Mary Tarver Carroll


Mary Tarver Carroll was an American writer and clubwoman based in Ozark, Alabama. She wrote novels and biographies for young readers, poetry, essays, and several ghost stories.

Personal life

Mary Tarver was born in Bullock County, Alabama, the daughter of Milton Wesley Tarver and Sarah Bass Tarver. Tarver married Major Oscar Carroll in 1902. Her husband died in 1936, and she died in 1955, at the age of 69. There is a small collection of her papers at the University of Alabama.

Career

Carroll was a charter member of the PEN Women of Alabama, and vice president of the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs. She was also statewide chair of the AFWC's writing department, organizing writing contests for members. She was a founding member of the Ozark Study Club. She was poet laureate of the Alabama Methodist Women's Conference. She read her poems and shared her stories at AFWC and OSC events.

Publications

Carroll's poems, articles, and stories appeared in anthologies, and in national periodicals including Christian Advocate, The Editor, The Writer, Ghost Stories, Story Parade, and Love Story Magazine. The Renewal
  • "Extension is the Keyword for 1916 for the State Federation"
  • "More Tender" and "A Glowing Cross of Red"
  • "Violets"
  • "Chaperoned by Molly"
  • "Thad Turns the Tables"
  • "The Curse on the House of de Jarnie"
  • "On Trudging On"
  • "How Do You Feel?"
  • "Wanderlure" and "Green"
  • "The Tree with a Human Shadow"
  • "The Mystery of the Jealous Queen"
  • "Florida Adventure" The Man Who Would Not Wait The Man Who Dared to Care
  • ''Keep My Flag Flying: Daniel Webster''