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JOHN CARROLL McCOLLOR, SR.

What do the Censuses tell us? A census is like a piece of a puzzle, and we are fortunate to have access to almost any census image.  Below is images of the censuses for the families of John Carroll, Sr. and Jr. over the years.  PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW IN LARGER SIZE. 1900 census Click to enlarge 1910 Census click to enlarge 1920 Census Click to view larger 1940 Census Mark/Jennie click to enlarge 1940 Census click to enlarge Evelyn 1930 Evelyn 1940 1900 - John, at 56, and Mary Ellen at 46 are residing in Bingham (street not given in any of the censuses - left blank). Interestingly, this census reports his birth as being in Maine, not Canada, and states Mary Ellen's mother's birthplace as Georgia. I had heard this before, and assume it is Georgia the state, not Georgia Maine. He is working as a day laborer, as are sons Marcus and John, Jr..  Nancy is still living at home, at the ripe old age of 25, and Marcus is 24. All the children are still living at home, with the exception of Bertie who had married in 1897, the youngest being Frank at the age of 10. The entire family is literate, reading and writing.  The home they are living in is rented, and is not a farm.    1910 - At the time the census taker interviewed them, John is 67 and Mary 58.  They have been married for 36 years. Marcus, Brigette, Barney and Frank still live at home, Mark is 34 and will marry later within the year.  He and his brothers are described as being employed as laborers doing "odd jobs", and Bridgette is listed as a homemaker.  John is working still, as a worker in a mill.   1920 - Much has changed. Mary Ellen has passed away and 76 year old John is living in the household of his daughter Bridget, her husband James McKinney and their two young sons.  The McKinneys are fortunate enough to own their home and with no mortgage. John has not retired and still works, his line of work given as Shoe (and another word something illegible, I assume it is a mill but don't know).  His son-in-law is a book keeper in a lumber camp.   1930 - Bingham. John Carroll Jr., is living with wife Helen and Tilson, his son, now 17. John is working in a shank factory. Next door are the family of Chase Hunnewell, closely related in several instances. In the Tilson Foss household down the street, besides Tilson and wife May, grandchildren Ruth & her husband Willis  Russell, Evelyn, and her son Reginald.  Reginald is just about one year old. 1940 - Brighton, Maine. The family of John Carroll, Jr. are living in rented homes side by side on Preble Street. The widowed Evelyn is living in the household of 79 year old widowed May L. Foss. 31 year old Evelyn is listed as May's grand daughter and Reginald's great-grandmother. I'll see what I can learn about this, the age of May and Eva make sense that Eva can be May's daughter . 10 year old Reginald is in the 3rd grade.  His 'grandmother' attended school up to 8th grade, his mother made it to the 3rd  year of high school. Interestingly, Evelyn is listed as single (not widowed). No profession is listed for either women.   Next door, Evelyn's father John Carroll, Jr. is head of household. Living with him is his second wife Helen. He is 57 and she is 35. While John made it to 6th grade, his wife attended all 4 years of high school. He is working as a carpenter, Helen is a hotel cook. John will pass away later that  year.    Another 1940 census - this one for Bingham, ME - shows John's son Mark's widow, Jennie. Living with her is their grown children  Merle and Geneva in a home Jennie owns, valued at $1500. Both children have completed 4 years of high school.  Jennie is making her living by taking in other people's laundry.  Both her children are working, Merle is a laborer in a Mill, and Geneva is a maid in a private home. MARY ELLEN'S FAMILY: PHILLIP & MARY AMBROSE MAHONEY Mary Ellen's father Philip, Jr., and brother Michael Mahoney were both born in St. Edouard de Frampton, PQ. With their children they walked, following the river as many of their contemporaries did, from Frampton and Cranborne to Bingham about 1867. They purchased land and settled in Bingham on what is still Mahoney Hill. (Information courtesy Doris Mahoney). Photos of some Mahoney grave markers can be viewed in THE CEMETERY PROJECT.  