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CHACKO AND ANNA MUTHOLATH

Chacko was born in 1863 as the youngest son of his father Kuriako. As per custom of the time, he married
at a very young age. His wife was Anna from Padikkamyalil family in Maridom which is only five kilometers
from Cherpunkal. After the birth of his two sons, Kuriako and Mathai who was known as Uppai, his father
passed away. His mother also died soon. He was about 23 years of age when his parents died. So at an young
age he had to take care of full family responsibilities. He was also assuring the well being of his sisters who
were given in marriage.

After the death of Chacko's parents, Chacko and Anna had three more children named Mariam, Kurian, and
Aley. Though Anna gave birth to two more children, they expired soon after birth.

He inherited two plots of land called Mutholath tharavad and Maliekal purayidam. He also inherited a
paddy field called Chethimattam. It was a time of poverty in Kerala. He worked hard and controlled the ex-
penses to bring up his family. As his children grew up, he got their support for agricultural work.

The eldest son Kuriakko got a job in Cherpunkal in a shop run by a merchant from Athirampuzha. He
saved the money he earned and took some loans to start a grocery store. Kuriako's father and brothers cooper-
ated well in the business. Because of the hard work and moderate expenditure of Chacko and his children,
they could improve in business and agriculture.

Since the wealth and popularity increased, the children could get marriage relations from good families.
The eldest son Kuriakko married Aley Kadiyampallil at Punnathura at an early age. Aley was only 12 when
she got married to Kuriako. Child marriage was common at that time. The second son Uppai married Aley
from Nelliveettil family at Punnathura. The third child Mariam was married to Pachi (Ouseph) Chirayil at Ku-
rupanthara. The fourth child Kurian married Anna from Kalappurackal family in Koodalloor. The fifth child
Aley was married to Thomman Kottoor in Kidangoor. The sixth and youngest was Ouseph (Kunjeppu). He
married Brigitha Vattapparambel from Paingalam. Since she died at an early age, he married Kunjanna
Chorath from Kallara. Since she also died young, he married Mariachy Thookumkoottil from Muttom.

Because of the improvement in business and agriculture by the combined effort of the family members,
within 15 years they could buy many plots of land including Kuzhimulavelippurath, Kulappurath, Asarikkun-
numpuram, part of Puthiyaveettil property, Thottiyil, Pathiplakkil, paddy fields in different places, Paddy
fields in Neendoor, and some shops in Cherpunkal junction.

Under the initiative of Chacko and leadership of Kuriako, all properties in the name of both of them were
consolidated and justly divided among the brothers with their full consent. Ouseph, the youngest was assigned

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