Mary Ann Belsker was born 21 Jan 1861 in California to George and Mary Ann (Sefer) Belsker.
The story passed down through the family is that Mary Ann's mother was widowed during the Civil War when she married George Belsker and moved to California. After the birth of a baby boy, Mary's "dead husband" turned up in California after tracing the family. George had this marriage dissolved and took his daughter Mary Ann back to the Kansas Territory. The baby boy, being too young to travel, was left with his mother. No other information has been found about the baby boy.
George remarried to Clara (last name unknown) and they had four daughters. Mary Ann helped raise her sisters after the death of her step-mother Clara, and also kept house for her father. The Catholic church and neighbors considered Mary Ann illegitimate and she had a difficult life.
Mary Ann was united in marriage to Henry Bruner (1863-1891). The story passed down through the family is that Henry Bruner was a riverboat captain. Henry died from pneumonia or typhoid fever and is buried in the Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas area. His father was Amish from the Pennsylvania area and Henry was disowned by his family and came West.
Mary and George were the parents of two children:
1. George Henry born 1886 married Regina Bader
2. Infant daughter who died at birth, dates unknown
Mary remarried to Joseph "Joe" H. Ernst (parents unknown) in 1892. Joe was a widower with three children.
Mary and Joe were the parents of one child:
1. Edward "Ed" Gerhardt born 1892 married Marie "Mary" (Honey) Therese Parr
Joe passed away 17 Jun 1907 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas at the age of 61 years. He was laid to rest in Mount Saint Marys Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
Mary passed away 02 Apr 1937 and is buried in the Belsker family plot in the Saint John's Cemetery in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. MARY BRUNER ERNST
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bruner Ernst, 76 years old, a local resident the past fifty-seven years, and an active worker at the Catholic church during that time, who died yesterday at her home, 2711 North Mill Street, will be held at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home and at 9 o’clock at St. Rose of Lima Catholic church. Burial will be in St. John’s cemetery.
She was one of the first to petition for the establishment of St. Anthony’s Catholic church, which celebrate its fiftieth anniversary last year. She was first associated with the work of Father Dalton in the West Bottoms and later transferred her activities to St. Bridget’s parish. When she moved out of St. Anthony’s parish she became a member of St. Rose of Lima parish, where she was a member of the Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent association.
Surviving are three sons, George H. Bruner, 2737 North Eighth street; Edward G. Ernst, of the home, and John Ernst, Alpine, Tex.; four sisters, Mrs. Kate Grindel, 731 Waverly Ave.; Mrs. Anna Foltz, 3623 South Benton, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. John Cosgrove, 907 Ann Avenue and Mrs. Charles Kelley, Pasadena, Calif; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The story passed down through the family is that Mary Ann's mother was widowed during the Civil War when she married George Belsker and moved to California. After the birth of a baby boy, Mary's "dead husband" turned up in California after tracing the family. George had this marriage dissolved and took his daughter Mary Ann back to the Kansas Territory. The baby boy, being too young to travel, was left with his mother. No other information has been found about the baby boy.
George remarried to Clara (last name unknown) and they had four daughters. Mary Ann helped raise her sisters after the death of her step-mother Clara, and also kept house for her father. The Catholic church and neighbors considered Mary Ann illegitimate and she had a difficult life.
Mary Ann was united in marriage to Henry Bruner (1863-1891). The story passed down through the family is that Henry Bruner was a riverboat captain. Henry died from pneumonia or typhoid fever and is buried in the Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas area. His father was Amish from the Pennsylvania area and Henry was disowned by his family and came West.
Mary and George were the parents of two children:
1. George Henry born 1886 married Regina Bader
2. Infant daughter who died at birth, dates unknown
Mary remarried to Joseph "Joe" H. Ernst (parents unknown) in 1892. Joe was a widower with three children.
Mary and Joe were the parents of one child:
1. Edward "Ed" Gerhardt born 1892 married Marie "Mary" (Honey) Therese Parr
Joe passed away 17 Jun 1907 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas at the age of 61 years. He was laid to rest in Mount Saint Marys Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
Mary passed away 02 Apr 1937 and is buried in the Belsker family plot in the Saint John's Cemetery in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. MARY BRUNER ERNST
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bruner Ernst, 76 years old, a local resident the past fifty-seven years, and an active worker at the Catholic church during that time, who died yesterday at her home, 2711 North Mill Street, will be held at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home and at 9 o’clock at St. Rose of Lima Catholic church. Burial will be in St. John’s cemetery.
She was one of the first to petition for the establishment of St. Anthony’s Catholic church, which celebrate its fiftieth anniversary last year. She was first associated with the work of Father Dalton in the West Bottoms and later transferred her activities to St. Bridget’s parish. When she moved out of St. Anthony’s parish she became a member of St. Rose of Lima parish, where she was a member of the Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent association.
Surviving are three sons, George H. Bruner, 2737 North Eighth street; Edward G. Ernst, of the home, and John Ernst, Alpine, Tex.; four sisters, Mrs. Kate Grindel, 731 Waverly Ave.; Mrs. Anna Foltz, 3623 South Benton, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. John Cosgrove, 907 Ann Avenue and Mrs. Charles Kelley, Pasadena, Calif; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mary Ann Belsker was born 21 Jan 1861 in California to George and Mary Ann (Sefer) Belsker.
