at the Espy House in Headland, AL when the house was being emptied before selling. There was a note clipped to the photo from “Florence,” whom I assume was Florence (Carroll) Matthews of Ozark, AL. I don’t know whether she had been addressing it to her Aunt Emma, (Emma Carroll Espy) or to her cousin Sara Frances (Espy) Sidney/Lee. The note read, “This picture was taken the day of Grandfather Carroll’s funeral. I thought you might like to have a copy. Love, Florence.” Florence would have been sending this picture many years after 1917. - Beverly (Espy) Dayries
Update: January 2016
scan made by Judy Faye West, wife of Sam Carroll West
I just took this photo out of its frame and found writing on the back. It identifies and gives children and their order of birth, etc. - Judy
"Back row- John-3rd, Oscar-2nd, Marvin-5th, Sam-7th, 2nd row- Irene-next to youngest 9, Emma-4th Major Espy's mother, Sallie-6th, Ruth- youngest 10th, Anna-oldest, Corene-8th"
Then there are notes that one died before Sallie - the 5th child. - Judy
"Front row Mother's mother", who we know to be Sarah (Branch) Carroll. Also says "After funeral-day of funeral" "Land at Ozark and N of Headland owned for five generations with Tom and Sammy's generation."
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| Sarah (Branch) Carroll, died in 1933 Union Cemetery, Ozark, Dale County, Alabama
Source: Find A Grave  Ozark Masonic Lodge Pays Respects to Major Carroll August 22, 1917  Announcement by Executors of Major Carroll Estate October 30, 1918  My great-grandmother, Emma (Carroll) Espy, is bottom left. |
2 comments:
Ok ... I'm looking at your history on the Carroll's and it is indeed the same family ... looks like Your Major Carroll was the brother of George Washington Huffam Carroll ... My great great grandfather .. ye ha! You have info I never knew ... Adding it in to my stuff!!! So we are double cousins .. looks like Eva and Thornton were cousins as well????? uhh oooooh ... distant I hope LOL. Or maybe the Carroll brothers just married into the same family??? Cousin Marjorie Whitley
Hi,
We were just in Ozark for a mini family reunion and I began searching for some Carroll history and stumbled across your blog posts.
I am a descendent of Major Carroll as well and thought I would touch base.
My father, Benjamin Sam Carroll (Birmingham), and his brother, John Marvin Carroll (Montgomery) were both born (fraternal twins) in Ozark to Mary Powell Carroll and John Branch Carroll. They also have an older sister Mary and all still survive. They still jointly own some of the original property near Ozark city limits that is used today for timber farming.
Their father, John Branch Carroll, my grandfather for whom I’m named, worked at the M. O Carroll Warehouse but passed away in 1968 when I was only 2 years old.
My grandmother Mary Powell Carroll passed away in 1999 shortly after a series of strokes.
Anyway I thought I’d email you and thank you for your excellent research. I’ve forwarded it to my Dad and I know he’ll really enjoy perusing it.
Thanks,
John
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