She was the daughter of Thomas Roy (4 Jun 1892-14 May 1934) and Georgia Henrietta 'Georgie' Young (1890-1974) Akard. Jane was an only child. She was 'slow' and had problems socially.
Jane lived at 1012 E Washington St, Indianapolis,Indiana with her parents. They had a tailor shop in the front and during prohibition (1930's) they sold bathtub gin from the back of the store. They did quite well. Jane's Aunt Maggie Maloney would keep her on weekends and her parents would pick her up in a rented limousine.
In May of 1934 her father committed suicide - shotgun to the head. Jane was told told call him for a meal. She heard a noise, opened the bedroom door and found him.
From September 8, 1937 to March 17, 1939 she was in a Catholic institution. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd/Marydale School in Indianapolis. It was located at the corner of Meridian and Bluff Rd on the south side (1995: it has long been gone - razed). The school address: 111 W Raymond.
Jane was transferred from The Sisters of the Good Shepherd/Marydale School to Ft Wayne (Indiana) State School for the retarded. She had always been 'different'. About the time of puberty she started having 'trouble' with the male gender.
About 1942 her mother moved to the westside of Indianapolis to live with her sister, Bertha, whose husband had died in December of 1940. Their nephew, George Akard, and his family had been living at Bert's house while she was in the Sunny Side Sanitarium recovering from tuberculosis during 1941 and part of 1942.
About 1951 Jane was taken from Ft Wayne State School. She was sick and wanted to come home.
About 1952 a boarder came to live with them: Fred E McCormick. He was reportedly a 'friend' of Georgia's. He died while living there in February of 1961.
Georgia had surgery a few years after her sister Bert's death and Jane stayed with her Aunt Maggie and cousins Margaret and Kathleen.
In October of 1963 Jane unexpectedly married. The man she married was not of good character. Sometime soon after the marriage her mother was in the hospital for a short time and Jane and her husband sold nearly everything in the house for a pitance. Georgia would not press charges so that Jane could be institutionalized for her (Jane's) protection. The marriage did not last long - no divorce date known. They had no children.
About early 1970's Georgia sold the house and moved with Jane to an apartment on about 1200 block of E Washington.
In May of 1974 Georgia died. She had been taken to a nursing home on 86th St from the hospital and died about 2 weeks later.
Jane at one time worked at the Goodwill and was on welfare the rest of her life. The family lost contact with her after her mother died.
In 1988 she lived at 226 N Jefferson per phone book. In March of 1994 a copy of the purchase agreement her mother signed at Crown Hill Cemetery when her father died in 1934 (there were 3 plots) was sent to her welfare worker and to Crown Hill Cemetery along with family group sheets from genealogy research to show relationship so that someone would know when Jane died that she should be buried there.
In April of 1995 there was an announcement in the classified section of the newspaper that Jane E Nichols had died and they were looking for relatives. A call was made to the funeral home and, yes, they had been notified by the state to bury her at Crown Hill Cemetery with her parents.
A call to the Continential Convalescent Center revealed the following:
Jane entered the nursing home in August of 1989 after her landlord lost the apartment house. She could no longer care for herself. Where she was living was cockroach infested; she was incontinent and had a heart problem. (Twice she had about set the apartment on fire and neighbors put it out.)
Jane had a friend on Jefferson St that she 'adopted' as her mother, Mary Hill. The attended Senior Citizens together. Mary was her missionary mother and kept in touch with her at the nursing home. Mary said that Jane had beautiful handwriting and liked to copy recipes.
At the nursing home she found caring people who looked after her, took her to a country show, shopping once in a while, listened to her thoughts, etc.
Jane's father's death tormented her. Jane feared that she had caused his death and she fretted about it. Much care was taken to reassure her that she was not responsible. While at the nursing home she was evaluated at the developemental level of a teenager. (NOTE: Her developemental level about 1951 appeared to be a pre-teenager.)
About 2 weeks before she died Jane broke her hip (she used a walker). She fell after she returned from surgery at the hospital and it is believed that a blood clot went to her heart.
The funeral director had a brief service (Lord's Prayer) at the Gothic Chapel in Crown Hill Cemetery. Due to a mix up no one else was there except the driver. The family representative waited at the grave site thinking the prayer would be said there. The nursing home sent a beautiful bouquet of red flowers. Jane was laid to rest with her parents. Peace at last!
