Obit:
Death of Mrs. Ketterman.
By Mrs. Annie R. Brown.
Published 15 Nov. 1892
For the first time since the organization of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in our city, are we called to administer the sad rites to one of our members in death. Mrs. Ketterman, of Park Place, died Sabbath morning at 9:30, and buried Monday at Three. Rev. Carter of the Christian church gave a very grand illustration of the home beyond, and Rev. Gibson of the United Presbyterian spoke most tenderly of her motherhood and daily walk in life. The services were very beautiful throughout, the floral decorations being very elaborate and we laid her to rest tenderly and lovingly with hearts overflowing with sympathy for the husband who is still quite sick and and the dear little ones left without a mother's care.
"Say not her work is done.
No deed of love or goodness ever dies,
But in the lives of others multiplies;
Say it is just begun."
Nancy Louisa "Nannie" Walker Ketterman was the daughter of George Stingley Walker and Caroline McKillip. About 1869 her family left Indiana and settled in Illinois where she met her husband "Jack" Ketterman. They were married about 1878. There were 7 children born to the Kettermans: Harold Lee, Minnie, Chloe, Guy, Grover, Romney, and Derward. Nannie died and her husband married a second time to Hazel Comer.
From "The Fifteen Children of John W. Ketterman" By Romney J. Ketterman and Barbara Ketterman Pendleton. 2008 Used with permission from Barbara Pendleton.
"Nannie had been born Nancy Jane (or Louisa) Walker, the third child of the prosperous Farmers George Stingley Walker and his wife Carolyn McKillip Walker. ...
On March 28, 1877 the 18 year-old Nannie married 25-year-old John W. Ketterman at her father's home. The young couple set up housekeeping in Foosland, IL., where they shared a home with Nannie's brother Elwood and his wife Phoebe. John found some intermittent carpentry work, but money was very tight. Minnie, their first child, was born in 1879. Harold was born and died in 1881, and Guy arrived in 1882...
Somtime around 1884, Nannie and John decided to move to Pittsburg, KS, a booming coal-mining town of about 5,000 in southeast Kansas. Nannie had several siblings farming in the area (near Girard and Later Moran, KS), and Pittsburg's rapid growth would mean plenty of carpentry work. A forth child, Chloe, was born in Nebraska as the family headed toward their new home.
... Despite the fact that Kansas was supposed to be a dry state, there were plenty of saloons, dance halls, and brothels operating quite openly. Nannie became a leader in the Pittsburg W.C.T.U. (Woman's Christian Temperance Union). She also gave birth to three more children. Grover, Romney, and Derward.
In Late 1892, however, both Nannie and John came down with what has been identified as pneumonia, although it may have been something else. Nannie died on November 13th, leaving a very sick husband and six children, ages 2 to 13. The W.C.T.U. made her funeral an elaborate one and laid her to rest in Pittsburg's Mt. Olive Cemetery. Immediately afterwords the children were split up. Minnie apparently stayed with her father, all the other children were parceled out to Walker relatives."
Death of Mrs. Ketterman.
By Mrs. Annie R. Brown.
Published 15 Nov. 1892
For the first time since the organization of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in our city, are we called to administer the sad rites to one of our members in death. Mrs. Ketterman, of Park Place, died Sabbath morning at 9:30, and buried Monday at Three. Rev. Carter of the Christian church gave a very grand illustration of the home beyond, and Rev. Gibson of the United Presbyterian spoke most tenderly of her motherhood and daily walk in life. The services were very beautiful throughout, the floral decorations being very elaborate and we laid her to rest tenderly and lovingly with hearts overflowing with sympathy for the husband who is still quite sick and and the dear little ones left without a mother's care.
"Say not her work is done.
No deed of love or goodness ever dies,
But in the lives of others multiplies;
Say it is just begun."
