Esther M. Ziock Carroll has been
doing genealogy research since 1971 and has compiled quite an extensive and interesting
family history with trails going to the countries of: Canada, France;
England; Ireland; Scotland; Germany, Italy, India, Egypt, Labrador,
Mosquito Coast Of Nicaragua, & The Caribbean Islands Of St.
John, St. Thomas & St. Croix. Esther's
and Gene's ancestors include medieval knights; soldiers from the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Civil War; Clan chiefs,
a Lord, Barons & a Baroness, a sheriff, a marshall, weavers, farmers, plantation owners, merchants, preachers, Moravian missionaries, moonshiners, a gangster and
ancestral associations with such well known historical figures as, George
Washington, President John
Adams, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Joseph Smith &
Brigham Young, Gens. Wm. T. Sherman & Ulysses S. Grant, Gen. Sterling Price, Sam Hildebrand, Wm. Clarke Quantrill and Jesse James. This site is
frequently updated as new information is always being added. So kick back and visit
a spell........you never know who you might find at Carroll's Corner!
EUGENE CARROLL
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DESCENDANT OF:
PATERNAL
SURNAMES: Carroll,
Hughes, Conner, McComb,
Lewis, Hines, Berger, Armstrong, Martin, Carter
MATERNAL
SURNAMES: Sparks, Barker, Orendor, Michaels, Gilman;
Wilson, Krebs, Keller, Krim,
Scheiffely/Scheible, Boger/Bogner, Graesslin; Johnston, Gorham;
ESTHER M. ZIOCK CARROLL
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PATERNAL SURNAMES: Ziock,
Arens, Wilke, Schrobeck, Horrocks, Law, Michaud, Pensoneau, DeLorne, LeFrance,
LeBoeuf dit LaFlamme, Fricon/Prignon, Gueneau; Perault/Perrot; Duclos; Schaefer, Schmids,
Sieberberg, Vogelsang, Niederechholtz, Huxholt, Wunnenberg, Endemann, Peter
MATERNAL SURNAMES: Martin,
Henderson, Sollars,
Alexander,
Dicus, Sloan, Briley, Green, Ragsdale, Jones,
Pool/Pettypool, Hoffman, Philbeck/Felbach, Skaggs, Dickey, Gurtner/Gortner,
Ottin, Gutebach, Cooksey,
Lawson, Doggett, Chattin,
Jackson, Huitt/Hewitt, Webb,
Wilkinson, Hand, Stringer; Wilson;
Hawkins;
Certificate of Tennessee
Ancestry |
Past Genealogy Instructor
Mineral Area College |
Certificate of Illinois
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ESTHER M. ZIOCK CARROLL IS THE AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING
GENEALOGICAL/HISTORICAL BOOK ARTICLES:
PVT. BRAD DICUS - Published
1990 in the history book entitled Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Julia
Dent Grant Tent #16 (Provides history of Washington County, Missouri resident
Brad Dicus.)
ORELIA MICHAUD HORROCKS - Published 1992
in the history book entitled History of St. Clair County, Illinois, Vol. II
Includes Michaud, Pensoneau, Horrocks family history
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Researched & written
1992-1994 & published 1994 in the
Daughters of Union Veterans history book entitled Missouri - Our Civil War Heritage.
Provides exciting, adventurous, graphic accounts of Civil War incidents & battles in
Washington County, Missouri including Price's devastating raid in 1864. Originally written
in three parts: FIRST BLOOD; WASHINGTON COUNTY PAYS THE "PRICE"; &
MISCELLANEOUS MENTIONABLES. On this website more sections/pages have been added:
Introduction; The Officers Quarters; The Barracks; More Miscellaneous Mentionables; When
The Boys In Blue Are Gone; Pictures of Local Civil War Sites; & Links To Other Civil
War Sites
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MARTIN - AIKENS - HAWKINS FAMILY HISTORY -
Published 1995 in the history book entitled Reynolds County, Vol. I (Gives
history of Washington County, Missouri Martin family & their connection to Reynolds
County, Missouri. A similar version is on the Martin page.)
HENDERSON FAMILY HISTORY -
Published 1995 in the history book entitled Reynolds County, Vol. I (Gives
history of St. Francois County, Missouri Hendersons & their connection to Reynolds
County, Missouri.)