The story passed down through the family is that Mary Ann's mother was widowed during the Civil War when she married George Belsker and moved to California. After the birth of a baby boy, Mary's "dead husband" turned up in California after tracing the family. George had this marriage dissolved and took his daughter Mary Ann back to the Kansas Territory. The baby boy, being too young to travel, was left with his mother. No other information has been found about the baby boy.
George remarried to Clara (last name unknown) and they had four daughters. Mary Ann helped raise her sisters after the death of her step-mother Clara, and also kept house for her father. The Catholic church and neighbors considered Mary Ann illegitimate and she had a difficult life.
Mary Ann was united in marriage to Henry Bruner (1863-1891). The story passed down through the family is that Henry Bruner was a riverboat captain. Henry died from pneumonia or typhoid fever and is buried in the Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas area. His father was Amish from the Pennsylvania area and Henry was disowned by his family and came West.
Mary and George were the parents of two children:
1. George Henry born 1886 married Regina Bader
2. Infant daughter who died at birth, dates unknown
Mary remarried to Joseph "Joe" H. Ernst (parents unknown) in 1892. Joe was a widower with three children.
Mary and Joe were the parents of one child:
1. Edward "Ed" Gerhardt born 1892 married Marie "Mary" (Honey) Therese Parr
Joe passed away 17 Jun 1907 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas at the age of 61 years. He was laid to rest in Mount Saint Marys Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
Mary passed away 02 Apr 1937 and is buried in the Belsker family plot in the Saint John's Cemetery in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. MARY BRUNER ERNST
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bruner Ernst, 76 years old, a local resident the past fifty-seven years, and an active worker at the Catholic church during that time, who died yesterday at her home, 2711 North Mill Street, will be held at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home and at 9 o’clock at St. Rose of Lima Catholic church. Burial will be in St. John’s cemetery.
She was one of the first to petition for the establishment of St. Anthony’s Catholic church, which celebrate its fiftieth anniversary last year. She was first associated with the work of Father Dalton in the West Bottoms and later transferred her activities to St. Bridget’s parish. When she moved out of St. Anthony’s parish she became a member of St. Rose of Lima parish, where she was a member of the Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent association.
Surviving are three sons, George H. Bruner, 2737 North Eighth street; Edward G. Ernst, of the home, and John Ernst, Alpine, Tex.; four sisters, Mrs. Kate Grindel, 731 Waverly Ave.; Mrs. Anna Foltz, 3623 South Benton, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. John Cosgrove, 907 Ann Avenue and Mrs. Charles Kelley, Pasadena, Calif; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The story passed down through the family is that Mary Ann's mother was widowed during the Civil War when she married George Belsker and moved to California. After the birth of a baby boy, Mary's "dead husband" turned up in California after tracing the family. George had this marriage dissolved and took his daughter Mary Ann back to the Kansas Territory. The baby boy, being too young to travel, was left with his mother. No other information has been found about the baby boy.
George remarried to Clara (last name unknown) and they had four daughters. Mary Ann helped raise her sisters after the death of her step-mother Clara, and also kept house for her father. The Catholic church and neighbors considered Mary Ann illegitimate and she had a difficult life.
Mary Ann was united in marriage to Henry Bruner (1863-1891). The story passed down through the family is that Henry Bruner was a riverboat captain. Henry died from pneumonia or typhoid fever and is buried in the Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas area. His father was Amish from the Pennsylvania area and Henry was disowned by his family and came West.
Mary and George were the parents of two children:
1. George Henry born 1886 married Regina Bader
2. Infant daughter who died at birth, dates unknown
Mary remarried to Joseph "Joe" H. Ernst (parents unknown) in 1892. Joe was a widower with three children.
Mary and Joe were the parents of one child:
1. Edward "Ed" Gerhardt born 1892 married Marie "Mary" (Honey) Therese Parr
Joe passed away 17 Jun 1907 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas at the age of 61 years. He was laid to rest in Mount Saint Marys Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
Mary passed away 02 Apr 1937 and is buried in the Belsker family plot in the Saint John's Cemetery in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. MARY BRUNER ERNST
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bruner Ernst, 76 years old, a local resident the past fifty-seven years, and an active worker at the Catholic church during that time, who died yesterday at her home, 2711 North Mill Street, will be held at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home and at 9 o’clock at St. Rose of Lima Catholic church. Burial will be in St. John’s cemetery.
She was one of the first to petition for the establishment of St. Anthony’s Catholic church, which celebrate its fiftieth anniversary last year. She was first associated with the work of Father Dalton in the West Bottoms and later transferred her activities to St. Bridget’s parish. When she moved out of St. Anthony’s parish she became a member of St. Rose of Lima parish, where she was a member of the Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent association.
Surviving are three sons, George H. Bruner, 2737 North Eighth street; Edward G. Ernst, of the home, and John Ernst, Alpine, Tex.; four sisters, Mrs. Kate Grindel, 731 Waverly Ave.; Mrs. Anna Foltz, 3623 South Benton, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. John Cosgrove, 907 Ann Avenue and Mrs. Charles Kelley, Pasadena, Calif; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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