Mount Saint Martins Cemetery
This cemetery was originally at 1301 Monmouth Street in Newport. We are still working to find all the names of those who were buried here. The cemetery was moved to St Anne's Convent Cemetery in Melbourne in 1918.
The Kentucky Times Star, Friday, 15 November 1918, page 20
BODIES WERE REMOVED TO NEW BURYING GROUND AT
MELBOURNE
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NEW PROVINCIAL HOUSE
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OLD GRAVEYARD ADJOINED MT. ST. MARTIN CONVENT
An old cemetery adjoining Mt. St. Martin convent at Thirteenth and Monmouth streets-Newport, where many of the Sisters of the Divine Providence are buried, has been abandoned. The bodies were removed to the burying ground adjoining the new Provincial house, now nearing completion at Melbourne, Campbell County. The last of the 31 bodies was transferred Thursday. The old cemetery had been used as a burying place during the last 27 years.
The new structure will be known as the Provincial House, which will be the mother house of the order in the United States. The original home of the order was in Metz until taken over by the Germans for a hospital. Mother Marie, provincial of the order, on a tour of inspection of the branch houses in the United States, was at the Academy Notre Dame of Providence, Newport, at the time possession was taken of the house in Metz. She will return as soon as permitted by the Government.
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Known burials at this time:
Beck, Catherine (Sister N Constantia) b-4 Mar 1889 in Dollenbach, Germany; d/o Henry Beck & Catharine Seybert; d-27 Sep 1914 in Newport of tuberculosis; br-29 Sep; informant Sisters of Providence, Mother N Lucy
Brosey, Sister Mary 1906 Obituary
Forseilles, Effie br-2 Aug 1905; The funeral of Miss Effie Forseilles took place yesterday from the convent of the Good Shepherd in the Highlands. The remains were interred in the convent burying ground. Kentucky Post, Thursday, 3 August 1905, page 5
Gartiser, Scholastisa (Sister N
Scholastisa) b-2 Apr 1885 in Harzweiler, Gothringen Germany; d/o Eugene Gartiser
& Marie Hollingen;
d-18 Mar 1915 in Newport of pneumonia; br-20 Mar; informant Sisters of
Providence
Goder, Theresia (Sister M Irmina)
b-19 Mar 1875 in Karyezham Bayern; d/o Joseph Boder; d-17 Dec 1917 in Newport of
gastric ulcer; br-18 Dec; informant Mother Lucy
Imdieke, Agnes (Sister N Josina) b-27 Mar 1890 in Cincinnati; d/o Joseph Imdieke & Mary Anna Drahmann; d-23 May 1918 in Newport of tuberculosis; br-25 Mar on convent grounds; informant Mother Superior
Kane, Mary (Sister Mary) b-23 Nov
1818 in Ireland; d/o Michael Kane; d-22 Oct 1918 in Ft Thomas of general
breakdown of old age; br-20 Oct on convent grounds; informant Mother Stannilaus
Kirscher, Susanna (Sister M Stephens) b-11 Feb 1846 in Brent KY;
d/o Frank Kirscher & Susanna McGrath; d-22 May 1916 in Newport of tuberculosis;
br-24 May; informant Sisters of Providence
Kolatha, Marianna (Sister M Isadora) b-2 May 1849 in Legbond Ke
Konitz Germany West Prussia; d/o Joseph Kolatha & Elizabeth Schuezinska; d-9
June 1916 in Newport of tuberculosis; br-16 June; informant Sister N Lucy
Urmanin, Katharina (Sister M Sidonia) b-25 Nov 1880 in Ossicek West Preussen, Germany; d/o Frank Urmanin & Katharina Glowinski; d-3 June in Newport of tuberculosis; br-4 June on grounds; informant Mother Mary Lucy