The subject of this sketch was born June 24, 1824, in Stewart County, Tennessee; was converted and joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1842, and united with Charlotte Presbytery, as a candidate for the ministry, in 1852. In 1860 he came to Missouri, and settled near the little hamlet of Castorville, on the Castor River, in Stoddard County, where he lived till the time of his departure. He married Mary Bloys, of Stoddard County, and she has been a faithful companion to him in all his labors and trials, and still survives him as the mother of three sons and five daughters, all of whom are unmarried and at home.

Brother McCarroll joined West Prairie Presbytery shortly after his coming to Missouri, and has been a member thereof for more than twenty years. He was a man of strong convictions, and had the courage to avow them. He was faithful to the trust reposed in him, being ardently devoted to the cause of Christ and to the Church of his choice, which he believed to be the grandest on earth.

Though his voice and manner in the pulpit and in Presbytery frequently left the impression on some of his brethren that he was unkind to them, yet he really was not, for underneath a seemingly rough exterior there throbbed a warm, sincere, and noble heart. Though he often took the shortest route to show men their faults and sins, yet it was for their good; and if he saw that he had wounded the feelings of a brother, it is believed that none regretted it more than he, and he was willing to make due reparation. He was a good Presbyter, well understanding our Church-polity, and was safe in counsel, and a vigilant, guardian of the interests of our beloved Zion.

During his last illness his mind was very much occupied with eternal things, and as he approached the end of his earthly career, on the evening of the 20th of February, he said to his wife: "It is growing dark; but it is light in heaven." His last words were joyous and triumphant. Lifting his emaciated hands, while a smile of ecstacy lighted up his face, he exclaimed, as in a vision of his Redeemer, "O, sweet Jesus!" and gently folding his hands upon his breast, he serenely passed into the embrace of his glorified Lord.
     Bloomfield, Mo.
[Source: The Cumberland Presbyterian, May 15, 1884, page 2]

McCARROLL.--The following resolutions of respect to the memory of the Rev. J. B. McCarroll, deceased, were passed at the late session of West Prairie Presbytery, held at New Providence Church, Stoddard County, Mo., Sept. 27, 1884:

WHEREAS, God, in his inscrutable yet all-wise providence, has called from his labors on earth to his crown in heaven our dear Brother McCarroll: therefore,

Resolved, That we, the Presbytery of West Prairie, do cheerfully bow to the will of our Father while we deeply mourn the loss of an affectionate brother in the ministry, a good presbyter, and a noble citizen.

2. That we tender his bereaved wife and family our hearty sympathy and condolence, commending them to the loving kindness of him who has promised to care for the widow and the fatherless.          FRANK POLLOCK, D. K. PONDER, CHAS. DILLARD, Committee.
[Source: The Cumberland Presbyterian, November 6, 1884, page 2]

Link to his burial on Find a Grave.

1858
J. B. McCarroll was a commissioner from Charlotte Presbytery to General Assembly.
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1858, page 5]

1860
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Charlotte, Tenn.
Charlotte Presbytery - Middle Tennessee Synod
[Source: Ministerial Registry. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1860, page 98]

1868
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1868, page 109]

1869
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1869, page 90]

1870
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1870, page 85]

1871
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1871, page 85]

1872
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1872, page 124]

1873
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1873, page 100]

1874
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1874, page 99]

1875
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1875, page 87]

1876
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1876, page 97]

1877
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
Commissioner to General Assembly in Lincoln, Illinois, Mary 17-25, 1877.
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1877, pages 6 & 98]

1878
No report from West Prairie Presbytery

1879
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1879, page 97]

1880
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
Commissioner to General Assembly in Evansville, Indiana, May 20-27, 1880.
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1880, pages 5 & 125]

1881
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Piketon, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1881, page 97]

1882
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Leora, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1882, page 126]

1883
Minister - J. B. McCarroll, Leora, Mo.
West Prairie Presbytery - Missouri Synod
[Source: Ministerial Directory of Presbyteries. Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1883, page 135]

1884
Deceased Ministers
West Prairie Presbytery - J. B. McCarroll - 1884
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1884, page 28]