Brief Life History of Charles Elgin
When Charles Elgin Dulin was born on 8 December 1861, in Bentonsport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States, his father, Gustavus E. Dulin, was 53 and his mother, Margaret S Christian, was 30. He married Laura Ann Finley on 8 September 1886, in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 26 November 1899, in Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (10)
- C. E. Dulin, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Charles E. Dulin in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s
- Charles E Dulin in entry for Laura N Dulin, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1861–1899 Male
1864–1941 Female
Children (1)
1887–1956 Female
Parents and Siblings
1807–1864 Male
1831–1915 Female
Siblings (2)
1861–1899 Male
1863–1863 Female
World Events (8)
1863
Age 2
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
Age 6
1872 · The First National Park
Age 11
Name Meaning
English (Surrey): variant of Dolling, a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English dolling, douling, dulling ‘dull one’. Compare Doll 5, Duling , and Dowling . This variant is now rare in Britain.
Russian: patronymic from the personal name Dula, a pet form of Feodul, which is from Greek Theodoulos ‘slave of God’.
French: from du lin ‘from/of the flax’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a place where flax was grown, or, by extension, an occupational name for someone who grew flax or made linen or canvas.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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