Jane died at age 76 years 11 months 18 days.
The above photos taken about 1923 and in 1939.
Jane lived at 1012 E Washington St, Indianapolis,Indiana with her parents. They had a tailor shop in the front and during prohibition (1930's) they sold bathtub gin from the back of the store. They did quite well. Jane's Aunt Maggie Maloney would keep her on weekends and her parents would pick her up in a rented limousine.
In May of 1934 her father committed suicide - shotgun to the head. Jane was told told call him for a meal. She heard a noise, opened the bedroom door and found him.
From September 8, 1937 to March 17, 1939 she was in a Catholic institution. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd/Marydale School in Indianapolis. It was located at the corner of Meridian and Bluff Rd on the south side (1995: it has long been gone - razed). The school address: 111 W Raymond.
Jane was transferred from The Sisters of the Good Shepherd/Marydale School to Ft Wayne (Indiana) State School for the retarded. She had always been 'different'. About the time of puberty she started having 'trouble' with the male gender.
About 1942 her mother moved to the westside of Indianapolis to live with her sister, Bertha, whose husband had died in December of 1940. Their nephew, George Akard, and his family had been living at Bert's house while she was in the Sunny Side Sanitarium recovering from tuberculosis during 1941 and part of 1942.
About 1951 Jane was taken from Ft Wayne State School. She was sick and wanted to come home.
About 1952 a boarder came to live with them: Fred E McCormick. He was reportedly a 'friend' of Georgia's. He died while living there in February of 1961.
Georgia had surgery a few years after her sister Bert's death and Jane stayed with her Aunt Maggie and cousins Margaret and Kathleen.
In October of 1963 Jane unexpectedly married. The man she married was not of good character. Sometime soon after the marriage her mother was in the hospital for a short time and Jane and her husband sold nearly everything in the house for a pitance. Georgia would not press charges so that Jane could be institutionalized for her (Jane's) protection. The marriage did not last long - no divorce date known. They had no children.
About early 1970's Georgia sold the house and moved with Jane to an apartment on about 1200 block of E Washington.
In May of 1974 Georgia died. She had been taken to a nursing home on 86th St from the hospital and died about 2 weeks later.
Jane at one time worked at the Goodwill and was on welfare the rest of her life. The family lost contact with her after her mother died.
In 1988 she lived at 226 N Jefferson per phone book. In March of 1994 a copy of the purchase agreement her mother signed at Crown Hill Cemetery when her father died in 1934 (there were 3 plots) was sent to her welfare worker and to Crown Hill Cemetery along with family group sheets from genealogy research to show relationship so that someone would know when Jane died that she should be buried there.
In April of 1995 there was an announcement in the classified section of the newspaper that Jane E Nichols had died and they were looking for relatives. A call was made to the funeral home and, yes, they had been notified by the state to bury her at Crown Hill Cemetery with her parents.
A call to the Continential Convalescent Center revealed the following:
Jane entered the nursing home in August of 1989 after her landlord lost the apartment house. She could no longer care for herself. Where she was living was cockroach infested; she was incontinent and had a heart problem. (Twice she had about set the apartment on fire and neighbors put it out.)
Jane had a friend on Jefferson St that she 'adopted' as her mother, Mary Hill. The attended Senior Citizens together. Mary was her missionary mother and kept in touch with her at the nursing home. Mary said that Jane had beautiful handwriting and liked to copy recipes.
At the nursing home she found caring people who looked after her, took her to a country show, shopping once in a while, listened to her thoughts, etc.
Jane's father's death tormented her. Jane feared that she had caused his death and she fretted about it. Much care was taken to reassure her that she was not responsible. While at the nursing home she was evaluated at the developemental level of a teenager. (NOTE: Her developemental level about 1951 appeared to be a pre-teenager.)
About 2 weeks before she died Jane broke her hip (she used a walker). She fell after she returned from surgery at the hospital and it is believed that a blood clot went to her heart.
The funeral director had a brief service (Lord's Prayer) at the Gothic Chapel in Crown Hill Cemetery. Due to a mix up no one else was there except the driver. The family representative waited at the grave site thinking the prayer would be said there. The nursing home sent a beautiful bouquet of red flowers. Jane was laid to rest with her parents. Peace at last!
Jane died at age 76 years 11 months 18 days.
The above photos taken about 1923 and in 1939.
