Shaking the family tree

Peter Caffro (son of Andrew Caffro/Caffaro) and Daisy Lewis (daughter of Frank & Frances Lewis) were married Oct 21, 1910 in Custer County, South Dakota. Together they had three children, all born while living in Pringles, South Dakota. The family eventually all ended up in Central Oregon in and around Redmond. Both Peter and Daisy are burried in Redmond Memorial Cemetary, Redmond Oregon.

Francis,  Cecile Louise, and  Lewis

Left to Right: Carol Dickson (Taggart), Cecile Taggart (Caffro), Daisy Caffro (Lewis), Danna Dickson (child-me)

Grandma Caffro passed away when I was 14, but I still remember her well.

This is the Grandma I remember. Very petite, always a lady. 

When I was young Grandma lived in the Redmond Hotel (senior apartments?) and I loved to go to visit her. She lived on the third floor so we got to ride the elevator! Her apartment was always spick-n-span, with hand crochet doillies layed over every arm rest of every couch and chair. Looking out the third story window was amazing to me. As a child it seemed like you could see the entire town.  We had no elevators or tall buildings where I grew up. I loved to look thru Grandma's old photo albums. She would sit in her rocking chair and patiently tell me who was in each photo. I wish I had some of those photos now.

I remember Grandma having a large pacemaker in her chest that she always kept covered with a handkerchief. When I got older I found out that Grandma was Christian Science and didnt really believe in Doctors. When I questioned the pacemaker I was told that Grandma Caffro and Cecile, had a huge war over having it installed.....and Cecile (her daughter/my grandmother) won.
The pacemaker gave her several more years of life.

Above record shows Peter Caffro of Pringle, Custer Co. SD., age 32 Married Daisy Lewis of Argyle, Custer Co., age 19 on Oct 21 1910 in Hot Springs, Fall River Co., SD.

1910 United States Federal Census about Peter Coffis
Name: Peter Coffis[Peter Caffro] 
Age in 1910: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878 Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head 
Father's Birth Place: Italy  Mother's Birth Place: Italy 
Home in 1910: School District 19, Custer, South Dakota
Marital Status: Single  Race: White Gender: Male  Household Members: Name Age Peter Coffis 32  Bennie Scope 23  Joseph Corys 32 

1919 Federal Land Records Custer Co. SD 
Database contains the following information for
each land transaction: date, location (township, range, section, meridian),
name of person the land was patented to, case type, conveyance type, county, and the patent document identification number.  

NAME                       MERIDIAN    TWP    RANGE      SECTION      ACREAGE    TYPE                                      CASETYPE    DOCID     DATE       
CAFFRO PETER             07          006 S    004 E                 004                         160       251101  (homestead)         PA (patent)     662209      01/27/1919 
CAFFRO PETER             07          006 S    004 E                 009                         160       251101  (homestead)          PA (patent)     662209      01/27/1919 

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Daisy Caffro
Home in 1920: Pringle, Custer, South Dakota
Age: 27 years 
Relation to Head of House: Wife 
Spouse's Name: Peter
Household Members:  Peter Caffro 40,  Daisy Caffro 27,  Francis Caffro 8,  Cecile Caffro 5,  Lewis Caffro 1/12.