Mabel Foley1

F, b. 25 October 1893, d. 14 September 1957
FatherJames E. Foley2 d. 14 Jan 1904
MotherAnna Kennedy2 b. 18 Apr 1867, d. 14 Sep 1926
ChartsDescendants of Matthew Gardner and Margaret Martin
Married NameHer married name was Carr.1 
Birth*Mabel Foley was born on 25 October 1893 at Ohio, United States.1,3,4  
Death of FatherHer father James E. Foley died on 14 January 1904.2 
Marriage*Mabel Foley married Walter Gardner Carr, son of Walter Frank Carr and Elizabeth Gardner, circa 1922.1 
Death of MotherHer mother Anna Kennedy died on 14 September 1926 at 41 California Street, Xenia, Greene, Ohio, United States.2 
Census*Mabel Carr appeared on the census of 1930 as the wife of Walter Gardner Carr at 3703 Cascadia Avenue, Seattle, King, Washington, United States.1 
CensusMabel Carr appeared on the census of 1940 as the wife of Walter Gardner Carr at 1022 Selby Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.3 
Marriage of DaughterHer daughter Annabelle Carr married James Harlan Myers, son of Dr. Lester E. Myers, on 16 August 1952 at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 580 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.5
Death*Mabel Foley died on 14 September 1957 at age 63.4 
Burial*She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 1712 South Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.4 

Family

Walter Gardner Carr b. 19 Jan 1893, d. 23 Sep 1971
Marriage*She married Walter Gardner Carr, son of Walter Frank Carr and Elizabeth Gardner, circa 1922.1 
Child
  • Annabelle Carr1,3
Last Edited26 Sep 2012

Citations

  1. [S1680] 1930 U.S. census, King County, Washington, population schedule, Seattle City, enumeration district (ED) 17-204, sheet 31-A, dwelling 267, family 270, Gardner W. Carr household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 September 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2503.
  2. [S1683] "Mrs. Anna Kennedy Foley Succumbs to Long Illness Here," The (Xenia) Evening Gazette, 15 September 1926, p. 3, col. 5; digital images, NewspaperARCHIVE.com (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 26 September 2012).

    MRS. ANNA KENNEDY FOLEY SUCCUMBS TO LONG ILLNESS HERE

    Mrs. Anna Kennedy Foley, aged 59 Years, widow of James E. Foley, died at her home at 41 California St., at 7 o'clock, Tuesday evening.
    In failing health for several months, Mrs. Foley had been confined to her bed for seven weeks, and her death was caused by acute pneumonia.
    Mrs. Foley was born in Xenia April 18, 1867 and had lived in this city all her life.  She was the eldest daughter of William and Elizabeth Mahon Kennedy.  Her marriage to James E. Foley took place August 11, 1886.  Mr Foley died January 14, 1904.
    Surviving Mrs. Foley are five children: Mrs. E. M. Kinsey of Detroit; J. William Foley, of Dayton; Harry E. Foley of Cincinnati; Mrs. Gardner W. Carr, of Seattle, Wash. and Miss Mary Alice Foley of the reportorial staff of the Evening Gazette and the Morning Republican.  One son, Edward, died in infancy.  Two brothers and two sisters also survive, T. J. Kennedy, secretary of the Home Building and Savings Association; Mrs. Edward Burdell of Cincinnati; James E. and Miss Mary Kennedy of Xenia.  A brother William Kennedy, died April 14, 1917.
    During her childhood Mrs. Foley was a member of the First Lutheran Church.
    Funeral services conducted by the Rev. F. W. Stanton will be held Friday at 2:30 o'clock at the home with interment in Woodland Cemetery.  Friends may call after 7 o'clock Thursday night.

  3. [S1681] 1940 U.S. census, Los Angeles County, California, population schedule, Los Angeles City, enumeration district (ED) 60-221F, sheet 3-A, line(s) 29-31, family 66, Gardner Carr household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 September 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 407.
  4. [S1682] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 September 2012), photograph, memorial # 85362392, gravestone for Mabel Foley Carr (25 Oct 1893 - 14 Sep 1957), Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  5. [S1684] "Ex-Omahan Is Married," Sunday World-Herald (Omaha, NE), 17 August 1952, p. E-4, col. 2-3; digital images, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 26 September 2012), Historical Newpaper Archive.

    Ex-Omahan Is Married
    Myers-Carr Rite on West Coast

    St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, Cal., was the scene of the Saturday wedding of Miss Annabelle Carr, Los Angeles, and James Harlan Myers, former Omahan, now of Los Angeles.
    The Rev. John Bryant officiated at the 4 p.m. ceremony before an altar decorated with white and blue flowers and cathedral tapers.  A reception was held in the Garden Room of the Hotel Bel Air.
    The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner W. Carr, Los Angeles; the bridegroom the son of Dr. and Mrs. Lester E. Myers who attended the ceremony.

    White Lace Gown

    The bride wore a Cahill original in white Chantilly lace with short puffed sleeves and a V-neckline edged with pleated tulle.  A lace tiara held her illusion veil and she carried gardenias and lilies of the valley.
    Attendants were Mrs. Kenneth C. Nichols, Los Angeles, matron of honor; Mrs. Benjamin H. Shattuck, Pasadena, Cal.; Mrs. Richard DuVal, Ontario, Cal., and Miss Kathryn Welsh, Brentwood, Cal., bridesmaids.
    Attendants wore ballerina-length gowns of sky blue organdy and carried white carnations.  Mrs. Myers wore a navy blue lace gown and a corsage of purple and white orchids.  Mrs. Carr wore a gray sheer with corsage of pink and white orchids.

    Best Man Named

    Robert Nuccio, Pasadena, was best man.  Ushers were Mr. Nichols, Bernard L. Rogers, Ralph Townsend and Porter W. Jared, all of Los Angeles.
    The bride attended Mills College, Oakland, Cal.; the bridegroom, the University of Wyoming and the graduate school of the University of Southern California.  He was affiliated with Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.
    The couple will live in Westwood Village, Cal., after a trip to Lake Tahoe, San Francisco and Carmel, Cal.