Sister Agnes Mary Johnson

Date of Birth: February 1, 1927
Date of Death: January 16, 2000
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row D Plot 54

Marie Beatrice, the fourth of nine children of Joseph and Marie Alice Belanger Johnson, was born February 1, 1927 at New Haven, Kentucky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Catherine Church, New Haven. In September 1933, she began her formal education at St. Catherine Elementary School, New Haven, and graduated from high school there…

Sister Ann Frances Johnson

Date of Birth: February 24, 1907
Date of Death: November 2, 1992
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row J Plot 47

Clara Angela was born February 24, 1907 to F.G. and Anna Higdon Johnson of Knottsville, Kentucky. She graduated from Daviess County High School in Owensboro and attended Western Kentucky State Teachers College. Clara entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 29. Following a seven-month postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit on August…

Sister David Marie Johnson

Date of Birth: December 2, 1926
Date of Death: March 26, 1977
Age at Death: 50 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 34

Damien and Catherine Morris Johnson welcomed the birth of Rose Elizabeth into their family at St. Lawrence, Kentucky, on December 2, 1926. She attended the public schools of Daviess County and spent a year at Nazareth Academy in Nazareth, Kentucky, near Bardstown. Rose entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on August 14, 1951 and became…

Sister Rose Karen Johnson

Date of Birth: December 5, 1940
Date of Death: January 15, 2024
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 47

Mary Ellenee Johnson was born December 5, 1940, to the family of Damien and Catherine Johnson in St. Lawrence, Ky. She was the thirteenth child in the family of two boys and 11 girls. The boys were Gerald and Frank. Five of the daughters gave their lives as vowed religious to the Ursuline Sisters of…

Sister Rose Theresa Johnson

Date of Birth: March 10, 1931
Date of Death: August 10, 2012
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 48

Lucy Mae, the middle child of 13 children, (11 girls and 2 boys) was born on a farm near St. Lawrence (Ky.) Church to David Damien and Catherine Morris Johnson on March 10, 1931. She was baptized in St. Lawrence Church on April 12, 1931, and was confirmed there, taking the name Hortense, on May…

Sister Joseph Clara Johnson

Date of Birth: February 22, 1948
Date of Death: June 12, 2014
Age at Death: 66 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 50

It was on February 22, 1948, at Daviess County Hospital in Owensboro that Clara Alice was born to Ruth Agnes Higdon Johnson and Justin Aloysius Johnson, the fourth of 10 children. Her parents took her to St. Columba, Lewisport, Ky., one week after her birth to have her baptized and become a member of the…

Sister Mary Leo Johnson

Date of Birth: February 17, 1877
Date of Death: September 12, 1969
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 30

Alice was born February 17, 1877, the daughter of John and Sallie Speak Johnson of St. Lawrence, Ky., one of nine children. At age 25, Alice entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Leo on October 21, 1902. While in the novitiate, Sister Mary Leo…

Sister Ursula Jenkins II

Date of Birth: January 8, 1904
Date of Death: November 7, 1981
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 36

Emily was born January 8, 1904, the daughter of James and Mary Jenkins of Louisville, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1918-1922, and entered the formation program the following September. Following a six-month postulancy, Emily received the Ursuline habit on March 19, 1923, and the name Sister Ursula. In 1924, Sister…

Sister Ursula Jenkins I

Date of Birth: October 5, 1873
Date of Death: May 2, 1922
Age at Death: 48 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 18

Teresa was born October 5, 1873, in Uniontown, Ky., to John and Althea Payne Jenkins. Her father was a physician. Both parents were descendants of Maryland pioneers through Nelson County. An uncle, Father Thomas Jefferson Jenkins, made a great impression on the entire family. Teresa spent her girlhood days in Uniontown where she attended the…

Sister Geraldine Jarboe

Date of Birth: October 23, 1896
Date of Death: August 10, 1918
Age at Death: 21 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 9

Born Oct. 23, 1896, at Chenault, Meade County, Ky., Alma was the daughter of James and Columba O’Bryan Jarboe. She attended school at Chenault, then went to Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1907. After entering the novitiate and serving her time of postulancy, Alma received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Geraldine on August…