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"Chris Licking Children"

"Chris Licking Children" is written on the back of this cabinet card by Daviess Bros. of Aurora, Indiana. This is followed by the names: Louis, Bill, Wesley, Mabel, and Cora (oldest).

 

Christian Licking was born in Caeser Creek, Dearborn County, Indiana, in May of 1851. He was a lifelong farmer, and died in Dillsboro, Indiana, February 4, 1916. He and his wife Minnie are listed in the 1900 census with the following children: Louis, 21; Cora, 17; William, 14; Wesley 11; Mabel, 8; and Herbert, age 2. This cabinet card must date to about 1895.

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Uploaded on January 10, 2015