A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎William Spencer Carroll‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾ Born ‎ Jul 6, 1848 at Washington Co. PA‎ ³⁾, died ‎ Jan 21, 1913 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 64 years ³⁾ ⁴⁾, buried ‎ at Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Sagamore, Armstrong Co. PA ⁴⁾ William's death certificate identifies his parents as Joseph D. Carroll and Martha Marshall, both born in Washington Co. PA. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cross Creek, Washington Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with wife and children. ⁶⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ at Greene Co. PA) ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and son Clarence. ⁷⁾ Married ‎± 1870 Marriage year estimate based on William's and Louvina's statements on the 1900 census that they have been married for 30 years. ⁵⁾ (approximately 43 years married) to: ‎Louvina Summerville "Lavina Summerville Swart, Lavinia I. Swart" Swart‏‎ ²⁾ ⁸⁾ ¹⁾ Born ‎ Jul 1, 1853 at PA‎ ⁸⁾ ⁹⁾, died ‎ Jul 9, 1930 at Brackenridge, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 77 years ⁸⁾ ⁹⁾, buried ‎ at Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Sagamore, Armstrong Co. PA ⁸⁾ ⁹⁾ On the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Louvina states that she has had 12 children, and 11 are living. Louvina's death certificate identifies her parents as John Swart and Sally Huffman, both born in PA. ⁵⁾ ⁷⁾ ⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cross Creek, Washington Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and son Clarence. ⁷⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ Jul 1852) ⁵⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ at Greene Co. PA) ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Living with daughter Minnie and her family. Son Floyd and some of his children are also living there. ¹⁰⁾ Children: 1. ‎Lewis Henry Carroll‏‎ ⁶⁾ ¹¹⁾ ¹²⁾ Born ‎ Feb 1870 at Washington Co. PA‎ ⁶⁾ ¹³⁾ ¹⁴⁾ ¹²⁾, died ‎ Mar 14, 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 60 years ¹³⁾ ¹⁵⁾, buried ‎ at Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Sagamore, Armstrong Co. PA ¹³⁾ ¹⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cross Creek, Washington Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. Next listing on census, but defined by relationship to Lewis, are wife Nora's family. ¹¹⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ¹⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and son. ¹⁴⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ at Greene Co. PA) ¹⁷⁾ ¹⁸⁾ 2. ‎Mary M. Carroll‏‎ ⁶⁾ Born ‎± 1873 at PA‎ ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cross Creek, Washington Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁶⁾ 3. ‎Sarah B. Carroll‏‎ ⁶⁾ Born ‎± 1875 at PA‎ ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cross Creek, Washington Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁶⁾ 4. ‎Hugh Carroll‏‎ ⁶⁾ Born ‎± 1877 at PA‎ ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cross Creek, Washington Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁶⁾ 5. ‎John Carroll‏‎ ⁶⁾ Born ‎± 1879 at PA‎ ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cross Creek, Washington Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁶⁾ 6. ‎William Elsworth Carroll‏‎ ¹⁹⁾ ⁵⁾ ²⁰⁾ Born ‎ Mar 1883 at PA‎ ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with parents and siblings. ⁵⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1907 at Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. ²⁰⁾ 7. ‎Almada W. Carroll‏‎ ⁵⁾ Born ‎ Aug 1885 at PA‎ ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁵⁾ 8. ‎Bertha Florence Carroll‏‎ ²¹⁾ ²²⁾ Born ‎ Sep 29, 1886 at Graysville, Greene Co. PA‎ ²¹⁾ ²³⁾, died ‎ Oct 7, 1970 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 84 years ²¹⁾, buried ‎ at Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Sagamore, Armstrong Co. PA ²¹⁾ On the 1910 census, Bertha states that she has had three children, and all three are living. ²¹⁾ ²⁴⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ at Washington, Washington Co. PA) ²⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁵⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1904 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) Housekeeper. ²⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Punxsutawney, Jefferson Co. PA) Living with first husband Devoe Ritchie, children, parents-in-law and brother-in-law George Ritchie. ²⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with second husband Raymond Cooper, and with children. Note - ages of Raymond and most of the children are off by a good deal. ²⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Divorced. Living with children Carl and George Ritchie, and James and Vivian Cooper. ²⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with children James and Vivian Cooper. ²⁹⁾ Located: (‎ Aug 1961 at Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ³⁰⁾ 9. ‎Clarence "James Carroll" Carroll‏‎ ⁵⁾ ³¹⁾ Born ‎ Mar 1888 at PA‎ ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with parents and siblings. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) House painter. living with parents. ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Russellton, Allegheny Co. PA) Occupation illegible. Living with wife, daughter and brother Floyd. ³¹⁾ 10. ‎Minnie E. Carroll‏‎ ⁵⁾ Born ‎ Sep 1890 at PA‎ ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Living with husband, daughter Thelma and her family, mother, and brother Floyd and his family. ¹⁰⁾ 11. ‎Floyd Earl Carroll‏‎ ³²⁾ ³³⁾ ³⁴⁾ Born ‎ Mar 6, 1893 at Washington Co. PA‎ ³³⁾ ³⁵⁾ ²⁾ ³⁴⁾, died ‎ Jun 8, 1968 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 75 years ³⁵⁾ ²⁾ ³⁶⁾, buried ‎ at Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Sagamore, Armstrong Co. PA ³⁵⁾ ³⁶⁾ A son named Lawrence is mentioned in Floyd's obituary. I am unable to find a record of Lawrence as of March 2022. He is not mentioned in siblings' obituaries that I have been able to find. ³⁶⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ at Greene Co. PA) ¹⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ Mar 1892 at PA) ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁵⁾ Located: (‎ Jul 1915 at Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer in a coal mine. Living with wife and children. ³³⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Coal miner. Living with children Elaine, Wayne, Maxine and Robert, in the household of sister Minnie: Minnie and her husband, Minnie's daughter Thelma and her family, and mother Louvina Carroll. ¹⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Russellton, Allegheny Co. PA) Occupation illegible. Living with brother James Clarence and his family. ³¹⁾ 12. ‎Ida P. Carroll‏‎ ⁵⁾ Born ‎ Jul 1895 at PA‎ ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁵⁾

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