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Ella Kavanaugh Cantwell

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:

February 1, 1856

DATE OF DEATH:

December 30, 1903

GENDER:

F

OTHER KNOWN NAMES:

Mrs. Thomas Cantwell, Ella Mary Kavanaugh

MAIDEN NAME:

Kavanaugh

ETHNICITY:

KNOWN ADDRESS:

733 West Adams Street

Chicago

IL

RELATED TO:

Thomas Cantwell, husband
Robert E. Cantwell, son
Louise O'Donnell (Mrs. P. P.), sister

AT THE TIME OF the fire

AGE:

47

MARITAL STATUS:

Married

ROLE:

Audience Member

ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:

ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:

other information

CEMETERY:

Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston IL

MORGUE:

Buffum

IDENTIFIED BY:

James Roche, cousin

OTHER NOTES:

Mother of Attorney Robert E. Cantwell; identified by James Roche, a cousin. Ella and her sister (Louise O'Donnell) were both killed in the Iroquois Theatre Fire.

Funeral details: from the residence of her late sister, Mrs. P. P. O'Donnell, 4629 Woodlawn avenue, to Holy Angels church to Union Depot via C., M., & St Paul RR to Calvary.

Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998
Name Ella M Cantwell
Sex Female
Age 46
Address 1722 Wabash Ave
Birth Year (Estimated) 1857
Marital Status Married
Occupation Housewife
Race White
Event Type Death
Event Date 30 Dec 1903
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Entry Number 29167
Cemetery Calvary
Funeral Home D B Quinlan

CITATION:

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 1 Jan 1904, Fri · Page 2
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 2 Jan 1904, Sat · Page 12
Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134645673/ella-mary-cantwell

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Karl Sup, Iroquois Theatre Fire Historical Society

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