She was the daughter of Thomas Roy (4 Jun 1892-14 May 1934) and Georgia Henrietta 'Georgie' Young (1890-1974) Akard. Jane was an only child. She was 'slow' and had problems socially.
Jane lived at 1012 E Washington St, Indianapolis,Indiana with her parents. They had a tailor shop in the front and during prohibition (1930's) they sold bathtub gin from the back of the store. They did quite well. Jane's Aunt Maggie Maloney would keep her on weekends and her parents would pick her up in a rented limousine.
In May of 1934 her father committed suicide - shotgun to the head. Jane was told told call him for a meal. She heard a noise, opened the bedroom door and found him.
From September 8, 1937 to March 17, 1939 she was in a Catholic institution. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd/Marydale School in Indianapolis. It was located at the corner of Meridian and Bluff Rd on the south side (1995: it has long been gone - razed). The school address: 111 W Raymond.
Jane was transferred from The Sisters of the Good Shepherd/Marydale School to Ft Wayne (Indiana) State School for the retarded. She had always been 'different'. About the time of puberty she started having 'trouble' with the male gender.
About 1942 her mother moved to the westside of Indianapolis to live with her sister, Bertha, whose husband had died in December of 1940. Their nephew, George Akard, and his family had been living at Bert's house while she was in the Sunny Side Sanitarium recovering from tuberculosis during 1941 and part of 1942.
About 1951 Jane was taken from Ft Wayne State School. She was sick and wanted to come home.
About 1952 a boarder came to live with them: Fred E McCormick. He was reportedly a 'friend' of Georgia's. He died while living there in February of 1961.
Georgia had surgery a few years after her sister Bert's death and Jane stayed with her Aunt Maggie and cousins Margaret and Kathleen.
In October of 1963 Jane unexpectedly married. The man she married was not of good character. Sometime soon after the marriage her mother was in the hospital for a short time and Jane and her husband sold nearly everything in the house for a pitance. Georgia would not press charges so that Jane could be institutionalized for her (Jane's) protection. The marriage did not last long - no divorce date known. They had no children.
About early 1970's Georgia sold the house and moved with Jane to an apartment on about 1200 block of E Washington.
In May of 1974 Georgia died. She had been taken to a nursing home on 86th St from the hospital and died about 2 weeks later.
Jane at one time worked at the Goodwill and was on welfare the rest of her life. The family lost contact with her after her mother died.
In 1988 she lived at 226 N Jefferson per phone book. In March of 1994 a copy of the purchase agreement her mother signed at Crown Hill Cemetery when her father died in 1934 (there were 3 plots) was sent to her welfare worker and to Crown Hill Cemetery along with family group sheets from genealogy research to show relationship so that someone would know when Jane died that she should be buried there.
In April of 1995 there was an announcement in the classified section of the newspaper that Jane E Nichols had died and they were looking for relatives. A call was made to the funeral home and, yes, they had been notified by the state to bury her at Crown Hill Cemetery with her parents.
A call to the Continential Convalescent Center revealed the following:
Jane entered the nursing home in August of 1989 after her landlord lost the apartment house. She could no longer care for herself. Where she was living was cockroach infested; she was incontinent and had a heart problem. (Twice she had about set the apartment on fire and neighbors put it out.)
Jane had a friend on Jefferson St that she 'adopted' as her mother, Mary Hill. The attended Senior Citizens together. Mary was her missionary mother and kept in touch with her at the nursing home. Mary said that Jane had beautiful handwriting and liked to copy recipes.
At the nursing home she found caring people who looked after her, took her to a country show, shopping once in a while, listened to her thoughts, etc.
Jane's father's death tormented her. Jane feared that she had caused his death and she fretted about it. Much care was taken to reassure her that she was not responsible. While at the nursing home she was evaluated at the developemental level of a teenager. (NOTE: Her developemental level about 1951 appeared to be a pre-teenager.)
About 2 weeks before she died Jane broke her hip (she used a walker). She fell after she returned from surgery at the hospital and it is believed that a blood clot went to her heart.
The funeral director had a brief service (Lord's Prayer) at the Gothic Chapel in Crown Hill Cemetery. Due to a mix up no one else was there except the driver. The family representative waited at the grave site thinking the prayer would be said there. The nursing home sent a beautiful bouquet of red flowers. Jane was laid to rest with her parents. Peace at last!
