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Pauline Canty

Quiltmaker

  Cartersville, Georgia, United States    

Georgia Quilt Project

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The maker is a native of Georgia and lived most of their life in Barton.

When was the quiltmaker born?

01/17/1912

Ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American

Educational background:

7th grade

Religious affiliation:

Baptist

Occupation (if retired, former occupation):

Cook

Where was the quiltmaker born?

Barton, Georgia (GA), United States

Where did the quiltmaker grow up?

Rural

Father's Name:

George Dozier

Father's birthplace:

Bartow County

Mother's Name:

Ella Johnson Dozier

Mother's birthplace:

Pine Log

Spouse's/Spouses' name(s):

Howard

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From relative

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt:

Gifts, Pleasure

Other reasons the quiltmaker makes/made quilts.

The maker learned to quilt from their mother-in-law in 1928. The maker has made more than 200 quilts.

Estimate the number of quilts made by this maker:

more than 50

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