Catherine Ross

Catherine Ross has always been a mystery to me. She is my great great Aunt. Her mother, Magdeline "Ellen" Florence (Laughlin) Ross, died 31 January 1899, when Catherine was 9 years old from "lagrippe". She had just delivered a baby boy, William, who also died that day. In 1901, Catherine, her father, James,  her 7 brothers and 1 sister moved from Nemaha County, Kansas to Ellis County, Kansas.

On 15 April 1905, her sister, Marie Florence Stanton, aged 22 dies during childbirth. Later on, during that rough year, Catherine dies. I'm guessing her death was after October because her obituary lists her as being 16 and she was born 9 October 1889.

"Catherine Ross, age 16 years, died at her home in Buckeye township Tuesday. Funeral services were held at St. Joseph’s Church."*Ross, James L., Descendants of Thomas Ross & Mary Ann McCormick, Prairie Village, KS, James L. Ross [7724 Pawnee, 66208], 1999.

There was no mention of how she died. My parents found her tombstone in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas.

Albert James Ross & Rosalia Stella Lang Tombstone

My grandfather, Albert James Ross, and grandmother, Rosalia Stella Lang's tombstone. Located in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas.

Albert Thomas Ross & Henrietta Stone's Tombstone

My great grandfather and mother's tombstone. Located in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas.

Magdeline Florence "Ellen" Laughlin's Tombstone

My great-great grandmother, Ellen Laughlin was born 23 June 1858 in Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas. She married James Ross on 27 January 1880 in St. Benedict, Nemaha County, Kansas. She gave birth to a little boy, William, on 27 January 1899. She died four days later on 31 January 1899 in Coal Creek, Nemaha County, Kansas from complications relating to childbirth. She was 40 years old. The little boy, William, died on the same day. She left behind her husband, James, and 8 living children.

She is buried in plot A, section 53 of the St. Patricks Cemetery, Nemaha County, Kansas. This photo was taken by K-B, a volunteer at findagrave.com. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers at Findagrave!

Franziska Eigner's Tombstone

My great-grandmother, Franziska (Eigner) Lang's tombstone. She is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ellis, Ellis County, Kansas. My grandmother, Rosie, was furious that her mother had her own seperate tombstone, and that when her father, Ignatz Lang Sr., passed away in 1954 that he was buried near to her, but with a joint tombstone for his current wife (Rosalia Lang who passed away in 1973).

Thomas Ross and Mary Ann McCormick's Tombstone

A wonderful volunteer at findagrave.com took a picture of my great-great-great grandparents grave. They were buried in Fidelity Cemetery, Nemaha County, Kansas.

Elizabeth Catherine Von Jacobs Tombstone

Myth and legend swirl around my 4th great-grandmother, Elizabeth Catherine Von Jacobs. She was born December 21, 1793 in Osnabruck, Germany. There she married Frederic Miller (or Mueller) although, another source, says his name was Henry Miller.

Family legend states that Frederic/Henry was a Baron and much beneath Elizabeth's standings. However, this has yet to be proven. Many other descendants of Elizabeth have similar (although, not exact) stories, ranging from being descended of a prince to a lady-in-waiting. Most of these nobility/royalty stories have been disproved.

Elizabeth and Frederic/Henry had five children that lived to adulthood Catherine (no info), Frederic (no info), Anna Marie Elizabeth (b. 1826 d. 1895), Mary Adeline (b. 1829 d. 1901), and Arnold Henry (b. 1833 d. 1915).

Elizabeth died December 19, 1875 and was buried with her son, Arnold Henry Miller and his wife, Mollie [Bellenger] Miller in the Fairmont Cemetery, Huntingburg, Dubois County, Indianna.

Edward Mauntel Tombstone

A volunteer, from findagrave.com posted photos of my 3rd great-grandfather, Henry MAUNTEL. Henry was the sheriff of Dubois County, Indiana in 1865. The dates on the tombstone, match the dates that I have. Namely, that Henry was born 2 August 1829 and died 5 May 1884.

Interestingly, each side of this monument serves as a tombstone for a member of the family. The south side is for Henry MAUNTEL, the north side of the monument is for his wife, Mary A. [Mary Adeline MILLER] who died 11 September 1901.

The east and west sides of the monument were too hard to photograph clearly, but the volunteer told me it was for George A. MAUNTEL died 5 July 1894 (age 28), and the other Lewis A. MAUNTEL died 21 December 1891 (age 21). George and Lewis were sons of Henry and Mary MAUNTEL.

The tombstone rests in Section 41, Lot 13 of Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

A big thanks to everyone who volunteers at findagrave!

1. "Henry Mauntel 1829-1884)" Findagrave.com. Viewed 10 March 2010. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=40511&GRid=43565453&


2. Wilson, George R. History and Art Souvenir of Dubois County. 1896. http://www.archive.org/stream/historyartsouven00wils/historyartsouven00wils_djvu.txt