Mr. Duncan, This Absalom Carroll is my ancestor; my ggrandmother being Mary Susannah Carroll. I will be happy to share information. My computer is at the shop so I am using another. Email me at BayouReed@aol.com in a few days and I'll send what I have. Alma Reed

Searching for data on Absalom Carroll, Sr., b. abt 1745 in Cork, Ireland. Unk spouse. Children: Britten, Absalom Jr., John, James, & Moses Benjamin Franklin Carroll, Sr., b 1809 in SC, mar. Huldah Harper in 1833, d 1869. Children: Emily, Mary, Martha, Ben Jr., Wm Absolum, Jefferson, James, Euphemia, Elizabeth, Huldah, and John.

Looking for more information on Samuel born Oct 8, 1866, died Nov 11 1940 married to Laura Zimmer born c1885, died Jan 26 1963. I know of three children to this marriage: Lanore Christine born Oct 23, 1904 in Hilbert WI, died Nov 24, 1970 in Mt. Vernon, IL and married to Stechley Gaylord Reeves. the other two children were Perry and Minerva - no information known. Does this ring any bells with anyone? Thanks for any help. Ed Crabtree - KCMO

Hello everyone! Well, after many months, I'm finally back on line, so I thought I'd start over and send out what little info I have on this family. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Charity Carroll b. 9-5-1828 m. William J. DICKEY d. 11-25-1896 buried at Bucksville Cemetery, Ala Thier Children: 1. Wiseman Dickey b. 1852 Jefferson County Ala m. Ellen 2. Mary Susan Dickey b. 1855 3. William Dickey b. 4-1-1857 m. Martha Ellender ROGERS 1877 d. 8-7-1940 4. Charity Dickey (Twin to William above) b. 4-1-1857 5. Joseph Dickey b. 1859 m. Emmie d. 1899 Well, that's it. Appreciate any help or opinions. Thanks tess@neteze.com

Looking for information on the marriages of William Otis Carroll to Mary Boyden on Nov. 24, 1847 and their daughter Abby Frances who married Edward Augustine Boyden on Nov. 17, 1881. I got the above information from the Boyden genealogy book, hoping to add more to it. Thanks, Carol Benner

Bay City is on Saginaw Bay (Lake Huron), right near Saginaw (City). It is, amazingly enough, in Bay County. Your best bet is to get the Soundexes for 1900 and 1920 censuses. ------- Joe > From: FrankNanway@aol.com > Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 16:16:57 EDT > To: CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CARROLL] Carroll > Resent-From: CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 14:17:04 -0600 > > Am hoping someone might know of a John Carroll who lived in Bay City, > Michigan in 1902. Would like to know if he had a daughter named Nelly. > Possible my g uncle went to stay with him when he arrived from Ireland > through Ellis Island. His name was Thomas R. Carroll. Or if someone knows > what county Bay City would have been in back then, maybe it could be checked > on census if one were done soon after that. If I know the county and if it is > one that is on Ancestry.com, I would be glad to check it for myself but my > luck that would be the one not there. > Thanks in advance > Nancy from South Carolina > >

Dear Mary Kay: Thanks for the response about Rock Co, WI. I have not been there. I am trying to figure out how/why so many Irish migrated to WI ? Do you know any background history of immigration into WI before Civil War. Lots of people have contacted me about my recent posting about 'my' James Carroll/Jane Dunnigan and have ancestors who also migrated into WI. It's been wonderful. Many people have 'hints' that perhaps their Irish ancestors were in Canada prior to moving into WI which makes good sense from a geographic point of view -- and as you have said, the area looks/feels similar to Ireland. In early 1800s, was the area of southwestern Wisconsin a farming area? As to why James Carroll/Jane Dunnigan moved to Howard Co, IA -- I don't know the real answer, but I suspect that farm lands opened up about that time. I have other ancestors who migrated into Howard Co, IA from western PA in the early 1860s also -- so something was going on to attract settlers from a wider area than even nearby WI and I just suspect that it has to have been something to do with reasonable land prices. I haven't done enough good, solid research into Iowa history as yet, so this is just my best guess at this point. I would be interested in anything YOU know about why there were so many Irish families in Wisconsin in an era when we think that the typical Irish immigrant entered America on the East Coast and stayed in large urban cities. That's an over simplification on my part, I know, but I can't fathom how James Carroll wound up there probably as early as 1852. Also, thank you for the referral to DUNNAGANS OF ANY SPELLING. I just did an internet search and didn't find a web site although I found a reference to a newsletter of this name on a specific DUNNAGAN family web site. Would you be able to refer me to an address or some other means of connecting with DUNNAGANS OF ANY SPELLING. I have made no headway on my dear little Jane Dunnigan great grandmother. Any direction you could provide would be much appreciate. Look forward to hearing back. Carol

