Luella met Benjamin Franklin in Jackson County, Missouri. They were married Dec 24, 1888, when she was 14 years old. Her first child was born when she was 16 years, Marion Leander, named after her father, b 1891, James Wilber b 1893, Grace May b 1896 and Ethel Lourania, after her mother, born 1898. Marriage to Benjamin ended in
divorce.
Luella married husbands:
(# 1) Benjamin Franklin Siegfried Kauffman Dec. 24, 1888 in Independence, Missouri. Died Mar 15, 1940 in Modesto, California.
(# 2)William Anson Short Sep 8, 1909 in Kansas City, Missouri. Died Oct 21, 1935 Seaview, Washington.
(#3) Oliver Sherman Cree Mar 18, 1921 La Junta, Colorado. Died July 20, 1937 Kansas City, Kansas
(#4) Curtis Elmer Ebersold Jan 14, 1947 Troy, Kansas. Died April 8, 1947 in St. Joseph, Missouri.gg
Death certificate: Luella Ebersold - cause of death pulmonary thrombosis.
It seems she was still very much loved by Oliver Cree as she was buried beside him as "Luella May cree" sharing a beautiful headstone.
I think of her often and am so glad she was my great grandmother. God Bless Her!
∼Age 76;
MO Death Cert # 36719
Luella met Benjamin Franklin in Jackson County, Missouri. They were married Dec 24, 1888, when she was 14 years old. Her first child was born when she was 16 years, Marion Leander, named after her father, b 1891, James Wilber b 1893, Grace May b 1896 and Ethel Lourania, after her mother, born 1898. Marriage to Benjamin ended in
divorce.
Luella married husbands:
(# 1) Benjamin Franklin Siegfried Kauffman Dec. 24, 1888 in Independence, Missouri. Died Mar 15, 1940 in Modesto, California.
(# 2)William Anson Short Sep 8, 1909 in Kansas City, Missouri. Died Oct 21, 1935 Seaview, Washington.
(#3) Oliver Sherman Cree Mar 18, 1921 La Junta, Colorado. Died July 20, 1937 Kansas City, Kansas
(#4) Curtis Elmer Ebersold Jan 14, 1947 Troy, Kansas. Died April 8, 1947 in St. Joseph, Missouri.gg
Death certificate: Luella Ebersold - cause of death pulmonary thrombosis.
It seems she was still very much loved by Oliver Cree as she was buried beside him as "Luella May cree" sharing a beautiful headstone.
I think of her often and am so glad she was my great grandmother. God Bless Her!
∼Age 76;
MO Death Cert # 36719
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