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James Carroll
Census Record • 1920
Cook County, Illinois
Mary Carroll (née Thompson)
Birth Certificate • 1885
DuPage County, Illinois
William Carroll
Marriage Certificate • 1925
Cook County, Illinois
Margaret Carroll
Photograph • ca. 1910
Chicago, Illinois
Thomas Carroll
Land Deed • 1875
Cook County, Illinois
Catherine O'Brien Carroll
Church Record • 1920
St. Mary's Church, Chicago
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