Doris has much info on the Mahoneys. Click to view larger size click to view larger photo Mahoney Coat of Arms Autograph Mary Ellen Mahoney Click to view larger size Thomas Mahoney Autograph Click to view larger size BIRTHS Here are a few related birth certificates, I will add obituarys as I acquire them. PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM - I have used Elby's to hold places for additional documents Elby McCollor       PASSINGS I will add obituarys as I acquire them. Please send me any you have that you will be williing to share. PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM Kenneth Russell click photo to view larger size THE TRAGIC DEATH OF BARNEY Pictured is the Bingham Hotel, which was built in 1822. The March 23, 1952 fire was not the first fire on the property, but was the most devastating and tragic. The first fire in 1929 destroyed the stables and all things inside. The 1952 fire destroyed the hotel, and tragically claimed the life of two employees, one of which was Barney, as well as that of two unfortunate guests. * Image is an old promotional post card/greeting. Verna McCollor Forrest Cates Melvin Laweryson Benjamin Russell MARRIAGES Here are a few related marriage certificates, I will add more as I acquire them. PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM Barney & Verna Marriage Cert. Click to enlarge JOHN & EVA Marriage Record Click to enlarge Wm & Nancy Whorff Marriage Cert. Click to enlarge Forest & Berti Marriage Cert. Click to enlarge Nevada State Journal Aug. 18, 1913 "JARBRIDGE WEDDING PLEASING EVENT" Gertrude Fischer and Frank McCollor Are United In Marriage (special to the journal) JARBRIDGE, Nev., Aug. 17 -- The social event of the past week was the wedding of Mrs. Gertrude Fischer, who has conducted a store in Jarbridge for some time, and Mr. Frank McCollor, formerly of Maine.  The ceremony was performed by Judge Silver at the bungalow of Roy R. Cook.  Mrs. E. M. Senton was the bridesmaid, and Mr. Cook was the best man. The bride's gown was a handsome one in black silk trimmed with white, and she carried a shower bouquet of sweet peas. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. McCollor gave a grand ball at the commercial club hall, which proved to the most enjoyable occasion possible. Most every dancer in camp was present and many from the outside were there. The grand mmarch took place at 9 o'clock and was led by the bride and groom. From then till the wee ama' hours began to attain considerable size jollity reigned supreme and only when tired nature insisted one rest did the dancers go home.  FAMILY DRAFT & ENLISTMENT RECORDS Over the years many descendants of John Carroll, Sr., and Mary Ellen McCollor enlisted into the U.S. Service.  I have just  few images of actual documentation, but will endeavor to find more and place them here with related research notes. PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW IN LARGER SIZE. Mark's WWI draft card Click to enlarge John Carroll Jr.'s WWI draft card click to enlarge Emil Andrews Draft Card Click to view larger Frank McCollor WWI draft card click to enlarge FAMILY RESEARCH NOTES: I will share here the biographical material I found or was shared with me during my research on the children of Mary Jane and John Carroll, Sr, and their descendants.  As with anywhere on this site, if you note ommissions or, especially mistakes in the data, please CONTACT ME. NANCY  (Whorff) I have a date of 1897 for Nancy's nuptuals with William Whorff.  Her first child, Alta, was born late in 1900.  The 1900 census of her parent's household finds her living with her parents, without any mention of William.  If the marriage date is correct, perhaps they were separated for a time either by his employment or by choice.   He was a stage driver. In this census her last name is not given as Whorff, but that may have been for convenience of the survey. Charles registered for the draft in 1917 at the age of 44 for WWI. His draft card lists his then profession as a mail carrier for the USPS in Caratunk, ME.  His description is given as follows: "medium" height, medium build, with blue eyes and red hair. He gives his wife Nancy as his nearest relative. Nancy and Charles would have four children but no grandchildren. Daughter Alta  (Andrews) 1920 census - Alta is living in her parent's home in Caratunk, ME. By 1930 she is a "roomer" in the Henry and Anna Kelley residence, Beverly, MA. When, at 42 years old she finally marries for the first time (?), and was prior to that probably considered an "old maid" by society. Her late marriage after a career in teaching and his death at a relatively young age, perhaps explains her never having any children. Interestingly, her sisters all taught school and all married relatively older than "norm". In the 1920 census, her future husband, Emil, at 19 is listed as a laborer, his father was a clothing store merchant. At the time of the 1930 census, 30 year old Emil was still living at home and was then working as a clerk. Just like his future wife, Emil waited longer than the then norm before marrying. See Emil's WWI draft registration above, dated 1918, where he is listed as a laborer at the International Paper Co. in Emden, ME. He is described as medium height and build with brown hair and blue eyes. He gives his father as his nearest living relative. Daughter Calla  (Rounds) Just as her sister Alta had done, Calla did not marry until after she was 40 years old. Also like her sister, she became a school teacher.  