Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #85 from Delaware Annual Conference Methodist Episcopal Church Memoirs 1865-1950

Date of Conference Journal Memoir/Obituary April 21, 1895
Deceased Person John C. Carroll
Birth 2/4/1820 near Cambridge, Dorchester Co., Md
Death 5/23/1894; 73 yo
Church Service, Charges Served, Affiliated Locations, and Other Biographical Information Born of free parents. Converted 17 yo & joined ME church near Cambridge, Md. Didn't learn to read until after Emancipation but did exhort. Licensed to preach 1867. Appointments: St. Michaels, Snow Hill, Berlin, Deal's Island, Bridgeville, Marydel, Greensborough, Port Deposit, Westover, Jamestown, Fruitland. Attended opening of 1st Conference. Superannuated last conference.
Family and Other Information Spouse: Hester E. Burrows ca 1854. Children - 17; 11 dead, 6 living
Online PDF Page Number (if available) microfilm roll 2: 1895 journal pg 54
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