searching for info on Thomas Arch Carroll,born in 1881,Siloan Springs,Ark. He was living in Parkhill Okla in 1942. His parents were John and Martha Rolls Carroll. Any info would be a great help. Thanks Toni

I reread what I sent but still didn't catch my mistake. Just realized it as I looked at some Carroll listings. The John Carroll in Bay City Michigan is correct. The one possible going to stay with him should be grandfather Michael Patrick Carroll. Scratch Thomas. I confused the names. Thanks Nancy from South Carolina

Am hoping someone might know of a John Carroll who lived in Bay City, Michigan in 1902. Would like to know if he had a daughter named Nelly. Possible my g uncle went to stay with him when he arrived from Ireland through Ellis Island. His name was Thomas R. Carroll. Or if someone knows what county Bay City would have been in back then, maybe it could be checked on census if one were done soon after that. If I know the county and if it is one that is on Ancestry.com, I would be glad to check it for myself but my luck that would be the one not there. Thanks in advance Nancy from South Carolina

Thanks to all you who have enlightened me on this new term. David

David, in my earlier military experience, we referred to the person who marched at the front of the organization and carried the unit or battle flag, the "guidon carrier". That carried no particular rank. Cal ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Strickland" <dstrickland@optekinc.com> To: <CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 10:30 AM Subject: [CARROLL] Stedman D Carroll 1838-1903 > Stedman D Carroll from Carroll County Mississippi served in the Civil War in > Captain Stanford's Company, Mississippi Light Artillery. His rank at > discharge was "Guidon". Does anyone know what this rank means? In later > life he was a medical doctor. > Does anyone have a short history of this Regiment? > > Thanks > David Strickland > dstrickland@optekinc.com > Dallas, TX > >

Stedman D Carroll from Carroll County Mississippi served in the Civil War in Captain Stanford's Company, Mississippi Light Artillery. His rank at discharge was "Guidon". Does anyone know what this rank means? In later life he was a medical doctor. Does anyone have a short history of this Regiment? Thanks David Strickland dstrickland@optekinc.com Dallas, TX

To Carol Vass. I live in Milton, Rock Co. Wisconsin not far from Janesville and this area is truly much like some parts of Ireland. When my husband and i were there 2 years ago the thought crossed my mind that maybe I was home again and didn't know it. I belong to the Rock County Genealogical Society and our latest newsletter has a good article by a Dick Dunagan who belongs to a group of DUNNAGANS OF ALL SPELLINGS. Have you heard of it? Maybe you can get some information there. A question about Howard Co, Iowa. One of the surnames that I am researching is O'MALLEY and I have some information about an O'MALLEY who moved from Rock Co, Wi to Howard Co, Iowa and always wondered why he moved there. Any ideas? Mary Kay Mullen in Rock Co, WI

