Frances Roney1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22235, (1861 - 1942)
FatherSamuel Roney4,5,6 (abt 1821 - )
MotherMary Muldoon5,7,4 (abt 1833 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Aug 1861, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin8,9,10
Marriage: about 1883, James P. Caruthers (21 Apr 1862 - 21 Jun 1916)11,12,13
Death: 21 Oct 1942, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois4
Burial: 23 Oct 1942, Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois4
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot

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Narrative:

     Frances Roney was born on 3 Aug 1861 in Kenosha Co., Wisconsin.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Pleasant Paririe, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin, in the household of her parents, Samuel Roney and Mary Muldoon.14 She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Pleasant Paririe, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin, in the household of her parents.6
     Frances married James P. Caruthers, son of John P. Caruthers and Flora Rivers McNeill, about 1883.11,12,13
     Frances and James lived with his parents, at 739 Sedgewick St., Chicago, after their marriage.15 They and their son John moved with her parents to 4 Burton Place St. by 1885.16
     Frances and James moved with their son John out of his parent's home, to 217 Schiller St., about 1887.17
     Frances and James 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.18
     Frances and James 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.19
     Her husband died on 21 Jun 1916 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.20,21
     She had become the proprietor of a driving school by 1930.22
     Frances appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 4414 Drexel Blvd., enumerated 29 Apr 1930, reporting she was renting her apartment, for $100 per month, and owned a radio. Her daughter Mary was listed as living with her.23
     Frances appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 5498 Cornell Ave., enumerated 10 Apr 1940, reporting she was renting her apartment, for $63 per month, and had lived in the same city in 1935. Her daughter Mary was listed as living with her, as were three lodgers, two hotel bell boys and a social worker.24
     Frances died on 21 Oct 1942 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 81.4 She was buried on 23 Oct 1942 in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois.4

Children:
     Children with James P. Caruthers:

  • John P. Caruthers25 (Apr 1884 - 30 Nov 1906)
  • James F. Caruthers25 (Aug 1889 - 10 Aug 1907)
  • Mary A. Caruthers26,27,23 (8 Sep 1891 - 2 Jan 1956)

Citations

  1. [S9002] James P. Caruthers obituary, The Chicago Daily Tribune, shows name as Frances Roney Caruthers.
  2. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Frances Caruthers, shows father's surname as Roney.
  3. [S9006] Samuel Roney household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin, shows name as Frances Roney.
  4. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Frances Caruthers.
  5. [S9005] Samuel Rooney household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S9006] Samuel Roney household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin.
  7. [S9006] Samuel Roney household, 1880 U.S. Census, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband.
  8. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Frances Caruthers, shows date, with year as 1874, city, and state.
  9. [S9003] James Caruthers household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 35, and state.
  10. [S9005] Samuel Rooney household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin, shows age 9 and state.
  11. [S9003] James Caruthers household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, show married 17 years.
  12. [S9004] James P. Carruthers household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married 27 years.
  13. [S9002] James P. Caruthers obituary, The Chicago Daily Tribune, shows her as his wife.
  14. [S9005] Samuel Rooney household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin.
  15. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1885, pg 296, shows him living at same address as his father.
  16. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1885, pg 296.
  17. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1887, pg 320, shows James at Schiller.
  18. [S9003] James Caruthers household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  19. [S9004] James P. Carruthers household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  20. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for James P. Caruthers.
  21. [S9002] James P. Caruthers obituary, The Chicago Daily Tribune, shows died Wednesday.
  22. [S9007] Francis R. Caruthers household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows occupation as proprietor, industry as driving school.
  23. [S9007] Francis R. Caruthers household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  24. [S9008] Francis Caruthers household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  25. [S9003] James Caruthers household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  26. [S9003] James Caruthers household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Francis's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  27. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Mary Caruthers.