Nancy Louisa "Nannie" Walker Ketterman was the daughter of George Stingley Walker and Caroline McKillip. About 1869 her family left Indiana and settled in Illinois where she met her husband "Jack" Ketterman. They were married about 1878. There were 7 children born to the Kettermans: Harold Lee, Minnie, Chloe, Guy, Grover, Romney, and Derward. Nannie died and her husband married a second time to Hazel Comer.
From "The Fifteen Children of John W. Ketterman" By Romney J. Ketterman and Barbara Ketterman Pendleton. 2008 Used with permission from Barbara Pendleton.
"Nannie had been born Nancy Jane (or Louisa) Walker, the third child of the prosperous Farmers George Stingley Walker and his wife Carolyn McKillip Walker. ...
On March 28, 1877 the 18 year-old Nannie married 25-year-old John W. Ketterman at her father's home. The young couple set up housekeeping in Foosland, IL., where they shared a home with Nannie's brother Elwood and his wife Phoebe. John found some intermittent carpentry work, but money was very tight. Minnie, their first child, was born in 1879. Harold was born and died in 1881, and Guy arrived in 1882...
Somtime around 1884, Nannie and John decided to move to Pittsburg, KS, a booming coal-mining town of about 5,000 in southeast Kansas. Nannie had several siblings farming in the area (near Girard and Later Moran, KS), and Pittsburg's rapid growth would mean plenty of carpentry work. A forth child, Chloe, was born in Nebraska as the family headed toward their new home.
... Despite the fact that Kansas was supposed to be a dry state, there were plenty of saloons, dance halls, and brothels operating quite openly. Nannie became a leader in the Pittsburg W.C.T.U. (Woman's Christian Temperance Union). She also gave birth to three more children. Grover, Romney, and Derward.
In Late 1892, however, both Nannie and John came down with what has been identified as pneumonia, although it may have been something else. Nannie died on November 13th, leaving a very sick husband and six children, ages 2 to 13. The W.C.T.U. made her funeral an elaborate one and laid her to rest in Pittsburg's Mt. Olive Cemetery. Immediately afterwords the children were split up. Minnie apparently stayed with her father, all the other children were parceled out to Walker relatives."
Obit:
Death of Mrs. Ketterman.
By Mrs. Annie R. Brown.
Published 15 Nov. 1892
For the first time since the organization of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in our city, are we called to administer the sad rites to one of our members in death. Mrs. Ketterman, of Park Place, died Sabbath morning at 9:30, and buried Monday at Three. Rev. Carter of the Christian church gave a very grand illustration of the home beyond, and Rev. Gibson of the United Presbyterian spoke most tenderly of her motherhood and daily walk in life. The services were very beautiful throughout, the floral decorations being very elaborate and we laid her to rest tenderly and lovingly with hearts overflowing with sympathy for the husband who is still quite sick and and the dear little ones left without a mother's care.
"Say not her work is done.
No deed of love or goodness ever dies,
But in the lives of others multiplies;
Say it is just begun."
Nancy Louisa "Nannie" Walker Ketterman was the daughter of George Stingley Walker and Caroline McKillip. About 1869 her family left Indiana and settled in Illinois where she met her husband "Jack" Ketterman. They were married about 1878. There were 7 children born to the Kettermans: Harold Lee, Minnie, Chloe, Guy, Grover, Romney, and Derward. Nannie died and her husband married a second time to Hazel Comer.
From "The Fifteen Children of John W. Ketterman" By Romney J. Ketterman and Barbara Ketterman Pendleton. 2008 Used with permission from Barbara Pendleton.
"Nannie had been born Nancy Jane (or Louisa) Walker, the third child of the prosperous Farmers George Stingley Walker and his wife Carolyn McKillip Walker. ...
On March 28, 1877 the 18 year-old Nannie married 25-year-old John W. Ketterman at her father's home. The young couple set up housekeeping in Foosland, IL., where they shared a home with Nannie's brother Elwood and his wife Phoebe. John found some intermittent carpentry work, but money was very tight. Minnie, their first child, was born in 1879. Harold was born and died in 1881, and Guy arrived in 1882...