Bounced to me. Please correspond with the sender. Cal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael H Carroll" <mike@westreps.com> To: <SVass@aol.com> Cc: <CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 11:53 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [CARROLL] RE: Carroll - Ireland>Canada>WI > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------217A80DC470A36EA1CC732D8 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Dear Carol Vass: > > I noticed your reference to Carroll's in Janesville, WI and St. > Patrick's Church. It may be meer coincidence, but about 80 miles away > is a very small farm community named Heartland in Illinois. It has a > very small Catholic Church named St. Patrick's. That area of Northern > Illinois was settled by a large clan of Carroll's in the early 1800's. > Perhaps your relative came to this community originally before he > settled in Wisconsin. There are many Carroll's still living in that > territory and the St. Patrick's graveyard is filled with Carroll > headstones. The nearest town that would be on the map is Woodstock, > Illinois. That territory, along with much of lower Wisconsin looks > similar to the center of Ireland where many of the Carroll's came from. > If you need the phone number, address, and name of the parrish priest I > can easily get that for you. > > Best regards, > Mike Carroll > > SVass@aol.com wrote: > > > > Dear Kathy: > > I think this is a long shot. I am looking for James CARROLL [b. 1819, Co. > > Queens, IR]. I don't know what year he immigrated to US, but I can find him > > in January1857 in Janesville, Rock Co, WI where he married Jane DUNNIGAN*. > > It is somewhat apparent that James Carroll had had a prior marriage to ? > > because he has a daughter, Alice Carroll who was born in Janesville in 1852. > > By 1860 census, James Carroll/Jane Dunnigan, along with his daughter and > > their first son John Carroll, b. October1857 in Janesville, have moved to > > Howard Co, Iowa. [*It has been thought that Jane's surname was DONOVAN, > > however, the marriage records in St. Patrick's Church in Janesville identify > > her name as DUNNIGAN. oooooops -- my sister even gave her son the middle > > name of Donovan!!!] > > > > It has always been a puzzle how/why James Carroll was in WI and I have only > > recently begun exploring the possibility that he may have first immigrated to > > Canada before he came to America. There is a some possiblity that 'my' James > > Carroll had a relationship with 'a' Catherine CARROLL, [b. ~1805 in IR] > > /Daniel HANNIGAN [b. ~1785 in IR], who married ~1820/25 in IR -- but that is > > unproven speculation at this point. > > > > Nothing in your recent posting about your CARROLLs shows any clear connection > > to 'my' CARROLLs beyond the Wisconsin connection and none of your CARROLLs > > moved to Iowa. So, I may be ALL wet. I have no credible information that > > James CARROLL came through Canada, but it seems a logical possibility based > > on his presence in Wisconsin as early as 1752. I wanted to touch base with > > you -- just in case. > > I have just recently returned from a long genealogy research trip and am > > overwhelmed with information on other family lines that I am busily > > transcribing and trying to sort into good order. But if there is any > > possibility that something in this email rings a bell, I would be very happy > > to 'join forces' so to speak. > > > > Look forward to hearing back from you. > > > > Carol Vass > > > > ______________________________ > > -------------------- > > X-Message: #1 > > Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 19:59:27 -0500 > > From: Mike Sullivan <msully@pclink.com> > > To: CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com > > Message-ID: <3B1ADD6F.B9C2C088@pclink.com> > > Subject: [CARROLL] Ireland>Canada>WI > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > I am researching Roger Carroll and Mary Gallagher Carroll. > > They were both born in Ireland around 1807-1820 (depending on which > > census you read) They lived in Hamilton, Ontario Canada 1846-1853. > > Possibly earlier, but 1846 is when one on the kids was born there. > > > > They are on the 1860 Black Earth Township, Dane County WI census and it > > shows the following children: > > John 12 born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, > > Catharine 10, born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, > > William 8, born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, > > Mary Ann 7, born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, > > and then born in WI are > > Bridget 5, > > Thomas 4, > > Michael 2. > > Maggie was born three years after Michael. > > > > In the 1870 census for the same location, some of the kids have 'moved', > > > > there is John 23, Bridget 15, thomas 5 and Margaret 2. > > > > In the 1880 census, for the same location, Mary is now widowed. > > > > John Carroll married Anna Foley and they lived in Southern MN (Owatonna > > mostly) > > Catharine "Kate"Carroll married James McGinnity -Waldwick, Iowa County > > WI (children are Alice and Daniel) > > William Carroll born abt 1850 in Hamilton Ontario CA, I still don't > > know anything about except he lived in Madison. > > Mary Ann Carroll lived with her sister Kate in 1870 census and married > > James Laverty, also from Waldwick, Iowa County WI > > Bridget Carrol married Mike White of Prairie du Chien WI > > Thomas Carroll 1854-1949-2 kids Wm J born 6-19-1886 and Harold 2-16-1901 > > > > I think Thomas' wife name is Catherine > > Maggie Carroll apparently lived single, taking care of her mother in > > Black Earth Township, Dane County WI. > > > > John Roger Carroll and Anna Foley Carroll and their kids lived in > > southern MN. (Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, Waseca, Rochester, Tracy, > > Ellendale, St. Paul). Their kids married into the following families: > > Lynard, O'Leary, Laughlin, Moran, Sullivan, Weiler. > > > > I hope this info gives someone a connection out there. > > We need help finding the rest of the family. :-) > > > > Kathy > > at Kathy.Sullivan@anoka.k12.mn.us or msully@pclink.com > --------------217A80DC470A36EA1CC732D8 > Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; > name="mike.vcf" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Description: Card for Michael H Carroll > Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="mike.vcf" > > begin:vcard > n:Carroll;Michael > tel;fax:888-333-2358 > tel;home:310-578-9553 > tel;work:800-628-0044 > x-mozilla-html:FALSE > adr:;;;;;; > version:2.1 > email;internet:mike@westreps.com > fn:Michael Carroll > end:vcard > > --------------217A80DC470A36EA1CC732D8-- >

