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Caroline Louise Jennings
Born: Abt.  4th or 5th Oct  1859 NY		In the 1860 census taken on Aug 7, 1860, Caroline Jennings is listed as 8/12 yrs old. When she was buried on 02 Jul 1940 she was listed as 80 yrs, 8 mo, 26 dys
Died: Bef. 02 Jul 1940 Aged 80 yrs, 8 mo, 26 dys		Cemetery Records say she died of "Cancer Cervix"
Buried: 02 Jul 1940 Mt Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY		Section F    Find A Grave Memorial # 7782226

FATHER

Egbert B Jennings
     b. Apr 1839
     d. 09 Jan 1887

HUSBAND

Richard Mott Moore

CHILDREN Mary Pettes Moore    b. 27 May 1885 Rochester, Monroe, NY    d. Bef. 29 Apr 1937 (Cremation)        Died of Breast Cancer

Passport Photo 1918 Mary Pettes Moore originally applied for a passport to travel to the American Embassy in London in 1916.  She resided outside the US for 3 months.  She applied again for passport in 1918 to drive a motor truck in France.  She was doing "relief work on behalf of the Hackett Lowther Unit."

Passport Photo 1918 Passport description: Height 5' 8 1/2 ", auburn hair, ruddy complexion

Caroline Jennings was living with her father, Egbert B Jennings, and her grandmother, Caroline Jennings, in Rochester from the age of 8/12 yrs.    The grandmother lived at 50 S. Clinton, in Rochester and Caroline Jennings seems to have lived there with her grandmother until she married Richard Mott Moore.  In 1885 the couple had a daughter, named Mary Pettes Moore and they were living with the parents of Richard Mott Moore, at 63 South Fitzhugh.

In 1929 Caroline Jennings Moore received money from the estate of her cousin, Edward R. Jennings. Edward R. Jennings was the son of George C. Jennings, a brother of Caroline's father, Egbert B. Jennings

The Daily Record Rochester, NY Tuesday, March 5, 1929

The Daily Record, Rochester, NY  Tuesday, March 5, 1929 "E. R. Jennings Estate Under the will of the late Edward R. Jennings, real estate operator, who died July 15, 1928, admitted to probate in Monroe County surrogate's Court yesterday, an estate estimated at $100,000 is distributed.  Trust funds provided a life interest in $75,000 for the widow of a deceased brother, Emmett Jennings and a like interest for Caroline Jennings Moore and George Hollister, cousins of the testator.  The household effect go to Mrs. Elizabeth N. Hollister and Mrs. Emily W. Hollister, who are the wives of cousins of the testator."

Her husband, Richard Mott Moore, a prominent physician of Rochester, died in 1916.  Their daughter died in 1937, so when Caroline Jennings Moore died in 1940, she had no immediate heirs.  She had left a will with a codicil that had been added on May 12, 1940, just six weeks before her death.  The two notices below, concerning the distribution of her estate, were placed in the Herald-Mail of Fairport by the same person, Curtis Fitzsimons, attorney for the executor.  In the notice of Aug 29, 1940, the Jennings heirs are mentioned.  In the notice of Sep 25, 1941, the heirs of Richard Mott Moore are mentioned.  It is also of note that in the Rochester Daily Record for Saturday, March 9, 1940, there are two notices of land transfers.

Rochester Daily Record, Saturday, March 9, 1940

Moore, Caroline J, by trustee, to Caroline J Moore, 44 Merriman st, parts lots 18, 19, Johnson & Seymour tr. E Main and Water sts. Moore, Caroline J, to Elizabeth H. Blair, et al.  Tarrytown, parts lots 18, 19. Johnson & Seymour tr. Main E and N Water sts, $1.

Caroline Jennings Moore was cremated and buried in section F of Mt Hope Cemetery.  The following people were buried in section R 9 of Mt Hope Cemetery

In the 1880 census for Rochester Caroline Jennings, aged 70, is listed as widow.  Egbert B. Jennings aged 34, is listed as son, Betsy Jennings, aged 80, is listed as sister-in-law, Caroline L. Jennings, aged 20, is listed as grand-daughter, and Caroline Baldwin, aged 30, is listed as niece.

