Mary Ellen Gauger1

b. 28 September 1872, d. 2 December 1933
FatherGeorge Gauger2
MotherFrances J. Porterfield2 b. abt 20 Aug 1853, d. 10 May 1875
Birth28 Sep 1872 Mary Ellen Gauger was born on 28 Sep 1872 in Rosendale, Andrew County, Missouri. The Sept. date is from Mary's headstone. Her death certificate, which provides her place of birth, uses July 2, 1872 (information from hospital record).1,2 
Moth-Death1875  Mary's mother died a few years after Mary's birth. 
Cens-188014 Jun 1880  In 1880 Mary lived with the Rev. Mathew Anderson and his wife Maggie in Rosendale. Under relationship her entry said "taken to raise."3 
Death2 Dec 1933 Mary died on 2 Dec 1933 at the Missouri State Hospital in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, at age 61.2 
Burial3 Dec 1933 She was buried on 3 Dec 1933 at Lower Neely Cemetery in Andrew County, Missouri.2,1 
ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited18 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S2530] Photograph Andrew County Tombstones (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~moacc/ : viewed Nov. 2010), Mary Ellen Gauger headstone (digital image), Lower Neely Cemetery: Mary Ellen Gauger, Sept 28, 1872-Dec. 2, 1933.
  2. [S1513] "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1955", index with selected images, Missouri Digital Heritage (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates : viewed Nov. 2010), Mary Ellen Gauger certificate 1185 (digital image); personal information from MO State Hospital records.
  3. [S974] Mathew Anderson household, 1880 U.S. cens., Andrew Co., MO, pop. sched., Rosendale, ED 34, page 12D, dwelling 112, family 113, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2010. Household includes: Mathew Anderson, 43, minister, b. PA; Maggie, 42, wife, b. OH; Mary Gauger, 7, "taken to raise", b. MO, father b. OH, mother b. MO.