Timeline - Oscar Lullen Giddens
Date
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Event
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September 20, 1891
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George L.
Giddens married Sarah Rich in North Carolina.[i]
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April 20, 1893
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Oscar
Lullen Giddens was born in Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina.[ii]
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December 23, 1895
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Sister of
Oscar, Lina Letisha Giddens was born in Faison Duplin County, North
Carolina.[iii]
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1896
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The family
lived in Faison in Duplin, NC where George Giddens was a town magistrate.
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July 11, 1897
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Sister,
Dorothy Mildred Giddens was born in Faison Duplin County, North
Carolina. [iv]
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June 30, 1900
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1900
Census. Oscar's father, George, age 59, lived in Duplin County, North
Carolina where he was a Postmaster. He lived with his wife, 24-year-old Sarah
and children, 7-year-old Oscar, 4-year-old Lina, and 1-year-old Dorothy. His
sister-in-law, Ada Rich, and brother-in-law, Milton Rich, also lived with the
family. Ada was 14 years old and her occupation was "house labor."
Milton, age 13, was listed as "farm labor." A boarder and dry goods
clerk, Bessie Hobbs, age 20, lived in the home. Sarah had four children, but
only three were living. She and George had been married for 9 years. George's daughter, Frances
"Frankie" Harper lived nearby with husband Warren Harper and
family. His son, Charles, lived in Phillipsburg, NJ. |