The 1830 Cabell County census, page 032, with Elizabeth Saxton as head of household shows:

With Catherine marrying in 1828, and Elizabeth Saxton being the female of age 40 and under 50, Elizabeth Sexton, the child, is the other female of this family unit.  Born in 1816, she would have been 14 years old in 1830, thus fitting in the 10 to 15 age grouping.

The 1840 Cabell County census tends to add some small confusion to the situation.  There John is the head of the household and by the age groupings it is certain that his mother Elizabeth is living in the home.

By comparing the 1830 and 1840 census records it appears the girl in the 10 to 15 age group in 1830 only aged 5 years in the intervening 10 years.  It is possible that the timing of the census combined with the timing of her birth date could explain the recording.  If Elizabeth was 10 years of age in 1830, but had not yet had her birthday in 1840, and thus was still 19, then she would appear in the 15 to 20 age group.  This would mean her birth year would have to be 1820 rather than 1816.  Of course there is the possibility that the 1840 census simply recorded her incorrectly.  Certainly errors on census records are well known and plentiful.

It is also possible that Elizabeth is not part of this family and the girl in the above enumerations is another Sexton.  We are confident that one of the first two scenarios explains the situation and that Elizabeth is indeed a member of this family unit.  The naming of this girl as Elizabeth, after her mother and her grandmother Black, is one factor.  But additionally, there is the fact that there is not another Sexton family in Cabell County and no other Sexton females getting married during this timeframe.  We continue to make Elizabeth a part of this family until definite proof one way or the other surfaces.

Elizabeth's husband, Samuel William Carroll, is often confused with Samuel Carroll son of James T. Carroll.  This may be because of the close proximity of the James T. Carroll family to the William and Elizabeth Saxton family.  For example, page 032 of the 1840 Cabell County census has the John Saxton family on line 19, the Andrew Saxton family on line 20, and the James T. Carroll family on line 21.  Or it may be because of the close proximity of the ages of these two Samuel Carrolls.  Elizabeth's Samuel was born 1 December 1817, while the other Samuel Carroll was born January 1819 according to page 195 of the 1900 Carroll Township, Lincoln County, West Virginia census.  This second Samuel is shown with wife Lucinda in the following censuses:

Samuel Carroll, son of James T. Carroll and Margaret Black (sister to Mrs. Elizabeth Saxton, which may be another reason for this confusion of Samuels), married Lucinda Swann on 6 February 1840, and remained so until Lucinda's death sometime between 1880 and 1900.  This is based on a 1949 family narrative written by William Walter Carroll, son of William Addison Carroll, brother of this Samuel.  William Walter writes, "of the four sons of James T. Carroll who lived to manhood, three were Methodist preachers.  Charles who married Mary Bryan.  Samuel, the second son of James T. Carroll, married Lucinda Swann and of this union, eight children were born.  The oldest son of Samuel and Lucinda, Charles T. Carroll, served in the confederate army during the civil war and afterward became a noted minister in the southern Methodist church.  James T. Carroll, Jr. was married twice and raised a large family.  He was a pioneer preacher of the West Virginia Conference."

At the same time Samuel and Lucinda were appearing in the census locations above, Elizabeth's Samuel William and his second wife, Amanda Ann Black, appear in the following locations:

The children of Samuel William Carroll and Elizabeth Sexton are:

1. William Henry Carroll, b. 11 March 1845, Cabell County, (West) Virginia; d. 28 July 1907, Maple City, Cowley County, Kansas
2. Charles Wesley Carroll, b. 10 November 1847, Cabell County, (West) Virginia; d. 15 April 1927 (Since Elizabeth died just 9 days after Charles was born, it is presumed she died from complications of childbirth.)