Frances Anita Plum Irvine (1862-1909) was a native of San Francisco who married southern California landowner James Harvey Irvine, Sr. (1867-1947) in 1892. The couple had three children, James Harvey Irvine, Jr. (1893-1935), Kathryn Helène Irvine (1894-1920), and Myford Plum Irvine (1898-1959). The Irvines lived on the Irvine Ranch and in San Francisco until the earthquake of 1906, when they moved to the Irvine Ranch permanently. Frances died unexpectedly of illness in 1909.
From the description of Journal of Frances Irvine, 1894. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 741763053