Fanny Leona (Trefry) Caldwell (1892 - 1978)

Born 9 May 1892 in Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Clarence Ernest Caldwell — married 18 Nov 1910 (to 23 May 1913) in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Wife of Ernest Clarence Caldwell — married 2 Jan 1929 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Died 11 Jun 1978 at age 86 in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States

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Biography

Fanny (Fannie) Leona Trefry, daughter of Rupert G. Trefry and Fanny M. (Pierce) Trefry, born in Connecticut, 9 May 1892; died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, 11 June 1978, age 86; homemaker; member of the Old Greenwich First Congregational Church; married first in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 18 November 1910, Clarence Ernest Caldwell, divorced in Bridgeport, Fairfield County Connecticut, 23 May 1911; married second in Westchester County, New York, 29 May 1913, William Shakespeare Herrman (also seen as Herrmann); married third in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 2 January 1929, Ernest Clarence Caldwell (her ex-father-in-law). [See below for sources.]

Timeline

(Non-family, contemporary events are indented.)

1892, May 9. Birth of Fanny Leona Trefry in Connecticut.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

1900, Jun 6. U.S. Federal Census. The Trefry family renting on Warren Street, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Head of household Rubert Trefry, born Nov 1866 Canada (Eng), age 33, married 10 years, House Painter; wife Fanny M., born May 1871 Wyoming, age 29, married 10 years, 5 children 4 living; daughter Fanny L., born May 1892 CT, age 8, at school; daughter Mildred L., born July 1894 CT, age 5, at school; daughter Winona A., born Dec 1895 CT, age 4; son Alton R., born Dec 1896 MA, age 3.^[1]

1900. The population of Stamford was 18,839. State of Connecticut.

1903, Apr 12. Fanny is baptized into the Old Greenwich First Congregational Church, Connecticut.^[10]

1903, Dec 7. "Orville Wright travels 40 yards in the first successful powered flight, at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina." History World.. National Park Service.

1910, Apr 6. U.S. Federal Census. The Trefry family owning a house in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Head of household Rubert Trefry, age 42, married 19 years, born Canada English, immigrated 1885, painter contractor; wife Fannie P., age 38, married 19 years, 9 children 7 living, born Wyoming; daughter Fannie L., age 17, single, born CT, milliner; daughter Mildred, age 15, born CT; daughter Winona, age 13, born CT; son Alton, age 12, born MA; son Alfred, age 7, born CT; son DeLancy, age 5, born CT; daughter Elsie K, age 1-1/12, born CT.^[2]

1910, Nov 18. Marriage of Fanny and Clarence Ernest Caldwell in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^[11][12][13]

1913, Divorce of Fanny and Clarence Ernest Caldwell in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Married at 18 and divorced at 21 is the record of pretty Fannie Caldwell of Greenwich, who was granted a divorce from Clarence Caldwell of Greenwich by Judge Case in the superior court this morning. The child bride said she lived with Caldwell six months but had to leave because of his cruelty. He threatened to kill her and himself with a revolver, tore up the pictures, threw peanut shells all over the floor, broke the chairs and otherwise acted like a wild man. Fannie said she married the defendant November 17, 1910. She is now employed as a milliner.^[12]

1913, May 29. Marriage of Fanny and William Shakespeare Herrman in Westchester County, New York.^[5]

1913, Jun. "Mrs. William Herrmann of New York is visiting with Miss Lulu Clark. Mrs Herrmann was formerly Miss Fannie Trefry."^[14]

1913. As time went on, the electric refrigerator made the ice company obsolete. You did not need to have the ice delivered. You could make your own at home. The first “Domestic Electric Refrigerator” was marketed in Chicago in 1913. The Heart of New England.

1914, Feb 16. Birth of son Harry Trefry Herrman in New York State.

1915, Jun 1. NY State Census. The Hermann family living at 204 Woodlawn Road, Bronx, New York. Head of household William Hermann, age 33, salesman; wife Fanny, age 23, housekeeper; son Harry, age 1. All born USA.^[6]

1918. The flush toilet gains in popularity in the United States after World War I, when American troops came home from England full of talk about a "mighty slick invention called the crapper." (The name derives from Thomas Crapper who was instrumental in the development of the modern flush toilet.) The History of the Flush Toilet.

1929, Jan 2. Marriage of Fanny and Ernest Clarence Caldwell (her ex-father-in-law) in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^[8][11]

1920. "The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees women the right to vote." History World.

