Born in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Milton Beardsley
and Sarah Celena (Webster) Griffith
Sister of
Elizabeth Webster Griffith and Catherine Celena (Griffith) Lillie
Wife of
Reginald Milton Carleton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Walter Makepeace Lillie
— married
1987 [location unknown]
Mother of
[private daughter (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 98
in Illinois, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Sep 2015
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Biography
Frances was born in 1907. She is the daughter of Milton Beardsley and Sarah Celena Webster. [1]
Frances' father, Milton, was born as Beardsley, the son of William Beardsley and Rebecca McMichael. Milton was adopted by his uncle, John Griffith, and his daughters were known by the name of Griffith. [Holt]
Obituary
- Frances Carleton Lillie, nee Griffith, 98, mother of Shelley Seccombe, Nancy Carleton and Daniel Carleton; stepmother of Theodore Lillie and John Lillie; widow of R. Milton Carleton and Walter M. Lillie; grandmother of Claudia Seccombe, Timothy Pennington, James Pennington, Caitlin McArleton, Jordan McArleton, Celine Lillie, Catherine Lillie and Jennifer Lillie; great-grandmother of Cara Elliot, Miranda Elliot and Callaghan Pennington. Graduated American Conservatory of Music, studied composition with Nadia Boulanger, founding member Hinsdale Music Club. [Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2005]
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Sources
- Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. Frances Griffith is the daughter of Milton Beardsley Griffith, Holt Record #1441, Pg. 513, the son of William Granville Beardsley, Record #1113, Pg. 418.[2]
- 1920 US Census: Downers Grove, DuPage County, IL, 2 Jan 1920, Enumeration District 8, Sheet 1A[3]
- New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: S.S. Caronia, departed Havre, France, 3 August 1929, arrived at New York, 11 August 1929. Passengers:
- Celene W. Griffith, age 55, born 11 Mar 1874 Shenendoah, Iowa
- Frances Griffith, age 22, born 8 Apr 1907 South Bend, Indiana
- Catherine Griffith, age 20, born 30 May 1909 South Bend, Indiana
- 1930 US Census: Chicago, Cook County, IL, 15 Apr 1930, Enumeration District 183, Sheet 11A[4]
- 1940 US Census: Western Springs, Cook County, IL, 9 Apr 1940, Enumeration District 16-269, Sheet 8A[5]
- U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1: Frances C. Lillie, born 8 Apr 1907. Address: 1277 Saint Johns Ave, Highland Park, IL, 60035-3424 (1989)[6]
- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: Frances C. Lillie, born 8 Apr 1907; died 18 Jun 2005[7]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 12 Sep 2015.
- ↑ Holt Record # 1441. See also Record #1113
- ↑ Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: T625_365; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 8
- ↑ Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0183; FHL microfilm: 2340157
- ↑ Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls; Roll: m-t0627-00781; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 16-269
- ↑ Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings
- ↑ Social Security Administration
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1) It's Francis not Frances?.
2. Francis is not the daughter of Milton Beadsley. She is the daughter of Daniel Webster Griffith. Hence, Francis Griffith.
3. Francis Griffith married "Milton" Carleton.
4. She forced him to change his name to Carlson-- which he did.
5. They had at least one child, Daniel Webster Carlson of Paradise CA (the town which recently burned to the ground); and possibly also Kate Carlson, who married Lilly/Lillie.
6. Is it possible this profile has garbled this complex family history, and got some folks mixed up between generations? Or is it possible my family records are wrong, and this info is correct?