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…

Sister Henrietta Burch

Date of Birth: February 22, 1890
Date of Death: May 13, 1918
Age at Death: 28 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 10

Born Feb. 22, 1890, in West Louisville, Ky., to Henry and Matilda Mattingly Burch, baby Blanche was the miracle baby. On March 27, 1890, when Blanche was only five weeks old, a tornado wrecked West Louisville. Blanche was blown about a fourth of a mile from her home. In the midst of the destruction, she…

Sister Edwina Barrow

Date of Birth: November 10, 1895
Date of Death: April 20, 1918
Age at Death: 22 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 11

Born Nov. 10, 1895, in Delaware, Ky., Eulalia was the third daughter of Elias and Mary Helen Cosby Barrow. She was recognized as an unusual child. Eulalia entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph at the age of 15. On November 21, 1912, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Edwina. Sister Edwina…

Sister Madeline Rogers

Date of Birth: September 22, 1891
Date of Death: August 20, 1915
Age at Death: 23 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 12

The daughter of Sam and Arlee Ballew Rogers, Nila was born September 22, 1891, in Owensboro, Ky. She attended St. Frances Academy during her grade school years and spent her high school years at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, graduating from there in June 1911. After spending a year at home, Nila entered the novitiate at…

Sister Anacletus Poole

Date of Birth: May 22, 1878
Date of Death: July 10, 1915
Age at Death: 37 years
Marker Location: Row B Plot 14

Nannie was the daughter of Benjamin and Ada VanMetea Poole of St. Lawrence, Kentucky, born May 22, 1878. The family moved to Owensboro and became active members of St. Paul Church. At the age of 28, Nannie entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in January 1907. She received the Ursuline habit and the name…

Sister Mary Clement Cecil

Date of Birth: September 13, 1891
Date of Death: May 20, 1915
Age at Death: 23 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 15

Born Sept. 13, 1891, to Clement and Eva Hayden Cecil at St. Joseph, Ky., Mary passed her youthful years with her family within sight of Mount Saint Joseph. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the school year 1907‑1908, then entered the novitiate. On August 25, 1908, Mary received the Ursuline habit and was given…

Sister Mary Ida Culver

Date of Birth: May 12, 1885
Date of Death: May 7, 1915
Age at Death: 29 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 16

The daughter of Cally and Mary Greenwell Culver, Mary Ellen was born May 12, 1885, in New Haven, Ky. She spent her early years there and began her education in the public school system of Nelson County. After the Culver family moved to Stanley, she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy and entered the novitiate in…

Sister Mary Irene Payne

Date of Birth: December 2, 1879
Date of Death: April 5, 1915
Age at Death: 35 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 17

The daughter of Robert and Joanna Millay Payne, Mary Frances was born Dec. 2, 1897, in St. Lawrence, Ky. When Mary Frances was in her early teens, her mother died. She then became “mother” to her sisters and brothers. Mary Frances entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in March 1897 and received the Ursuline…

Sister Mary Lawrence Jarboe

Date of Birth: October 19, 1883
Date of Death: June 11, 1914
Age at Death: 30 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 18

Born October 19, 1883, to Charles and Ellen Carrico Jarboe, Anna lived a happy life with her family at St. Lawrence, Ky. The Jarboe and Carrico families had given many priests and religious to the Catholic Church in Daviess County. When Anna became 19, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. Following a two‑month…

Sister Mary Lucian Carrico

Date of Birth: February 11, 1885
Date of Death: January 14, 1914
Age at Death: 28 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 19

Anna Lois was born Feb. 11, 1885, the daughter of Lucian and Juliana Cash Carrico of Fancy Farm, Ky. Her parents sent her to St. Jerome School under the direction of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. In 1902, she came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She was an honor student during high school and…