5.5. Daisy DeCosta Caffey and Caffey Family, 1975-1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes materials related to Herbert A. DeCosta's paternal family history, including correspondence, photographs, publications, and other memorabilia. Family members include Benjamin Rhodes DeCosta, the descendents of Benjamin Robert DeCosta, Herbert A. DeCosta, Sr., Elizabeth DeCosta Sartor and the Sartor family, Daisy DeCosta Caffey and the Caffey family, Miriam DeCosta Seabrook, Eugenia DeCosta Higgens and the Higgins family, and Frank A. DeCosta and his family.
Dates
- Creation: 1975-1997
Creator
- From the Collection: DeCosta, Herbert A. (Herbert Alexander), 1923-2008 (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Biographical/Historical note
Daisy Alethia DeCosta (1892-1977) was the third child born to Benjamin and Anna DeCosta. She married Lightburne Bennett Caffey (1883-1959) and had one son, Lightburne Bennett Caffey, Jr. (1924-1997). Daisy was a graduate of Avery Institute and a Charleston Public School teacher until they moved to New York. L. Bennet Caffey, Jr. was taken from New York to live in Charleston with his uncle, Frank DeCosta, in 1938. He married Pauline Reese Marsh (born 1928), in which two daughters were born. Christine Alethia Caffey (born 1951) married Luther K. Williams in 1975.
Full Extent
From the Series: 0.75 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
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Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
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