Brief Life History of Carolina Susan
When Carolina Susan Ricketts was born on 6 October 1846, in Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, United States, her father, Henry Ricketts, was 23 and her mother, Rachel Jane Stone, was 24. She married Martin Van Buren Shive on 17 December 1862, in Pike, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died on 2 August 1915, in Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Caroline S Shive in household of Martin Shive, "United States Census, 1900"
- Susan Rickets, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Carolina Susan Ricketts Shive, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Los Angeles, California, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Rickett , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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