1930, May 1. U.S. Federal Census. The Caldwell family owning a $7000 house on North Stamford Avenue. Head of household Ernest Caldwell, age 60, married, age at first marriage 50, born Connecticut, parents born Connecticut, plaster house; wife Fannie, age 37, married, age at first marriage 17, born Connecticut, father born Nova Scotia, mother born Wyoming; stepson Harry Herman, age 16, born New York, father born New York, mother born Connecticut.^[3]

1932. The Stamford City Directory includes: Caldwell Ernest C (Fannie C) mason h N Stamford av Turn of River; [The 1933 Stamford Directories have no Ernest or Fanny Caldwell. The 1935 and 1936 directories have Ernest but no Fanny.]^[15]

1948. Full-scale commercial television broadcasting. "Four television networks, (NBC, CBS, ABC, and DuMont), broadcasting over 128 stations, begin a full prime-time schedule (8 to 11pm, Eastern Time), seven days a week." Television in the US: History and Production.

1955, Jul 25. Death of husband Ernest Clarence Caldwell in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

1957, 1958, 1960, 1961. The Stamford City Directories have: Caldwell Fanny wid Ernest r 43 Glen av Glenbrook. The 1960 and 1961 directories has Fanny's occupation as housekeeper. [The 1955 and 1956 directories have no Ernest or Fanny Caldwell. The 1962 and 1964 directories have no Fanny Caldwell.]^[15]

1969, July 20. “That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Neil Armstrong walks on the moon.

1978, Jun 11. Death of Fanny Leona (Trefry) (Caldwell) (Herrman) Caldwell in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.^[4][7] "Caldwell, Fanny L., 86, of 1944 Chatham Road, West Palm Beach. Frank M. Legge Funeral Home. Lake Worth."^[9]

Sources

Notes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1900 U.S. Census.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1910 U.S. Census.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1930 U.S. Census.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Florida Death Index, 1877-1998.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936,"
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Social Security Death Index, Fanny Caldwell, SSN 047-20-0943.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} City of Bridgeport Office of Vital Records.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} The Palm Beach Post.
10. ↑ Connecticut State Library. Greenwich, Old Greenwich First Congregational Church, 1785-1936, p 85.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Connecticut State Library, Index of Marriages.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Bridgeport Evening Farmer.
13. ↑ Stamford Office of Vital Statistics.
14. ↑ The Daily Advocate.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} U.S. City Directories.

Bibliography

• 1900 United States Federal Census. Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240135.

• 1910 United States Federal Census. Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T624_127; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374140.

• 1930 United States Federal Census. Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; Page: 41B; Enumeration District: 0208.

• Bridgeport Evening Farmer. Bridgeport, CT: Farmer Publishing Company. Friday, 23 May 1913, p 1, Pretty Milliner, Bride at 18, Gets a Divorce at 21. Many Marital Bonds Severed By Judicial Knife In Superior Court.

• City of Bridgeport Office of Vital Records. Bridgeport, CT: City and Town Clerk's Office. "Marriage License and Marriage Certificate for Ernest Caldwell and Fanny Herman." Copy dated 19 Nov 2019. Certificate No. 4.

• Connecticut State Library. "Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Marriages, 1897-1968." Accessed 27 Feb 2020.

• Connecticut State Library. Greenwich, Old Greenwich First Congregational Church, 1785-1936, Hartford, CT: Connecticut State Library, 1954. [Copies available at the Connecticut State Library and on Ancestry.com (pay site).]

• The Daily Advocate. Stamford, CT: Gillespie Brothers, Inc. Tuesday, 17 Jun 1913, p 3, In Stamford’s Suburbs, Sound Beach.

• Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. [Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.]

• "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-5G9C-6D?cc=1618491&wc=389Q-2NL%3A1583158902%2C1583161801 : 28 March 2019), Westchester > Licenses, 1913, no 11600-12060 > image 1346 of 1692; citing county clerk offices from various counties, New York.

• New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 50; Assembly District: 35; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 44. Ancestry.com. [Original data: State population census schedules, 1915. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.]

• The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, FL: Daniel J. Mahoney, Jr. Publisher. Thursday, 15 Jun 1978, p C8, Area Deaths.

• Social Security Death Index; U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Stamford Office of Vital Statistics. Stamford, CT: City and Town Clerk's Office, Marriage Entry for Clarence E. Caldwell and Fannie Trefry." Marriages in the Town of Stamford, No. 17, 1910-1914, p 2.

• U.S. City Directories (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA). [Stamford, CT, 1932, p 136; 1957, p 338; 1958, p 310; 1960, p 319.]