May Tiffany Crofoot obituary in Chicago Tribune, March 7, 1967, p. 44.
Her death certificate transcription reported a date of birth of September 2, 1868, but she was not reported in 1870 U.S. census. Her social security death record reported September 2, 1872.
Birth record of daughter Myrtle Adelia Crofoot [Edwards] reported mother's birth place as Chicago, IL.
May's mother, Susan Fisher Carr, was listed as Susan Carr in the household of father Isaac Fisher in 1870 U.S. census, but first husband Jacob Carr was not shown.
May, born in 1872, was adopted by Elwood Tiffany after his marriage to Susan in 1873.
1880 U.S. census, Franklin, DeKalb County, IL
E.E. Tiffany 29, Susan Tiffany 33, May Tiffany 8 (adopted daughter)
Married on November 1, 1891 in Chicago, IL
Frederick Demont Crofoot (name as spelled in his own SAR application)
1900 U.S. census, Park Ridge, Maine Township, Cook County, IL
Fred Crofoot 29 (July 1870), May Crofoot 29 (September 1870)(married 9 years)(4 children, 4 living), Freddie Crofoot 8 (March 1892), May Crofoot 6 (May 1894), Myrtle Crofoot 3 (August 1896), Edwin Crofoot 3m (March 1900).
Children:
Frederick Harold Crofoot
March 28, 1892—March 15, 1963
(wife Maude I. Mills)
May Gertrude Crofoot Niehusen
May 4, 1894—June 27, 1953
Myrtle Adelia Crofoot Edwards
August 4, 1896—April 21, 1964
(Lutheran Genl Hosp)
Maine Cemetery
Edward Gardner Crofoot
March 27, 1900—August 20, 1969
(wife Hazel Grace Lutz Crofoot,
July 17, 1901—June 8, 1968)
Lillian Orcelia Crofoot Beck
January 25, 1902—March 11, 1988
(December 12, 1986, is her date of death reported in 2 social security records, but the Cook County index shows March 11, 1988, and her obit was in Chicago Tribune of March 13, 1988).
(husband Chester Albert Beck)
Helen Crofoot Duckgeischel Eiler
February 17, 1904—November 22, 1979
(first husband Carl Henry Duckgeischel;
second husband Harry Eiler)
Elwood Dumont Crofoot
February 28, 1909—December 15, 1984
(wife Bernice O. Birkholtz Crofoot,
January 14, 1912--January 18, 1987)
Audrey June Crofoot Coke
May 24, 1917—April 5, 2008
(husband Henry Edward Coke)
The following obituary in the Chicago Tribune, Friday, June 16, 1961, identifies Alice Foster as a sister of May Tiffany Crofoot.
Alice Foster, beloved wife of the late George; dear sister of May Crofoot; dear aunt of Myrtle Edwards, Lillian Beck, Helen Eiler, and June Coke, Services, Saturday, June 17, 1 p.m. at the Olson Funeral Home, 6467 N. Northwest Highway. Interment Town of Maine. Memorials to the Edison Park Methodist Church or to the Cancer fund appreciated. SP4-3333.
So does the 1940 U.S. census, 6595 Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL, in which May Crofoot, 66, is living with Alice Foster, 61 (sister).
May Tiffany and her sister, Alice Foster, are in adjacent graves, Block 87, Graves 6 and 7.
Thanks to Mike Adams of Town of Maine Cemetery for location of interment.
May Tiffany Crofoot obituary in Chicago Tribune, March 7, 1967, p. 44.
Her death certificate transcription reported a date of birth of September 2, 1868, but she was not reported in 1870 U.S. census. Her social security death record reported September 2, 1872.
Birth record of daughter Myrtle Adelia Crofoot [Edwards] reported mother's birth place as Chicago, IL.
May's mother, Susan Fisher Carr, was listed as Susan Carr in the household of father Isaac Fisher in 1870 U.S. census, but first husband Jacob Carr was not shown.
May, born in 1872, was adopted by Elwood Tiffany after his marriage to Susan in 1873.
1880 U.S. census, Franklin, DeKalb County, IL
E.E. Tiffany 29, Susan Tiffany 33, May Tiffany 8 (adopted daughter)
Married on November 1, 1891 in Chicago, IL
Frederick Demont Crofoot (name as spelled in his own SAR application)
1900 U.S. census, Park Ridge, Maine Township, Cook County, IL
Fred Crofoot 29 (July 1870), May Crofoot 29 (September 1870)(married 9 years)(4 children, 4 living), Freddie Crofoot 8 (March 1892), May Crofoot 6 (May 1894), Myrtle Crofoot 3 (August 1896), Edwin Crofoot 3m (March 1900).
Children:
Frederick Harold Crofoot
March 28, 1892—March 15, 1963
(wife Maude I. Mills)
May Gertrude Crofoot Niehusen
May 4, 1894—June 27, 1953
Myrtle Adelia Crofoot Edwards
August 4, 1896—April 21, 1964
(Lutheran Genl Hosp)
Maine Cemetery
Edward Gardner Crofoot
March 27, 1900—August 20, 1969
(wife Hazel Grace Lutz Crofoot,
July 17, 1901—June 8, 1968)
Lillian Orcelia Crofoot Beck
January 25, 1902—March 11, 1988
(December 12, 1986, is her date of death reported in 2 social security records, but the Cook County index shows March 11, 1988, and her obit was in Chicago Tribune of March 13, 1988).
(husband Chester Albert Beck)
Helen Crofoot Duckgeischel Eiler
February 17, 1904—November 22, 1979
(first husband Carl Henry Duckgeischel;
second husband Harry Eiler)
Elwood Dumont Crofoot
February 28, 1909—December 15, 1984
(wife Bernice O. Birkholtz Crofoot,
January 14, 1912--January 18, 1987)
Audrey June Crofoot Coke
May 24, 1917—April 5, 2008
(husband Henry Edward Coke)
The following obituary in the Chicago Tribune, Friday, June 16, 1961, identifies Alice Foster as a sister of May Tiffany Crofoot.
Alice Foster, beloved wife of the late George; dear sister of May Crofoot; dear aunt of Myrtle Edwards, Lillian Beck, Helen Eiler, and June Coke, Services, Saturday, June 17, 1 p.m. at the Olson Funeral Home, 6467 N. Northwest Highway. Interment Town of Maine. Memorials to the Edison Park Methodist Church or to the Cancer fund appreciated. SP4-3333.
So does the 1940 U.S. census, 6595 Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL, in which May Crofoot, 66, is living with Alice Foster, 61 (sister).
May Tiffany and her sister, Alice Foster, are in adjacent graves, Block 87, Graves 6 and 7.
Thanks to Mike Adams of Town of Maine Cemetery for location of interment.
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