Individual Details
Jean McDowell
(30 Apr 1907 - 19 Jan 1942)
I think they were married some time after 1930 and before 1938.
He is single in the 1930 census and he married Frances on 1 June 1938
Jean McDowell is listed as his wife in his 1934 application for Veterans Compensation.
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Jean Morris McDowell was the first wife of John L Muller, Sr. She was the daughter of Samuel and Jean McDowell of Old Orchard Farm in Devon, born in 1907. She grew up in the Ardmore-Gladwyne area. She was an accomplished horsewoman. She and her sister Eleanor, were often featured with a picture in the newspaper with their horses or dogs. Jean was listed in the Debutantes List of 1925-26. She married John L Muller on 7 Jan 1933. They were divorced by June 1938 when he married his second wife, Frances Payne Kerr.
Jean married second to Norman P Frankenfield of Ardmore, PA.
Bobbie said she drank herself to death after the divorce and it may well be as she died 19 Jan 1942. Jean McDowell Muller Frankenfield is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, PA.
There are several newspaper clips about Jean including her death notice in the digital files.
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In 1928 she visited her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs John Wilson of Edgewood, RI.
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He is single in the 1930 census and he married Frances on 1 June 1938
Jean McDowell is listed as his wife in his 1934 application for Veterans Compensation.
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Jean Morris McDowell was the first wife of John L Muller, Sr. She was the daughter of Samuel and Jean McDowell of Old Orchard Farm in Devon, born in 1907. She grew up in the Ardmore-Gladwyne area. She was an accomplished horsewoman. She and her sister Eleanor, were often featured with a picture in the newspaper with their horses or dogs. Jean was listed in the Debutantes List of 1925-26. She married John L Muller on 7 Jan 1933. They were divorced by June 1938 when he married his second wife, Frances Payne Kerr.
Jean married second to Norman P Frankenfield of Ardmore, PA.
Bobbie said she drank herself to death after the divorce and it may well be as she died 19 Jan 1942. Jean McDowell Muller Frankenfield is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, PA.
There are several newspaper clips about Jean including her death notice in the digital files.
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In 1928 she visited her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs John Wilson of Edgewood, RI.
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Events
| Birth | 30 Apr 1907 | Lansdowne, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Marriage | 7 Jan 1933 | Montgomery Co, Pennsylvania, United States - John Lawrence Muller |  | ||
| Divorce | 18 Feb 1938 | Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States - John Lawrence Muller | | ||
| Death | 19 Jan 1942 | Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Burial | 20 Jan 1942 | West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Marriage | Norman Prapfe Frankenfield |
Families
| Spouse | John Lawrence Muller (1897 - 1952) |
| Spouse | Norman Prapfe Frankenfield (1905 - 1991) |
| Father | Samuel McDowell (1875 - 1941) |
| Mother | Jean A Morris (1884 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Downing McDowell (1914 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Anne Mifflin McDowell (1011 - 1985) |
Notes
Marriage
JLM is single in 1930 Census and lists Jean McDowell as his wife in 1934. He is married to Frances in 1938 so they were married sometime between 1930 and 1934===================
Mr and Mrs Samuel McDowell, of Ardmore, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Jean Morris McDowell to Mr John Lawrence Muller, of Haverford, on Saturday, January 7.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 10 Jan 1933, Tuesday p 10
in digital files
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Mr and Mrs Samuel McDowell, of Ardmore, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Jean Morris McDowell to Mr John Lawrence Muller, of Haverford, on Saturday, January 7.
Mrs. Muller, who made her debut in 1926, is a graduate of the Holman School.
Mr Muller is a graduate of the Universiry of Pennsylvania and a member of the Merion Cricket Club.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 15 Jan 1933 Sunday p 50
in digital files
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Divorce
Before 1 June 1938 when married Frances. Frances told me they had to wait to get married until John's divorce went through. Married in New York.===========
Have digital copy of divorce decree dated 18 February, 1938, Commonwealth of Pennsylvaia, Court of Common Pleas, No 7, of Philadelphia County.=, between Jean M MUller and John L Muller.
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