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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.
Jun 8, 2022 · Death: 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.
- Ohio
- Auglaize, Ohio, United States
- January 12, 1881
- Lima, Allen County, Ohio, United States
Phyllis Ada Diller (née Driver; July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012) was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, best known for her eccentric stage persona, self-deprecating humor, wild hair and clothes, and exaggerated, cackling laugh.
Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for Francis (Romshe) Driver born 1881 Cridersville, Auglaize County, Ohio, United States died 1949 including ancestors + children + more in the free family tree community.
- Female
- January 12, 1881
- Perry Marcus Driver
- January 26, 1949
Frances Ada Romshe, Frances Ada Romshe Driver. Description. Frances Ada Driver was the mother of Phyllis Diller. Birth. Jan 12 1881. Death. Jan 26 1949. Nationality. United States of America.
- Frances Ada Romshe, Frances Ada Romshe Driver
- Frances Ada Driver
- Female
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.
When Phyllis Ada Driver was born on 17 July 1917, in Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States, her father, Perry Marcus Driver, was 55 and her mother, Frances Ada Romshe, was 36. She married Sherwood Anderson Diller on 9 November 1939, in Kentucky, United States.