In a message dated 6/5/01 9:53:29 PM, mike@westreps.com writes: <<That territory, along with much of lower Wisconsin looks similar to the center of Ireland where many of the Carroll's came from. If you need the phone number, address, and name of the parrish priest I can easily get that for you.>> Dear Mike: I would very much like to have the name of the Illinois St. Patrick's priest. I have no indication at all that 'my' James Carroll was in Illinois. I have only tracked him to the WI records and then he moved to Howard Co, Iowa -- which is actually not all that far from Janesville, WI. But, you are right, it might be well worthwhile to try to find some records for CARROLLs in Heartland, IL. 'My" James CARROLL was born in Ireland in 1819, and then I don't know where he was until 1852 when his daughter Alice was born, apparently in Janesville, WI. That's a lot of years when he could have been running around anywhere. Do you know why the Heartland CARROLLs came to Illinois in the first place? Do you think they came before the potato famine? [ I haven't been to Ireland, Wisconsin or Heartland, IL -- but, have been to Howard Co, IA and I don't think it resembles Ireland. :>) ] Very much appreciate your offer and look forward to hearing back from you. Carol Vass

I am seeking information on Edwin Thornton CARROLL Sr. He was born in 1877 in Waycross Ga., he married Eva PRICE SOLOMAN in 1903 in Headland Alabama, he died in 1929 I believe, in Waycross Georgia, who were his parents and grandparents. Was the line originally from Virginia or did they settle in South Carolina. Thanks Jacob L. Bateman III or Le NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net

