Caroline Abe Garr

26 December 1861–6 November 1935 (Age 73)
Johnson, Indiana, United States

The Life Summary of Caroline Abe

When Caroline Abe Garr was born on 26 December 1861, in Johnson, Indiana, United States, her father, Dr. Lewis Cass Garr, was 32 and her mother, Lavina Kerlin, was 29. She married Francis Joseph Meagher on 20 November 1882, in Montgomery, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Rutland Township, Montgomery, Kansas, United States for about 20 years. She died on 6 November 1935, in Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francis Joseph Meagher
1856–1935
Caroline Abe Garr
1861–1935
Marriage: 20 November 1882
Dora Frances Meagher
1885–1968
Nora Lee Meagher
1890–1975
Ola May Meagher
1895–1968

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 November 1882Montgomery, Kansas, United States
  • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 2
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1869
    Age 8
    Historical Boundaries: 1869: Montgomery, Kansas, United States
    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 20
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    Irish and Scottish: shortened form of McGarr , from Gaelic Mac an Gheairr.German: metonymic occupational name for a cartwright, from Middle High German garre, karre ‘cart’.German: possibly also an altered form of Gorr .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    McGarr

    Sources (7)

    • T A Meagher in household of F J Meagher, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Carrie Garr, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
    • Carrie R Meagher in household of Frank J Meagher, "United States Census, 1910"

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