Celia M Spalding

Brief Life History of Celia M

When Celia M Spalding was born on 13 July 1864, in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Mylon Monroe Spalding, was 44 and her mother, Emeline Van Ostrand, was 46. She married James F Karr about 1894, in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States. She lived in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Warren, Conewango Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. She died on 19 February 1906, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

James F Karr
1869–1907
Celia M Spalding
1864–1906
Marriage: about 1894

Sources (7)

  • Celia Karr in household of James Karr, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Celia M Spalding - Published information: Family genealogies: birth: 13 July 1864; Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Celia M. Spaulding Karr, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · The Assassination of a President

"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (Angus): variant of Spaulding .

History: The surname was taken to Scotland in the 13th century by Radulphus de Spalding. His descendants prospered, and the name is still common in Scotland. Early American Spaldings include Thomas Spalding, born in Frederica, GA, in 1774, who introduced sea-island cotton in GA, and the physician Lyman Spalding, born in Cornish, NH, in 1775, who founded US Pharmacopoeia.

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

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