Somtime around 1884, Nannie and John decided to move to Pittsburg, KS, a booming coal-mining town of about 5,000 in southeast Kansas. Nannie had several siblings farming in the area (near Girard and Later Moran, KS), and Pittsburg's rapid growth would mean plenty of carpentry work. A forth child, Chloe, was born in Nebraska as the family headed toward their new home.
... Despite the fact that Kansas was supposed to be a dry state, there were plenty of saloons, dance halls, and brothels operating quite openly. Nannie became a leader in the Pittsburg W.C.T.U. (Woman's Christian Temperance Union). She also gave birth to three more children. Grover, Romney, and Derward.
In Late 1892, however, both Nannie and John came down with what has been identified as pneumonia, although it may have been something else. Nannie died on November 13th, leaving a very sick husband and six children, ages 2 to 13. The W.C.T.U. made her funeral an elaborate one and laid her to rest in Pittsburg's Mt. Olive Cemetery. Immediately afterwords the children were split up. Minnie apparently stayed with her father, all the other children were parceled out to Walker relatives."
Death of Mrs. Ketterman.
By Mrs. Annie R. Brown.
Published 15 Nov. 1892
For the first time since the organization of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in our city, are we called to administer the sad rites to one of our members in death. Mrs. Ketterman, of Park Place, died Sabbath morning at 9:30, and buried Monday at Three. Rev. Carter of the Christian church gave a very grand illustration of the home beyond, and Rev. Gibson of the United Presbyterian spoke most tenderly of her motherhood and daily walk in life. The services were very beautiful throughout, the floral decorations being very elaborate and we laid her to rest tenderly and lovingly with hearts overflowing with sympathy for the husband who is still quite sick and and the dear little ones left without a mother's care.
"Say not her work is done.
No deed of love or goodness ever dies,
But in the lives of others multiplies;
Say it is just begun."
Nancy Louisa "Nannie" Walker Ketterman was the daughter of George Stingley Walker and Caroline McKillip. About 1869 her family left Indiana and settled in Illinois where she met her husband "Jack" Ketterman. They were married about 1878. There were 7 children born to the Kettermans: Harold Lee, Minnie, Chloe, Guy, Grover, Romney, and Derward. Nannie died and her husband married a second time to Hazel Comer.
From "The Fifteen Children of John W. Ketterman" By Romney J. Ketterman and Barbara Ketterman Pendleton. 2008 Used with permission from Barbara Pendleton.
"Nannie had been born Nancy Jane (or Louisa) Walker, the third child of the prosperous Farmers George Stingley Walker and his wife Carolyn McKillip Walker. ...
On March 28, 1877 the 18 year-old Nannie married 25-year-old John W. Ketterman at her father's home. The young couple set up housekeeping in Foosland, IL., where they shared a home with Nannie's brother Elwood and his wife Phoebe. John found some intermittent carpentry work, but money was very tight. Minnie, their first child, was born in 1879. Harold was born and died in 1881, and Guy arrived in 1882...
Somtime around 1884, Nannie and John decided to move to Pittsburg, KS, a booming coal-mining town of about 5,000 in southeast Kansas. Nannie had several siblings farming in the area (near Girard and Later Moran, KS), and Pittsburg's rapid growth would mean plenty of carpentry work. A forth child, Chloe, was born in Nebraska as the family headed toward their new home.
... Despite the fact that Kansas was supposed to be a dry state, there were plenty of saloons, dance halls, and brothels operating quite openly. Nannie became a leader in the Pittsburg W.C.T.U. (Woman's Christian Temperance Union). She also gave birth to three more children. Grover, Romney, and Derward.
In Late 1892, however, both Nannie and John came down with what has been identified as pneumonia, although it may have been something else. Nannie died on November 13th, leaving a very sick husband and six children, ages 2 to 13. The W.C.T.U. made her funeral an elaborate one and laid her to rest in Pittsburg's Mt. Olive Cemetery. Immediately afterwords the children were split up. Minnie apparently stayed with her father, all the other children were parceled out to Walker relatives."
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