Frances Mae McFadden

Brief Life History of Frances Mae

When Frances Mae McFadden was born on 4 February 1899, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States, her father, James Marshall McFadden, was 42 and her mother, Judith Ann Cobb, was 37. She married Roscoe Maxwell Pruett on 10 July 1920. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Marshall Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States for about 20 years and Bedford, Shawswick Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States in 1930. She died on 5 May 1989, in Bloomington, Perry Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roscoe Maxwell Pruett
1899–1959
Frances Mae McFadden
1899–1989
Marriage: 10 July 1920
Wayne Willard Pruett
1922–2009
Wayne Pruett
1922–
Roberta Pauline Pruitt
1924–2000
Morris Glen Pruett
1924–1980

Sources (14)

  • Mae Prewett in household of Roscoe Prewett, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Mae Mcfadden, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Mae Pruett, "Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Phaid(e)in (Scottish) and Mac Pháidín (Irish), patronymics from Gaelic pet forms of the personal name Pádraig, see Patrick .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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