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The birth of my mother Kathleen and the death of Kitty's husband the next year marked a turning point in my grandmother's life. Except for an institutionalized sister, her family was gone. All she had were her four children and the grocery store business.

~ approximate date

 
Dates Kitty Flanagan Barrett Curran
b. 1890		 Ewald Curran
b. 1904		 Mary Barrett Hohmann
b. 1913		 Bill Barrett
b. 1919		 Bob Barrett
b. 1919		 Kathleen Barrett Price
b. 1925		 Grocery Store Operator 5875 Ridge operator
                 
1925 35 years old 21 years old 12 years old 6 years old 6 years old 3/23 born    
1926 Husband Tom dies ~ Manages one of the Barrett's Market stores         Thos Barrett  
1927 ~ Consolidates grocery stores to Rowan Av           Cath M Barrett  
1928             Cath M Barrett  
1929 Crash. Depression begins             Cath M Barrett  
1930

Census: Proprietor, grocery store

Census: Press feeder. Living with parents

         Cath M Barrett Maizey Braun, notions
1931             Cath M Barrett Maizey Braun, confect'ry
1932 ~ Buys All Inn at Castlewood   ~ pictured with Lefty Hohmann (b. 1913)       Cath M Barrett Maizey Braun, confect'ry
1933 Prohibition ends             Cath M Barrett  
1934             Cath M Barrett  
1935 ~ Leases grocery store to Mr. Winters pressman, Con P Curran         Chas I Winthur Marie Brown, confect'ry
1936 Marries Ewald Curran Marries Catherine Barrett         Chas I Winthur Marie Brown, confect'ry
1937 ~ Gives Ewald the boot           Chas I Winthur Marie Brown, confect'ry
1938 ~ Lets Ewald come home         8th grade graduation; gets camera from Ewald Chas I Winthur Marie Brown, confect'ry
1939 ~ Opens All Inn Tavern & Restaurant, Ridge   Marries Lester Hohmann       Chas I Winthur Cath Curran, rest
1940

  George born

  Barrett Bros Cath Curran, rest
1941 WW II begins         ~working for Carter Carburetor defense plant   Barrett Bros Maur Scissors, beer
1942     Barbara born   Drafted. Died 5/1. Met WTP* at Castlewood Thos W Barrett Ewald Curran, beer
1943             Thos W Barrett Ewald Curran, beer
1944             Thos W Barrett Ewald Curran, beer
1945 WW II ends           Summer: met WTP again Thos W Barrett  
1946             Thos W Barrett AG gro storage
1947           Marries WTP* Thos W Barrett  
ever after                

*WTP = Walter T Price

last updated 02.28.06

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