Charles Elgin Dulin

Male8 December 1861–26 November 1899

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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Family Time Line

Charles Elgin Dulin
1861–1899
Laura Ann Finley
1864–1941
Marriage: 8 September 1886
Edna Cass Dulin
1887–1956

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

  • Marriage
    8 September 1886Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 2

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1867 · The Burtis Opera House

    Age 6

    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.

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 11

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    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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