Brief Life History of Caroline Ellen
When Caroline Ellen McManus was born on 23 February 1864, in Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa, United States, her father, Patrick McManus Sr, was 46 and her mother, Amanda Wiser, was 41. She married Charles Theodore Martain on 1 November 1883, in Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 8 July 1924, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Carrie Fisher in household of Neal Gregory, "United States Census, 1920"
- Carrie Mcmanus, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Mcmannaus in entry for Frank J Bretl and Florence E Martin, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
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
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Connor, Donovan, Dympna, Murphy, Siobhan, Aidan, Aileen, Declan, Kieran, Kiernan, Michael Patrick.
Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Maghnuis or Mac Maghnusa, a patronymic from Maghnus, later Mánus, a Gaelic form of the Scandinavian personal name Magnus , made famous by St. Magnus of Orkney. As an Irish name this is found mainly in Roscommon and Fermanagh and is connected with the O'Connors or the Maguires; in Scotland it is connected with the Colquhouns.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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