Jane died at age 76 years 11 months 18 days.
The above photos taken about 1923 and in 1939.
Jane lived at 1012 E Washington St, Indianapolis,Indiana with her parents. They had a tailor shop in the front and during prohibition (1930's) they sold bathtub gin from the back of the store. They did quite well. Jane's Aunt Maggie Maloney would keep her on weekends and her parents would pick her up in a rented limousine.
In May of 1934 her father committed suicide - shotgun to the head. Jane was told told call him for a meal. She heard a noise, opened the bedroom door and found him.
From September 8, 1937 to March 17, 1939 she was in a Catholic institution. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd/Marydale School in Indianapolis. It was located at the corner of Meridian and Bluff Rd on the south side (1995: it has long been gone - razed). The school address: 111 W Raymond.
Jane was transferred from The Sisters of the Good Shepherd/Marydale School to Ft Wayne (Indiana) State School for the retarded. She had always been 'different'. About the time of puberty she started having 'trouble' with the male gender.
About 1942 her mother moved to the westside of Indianapolis to live with her sister, Bertha, whose husband had died in December of 1940. Their nephew, George Akard, and his family had been living at Bert's house while she was in the Sunny Side Sanitarium recovering from tuberculosis during 1941 and part of 1942.
About 1951 Jane was taken from Ft Wayne State School. She was sick and wanted to come home.
About 1952 a boarder came to live with them: Fred E McCormick. He was reportedly a 'friend' of Georgia's. He died while living there in February of 1961.
Georgia had surgery a few years after her sister Bert's death and Jane stayed with her Aunt Maggie and cousins Margaret and Kathleen.
In October of 1963 Jane unexpectedly married. The man she married was not of good character. Sometime soon after the marriage her mother was in the hospital for a short time and Jane and her husband sold nearly everything in the house for a pitance. Georgia would not press charges so that Jane could be institutionalized for her (Jane's) protection. The marriage did not last long - no divorce date known. They had no children.
About early 1970's Georgia sold the house and moved with Jane to an apartment on about 1200 block of E Washington.
In May of 1974 Georgia died. She had been taken to a nursing home on 86th St from the hospital and died about 2 weeks later.
Jane at one time worked at the Goodwill and was on welfare the rest of her life. The family lost contact with her after her mother died.
In 1988 she lived at 226 N Jefferson per phone book. In March of 1994 a copy of the purchase agreement her mother signed at Crown Hill Cemetery when her father died in 1934 (there were 3 plots) was sent to her welfare worker and to Crown Hill Cemetery along with family group sheets from genealogy research to show relationship so that someone would know when Jane died that she should be buried there.
In April of 1995 there was an announcement in the classified section of the newspaper that Jane E Nichols had died and they were looking for relatives. A call was made to the funeral home and, yes, they had been notified by the state to bury her at Crown Hill Cemetery with her parents.
A call to the Continential Convalescent Center revealed the following:
Jane entered the nursing home in August of 1989 after her landlord lost the apartment house. She could no longer care for herself. Where she was living was cockroach infested; she was incontinent and had a heart problem. (Twice she had about set the apartment on fire and neighbors put it out.)
Jane had a friend on Jefferson St that she 'adopted' as her mother, Mary Hill. The attended Senior Citizens together. Mary was her missionary mother and kept in touch with her at the nursing home. Mary said that Jane had beautiful handwriting and liked to copy recipes.
At the nursing home she found caring people who looked after her, took her to a country show, shopping once in a while, listened to her thoughts, etc.
Jane's father's death tormented her. Jane feared that she had caused his death and she fretted about it. Much care was taken to reassure her that she was not responsible. While at the nursing home she was evaluated at the developemental level of a teenager. (NOTE: Her developemental level about 1951 appeared to be a pre-teenager.)
About 2 weeks before she died Jane broke her hip (she used a walker). She fell after she returned from surgery at the hospital and it is believed that a blood clot went to her heart.
The funeral director had a brief service (Lord's Prayer) at the Gothic Chapel in Crown Hill Cemetery. Due to a mix up no one else was there except the driver. The family representative waited at the grave site thinking the prayer would be said there. The nursing home sent a beautiful bouquet of red flowers. Jane was laid to rest with her parents. Peace at last!
Jane died at age 76 years 11 months 18 days.
The above photos taken about 1923 and in 1939.
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