Carroll, Mary Viola

Summary

Father: Carroll, Josiah Herrick
Mother: Reeves, Sarah Clementine

Birth: 13 April, 1871, in Fayette County, Illinois
Birth Source: Family information of of Elva Winona Andrews Henderson
Death: 18 April, 1936 in Bond County, Illinois
Death Source: Family information of of Elva Winona Andrews Henderson

Spouse1: Andrews, Thomas Jefferson

Narrative

Mary's father died when she was an infant, and her mother, Clementine Reeves, left her to be raised by the family of her deceased father. Mary visited her mother occasionally but always lived with her Carroll grandmother and various Carroll aunts and uncles as she grew up.
Mary married Thomas Jefferson Andrews, who was widely known as "Jeff" Andrews, on 7 October, 1890, in Fayette County, Illinois.
Children of Thomas Jefferson Andrews and Mary Viola Carroll

1. Eunice Vivian Andrews b. 24 November, 1892, in Fayette County, Illinois m. Silas Wright Crutchley
2. Malvo Arseno Andrews b. 23 December, 1895, in Fayette County, Illinois d. 14 June, 1914, in Bond County, Illinois
3. Marion Murl Andrews b. 19 July, 1900, in Bond County, Illinois
4. Cyril Wayne Andrews b. 19 May, 1904, in Bond County, Illinois
5. Jefferson Glenn Andrews b. 5 August, 1907, in Bond County, Illinois
6. Elva Winona Andrews b. 6 December, 1912, in Bond County, Illinois m. Murl Lee Henderson

Son Malvo died during a tragic incident at 18 years old when his horse reared and fell on him, the saddle horn causing massive internal injuries from which he quickly succumbed. Mary suffered a breakdown of many years after the tragic accident. Consequently daughter Vivian took on a substantial part in raising daughter Winona who was 20 years younger.
Mary Viola Carroll Andrews died 18 April, 1936, on the family farm about a mile south of Mulberry Grove in Bond County, Illinois. She is buried in McInturff Cemetery in Fayette County, Illinois.

Research Notes

There is a substantial photographic record of this family in the hands of descendants. Mary's daughter Winona was an avid photography enthusiast from a young age.

Sources

Family information of of Elva Winona Andrews Henderson
Fayette County, Illinois, marriage records
US Federal Census 1880 Fayette County, Illinois
US Federal Census 1900 Bond County, Illinois
US Federal Census 1910 Bond County, Illinois
US Federal Census 1920 Bond County, Illinois
US Federal Census 1930 Bond County, Illinois
FindAGrave.com burial information with tombstone photo