She attended Farmington State Normal (??) School and for 20 years after graduation taught at Dixfield, ME and then on to Naples, ME. She is described as having been a popular teacher. It seems she and Theron did not have children.   Daughter Elizabeth  (Randall / Russell / Staples) I do not have a lot of dates for Elizabeth, I'm sure they will be easy to find if I ever get to it.  Much of the information on Elizabeth I have pulled out of her husband Kenneth's obituary (see above).  He was a construction worker and a mechanic who died suddenly at the age of 45. There are no mention of children having been born out of his marriage to Elizabeth.   Maine marriage records for her marriage to Clyde Staples have me a bit perplexed, as there are two records of the same wedding.  In one, Elizabeth's last name is given as Bubier.  I am curious as to where that came from.  There was not time (at least I don't think there was) for her to have married and taken a husband's name in the year and a half between Kenneth's death and her marriage to Clyde, nor have I found any record of a marriage to a Bubier. Son Charles Charles enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 2nd, 1942 to fight in WWII, during which he served as a private.  His enlistment papers describe him as being single (in 1942) and having had 4 years of high school (I assume this means he graduated?). His pre-war profession was a "semi-skilled chauffer and drivers bus, taxi, truck, and tractor". He was 5'5" and weighed 160 lbs. I have found no record of Charle's ever having married or fathered children. I have two dates for his death, depending on what source you take. Records give October 13th, 1977, while the Social Security Death Index provides a date of the 2nd. MARCUS "MARK" I have seen records of Mark and records of Marcus as having  been his legal name. "Mark" is on his grave stone. He applied for the draft during WWI, at the age of 42.  The card provides a physical description of medium height and build, having blue eyes and black hair.   During his life Mark worked several professions. He was a laborer in the American Shoe mill, a laborer in a lumber yard, and as a teamster.  In the 1930 census he and wife Jennie are living on James St. in Bingham, ME. He and Jennie are buried alongside each other at the Bingham Union Cemetery, as are her parents and at least one or two of Mark's children. Son Elby   Tragically, Mark and Jennies first child, Elby, lived less than two months.  Daughter Marita "Reta"  (Hozenfeld) Before she was 20 years old a very young Reta became a student nurse in Boston, MA at a children's hospital there. It's fun to imagine the change in culture and architecture for the girl from a very small rural town in Maine.  This is the time and place where German born Karl Hozenfeld romanced her culminating in their nuptuals in 1934.   There is a grave marker for Karl alongside Reta at  Bingham Village Cemetery.  Sources claim he is not buried there, but is interred in Boston.  Reta and he had no children. Son Merle  Merle served in WWII as a PFC.in the Army, enlisting April 24, 1945 for "the duration of the war".  In other records his birth date is given as 1917. In his enlistment record he is said to have been born in 1915.  The enlistment records provide a pre-war profession of carpenter, and say that he had completed 4 years of high school.    Wife Methyl, at the age of 88, still in 2012, resides in "The McCollor House" which was the same home where Merles was born.  This information courtesy of Merle, Jr. Thank you.  For when the time comes for her to rejoin her husband, there is already a stone for her to be buried alongside him.   