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William Jasper & Jeanette (Yowell) Carroll were my G-Grandparents. Their son Robert
William (Bill) Carroll was my Grandfather. He was born in KY in 1906. I have included a
picture of my grandfather's Death Certificate.
OBIT
Death date of Apr 23, 1919 for this William J. Carroll in the Fayette Democrat Leaderand
found the following on Thursday, April 24, 1919 page 1, column 6
Farmer Commits Suicide
W. J. Carroll, a respected farmer resideing near Hilldale in Moniteau township, died about
eight-thirty yesterday morning from the effects of poisoning. Mr. Carroll was sixty-six
years of age and leaves a wife and eight children.
He took Paris Green Tuesday evening and altho physicians did all they could to save his
life, he died in about ten hours. No reasons are assigned for his suicide. Coroner Smith
held an inquest at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The coroner's verdict read
"by committing suicide by taking poison." The jury consisted of Paul Pipes,
foreman; Lin C. Pipes, W. L. Ray, J. E. Sutherland, C. B. Sutherland and Ed Lawrence.