Brief Life History of William
When William Carroll was born in 1842, in Pope, Arkansas, United States, his father, William Carroll, was 22 and his mother, Margaret Mary Strickland, was 16.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- William Carroll in household of William Carroll, "United States Census, 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1820–1865 Male
1826–1876 Female
Siblings (3)
1840– Female
1842– Male
1845– Male
World Events (3)
1846
Age 4
1861
Age 19
1863
Age 21
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Cearbhaill or Mac Cearbhaill ‘descendant (or son) of Cearbhall’, a personal name perhaps based on cearbh ‘hacking’ and hence originally a byname for a butcher or a fierce warrior.
English and Scottish: variant of Carrell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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