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Mrs Frances Ada. Romshe. Driver. Mrs. Driver was the mother of famed comedienne Phyllis Diller. Her parents were John McClintock (1851-1916) and Frances (McLees) Sellers (1847-1928). On October 28, 1908 she married Perry Marcus Driver. Their daughter, Phyllis, was born July 17, 1917.
Diller was born Phyllis Ada Driver in Lima, Ohio on July 17, 1917, the only child of Perry Marcus Driver, an insurance agent, and Frances Ada (née Romshe). She had German and Irish ancestry (the surname "Driver" had been changed from "Treiber" several generations earlier).
Jun 8, 2022 · January 26, 1949 (68) 26 Jan 1949, Alameda, California, United States. Place of Burial: Lima, Allen County, Ohio, United States. Immediate Family: Daughter of John McClintock Romshe and Frances Romshe McLees. Wife of Perry Marcus Driver. Mother of Phyllis Diller. Sister of William A. Romshe; Edwin Loy Romshe and Clement C. Romshe.
- January 12, 1881
- Lima, Allen County, Ohio, United States
- Auglaize, Ohio, United States
Francis Ada Driver formerly Romshe. Born 12 Jan 1881 in Cridersville, Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. Ancestors. Daughter of John Romshe and Francis Matilda (Sellers) Romshe. [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Perry Marcus Driver — married 28 Oct 1908 in Lima, Ohio, USA. Mother of Phyllis Ada (Driver) Diller.
- Female
- January 12, 1881
- Perry Marcus Driver
- January 26, 1949
Frances Ada Driver. Gender. Female. Aliases. Frances Ada Romshe, Frances Ada Romshe Driver. Description. Frances Ada Driver was the mother of Phyllis Diller. Birth. Jan 12 1881.
She was born Phyllis Ada Driver on July 17, 1917 in Lima, Ohio to Perry Marcus and Frances Ada (Romshe) Driver.
View all. Diller was born to Perry Marcus Driver and his wife, the former Frances Ada Romshe, in Lima, Ohio, United States. Diller attended Lima's Central High School, then studied for three years at Sherwood Music Conservatory, Chicago, Illinois.