Hi Carol, Thanks for responding to my posting. I copied the others that are researching the same Carrolls as I am. In case they make a connection that I over looked. Right now, I would agree with you. I don't see a connection. However, I have to tell you. Marcia- one of the people I copied on this- Marcia and I replied to each others postings last Oct and did not have enough info to make a connection. It was just over Memorial Weekend this year, with the help of the others that I copied on this, that we put some pieces together and figured out that we are all researching the same Carrolls. So you just never know. I will keep your email on file. Maybe we'll find a connection yet. Good luck with your research, Kathy SVass@aol.com wrote: > Dear Kathy: > I think this is a long shot. I am looking for James CARROLL [b. 1819, Co. > Queens, IR]. I don't know what year he immigrated to US, but I can find him > in January1857 in Janesville, Rock Co, WI where he married Jane DUNNIGAN*. > It is somewhat apparent that James Carroll had had a prior marriage to ? > because he has a daughter, Alice Carroll who was born in Janesville in 1852. > By 1860 census, James Carroll/Jane Dunnigan, along with his daughter and > their first son John Carroll, b. October1857 in Janesville, have moved to > Howard Co, Iowa. [*It has been thought that Jane's surname was DONOVAN, > however, the marriage records in St. Patrick's Church in Janesville identify > her name as DUNNIGAN. oooooops -- my sister even gave her son the middle > name of Donovan!!!] > > It has always been a puzzle how/why James Carroll was in WI and I have only > recently begun exploring the possibility that he may have first immigrated to > Canada before he came to America. There is a some possiblity that 'my' James > Carroll had a relationship with 'a' Catherine CARROLL, [b. ~1805 in IR] > /Daniel HANNIGAN [b. ~1785 in IR], who married ~1820/25 in IR -- but that is > unproven speculation at this point. > > Nothing in your recent posting about your CARROLLs shows any clear connection > to 'my' CARROLLs beyond the Wisconsin connection and none of your CARROLLs > moved to Iowa. So, I may be ALL wet. I have no credible information that > James CARROLL came through Canada, but it seems a logical possibility based > on his presence in Wisconsin as early as 1752. I wanted to touch base with > you -- just in case. > I have just recently returned from a long genealogy research trip and am > overwhelmed with information on other family lines that I am busily > transcribing and trying to sort into good order. But if there is any > possibility that something in this email rings a bell, I would be very happy > to 'join forces' so to speak. > > Look forward to hearing back from you. > > Carol Vass > > ______________________________ > -------------------- > X-Message: #1 > Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 19:59:27 -0500 > From: Mike Sullivan <msully@pclink.com> > To: CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <3B1ADD6F.B9C2C088@pclink.com> > Subject: [CARROLL] Ireland>Canada>WI > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > I am researching Roger Carroll and Mary Gallagher Carroll. > They were both born in Ireland around 1807-1820 (depending on which > census you read) They lived in Hamilton, Ontario Canada 1846-1853. > Possibly earlier, but 1846 is when one on the kids was born there. > > They are on the 1860 Black Earth Township, Dane County WI census and it > shows the following children: > John 12 born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, > Catharine 10, born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, > William 8, born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, > Mary Ann 7, born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, > and then born in WI are > Bridget 5, > Thomas 4, > Michael 2. > Maggie was born three years after Michael. > > In the 1870 census for the same location, some of the kids have 'moved', > > there is John 23, Bridget 15, thomas 5 and Margaret 2. > > In the 1880 census, for the same location, Mary is now widowed. > > John Carroll married Anna Foley and they lived in Southern MN (Owatonna > mostly) > Catharine "Kate"Carroll married James McGinnity -Waldwick, Iowa County > WI (children are Alice and Daniel) > William Carroll born abt 1850 in Hamilton Ontario CA, I still don't > know anything about except he lived in Madison. > Mary Ann Carroll lived with her sister Kate in 1870 census and married > James Laverty, also from Waldwick, Iowa County WI > Bridget Carrol married Mike White of Prairie du Chien WI > Thomas Carroll 1854-1949-2 kids Wm J born 6-19-1886 and Harold 2-16-1901 > > I think Thomas' wife name is Catherine > Maggie Carroll apparently lived single, taking care of her mother in > Black Earth Township, Dane County WI. > > John Roger Carroll and Anna Foley Carroll and their kids lived in > southern MN. (Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, Waseca, Rochester, Tracy, > Ellendale, St. Paul). Their kids married into the following families: > Lynard, O'Leary, Laughlin, Moran, Sullivan, Weiler. > > I hope this info gives someone a connection out there. > We need help finding the rest of the family. :-) > > Kathy > at Kathy.Sullivan@anoka.k12.mn.us or msully@pclink.com

