CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameCaroline Maud HEADMAN [410], [414], [319], [1468]
Birth Date17 Dec 1862 [319], [410], [2142]
Birth PlaceCanada
Immi Date1865 [295]
Death Date19 Jul 1916 [410] Age: 53
Death PlaceMinneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Burial Date22 Jul 1916 [410]
Burial PlaceLittle Falls, Morrison Co., Minnesota, United States
Alias/AKAMaud [319], [1468]
Alt.SpellingMaude [414]
Father(male) HEADMAN (~1832-)
MotherCaroline Maud HESSON (~1833-)
Misc. Notes
William H. Soames’ death certificate says his mother’s maiden name is HANSON. [347]
But her death certificate says her father’s surname was HEADMAN. [410]
The confusion probably comes from the fact that Caroline’s mother’s maiden name was HESSON. [410]
Caroline Maude appears to be the 2nd wife of George Swindell, because he had two sons as of 1900, whose mother was born in Wisconsin, but Caroline was born in Canada. [319], [410]
In 1900 the census reported that she was the mother of 6 but that zero were living, which doesn’t make sense because her son, Herbert, was living with her. [319]
In 1910 the census reported that she was the mother of 3 with 1 living and Herbert was the only child listed in the household. [295]
She was reported as “Maud” in 1900 and “Caroline” in 1910 and the year of immigration was given as 1853 in 1900 but 1865 in 1910. The 1900 census definitely has it wrong because it claims she was in the USA 10 years before she was born. [319]

Caroline’s death certificate has her living in Minnesota for only 10 years prior to her death but that can’t be right since she was in Minneapolis for the 1900 census (As Maud SWINDELL). [410], [319]
Research
Unable to find a HEADMAN family that matches in the 1870 census.
Spouses
Birth DateJul 1852 [295], [321], [411], [415], [2142]
Birth PlaceMassachusetts, United States
Memodate inferred from age at death
Census Date11 Jun 1870 [1506]
Census PlaceChicago, Cook Co., Illinois, United States
Memo5th Ward
Reside Date1875 [1503]
Reside PlaceChicago, Cook Co., Illinois, United States
Memo387 Forest Avenue. Listed under the spelling, SOAMES.
Census Date19 Jun 1880 [415], [1502]
Census PlaceChicago, Cook Co., Illinois, United States
Memo3716 Forest Avenue. This is now South Giles Avenue, just south of East 37th Street. House numbers were changed from 3 digits to 4 digits between 1875 & 1880, so this is probably the same house as in 1875. The 1880 city directory reference for this address lists the family under the spelling, SOAMES.
Reside Date9 Oct 1888 [1692], [411]
Reside PlaceChicago, Cook Co., Illinois, United States
Memo2804 Calumet Ave. This was also his residence at the time of his death.
Death Date6 Feb 1896 [321], [411]
Death PlaceChicago, Cook Co., Illinois, United States
Memo2804 Calumet Ave.; age 43 years 7 months
Burial Date9 Feb 1896 [321]
Burial PlaceChicago, Cook Co., Illinois, United States
MemoOakwoods Cemetery. Provided by the cemetery staff in 1982. Modern spelling is “Oak Woods.”
Alt.SpellingSOMES [416], [415]
OccupationBookkeeper [415], [1502]
EducationBryant & Stratton Business Institute [1504]
FatherJohn D. SOAMES (1822-1914)
MotherCaroline FROST (1828-1899)
Misc. Notes
Moved to Chicago, IL, about April, 1867. [411], [1692] (note that this is 3.5-years after his father arrived, if you go by the residency data in the voter registration records.)
ChildrenHerbert William (1888-1962)
Birth DateMar 1847 [319]
Birth PlaceEngland
MemoPossibly 1848 - see Research notes.
Death Datebef 1916 [410]
Research
Possible match for his birth record: BMD Births Mar Qtr. 1848, SWINDELL, George. Cheadle District (Staffordshire), vol.17, p.41 [462]

Minnesota Historical Society has no record of his death. [450] Maybe he died in another state?
Marr Date13 Feb 1900 [319], [295], [1468]
Marr PlaceHennepin Co., Minnesota, United States
Marr MemoCertificate #00840090
Last Modified 9 Sep 2011Created 8 Nov 2024 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 8 Nov 2024
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