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Caroline Fuller “Carrie” Duckworth

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Caroline Fuller “Carrie” Duckworth

Birth
Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Death
21 Aug 1956 (aged 81)
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
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Caroline Fuller Duckworth was born October 20, 1874 (according to her death certificate) in Brevard, Transylvania County, NC the 6th of 12 known surviving children (6 boys/6 girls) born to Joseph England Duckworth and his (2nd) wife Mary Jane Fuller. Her father had married (1st) to Adriana Sophronia Fuller, of Habersham, GA who died in 1863, and by her had 8 surviving children. After his 1st wife died, he married her sister, Mary Jane.

According to census data, Carrie remained at home until sometime well into her 50's. It is not known what brought her so far from home, but she was known to be in Raleigh by 1932, where she was employed as a practical nurse with the St. Luke's Home for Aged Women. Carrie worked in the home until her own old age; and she died in St. Luke's in 1956 at age 81. She and 6 other women who died at St. Luke's are buried here in City Cemetery.

St. Luke's Home for Aged White Women, as it was named, was established in 1903 by the St. Luke's Circle of Kings Daughters of Raleigh to aid the infirm and indigent sick, which was spearheaded for a time by Elvira Worth Jackson Moffitt (1836-1930). They erected a large brick home at 501 New Bern Avenue at a cost of $35,000 that included 30 rooms, 3-room infirmary, 2 reception rooms, and 4 piazzas. The structure today is the New Bern Transitional Housing, providing transitional housing for families.

Caroline Fuller Duckworth was born October 20, 1874 (according to her death certificate) in Brevard, Transylvania County, NC the 6th of 12 known surviving children (6 boys/6 girls) born to Joseph England Duckworth and his (2nd) wife Mary Jane Fuller. Her father had married (1st) to Adriana Sophronia Fuller, of Habersham, GA who died in 1863, and by her had 8 surviving children. After his 1st wife died, he married her sister, Mary Jane.

According to census data, Carrie remained at home until sometime well into her 50's. It is not known what brought her so far from home, but she was known to be in Raleigh by 1932, where she was employed as a practical nurse with the St. Luke's Home for Aged Women. Carrie worked in the home until her own old age; and she died in St. Luke's in 1956 at age 81. She and 6 other women who died at St. Luke's are buried here in City Cemetery.

St. Luke's Home for Aged White Women, as it was named, was established in 1903 by the St. Luke's Circle of Kings Daughters of Raleigh to aid the infirm and indigent sick, which was spearheaded for a time by Elvira Worth Jackson Moffitt (1836-1930). They erected a large brick home at 501 New Bern Avenue at a cost of $35,000 that included 30 rooms, 3-room infirmary, 2 reception rooms, and 4 piazzas. The structure today is the New Bern Transitional Housing, providing transitional housing for families.

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