Biography of Jeremiah Carroll Source History of Jo Daviess County -- 1904 CARROLL, JEREMIAH farmer and stock-breeder, Pleasant Valley, Jo Daviess County, was born in Canada West, May 10, 1839, the son of John and Johanna (Buckley) Carroll, natives of County Cork, Ireland. The father and mother lived for a time in Canada West, and then removed to Chicago, where they re-sided two years before locating in Pleasant Valley Township, Jo Daviess County, where the father secured government land in 1848, On which he passed the remainder of his life. Jeremiah Carroll was married in June. 1869, to Mary Ann Sweeney, who was born in Cork, Ireland, and became by her marriage with Mr. Carroll the mother of nine children, two of whom-John and Mary-are deceased. Those living are: William, Patrick, Edward, Jeremiah R., Thomas J., Elizabeth G. and Mary Ellen. The parents of Mrs. Carroll, Patrick and Ellen (Callahan) Sweeney, were both born in Ireland, and in 1860 came to the United States, where the father was employed in the construction of the Illinois Central Railroad. Jeremiah Carroll now owns a farm of 220 acre, in Section 23, Pleasant Valley Township, and he, with his family, belong to the Catholic Church. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dori Leekley