CARROLL, Robert 1839-1913

CARROLL

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Date: 8/19/2010 at 19:56:10

Death of Robert Carroll.

Robert Carroll, brother of T.S. Carroll and Mrs. Mary A. Taylor of this city died at the Presbyterian Hospital Waterloo Monday morning, Jan. 6th of pneumonia. The body was brought here [Reinbeck] Monday evening and taken to the home of his brother. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon conducted by Mr. Zilmer of the Christdelphian church of Waterloo of which Mr. Carroll was a devoted member.

The remains were laid to rest in the Carroll family lot in Reinbeck cemetery.

Mr. Carroll will be remembered by the older residents as having lived on a farm north-west of Reinbeck previous to 30 years ago. About then he moved to what was at that time Washington Territory, where he has lived until last spring when he came back to Reinbeck remaining here during the summer. Since about Sept. 1st, he has been living in Waterloo.

He was a veteran of the Civil War having served nearly three years in the Navy receiving his honorable discharge at the close of the war.

--Courier, 10 January 1913