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Ault, Jennie Fuehrer, 1906-1995

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1906 - 1995-11-10

Biography

Jennie Ault (1906-1995) was the mother of Elizabeth Ault Cunningham. Jennie was born June, 1906, in Philadelphia to Nicholas and Elizabeth Fuehrer. She ran the Merry Shop, a toy and gift store on Frankford Avenue, from 1936 until about 1981, taking over full management of the store after her husband Elmer's death in 1948. Jennie was a founding member of St. Stephen's United Church of Christ and played organ there and at Frankford Baptist Church. She spent most of her life in Philadelphia, but several years before her death she moved to Lawton, Oklahoma, where one of her daughters lived. Jennie died in Lawton on November 10, 1995.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Elizabeth Cunningham family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-347
Abstract

Elizabeth Cunningham (1934-2020) was a Quaker who held administrative positions at Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in the 1980s and 1990s. He husband William Cunningham (1930-2019) was a philosophy professor at Cheyney University. This collection documents the couple's lives, as well as that of Elizabeth's mother Jennie Ault, with a focus on the 1950s and 1960s.

Dates: 1914 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1968