Dear Kathy: I think this is a long shot. I am looking for James CARROLL [b. 1819, Co. Queens, IR]. I don't know what year he immigrated to US, but I can find him in January1857 in Janesville, Rock Co, WI where he married Jane DUNNIGAN*. It is somewhat apparent that James Carroll had had a prior marriage to ? because he has a daughter, Alice Carroll who was born in Janesville in 1852. By 1860 census, James Carroll/Jane Dunnigan, along with his daughter and their first son John Carroll, b. October1857 in Janesville, have moved to Howard Co, Iowa. [*It has been thought that Jane's surname was DONOVAN, however, the marriage records in St. Patrick's Church in Janesville identify her name as DUNNIGAN. oooooops -- my sister even gave her son the middle name of Donovan!!!] It has always been a puzzle how/why James Carroll was in WI and I have only recently begun exploring the possibility that he may have first immigrated to Canada before he came to America. There is a some possiblity that 'my' James Carroll had a relationship with 'a' Catherine CARROLL, [b. ~1805 in IR] /Daniel HANNIGAN [b. ~1785 in IR], who married ~1820/25 in IR -- but that is unproven speculation at this point. Nothing in your recent posting about your CARROLLs shows any clear connection to 'my' CARROLLs beyond the Wisconsin connection and none of your CARROLLs moved to Iowa. So, I may be ALL wet. I have no credible information that James CARROLL came through Canada, but it seems a logical possibility based on his presence in Wisconsin as early as 1752. I wanted to touch base with you -- just in case. I have just recently returned from a long genealogy research trip and am overwhelmed with information on other family lines that I am busily transcribing and trying to sort into good order. But if there is any possibility that something in this email rings a bell, I would be very happy to 'join forces' so to speak. Look forward to hearing back from you. Carol Vass ______________________________ -------------------- X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 19:59:27 -0500 From: Mike Sullivan <msully@pclink.com> To: CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <3B1ADD6F.B9C2C088@pclink.com> Subject: [CARROLL] Ireland>Canada>WI Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am researching Roger Carroll and Mary Gallagher Carroll. They were both born in Ireland around 1807-1820 (depending on which census you read) They lived in Hamilton, Ontario Canada 1846-1853. Possibly earlier, but 1846 is when one on the kids was born there. They are on the 1860 Black Earth Township, Dane County WI census and it shows the following children: John 12 born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, Catharine 10, born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, William 8, born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, Mary Ann 7, born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, and then born in WI are Bridget 5, Thomas 4, Michael 2. Maggie was born three years after Michael. In the 1870 census for the same location, some of the kids have 'moved', there is John 23, Bridget 15, thomas 5 and Margaret 2. In the 1880 census, for the same location, Mary is now widowed. John Carroll married Anna Foley and they lived in Southern MN (Owatonna mostly) Catharine "Kate"Carroll married James McGinnity -Waldwick, Iowa County WI (children are Alice and Daniel) William Carroll born abt 1850 in Hamilton Ontario CA, I still don't know anything about except he lived in Madison. Mary Ann Carroll lived with her sister Kate in 1870 census and married James Laverty, also from Waldwick, Iowa County WI Bridget Carrol married Mike White of Prairie du Chien WI Thomas Carroll 1854-1949-2 kids Wm J born 6-19-1886 and Harold 2-16-1901 I think Thomas' wife name is Catherine Maggie Carroll apparently lived single, taking care of her mother in Black Earth Township, Dane County WI. John Roger Carroll and Anna Foley Carroll and their kids lived in southern MN. (Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, Waseca, Rochester, Tracy, Ellendale, St. Paul). Their kids married into the following families: Lynard, O'Leary, Laughlin, Moran, Sullivan, Weiler. I hope this info gives someone a connection out there. We need help finding the rest of the family. :-) Kathy at Kathy.Sullivan@anoka.k12.mn.us or msully@pclink.com

I am researching Roger Carroll and Mary Gallagher Carroll. They were both born in Ireland around 1807-1820 (depending on which census you read) They lived in Hamilton, Ontario Canada 1846-1853. Possibly earlier, but 1846 is when one on the kids was born there. They are on the 1860 Black Earth Township, Dane County WI census and it shows the following children: John 12 born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, Catharine 10, born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, William 8, born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, Mary Ann 7, born in Hamilton Ontario Canada, and then born in WI are Bridget 5, Thomas 4, Michael 2. Maggie was born three years after Michael. In the 1870 census for the same location, some of the kids have 'moved', there is John 23, Bridget 15, thomas 5 and Margaret 2. In the 1880 census, for the same location, Mary is now widowed. John Carroll married Anna Foley and they lived in Southern MN (Owatonna mostly) Catharine "Kate"Carroll married James McGinnity -Waldwick, Iowa County WI (children are Alice and Daniel) William Carroll born abt 1850 in Hamilton Ontario CA, I still don't know anything about except he lived in Madison. Mary Ann Carroll lived with her sister Kate in 1870 census and married James Laverty, also from Waldwick, Iowa County WI Bridget Carrol married Mike White of Prairie du Chien WI Thomas Carroll 1854-1949-2 kids Wm J born 6-19-1886 and Harold 2-16-1901 I think Thomas' wife name is Catherine Maggie Carroll apparently lived single, taking care of her mother in Black Earth Township, Dane County WI. John Roger Carroll and Anna Foley Carroll and their kids lived in southern MN. (Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, Waseca, Rochester, Tracy, Ellendale, St. Paul). Their kids married into the following families: Lynard, O'Leary, Laughlin, Moran, Sullivan, Weiler. I hope this info gives someone a connection out there. We need help finding the rest of the family. :-) Kathy at Kathy.Sullivan@anoka.k12.mn.us or msully@pclink.com