Marriage & Children
John was married twice. Firstly, to Anita Phelps (April 23, 1838 – March 24, 1873), daughter of Royal Phelps of New York, on April 24, 1856. They had nine children;
- Charles Lee Carroll (October 5, 1857–1858)
- Maria Louisa Carroll (b. May 26, 1859); married Comte Jean de Kergorlay of France
- Anita Maria Carroll (b. March 28, 1861); married Baron Louis de la Grange of France
- Royal Phelps Carroll (b. October 29, 1863)
- Charles Carroll (b. January 12, 1865)
- Albert Henry Carroll (October 6, 1866–1867)
- Mary Irene Carroll (March 3, 1869 – November 8, 1888)
- John Lee Carroll (February 26, 1871-c. 1895)
- Mary Helen Carroll (b. 1873)
He married secondly to Mary Carter Thompson (1847–1899), daughter of Judge Lucas P. Thompson, in April 1877. They had one son; Philip Acosta Carroll (b. May 10, 1879 – July 1957).
He died in Washington, D.C. and was buried at the Bonnie Brae Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.
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