Research notes for Merle and Methyl's offspring:    Joan, their second child gained two stepchildren in 2001  after marrying second husband William Webb. She brought to the union four children of her own and first husband Lionel Clark, all grown. According to her obituary, she had a career in health-care and was a long time volunteer for Hospice. She loved to garden and to read and was very active in her church including teaching Sunday School. Also in her obituary is listed a grandson "Timothy Pooler" who I do not have any other record of. Perhaps someone can clarify this. In her obituary her sister-in-law Mark's wife Laurie Collins' name was omitted.  Perhaps by 2004 Mark had been widowed or divorced.  Also in need of clarification is the birth order and dates of most of her grandchildren.  As of 2004 I have Merle's daughter Claire as residing in Athol, M, daughter Karen living at Skowhegan, ME or Norridgewock, ME (I need clarification).  Daughter Geneva  (LaMountain) From the age of about 22 Geneva lived in Woonsocket, RI. She was a busy and energetic person who worked for Uniroyal and then retired in 1985 from  A. T. Cross Co.  She was a communicant of St. Agatha Church in Woonsocket and volunteered for a visiting nurse service for more than 17 years. For several years she volunteered at the Woonsocket Hospital.  For 20 years  she served on the Board of Directors at the Father Marot CYO Center.  She is buried at St. John the Baptist Cemetery at Bellingham, MA.  Her son, Eric, served in the Navy. BERTIE (CATES) Bertie died young (at 30 yrs old) leaving behind her husband Forrest Cates and nine children, ranging in age from about 14 years old to the youngest only 2 years old. I am looking for any record that gives more information of her death, such as cause. She is buried with Forrest at the Bingham Village Cemetery.    Less than a year after his wife died, Forrest suffered through losing one of their twins born in 1905 (another record says 1906), tiny Marzie.  She was 4 years old. Marzie is buried at Bingham Village Cemetery as well. He lost another daughter much too early, Mary died in 1922 at about the age of 14.    Forrest, who died many years later in 1950, was according to his obituary a retired game warden with two surviving brothers, Simon and Fred.   Daughter Ellen (Laweryson)   See Melvin Laweryson, Ellen's husband, obituary above. His parents Robert and Vina and brothers Stevie and Oscar are buried in Moscow Union Cemetery (ME).  Melvin was a career master mechanic at the Wyman Station of Central Maine Power. He was a private in the military during WWI, records list his pre-war trade as being in lumbering. His brother Oscar, also a lumberjack, enlisted alongside him and also served as a private.  He was fatally wounded in war. Ellen and Melvin's son Cecil and his wife are also buried at Moscow Union Cemetery. Cecil's younger brother Merwin served during WWII in the U.S. Navy. Son Leroy  Leroy is buried at the Union Cemetery in Moscow, ME.  I have little information on him and his wife, Helen, but have some of the professions of their offspring. Son Leroy, Jr. was a truck driver, son-in-law Kenneth Hanscom worked as a heavy equipment operator, son-in-law Warren Huggins, Sr. served in the Army and worked as a truck driver, and finally, son-in-law Daniel MacDonald was a truck driver.  Leroy's grandson Warren Huggins, Jr. served in the U.S. Army. JOHN "JACK" CARROLL, JR. The birth date for Jack is a bit confusing, the 1900 census says 1881, some family records say 1883, and 1882 is given on his WWI draft card which he signed. So, I use that year for the web site data.  He was a carpenter who at the age of 36 filed for the WWI draft in 1918. He is listed as a self-employer joiner, his nearest relative his wife Eva, and he is described as being of medium height and build, with blue eyes and brown hair.  The 1930 census tells us he lived in a rented home in Bingham with his second wife, Helen, and working as a milwright in a shank factory.   Jack and Eva suffered the loss of three infants prior to being blessed with daughter Evelyn.  One was Arlene who passed at the age of 6 months, and less than a year after her death they lost twins, Earle and Merle within weeks of their births. Daughter Evelyn  (Mason) According to the records I have found, or, more likely I have transcribed something wrong, Evelyn's husband Burrill Mason died just days after their marriage. Possibly, and if someone can tell me correctly, they married just before he "shipped out" in WWII and he was killed just after? I don't have any military records for him, but will search for them as soon as I'm able.     Evelyn had a son, Reginald, when she was 21 years old. According to my records, Reginald took the McCollor name. The 1930 census lists both she and her son living in her parent's household.  (Also living at home with their parents are her sister and brother-in-law Ruth and Willis Russell.    Note: Reginald's son in law, Paul Nadeau had two children by a previous marriage, Lisa and Dawn, both listed in the lineage chart. Son Tilson Buried in Village Cemetery where there is a stone for Selma, his wife. However, it is uncertain if she is buried there or elsewhere. Anyone know for sure? NELLIE (Hunnewell) In the 1930 census Nellie and her family are living next door to her younger brother John, in a home they own, valued at $4,000. The census form is hard to read, but I think it says her husband Charles was a horse man for a lumber co., her son Clyde a railroad employee (click here to see his wife Florence's autograph), and daughter Jennie a bank clerk.  Clyde is married but no wife is listed as living in the household. Nellie's son Hazen, only 17 years old, is a steam piper in dam construction. It appears the family was quite industrious. Son Guy  Guy worked for Central Maine Power Co..  He and first wife Gladys buried together at Bingham Village Cemetery. In one family tree posted on ancestry.com, the wives are arranged #1 Evelyn and #2 Gladys. I believe this to be in error. BRIDGET "Beatrice" (McKenney) Beatrice is buried at Brookland (Brooklawn?) Memorial Park Cemetery in Portland, ME. I have no record if husband James is buried with her or elsewhere. Son Henry  All I have on Henry is that he was a Carpenter. Son John  John served in the Army during WWII as an electric lineman. He is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Augusta, ME. His wife Dorothy was employed as a secretary and a family genealogist.  Their son Terrence owns a tire business and a garage. His wife, Theresa, is a bookkeeper. Son Jonathan  Served in the Navy as a Boiler-maker. FRANK In the 1920 census Frank is listed as a lodger in the home of Frank and Elizabeth McQuillan and their 7 children aged 10 and younder. If he was indeed married in 1917 as his draft card indicates, in 1920 he does not appear to be married any longer or is seperated.   Two years earlier he had enlisted and then discharged from U.S. service. According to the 1921 publication "Somerset County in the World War" by Florence Waugh Danforth, Frank was a Private out of Camp Lewis, American Lake, WA. This resource lists his pre-war trade as "woods and on the drive", and he joined up on October 7, 1918 only to be discharged in December 1918.   His draft card contradicts some of the information found in the aforementioned book. Dated June 5th, 1917, he was living in Jarbridge, NV, and was at the time 28 years old, his birthdate given as March 5th, 1988. His profession is given as hotel proprietor, employed by "self" which to me indicates he owned the hotel. He lists a wife but does not provide her name. The card lists him as being tall with medium build, blue eyes and black hair. If anyone can correct or confirm this information, I'd appreciate hearing from you. BARNABY BERNARD "BARNEY" Tragically, Barney died in a horrible hotel fire in Bingham, (see story and photo above) and was buried in the Bingham Village Cemetery alongside his parents. Barney and his wife Verna divorced and did not have any children. In her obituary (see above) no mention is made of having married Barney although it appears she never remarried and kept his name. Verna had a brother, GEORGE, who was a private in WWI, Co. E 103 US infantry. His trade was listed as "barber". In the 1930 census she is living with her mother Addie and Addie's (second?) husband, George Jones, in Bingham, and working as a telephone operator. Also living in the household is a 48 year old man named Percy LaSelle, brother to Addie, working as a rigger in dam construction. We don't know alot about Barney, we do have some information from his WWI draft card. He registered in June 1917, and birth date given as March 8th, 1889, which differs a little from family records. His trade is given as "River driver" for the Kennebec Log Driving Co. He states that he is responsible for his father and for his wife. They describe him as being medium height and weight, with blue eyes and dark brown hair. Barney is an interesting character I wish we knew more about him... it seemed he led a lonely life which ended tragically.  In 1930, at about 41 years old, he is listed in the census as a "roomer", living with a man named MAURICE H. CAHILL, 46, in Maurice's owned home in Bingham. Maurice is listed as having married at the age of 21, although no-one else lives in the household but the two men, and Barney as divorced. Barney was not employed at the time and Maurice worked in construction.