MILLER, Jane

1850 - 1922  (72 years)

• Name	MILLER, Jane
  Born	11 Dec 1850	Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Dec 1922	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	22 Dec 1922	Chicago Mount Hope Cemetery at 115th & Kedzie, Cook Co., Illinois
  Person ID	I502	Reich
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	MILLER, Robert,   b. 2 Jan 1811, Carriden, Linlithgowshire (now West Lothian), Scotland ,   d. 27 Jul 1882, Crete, Will Co., Illinois  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	DAVIES, Elizabeth (Eliza),   b. 1819, Wales ,   d. 29 May 1883, Crete, Will Co., Illinois  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FORDEN, James,   b. Dec 1852, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1907, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1882	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	James Forden was born in Canada, probably in Toronto, coming from an English father and Irish mother. He came to the U.S. in 1875, when he was 25 years old. Jane's family immigrated to the U.S. in 1855, when she was about four years old. Her family settled in Crete, Illinois. James and Jane were married by the Justice of Peace, Chicago. James is listed in the 1892 Chicago Voter Registration as living at 4107 Ashland Avenue, then a residence of Chicago 20 years and of that house for four years. James Forden drove a team of six horses for a beer company. The 1900 census lists his occupation as a teamster. In 1900, he and Jane, and Olive (daughter from his first marriage), and sons George and Charles, lived at 833 West 47th Place (near 47th and Ashland). Jane continued to live there until her death in 1852. James and Jane are buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery, at 11150 South Fairfield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60655 (just south of Mt. Olivet cemetery), Lot 175, section 3. Nine people are buried there: James and Jane, James three sons from an eariler marriage (Joseph, William J., and Pearse), James' grandson Harry Hanney Jr., and the son, son's wife, and grandson of James and Jane (George R., Lillian, and George, respectively). There is one stone for George R. Forden, "Father - 1883-1917", at this site.
  Children	1. FORDEN, George Robert,   b. 16 Jan 1884, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois ,   d. 22 May 1917, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 33 years)   2. FORDEN, Charles Walter,   b. 5 Dec 1888, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois ,   d. 8 Aug 1929, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 40 years)   3. FORDEN, Joseph,   b. 19 Jun 1890, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois ,   d. 21 Nov 1890, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	2 May 2018
  Family ID	F404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jane was a school teacher. In her later years, she grew distrustful of people and became reclusive. She died of coal asphyxiation in her own home, around 47th and Ashland. She was always very good to her daughter-in-law, Catherine FORDEN, trying to save money for Catherine to buy a house for her and her nine children. However, after Jane died, her son, Charles, took one of his girls, hoisted her up to the window of Jane's house, and stole the money that was saved. He then spent it all on drink, being an alcoholic.

  
  

• Sources

  [S320] Death Certificate for Jane Forden, State of Illinois; Registered No. 6030409 (Reliability: 3). [S423] Cemetery Lot owned by James Forden, Mount Hope Cemetery, 115th & Fairfield, Chicago, IL, Section 3, Lot 175, with nine burials (Reliability: 3). [S105] Obituary for Jane Miller Forden, The Chicago Daily News, Dec 20, 1922, p. 43, col 6 (Reliability: 3). [S210] Illinois, Cook County, Marriage License for James Forden and Jane Miller, Cook County, IL; license number 63595; volume 00D, dated June 7, 1882. (Reliability: 3). [S588] Census US 1900 Federal, (Series: T623), Roll 281, Ed. 906,Sheet 3A, #12-16, IL. Cook Co. (Reliability: 3). [S590] Census US 1910 Federal, (Series: T624), Roll 275, Ed. 1277, Sheet 11A, #6-7, IL. Cook Co. (Reliability: 3). [S516] Census US 1920 Federal, (Series: T625), Roll 347, Ed. 1819, Sheet 2, #28, IL. Cook Co. (Reliability: 3). [S113] Illinois, Chicago Tribune, July 18, 1882, page 241, volume 41 (Reliability: 3).