James P. Caruthers1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 17044, (1862 - 1916)
FatherJohn P. Caruthers4,6 (9 Jul 1818 - 3 Sep 1886)
MotherFlora Rivers McNeill4,5 (26 Aug 1843 - 29 May 1913)

Key Events:

Birth: 21 Apr 1862, Monroe Co., Mississippi7,8,9
Marriage: about 1883, Frances Roney (3 Aug 1861 - 21 Oct 1942)10,11,12
Death: 21 Jun 1916, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois3,13
Burial: 24 Jun 1916, Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois3
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

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Narrative:

     James P. Caruthers was born on 21 Apr 1862, in Mississippi probably, at either his paternal grandmother's plantation in Monroe Co., or his maternal grandfather's plantation in Coahoma Co. But records are in conflict and he may have been born in Memphis before his parents moved to Mississippi at the beginning of the Civil War.7,8,9
     He moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his parents after the War.14,15,16 He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Shelby Co., Tennessee, in the household of his parents.17
     He moved to Chicago with his parents in Sep 1877.18,19,20 He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the household of his parent.6
     James married Frances Roney, daughter of Samuel Roney and Mary Muldoon, about 1883.10,11,12
     James and Frances lived with his parents, at 739 Sedgewick St., Chicago, after their marriage.21 They and their son John moved with his parents to 4 Burton Place St. by 1885.22
     James and Frances moved with their son John out of his parent's home, to 217 Schiller St., about 1887.23
     James was a salesman by 1887. By 1888 he was in the hardware business, under the firm name J. P. Caruthers & Co., located at 136 Kinzie St.. His younger brother Robert was also working at the firm, apparently when he wasn't on the road as a professional baseball player.24
     James's business failed in early 1894. At a meeting held 19 Apr 1894 to examine his affairs, his sister's husband, Edgar W. Terhune appeared, representing their mother. It was claimed that James had borrowed $75,000 from her. Questions about what had become of the $75,000 became contentious, and James accused Edgar and his wife of living in style at the Lexington Hotel at the mother's expense. "A rough and tumble fight" ensued, which included James throwing a cuspidor at Edgar's head, the involvement of others in the room, and blood appearing on the faces of several participants.25
     James later worked as a hardware salesman.26,27
     James and Frances appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 1723 Belmont Ave., enumerated 2 Jun 1900, reporting they were renting their home. Their children John, James and Mary were listed as living with them.28
     James and Frances appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 4352 Lake Ave., enumerated 21 Apr 1910, reporting they were renting their home. Their daughter Mary was listed as living with them.29
     James died on 21 Jun 1916 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 54.3,13 He was buried on 24 Jun 1916 in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois.3

Children:
     Children with Frances Roney:

  • John P. Caruthers28 (Apr 1884 - 30 Nov 1906)
  • James F. Caruthers28 (Aug 1889 - 10 Aug 1907)
  • Mary A. Caruthers28,30,31 (8 Sep 1891 - 2 Jan 1956)

Citations

  1. [S630] Jno. P. Caruthers household, 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows name as James Caruthers.
  2. [S1371] John P. Cruthers household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as James Caruthers.
  3. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for James P. Caruthers.
  4. [S630] Jno. P. Caruthers household, 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S1371] John P. Cruthers household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband.
  6. [S1371] John P. Cruthers household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  7. [S630] Jno. P. Caruthers household, 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows age 8 and state, as Mississippi.
  8. [S9003] James Caruthers household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 38, and state, as Tennessee.
  9. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for James P. Caruthers, shows date, and state, as Tennessee.
  10. [S9003] James Caruthers household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, show married 17 years.
  11. [S9004] James P. Carruthers household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married 27 years.
  12. [S9002] James P. Caruthers obituary, The Chicago Daily Tribune, shows her as his wife.
  13. [S9002] James P. Caruthers obituary, The Chicago Daily Tribune, shows died Wednesday.
  14. [S9032] Thomas Henry McNeill letter to Malcom McNeill, 17 Oct 1866, shows that Judge Caruthers & family had returned to Memphis on the second, but context is not clear whether they had returned then from living in Mississippi or from some trip.
  15. [S4111] Memphis City Directory, 1866, pg 96, shows residence on Front; 1867, pg 8, shows residence as country.
  16. [S8999] J. P. Caruthers, Pardons Under Amnesty Proclamations, compiled 1865–1869, dated 26 Jul 1866, shows him as of Memphis.
  17. [S630] Jno. P. Caruthers household, 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee.
  18. [S8995] "Personal," The Memphis Daily Appeal, 2 Sep 1877, reports on postcard from Hon. John P. Caruthers shows left Tuesday for Chicago.
  19. [S8982] Judge John P. Caruthers obituary, The Daily Inter Ocean, shows year.
  20. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1878, pg 246.
  21. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1885, pg 296, shows him living at same address as his father.
  22. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1885, pg 296.
  23. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1887, pg 320, shows James at Schiller.
  24. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1887, pg 320, shows James' occupation as salesman; 1888, pg 344, shows James, Robert, and firm.
  25. [S9023] "Throws a Cuspidor at Mr. Terhune," The Chicago Daily Tribune, 20 Apr 1894.
  26. [S9003] James Caruthers household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, show occupation as salesman hdware.
  27. [S9004] James P. Carruthers household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows occupation as salesman, industry as hardware.
  28. [S9003] James Caruthers household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  29. [S9004] James P. Carruthers household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  30. [S9002] James P. Caruthers obituary, The Chicago Daily Tribune.
  31. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Mary Caruthers.