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Francis A. Rodman
Female 1829 - 1889

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  • Birth  8 Jun 1829  , Oldham, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Female 
    Obituary  Nov 1889  Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mexico Intelligencer 
    • A Good Woman Gone
      Death of Mrs. Alex. Carter, Sr., at Her Home in This City
      Mrs. Alex. Carter, Sr., passed away Thursday at 6:30 o'clock p.m. Mrs. Carter had been in very poor health during the past year and every remedy was tried to relieve her sufferings but in vain. In hopes of recovery the summer was spent at Eldorado Springs. Upon returning home a short while ago she was taken to St. Louis for treatment, the local physicians having exhausted their skill. There she was informed by experts that she was suffering from a malignant tumor. Last week she returned home. The family moved to town this week, becoming settled on East Liberty street Wednesday. Thursday she seemed much better all day until about 5:30 in the afternoon when she rapidly grew worse, passing quietly away an hour later. The deceased lady was born in Oldham county, Ky., June 6, 1829, making her sixty years of age at the time of death. At the age of twenty-two, as Miss Frances Rodman, she wedded John W. Ricketts. She survived him and thirteen years later became the wife of Mr. Alex. Carter, Sr., who now mourns her loss.
      In the death of this most estimeable lady, we are conscious that Audrain county has suffered the loss of a good woman. Loved by all who knew her personally, admired and respected by those who but knew of her by reputation, her place will probably never be filled in the hearts of her host of dear relatives and friends. In her was the embodiment of that kind sweet, gentle nature and beautiful character that is possessed by the nobler men and women of earth.
    Died  14 Nov 1889  , Audrain, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: malignant tumor 
    Buried  Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I5768  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  24 Mar 2009 
     
    Family 1  John W. Ricketts,   d. 3 Mar 1857, , Audrain, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified  31 Aug 2007 
    Family ID  F14347312  Group Sheet
     
    Family 2  Alexander Carter, Sr.,   b. Abt 1822, , Green, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1902, , Audrain, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  10 Aug 1865  , Audrain, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified  31 Aug 2007 
    Family ID  F14346274  Group Sheet
     
  • Headstones
    Frances Ricketts Carter    		 Frances Ricketts Carter
    Frances A., wife of Alex Carter Sr., born June 8, 1829, died Nov. 14, 1889. Mollie R. French, 1854 - 1918. Francis A. Rodman was born Jun. 8, 1829 in Kentucky. She was previously married to a Mr. Ricketts. On Aug. 10, 1865 in Audrain Co., Missouri, she married Alexander Carter Sr.. She was his second wife. Alex Carter was my 2nd great granduncle.…
    Fannie Rodman Carter    		 Fannie Rodman Carter
    Fannie A. Carter, wife of Alex. Carter, Sr., Born June 8, 1829 Died Nov. 14, 1889. Francis A. Rodman was born in Oldham, Kentucky. On Aug. 10, 1865 in Audrain Co., Missouri, she married my 3rd great granduncle, Alexander Carter Sr..…
     
  • Notes 
    • She was a widow with 2 small children on 1860, on 1870 she was Alexander's wife and only had 1 of her children.

      On her daughter, Mollie Rickett French's death certificate, Mollie's father was listed as J.W. Ricketts born Virginia, and mother Frances unreadable, born in Kentucky. See obituary below for more information.

      From A History of Northeast Missouri, in the section about Audrain County:
      "A notable criminal case is the case of State of Missouri against James N Rodman, for the murder of John W. Ricketts, on the third day of March, 1857. Ricketts and Rodman were brothers-in-law, the wife of Ricketts being Rodman's sister. It was claimed that Rodman shot Ricketts from ambush. Rodman had two trials, one a mistrial, then a change of venue to Pike county, in which he was cleared. After the trial, Rodman left the country. His father had spent a great deal of money in making a defence for him."

      Mrs. Alex, Sr. Carter Abt 63 14 Jan 1902 Fulton Telegraph, Callaway Weekly Gazette
      Mrs. Alex Carter Abt 65 13 Jan 1902 Auxvasse Review (Callaway Co.)

      Carter, Alexander Ricketts, Frances A. 10 Aug 1865 audrain

      Mexico Intelligencer Nov. 21, 1889 Mrs. Alexander Carter Sr. died suddenly Thursday. Born near Louisville, Ky. in 1829 and came to Mo. when about 8 years of age. p6 c3

      I found one headstone for her in Elmwood cemetery, Mexico, Audrain. Co., Missouri. Alexander Sr. is listed as being buried in Elmwood, but we did not find his stone. I found a second headstone for her in Sunrise cemetery, Audrain Co., Missouri. She has two headstones, one in Elmwood and one in Sunrise. I do not know which cemetery she is actually buried in, she was listed with her daughter in Elmwood, and with her husband's 1st wife, two of his children, and his mother, in Sunrise.
     
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