Brief Life History of Carolyn Emily
When Carolyn Emily Curtis was born on 21 December 1868, in Hamilton, Otsego Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States, her father, John Crosby Curtis, was 27 and her mother, Julia Ann Frame, was 20. She married John Wesley Cauffman on 23 February 1887, in Bertrand Township, Berrien, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Olive Township, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Olive, Olive Township, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 29 May 1962, in New Carlisle, Olive Township, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (24)
- Caroline Curtis in household of Nachuel Frame, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Carrie Emily Curtis - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Caroline Curtis
- Carrie E Curtis, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935"
Spouse and Children
1855–1929 Male
1868–1962 Female
Children (3)
1887–1971 Female
1889– Female
1894–1969 Female
Parents and Siblings
1841–1895 Male
1848–1894 Female
Siblings (1)
1868–1962 Female
World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 2
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
Age 11
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 28
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a refined person, sometimes perhaps given ironically, from Middle English, Old French courteis, courtois, curtis ‘courtly, refined, urbane’ (derivative of Old French court; see Court 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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