Maude Michelle Barber was born October 3, 1932, in Springfield, Ky., the 13th of 14 children born to Maude Estelle and Philetus Swift Barber III. She was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Fredericktown, Kentucky. She later attended Fredericktown Public Schools for 12 years — which were run by the Ursuline Sisters. Although two of…
Mount Saint Joseph Necrologies
The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph Necrology contains biographical information for Sisters buried at Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery.
Many entries include a Marker Location (for example, “Row D No. 55”), which corresponds to a location on the cemetery map.
Sister Jean Claire Ballard
Wilhelmina Clara, one of five children born to Ernest E. and Nora Ballard Downs, was born September 11, 1912, in Louisville, Ky. Her faith journey began September 22, 1912, with baptism at St. William Church, Louisville. Clara was only a few days old when her mother died. Uncle John and Aunt Sara Downs Ballard took…
Sister Naomi Aull
Mary Naomi Aull was born December 30, 1923, to Michael Xavier “Harry” and Mary Pauline Mattingly Aull. She was the fourth of 15 children. They were: Theresa Elizabeth, Thomasina, Margaret Ann (Sister Margaret Joseph OSU), Mildred (Sister Marie Michael CP), William Guy, Robert Eugene, Joyce Marie, James Leo, Beverly, Joseph Allen, Joseph Harry, Anna Carolyn. Two children died…
Sister Margaret Joseph Aull
Margaret Anna was born March 2, 1922, the third child in a family of 15 to Michael Xavier and Mary Pauline Mattingly Aull of Knottsville, Ky.: Theresa Elizabeth, Thomasina, Mary Naomi (Sister Naomi OSU), Mildred (Sister Marie Michael CP). William Guy, Robert Eugene, Joyce Marie, James Leo, Beverly, Joseph Allen, Joseph Harry, and Anne Carolyn. Two children…
Sister Monica Aud II
Born June 24, 1903, in Knottsville, Ky., Mary Agnes was the daughter of William and Mary Matilda Payne Aud. She received her early education at a one-room school on Short Station Road — called Snowball School. At times her father paid a cousin to stay in their home and tutor the children. Mary Agnes also…
Sister Mary Monica Aud I
Born February 23, 1884, in St. Lawrence, Ky., Mary Rose was the daughter of Richard and Mary Ann Poole Aud. When she was nearly 20 years of age, Mary Rose entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph where she spent a three‑month postulancy. On May 2, 1904, she received the Ursuline habit and the name…
Sister Sylvester Marie Allen
Born June 5, 1907, in Stithton, Ky., Mary Dennis was the only child of Martin and Nora Allen. Her father was a physician and from his previous marriage, she had a half-sister and a half-brother. Mary Dennis attended St. Patrick School in Stithton until 1918 when the U.S. Government took over Stithton and turned it…
Sister Agnes Louise Abell
The daughter of Guy and Elizabeth Davenport Abell, Elizabeth was born in Uniontown, Kentucky, on July 24, 1904. When Elizabeth was small, her mother died. She was sent to school at St. Vincent Academy in St. Vincent and then to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. At the age of 15, Elizabeth entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…
Sister Ann Vincentia Abell
Blanche was the third of nine children born to William and Ann Emma Luckett Abell at Calvary, Ky., on November 26, 1889. She received her early schooling from the Sisters of Loretto in Calvary until the Abell family moved to a house on the farm of her paternal grandfather. Blanche’s father died when she was…
Sister Francis Marie Abell
Anna Elizabeth, one of six children of Henry Francis and Adelaide Spalding Abell, was born October 29, 1907, on a farm near Raywick, Ky. She joined a family of six brothers and sisters from her father’s first marriage, most of whom were living away from home. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Francis…