NOTICES CONCERNING THE ESTATE OF CAROLINE J. MOORE

The Herald-Mail, Fairport, N.Y.  Thursday, August 29, 1940

The Herald-Mail, Fairport, N.Y.  Thursday, August 29, 1940 Citation For Proof of Will The People of The State of New York By the Grace of God Free and Independent To: Rufus P. Jennings, Florence Storms Emerson, heirs at law and next of kin of Caroline J. Moore, deceased, Send, Greeting; Whereas Curtis FitzSimons of Rochester, County of Monroe and State of New York, the Executor named in a certain instrument in writing, bearing date May 6th, 1940 purporting to be the last Will and Testament of said Caroline J. Moore, late of the City of Rochester, in said County of Monroe and State of York, deceased, and relating to both real and personal property, has lately made application to the Surrogate's Court of the County of Monroe to have said Instrument and a Codicil dated May 12, 1940, proved and recorded as a Will and Codicil of personal and real estate. You and each of you are cited to show cause before the Surrogate of the county of Monroe, at his office in the City of Rochester, in said County of Monroe, New York, on the 5th day of September, 1940, at 10 o'clock (Daylight Saving Time) in the forenoon of that day, why the said will and Testament and Codicil thereto, should not be admitted to probate as a Will and Codicil of real and personal property.  And if any of the aforesaid persons are under the age of twenty-one years, or insane or otherwise incompetent, they will please take notice that they are required to appear by their general guardian, if they have one, and if they have none, that they appear and apply for the appointment of a special guardian, or in the event of their neglect or failure to do so, a special guardian will be appointed by the Surrogate to represent and act for them in the proceedings for the probate of said Will. Curtis Fitzsimons.  Attorney for Executor, 905 Wilder Bldg., Rochester, N. Y.  Aug. 8, 15, 22, 29

The Herald-Mail, Fairport, NY  Thursday, September 25, 1941

The Herald-Mail, Fairport, NY  Thursday, September 25, 1941 Citation For Judicial Settlement The People of The State of New york.  By the Grace of God Free and Independent. To Samuel Prescott Moore, 2nd, Edmund Wetmore Moore, Security Trust Company of Rochester; Clara Durand Moore; Ruth Moore; Pettis Louis Moore Poole; Mary Atwell Moore; Lucy Prescott Moore Shaw; Edward McCutcheon Moore; Thanet Clark Moore and Albert Mott Moore, legatees, next-of-kin, heirs-at-law, distributors, creditors and persons interested in the estate of Caroline J. Moore, late of the City of Rochester, in the County of Monroe, New York, deceased; and if any of them be dead, then "unknown" thereby intending to designate the husband or widow, heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributors, executors, administrators, creditors, successors in interest of any and all of the foregoing named persons that may be dead and al other persons having any interest in the estate of said Caroline J. Moore, deceased, all of whom names and places of residences are unknown to the petitoner; You Are Hereby Cited to show cause before the Surrogate of our County of Monroe, to the Surrogate's Court, on the 13th day of October 1942,  at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, at the Surrogate's office in the City of Rochester, why the accounts of Curtis FitzSimons of the City of Rochester, county of Monroe, State of New York, as the Executor of the estate of said deceased should not be judicially settled and allowed.  And if any of the aforesaid persons are under the age of twenty-one years, or insane or otherwise incompetent, they will please take notice that they are required to appear by their general guardian, if they have one, and if they have none, that they appear and apply for the appointment of a special guardian; or in the event of their neglect or failure to do so, a special guardian will be appointed by the Surrogate to represent and act for them in the proceeding for the settlement of said estate. Curtis Fitzsimons, Attorney for Executor Sept 11, 18, 26, Oct 2.

Rufus P Jennings was the son of Hattie Green and Rufus Peter Jennings, a brother to Caroline's father, Egbert B. Jennings.  Rufus P. Jennings Sr. was in business with Samuel Chandler in a dry goods store, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  On 27 Aug 1858 Rufus, Sr., drowned.  "This accident cast a deep gloom over the community.  Mr. Jennings was a member of the then well known firm of Chandler & Jennings, dry goods.  His body was found September 5, but that of his companion, J. H. Sullivan, was never found. Mr. Jennings left two sons and a widow, now the wife of Dr. Jas. K. Bartlett.  This accident was the result of an attempt to navigate the lake in a shell (canoe) during a storm, in which a good yawl would have had hard work to live."  From Milwaukee Under The Charter, from 1854 to 1860 Inclusive.  Volume IV. By James S. Buck. 1886.

The widow, Hattie Green Jennings, then married James Keeler and then John K. Bartlett.  Her son, Rufus P. Jennings, Jr., moved to Berkeley, CA and was very prominent in the rebuilding of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake.