THE KINSLEY GRAPHIC
Saturday, October 19, 1878
Page 3, Column 2
Deaths.
Died in Kinsley, October 12, 1878, Ellen C. Bertholf, aged 41 years and five months. Mrs. Bertholf was born in Jessup township, Susquehanna county, Pa., where she lived continuously until January 15, 1878, when she with her husband and family moved to Kinsley. She had enjoyed good health until lately, when she was stricken with the prevailing typhoid fever. In her death her husband loses a devoted wife, her children a kind and loving mother, the community a noble woman. Mrs. Bertholf was buried in our cemetery on Sunday.
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There is no headstone for Ellen Bertholf, nor her son, Charles, but they do have a story. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1837. At the age of 20, she married Benjamin Bertholf (b. 1833). A total of five children were born to the couple. Two sons were born before Benjamin enlisted in the Civil War. The oldest was Charles.
After the war, Benjamin returned home where two more children were born. However, one daughter and one son passed away in 1875 (causes unknown). The last of their five children was born in 1878 a few months before leaving for Kinsley, Kansas.
Benjamin purchased a hotel in Kinsley. The family had only been in town for six months when Ellen and their son, Charles, contracted typhoid fever. They died approximately three weeks apart in the fall of 1878. Charles was a newlywed and was preparing to bring his new bride out to Kansas to join him.
Facing much unhappiness in Kansas, Benjamin went back to Pennsylvania taking his 10-year-old son and infant daughter with him. He did remarry and had two more daughters. He died in 1893 and is buried in East Rush Cemetery in East Rush, Susquehanna, PA.
Note: Typhoid fever can be contracted by eating and or drinking contaminated food and water. It can also spread through close contact with someone who has been infected.
Note: Benjamin served as a private in Co. B, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He only served two years before being discharged with rheumatism in his back. It was caused by a fall from a horse.
Contributor: Mary Schartz (49453776)
Saturday, October 19, 1878
Page 3, Column 2
Deaths.
Died in Kinsley, October 12, 1878, Ellen C. Bertholf, aged 41 years and five months. Mrs. Bertholf was born in Jessup township, Susquehanna county, Pa., where she lived continuously until January 15, 1878, when she with her husband and family moved to Kinsley. She had enjoyed good health until lately, when she was stricken with the prevailing typhoid fever. In her death her husband loses a devoted wife, her children a kind and loving mother, the community a noble woman. Mrs. Bertholf was buried in our cemetery on Sunday.
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There is no headstone for Ellen Bertholf, nor her son, Charles, but they do have a story. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1837. At the age of 20, she married Benjamin Bertholf (b. 1833). A total of five children were born to the couple. Two sons were born before Benjamin enlisted in the Civil War. The oldest was Charles.
After the war, Benjamin returned home where two more children were born. However, one daughter and one son passed away in 1875 (causes unknown). The last of their five children was born in 1878 a few months before leaving for Kinsley, Kansas.
Benjamin purchased a hotel in Kinsley. The family had only been in town for six months when Ellen and their son, Charles, contracted typhoid fever. They died approximately three weeks apart in the fall of 1878. Charles was a newlywed and was preparing to bring his new bride out to Kansas to join him.
Facing much unhappiness in Kansas, Benjamin went back to Pennsylvania taking his 10-year-old son and infant daughter with him. He did remarry and had two more daughters. He died in 1893 and is buried in East Rush Cemetery in East Rush, Susquehanna, PA.
Note: Typhoid fever can be contracted by eating and or drinking contaminated food and water. It can also spread through close contact with someone who has been infected.
Note: Benjamin served as a private in Co. B, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He only served two years before being discharged with rheumatism in his back. It was caused by a fall from a horse.
Contributor: Mary Schartz (49453776)
THE KINSLEY GRAPHIC
Saturday, October 19, 1878
Page 3, Column 2
Deaths.
Died in Kinsley, October 12, 1878, Ellen C. Bertholf, aged 41 years and five months. Mrs. Bertholf was born in Jessup township, Susquehanna county, Pa., where she lived continuously until January 15, 1878, when she with her husband and family moved to Kinsley. She had enjoyed good health until lately, when she was stricken with the prevailing typhoid fever. In her death her husband loses a devoted wife, her children a kind and loving mother, the community a noble woman. Mrs. Bertholf was buried in our cemetery on Sunday.
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There is no headstone for Ellen Bertholf, nor her son, Charles, but they do have a story. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1837. At the age of 20, she married Benjamin Bertholf (b. 1833). A total of five children were born to the couple. Two sons were born before Benjamin enlisted in the Civil War. The oldest was Charles.
After the war, Benjamin returned home where two more children were born. However, one daughter and one son passed away in 1875 (causes unknown). The last of their five children was born in 1878 a few months before leaving for Kinsley, Kansas.
Benjamin purchased a hotel in Kinsley. The family had only been in town for six months when Ellen and their son, Charles, contracted typhoid fever. They died approximately three weeks apart in the fall of 1878. Charles was a newlywed and was preparing to bring his new bride out to Kansas to join him.
Facing much unhappiness in Kansas, Benjamin went back to Pennsylvania taking his 10-year-old son and infant daughter with him. He did remarry and had two more daughters. He died in 1893 and is buried in East Rush Cemetery in East Rush, Susquehanna, PA.
Note: Typhoid fever can be contracted by eating and or drinking contaminated food and water. It can also spread through close contact with someone who has been infected.
Note: Benjamin served as a private in Co. B, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He only served two years before being discharged with rheumatism in his back. It was caused by a fall from a horse.
Contributor: Mary Schartz (49453776)
Saturday, October 19, 1878
Page 3, Column 2
Deaths.
Died in Kinsley, October 12, 1878, Ellen C. Bertholf, aged 41 years and five months. Mrs. Bertholf was born in Jessup township, Susquehanna county, Pa., where she lived continuously until January 15, 1878, when she with her husband and family moved to Kinsley. She had enjoyed good health until lately, when she was stricken with the prevailing typhoid fever. In her death her husband loses a devoted wife, her children a kind and loving mother, the community a noble woman. Mrs. Bertholf was buried in our cemetery on Sunday.
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There is no headstone for Ellen Bertholf, nor her son, Charles, but they do have a story. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1837. At the age of 20, she married Benjamin Bertholf (b. 1833). A total of five children were born to the couple. Two sons were born before Benjamin enlisted in the Civil War. The oldest was Charles.
After the war, Benjamin returned home where two more children were born. However, one daughter and one son passed away in 1875 (causes unknown). The last of their five children was born in 1878 a few months before leaving for Kinsley, Kansas.
Benjamin purchased a hotel in Kinsley. The family had only been in town for six months when Ellen and their son, Charles, contracted typhoid fever. They died approximately three weeks apart in the fall of 1878. Charles was a newlywed and was preparing to bring his new bride out to Kansas to join him.
Facing much unhappiness in Kansas, Benjamin went back to Pennsylvania taking his 10-year-old son and infant daughter with him. He did remarry and had two more daughters. He died in 1893 and is buried in East Rush Cemetery in East Rush, Susquehanna, PA.
Note: Typhoid fever can be contracted by eating and or drinking contaminated food and water. It can also spread through close contact with someone who has been infected.
Note: Benjamin served as a private in Co. B, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He only served two years before being discharged with rheumatism in his back. It was caused by a fall from a horse.
Contributor: Mary Schartz (49453776)
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Aged 41 years. Cause of death: Typhoid
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