HENDERSON / MURPHY FAMILY HISTORY
- Published July, 2000 in the history book Farmington, Missouri - The First 200 Years
- 1798 - 1998
ESTHER M. ZIOCK CARROLL ALSO RESEARCHED & WROTE THE
FOLLOWING (COPYRIGHTED) GENEALOGICAL/HISTORICAL ARTICLES WHICH WERE PUBLISHED IN THE
WASHINGTON COUNTY NEWSPAPER THE INDEPENDENT JOURNAL & OTHER MISSOURI
NEWSPAPERS:
SEMO GENEALOGIST NOW REGISTERED WITH
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY - published 27 December 1984
CARROLL FAMILY REUNION ENJOYED -
published 8 November 1984
CARROLL PROPERTY CERTIFIED BACKYARD
WILDLIFE HABITAT - published 2 January 1986
DICUS DESCENDANT RECEIVES MEMBERSHIP IN CIVIL
WAR ORGANIZATIONS - (Civil
War history of Washington County, Missouri resident Brad Dicus) - published 21 September
1989
GENE CARROLL RECEIVES
MEMBERSHIP IN CIVIL WAR ORGANIZATIONS - (History of Dr. James McComb of Laclede
County, Missouri) - published 21 September 1989
DICKEY DESCENDANT RECEIVES MEMBERSHIP
IN WAR OF 1812 SOCIETY - (History of Washington County, Missouri resident Andrew
S. Dickey) - published 26 March 1992
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This
was considered the most horrible crime ever committed in
Washington County and the entire state of Missouri.
True story of the Lapine family who was murdered by
Charlie Jolly & John Armstrong in the year 1870.
Published in three parts: The Crime, 16 November 1995;
The Trial, 23 November 1995; The Execution, 30
November 1995 (Two of my ancestors, Brad Dicus & Robt.
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HAUNTED
HALLOWEEN
Poem about Lapine family
murder written by Esther M.
Carroll & published 30 October 1997 |
WARNING:
Visit this page if you might,
If you think you can stand the fright.
Lock the doors & windows tight,
And don't read this story late at night |
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WASHINGTON COUNTY MISSOURI AND THE HISTORIC
MORMON MOVEMENT - (Includes Henderson/Huitt family history) - published 6 June 1996
THE JAMES MARTIN FAMILY - (History of
Washington County, Missouri Martin family) - published 4 June 1998
VICTORY AT VICKSBURG - (Story of
Washington County, Missouri resident Pvt. Brad Dicus & the siege of Vicksburg,
Mississippi during the Civil War) - published 9 July 1998
ATTACK AT THE ARSENAL - (Home Guards
defend Potosi arsenal from rebel attack during the Civil War.) - published 6 August 1998
REPRIEVE AND REPRISAL - (The execution
of Washington County Missouri Civil War soldier, Pvt. George Bunch, in St. Louis.) -
published 29 October 1998.
WASHINGTON COUNTY MISSOURI
RESIDENT HAS CONNECTION
TO MISSOURI'S FAMOUS OUTLAW JESSE JAMES
Exciting, detailed account of Missouri's first train robbery at Gads Hill. Includes
James/Carroll family history. - Published 28 January 1999.
AINT NO HAINT GONNA RUN ME OFF!
- Humorous story of my own personal encounter with a "ghost" - Published 4
November 1999
BELLE STARR - THE BANDIT QUEEN -
Her possible connection to Washington County Missouri. Published 9 Nov. 2000
ROBBED NAKED - A story of Washington County Missouri settlers who were robbed by Indians
in the year 1797. Published 28 February 2002.
HENDERSON HISTORY
OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI - There is Henderson information on this page
that is not included in previous articles. Published May - August, 2005.
TEXAS PROFESSOR VISITS POTOSI ON
RESEARCH TRIP - Pictures & story telling of the Professor's research of the Austin
family in preparation for his writing the biography of Emily Austin Bryan Perry.
Published: 3 August 2006.
COUNTY PHOTOS FEATURED ON MISSOURI
FORESTKEEPERS NETWORK - Missouri Forestkeepers 2nd annual hunt for strange &
extraordinary trees one of which is in Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery. Published: 8
March 2007
CARROLL'S CORNER 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Carroll's Corner celebrates 10
years of providing free on-line Washington County & Southeast Missouri
genealogical & historical information. Published June 2008.
SEARCHING FOR PICTURE OF
GUY MARTIN - I am searching for a picture of my grandfather Guy Martin.
MORE PAGES BY ESTHER M. ZIOCK
CARROLL:
Pictures of Southeast Missouri Historic & Scenic Sites
(Includes: Washington, St. Francois, Iron, Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Ste.
Genevieve & St. Louis)
With the links below
you will be leaving Carroll's Corner & traveling to other sites:
WASHINGTON COUNTY
GENEALOGY LINKS:
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