Hello Carrolls!
I have a feeling this is not going to be very easy, but I will throw
this out there, just in case someone knows something. I am looking for
parents of (or any other clues about):
John CARROLL born on the fourth of July, 1876, maybe in Hayes/Hays, Pa.
There is controversey among the "elders" of the family, some insisting
outside of Pittsburg, PA, others outside of Philadelphia. Another
favorite is somewhere in the middle of the state, near Lockhaven, where
his wife-to-be lived. They all agree that he had one sister, though she
remains nameless. We do not know his parent's names, or where they came
from or how long they had been in the country.
John worked for the Railroad and married Catherine Higgins, of
Lockhaven, PA. By 1903 they were in Montana Mines, VA, where my
grandfather was born. Eventually they settled in Buffalo, NY, although
they don't seem to be on the 1920 census there, so it was probably later
than that.
Can anyone help? Thank you!! Happy Holidays!!!
Laura