Sister Mary Beatrice Tanner

Date of Birth: May 6, 1905
Date of Death: December 13, 1926
Age at Death: 21 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 23

Frances May was born May 6, 1905, the daughter of Joseph and Bessie Brown Tanner of St. John, Ky. She attended Bethlehem Academy where she received her elementary and secondary schooling from the Sisters of Loretto. At the age of 18, Frances entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and had a postulancy of nine months.…

Sister Mary Oderic Settles I

Date of Birth: October 10, 1903
Date of Death: April 21, 1929
Age at Death: 25 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 22

The daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Settles, Alice Irmin was born October 10, 1903, in Sorgho, Ky. She was the oldest daughter, cared for the children in the family of seven and took over the general chores to help her mother. After attending the Daviess County Public School at Sorgho, Alice entered the novitiate at…

Sister Aloise Murphy

Date of Birth: February 1, 1890
Date of Death: February 2, 1930
Age at Death: 40 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 21

Elizabeth was born Feb. 1, 1890, the daughter of John and Mollie York Murphy of Browns Valley, Ky. Her parents were members of St. Anthony parish. Elizabeth was often seen carrying flowers to decorate the altars, helping her mother clean the church and keeping the pastor’s table supplied with vegetables and fruits in season. Elizabeth…

Sister Angela Marie Krampe I

Date of Birth: July 25, 1899
Date of Death: February 15, 1930
Age at Death: 30 years
Marker Location: Row C Plot 20

Mary Angela was born on July 25, 1899, and blessed with generous and pious parents, Anthony and Effie Turner Krampe of Pettit, Kentucky. Anthony Krampe had served as the farm manager at the Mount. Their deep faith was shown by their generosity to the church. Though there were nine children to care for and educate,…

Sister Bartholomew Walsh

Date of Birth: June 24, 1880
Date of Death: May 29, 1930
Age at Death: 49 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 19

Born in Castletownsend, County Cork, Ireland, on June 24, 1880, Mary was the only surviving child of the second marriage of Catherine Walsh. Mary had four half‑brothers and half‑sisters with the family name of Hegarty. Two of the Hegarty children came to the United States in early youth and settled in Boston, Mass. Daniel Walsh,…

Sister Clarentia Kelly

Date of Birth: December 27, 1882
Date of Death: May 31, 1930
Age at Death: 47 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 18

The daughter of George and Anna Lamkin Kelly, Mary Jane was born Dec. 27, 1882, near Raywick, Ky. She was the fourth child in a family of seven children. She attended Cravens Public School. After completing grade school, Mary, encouraged by her parents and teachers, prepared for a teaching career by attending one term of…

Sister Catherine Smith

Date of Birth: October 9, 1875
Date of Death: January 30, 1931
Age at Death: 55 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 17

The daughter of Lawrence and Mary O’Hara Smith, Mary was born Oct. 9, 1875, in Cochiantown, Pa. Her parents were deeply religious and when the family moved to Louisville, Ky., they became staunch members of St. Louis Bertrand Parish. Through the influence of Dominican priests and brothers at Saint Louis Bertrand, they became involved in…

Sister Mary Bernice Hayden

Date of Birth: December 7, 1910
Date of Death: October 2, 1931
Age at Death: 20 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 16

Born on Dec. 7, 1910, in West Louisville, Ky., Mary Etta was the daughter of Edward and Ursula Smith Hayden. She began her early schooling in the grade school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1917. At that time, she remained for three years as a student and made her First Holy Communion. Mary Etta…

Sister Agnes Vincent Chapman

Date of Birth: August 15, 1901
Date of Death: February 9, 1932
Age at Death: 30 years
Marker Location: Row C Plot 15

Born in St. Vincent, Kentucky, on August 15, 1901, Agnes was the oldest daughter of Robert and Martha Hite Chapman. Agnes received her early training at St. Peter School in Waverly. She completed her high school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Because of her warm and cheerful disposition she was a favorite among her classmates.…

Sister Mary Stephen Smith

Date of Birth: September 9, 1898
Date of Death: May 23, 1932
Age at Death: 33 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 14

James and Martha Redmond Smith had moved from New Haven, Ky., to St. Mary, and had finally settled at Browns Valley where Anna was born on September 9, 1898. She was a cousin of Father Leo Smith and Sister Francis Xavier Smith, OSU. At the age of 19, Anna entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…