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James and Mabel had four children: James J. Jr, Ruth Onalee, George Sleggs and Jean Darling. Their first home was 29 Rainier Street in Rochester. They later moved to the family home on 276 Seneca Parkway, where the children grew up.
View pictures of the young Carmichael family.
Diane remembers that Granny was a prim and proper lady, but loved to say the word "shit". If she said the phrase in front of her children, Jean Marquardt would fluster and say, "MOTHER! Not in front of the children!". Granny would reply, "Quiet, Jean! Nothing quite expresses it like 'shit'". Years later, that became a private joke between Diane and Jean.
Mabel Sleggs Carmichael died in her sleep from heart failure just 7 months after James' death, on January 7, 1963. Uncle James said that she was simply lost without her husband. Mabel is buried in Temple Hill Cemetery in Geneseo. View Mabel's Funeral Card
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| Mabel as a toddler | Mabel, young girl | Mabel with Ruth Warren?? |
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| Mabel Pre-teen | Mabel around turn of century | Mabel Teenager |
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| Mabel Sleggs, Young Woman | Mabel with Ina Carmichael | Mabel with Unknown. Very fashionable! |
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| College Antics. Mabel is peeking out of the doorway |
More College Antics. Mabel is on the floor on the left |
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| Blissful young mother with James Jr., 1910 | Posing with James Jr. | |
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| Granny and Poppy Carmichael, circa 1940 | Mabel with Grandchildren 1951 Jef, Mike, Diane, Jeanne |
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