Birth 1852 (approx) in New York
Parents Adopted by William Barney Carroll
and Mary Ann Sprague
Death unknown
Burial unknown
Names William Carroll, Willie O’Dell, Master Willie
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Biography of Willie Carroll on Olympians of The Sawdust Circle
CARROLL, WILLIAM “WILLIE.” Rider and leaper. Adopted son of W. B. Carroll. Antonio & Carroll, 1857; Davis & Crosby, 1859; Maginley & Carroll, 1868; John Robinson’s, 1869-72; leaper and vaulter, H. M. Smith’s, 1870; gymnast, John Robinson’s, 1872; clown, Goldenburg’s, 1874; rider, Great Eastern, 1872; rider, Cameron’s Great Oriental Circus, 1875. May be the same man that was acrobat and side-show song and dance man, P. T. Barnum’s, 1877; tumbler and leaper, P. T. Barnum’s, 1879-80.
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Timeline and Newspaper Clippings
1852 Birth, place and parents unknown
1857 Antonio & Carroll
1859 Davis & Crosby
1868 Maginley & Carroll
1869-72 John Robinson’s
1870 Leaper and vaulter, H. M. Smith’s
1872 Gymnast, John Robinson’s
1872 01 28 Haight & Co’s Columbia, S. C. The Daily Phoenix “Master Willie, the only child somersault and Piroquette Rider in the world”
1872 02 02 Haight & Co’s Unionville, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1872 02 03 Haight & Co’s Spartanburg, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1872 02 05 Haight & Co’s Greenville, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1872 02 06 Haight & Co’s Anderson, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1872 02 07 Haight & Co’s Newberry, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1872 02 08 Haight & Co’s Camden, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1872 02 09 Haight & Co’s Orangeburg, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1874 Clown, Goldenburg’s
1872 Rider, Great Eastern
1875 Rider, Cameron’s Great Oriental Circus
1877 P. T. Barnum’s, May be the same man that was acrobat and side-show song and dance man
1879-80 P. T. Barnum’s, Tumbler and leaper
