Frances Elizabeth (Hodge) Hunting (1875 - 1945)

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Biography

Frances Elizabeth Hodge was born OCT-NOV-DEC 1875 or 07 OCT 1877 or 24 NOV 1877 in Milton, Kent, England. Records vary. She was the daughter of Thomas Hodge and Emily Thomas. (she may have changed her DOB after immigration?)

Her father passed away the last quarter of 1880.

1881 England and Wales Census--Her mother Emily J. Hodge, a 23 year-old widow and domestic housekeeper lived in the household of John Thomas. She had been born in Sittingbourne, Kent. John was a brickfield labourer, aged 52, born in Halstow, Kent. Two children were also listed in the home as grand daughters of John Thomas. They were Rosina J Hodge-Grand Daughter-6 and Frances E Hodge- Grand Daughter- 5, both born in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. ^[1]

1891-see research notes.

1893 is the immigration date she gave in later census records. Immigration Record Passenger List: Frances Hodge, an 18 year-old servant, born in England. She traveled with one piece of baggage in the Aft Section on the S. S. Berlin, which had sailed from Southampton, England 06 MAY 1893 and arrived at Ellis Island 15 MAY 1893. ^[2]

17 OCT 1900, she married Charles P. Hunting in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. ^[3]

1920--^[4]

1930- ^[5]

1940-- ^[6]

She passed away 03 OCT 1945. ^{[7] [8]}

Research Notes

Possible 1891 Census record-aged 15, working as a domestic servant in the household of Albert and Bertha Grover at Saint Peters Isle of Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK61-5JTM : 8 December 2017), Frances E Hodge in household of John Thomas, Sittingbourne, Kent, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 23, Piece/Folio 976/36, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,215.
2. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6T2-T25 : 2 March 2021), Francis Hodge, 1893.
3. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N765-H61 : 11 March 2018), Charles P Hunting and Frances E Hodge, 17 Oct 1900.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ7C-94Z : 1 February 2021), Frances E Hunting in entry for Charles P Hunting, 1920.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQTY-ZSZ : accessed 17 June 2021), Frances E Hunting in household of Charles P Hunting, Hagar, Berrien, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 7A, line 15, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 976; FHL microfilm 2,340,711.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K415-58N : 10 January 2021), Frances Hunting in household of Charles Hunting, Covert, Covert Township, Van Buren, Michigan Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 80-13, sheet 10B, line 55, family 238, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1822.
7. ↑ The News-Palladium; Benton Harbor, Michigan; 04 Oct 1945, Thu • Page 16
8. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQD-888 : 23 February 2021), Frances M. Hunting, 1945.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23L-1MM : 22 February 2021), Francis Hodge in household of Albert Grover, Saint Peters Isle of Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Kent county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X8Q-B9B : 1 October 2014), Frances Elizabeth Hodge, 1875; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Milton, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.