Thomas Henry Caruthers1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 17045, (1863 - 1906)
FatherJohn P. Caruthers4,5,7 (9 Jul 1818 - 3 Sep 1886)
MotherFlora Rivers McNeill4,5,6 (26 Aug 1843 - 29 May 1913)

Key Events:

Birth: 7 Nov 1863, "Oak Grove", Monroe Co., Mississippi8,9,10
Marriage: about 1894, Katie [surname unknown] (Mar 1860 - )11
Death: 20 Mar 1906, 195 Fremont St., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois12,13,14
Burial: 22 Mar 1906, Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois15,16
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

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Narrative:

     Thomas Henry Caruthers was born on 7 Nov 1863 in "Oak Grove", Monroe Co., Mississippi, though some records show he was born in Memphis, apparently because he spent most of his childhood there.8,9,10
     He moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his parents after the War.17,18,19 He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Shelby Co., Tennessee, in the household of his parents.20
     He moved to Chicago with his parents in Sep 1877.21,22,23 He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents.7
     He was a clerk in 1880, and held the same position as late as 1885.24,25
     He moved to 4 Burton Place St. with his parents by 1885.26 He moved to 530 Lasalle St. with his mother after the death of his father in 1886.27
     He opened a boots and shoes business about 1887, at 1600 W. Madison St.. He continued to operate that business until 1890, relocating on that street several times, ending up at 1004 W. Madison.28
     He moved to 213 Schiller St. with his mother by 1891.29
     By 1891 he was working for J. J. Regan & Co., a shoe company.29
     Thomas married Katie [surname unknown] about 1894.11
     He was a saloon keeper by 1898, at 1722 Sherman Place. Apparently he left that business by 1900, when he was listed as a laborer.30,31
     Thomas and Katie appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 913 N. Halstead St., enumerated 8 Jun 1900, reporting they were renting their home.32
     Thomas was named by the Chicago Board of Elections in Oct 1905 to be a judge for the 24th Ward, 27th precinct.33
     His occupation at his death was recorded as "agent."34
     Thomas died on 20 Mar 1906 in 195 Fremont St., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 42, at his home.12,13,14 He was buried on 22 Mar 1906 in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the lot owned by his uncle, Malcom M. McNeill.15,16

Children:
     There were no children with Katie [surname unknown]

Citations

  1. [S9026] Malcom Caruthers letter to Catherine Boddie McNeill, 10 Nov 1863, shows name as Thomas Henry, named after his mother's late father.
  2. [S1371] John P. Cruthers household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Thomas H. Cruthers.
  3. [S9025] Thomas H. Caruthers obituary, The Chicago Daily Tribune.
  4. [S9026] Malcom Caruthers letter to Catherine Boddie McNeill, 10 Nov 1863.
  5. [S630] Jno. P. Caruthers household, 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S1371] John P. Cruthers household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband.
  7. [S1371] John P. Cruthers household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  8. [S9026] Malcom Caruthers letter to Catherine Boddie McNeill, 10 Nov 1863, letter dated Oak Grove monroe Co. Mississippi, shows writer has new [half] brother, who is three days old.
  9. [S630] Jno. P. Caruthers household, 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows age 6 and state, as Mississippi.
  10. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Thomas Caruthers, citing cert. no. 6451, shows age 42 at death 20 Mar 1906, city, and state, as Memphis, Tennessee.
  11. [S9027] Thomas H. Caruthers household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married 6 years.
  12. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Thomas Caruthers, citing cert. no. 6451, shows date, city, county, and state.
  13. [S9025] Thomas H. Caruthers obituary, The Chicago Daily Tribune, shows date, address, and at his home.
  14. [S9029] Graceland Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Thomas Carruthers, shows date.
  15. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Thomas Caruthers, citing cert. no. 6451.
  16. [S9029] Graceland Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Thomas Carruthers, shows lot and date.
  17. [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.
  18. [S4111] Memphis City Directory, 1866, pg 96, shows residence on Front; 1867, pg 8, shows residence as country.
  19. [S8999] J. P. Caruthers, Pardons Under Amnesty Proclamations, compiled 1865–1869, dated 26 Jul 1866, shows him as of Memphis.
  20. [S630] Jno. P. Caruthers household, 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee.
  21. [S8995] "Personal," The Memphis Daily Appeal, 2 Sep 1877, reports on postcard from Hon. John P. Caruthers shows left Tuesday for Chicago.
  22. [S8982] Judge John P. Caruthers obituary, The Daily Inter Ocean, shows year.
  23. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1878, pg 246.
  24. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1882, pg 272; 1885, pg 296; intervening year not available.
  25. [S1371] John P. Cruthers household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows occupation as clerk.
  26. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1885, pg 296.
  27. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1887, pg 320.
  28. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1887, pg 320; 1890, pg 445.
  29. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1891, pg 458.
  30. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1898, pg 370; 1900, pg 386.
  31. [S9027] Thomas H. Caruthers household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows occupation as saloon keeper.
  32. [S9027] Thomas H. Caruthers household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  33. [S9028] "Election Notice," The Daily Inter Ocean, 10 Oct 1905.
  34. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Thomas Caruthers, citing cert. no. 6451, shows occupation as agent.