2017 Ancestor #11 - Elizabeth Wilhemenia Johanna Kober

Elizabeth Wilhemenia Johanna Kober was born in Sachsony, Germany on 27 Feb 1846 to Frederick Augustus Kober II (1796-1851) and Charlotte Loose (1807-1879).  Elizabeth is the ninth of ten children.

Elizabeth immigrated to the USA by the birth of her first child.

Elizabeth married Christopher Gauger (b. abt 1827, d. 1895).  They had seven children.

• John (b. 1867)
• Ida (b. 1869)
• Albert F. (b. 1875)
• Christoph (b. 1876)
• Ella (b. 1879)
• Augusta W. (b. 1879, d. 1914), m. Joseph S. Frank
• Martha (b. 16 Nov 1881, d. 20 Nov 1971), m. John Raymond Stockton

Elizabeth died on 05 Nov 1912 at age 66 in Wheaton, Illinois. 

2017 Ancestor #10 - Martha Ann Carrico

Martha Ann Carrico was born Ozark County, Missouri on 14 Aug 1846 to Josiah Carrico (1803-1871) and Jane Williams (1810-1882).   Martha was the seventh of eight children.

Martha married James Wesley Riley (b. 08 Feb 1847, d. 12 Mar 1909), son of Lewis and Anna, on 23 Dec 1867.  There is an additional connection here as James is my 4th great uncle, his sister is Margaret Susan Riley my 3rd great grandmother who married Martha's brother Basil.

Martha and James had ten children:

• William Monk (b. 08 Sep 1868, d. 09 Sep 1944), m. Ethel Jean Browning
• Nancy Jane (b. 05 Jan 1870, d. 15 Sep 1954), m. John Stephens Whitten
• Martha Jane (b. 22 Oct 1871, d. 01 Oct 1959), m. William Henry Pruitt
• Mary Jane (b. 05 Aug 1873, d. 01 Oct 1959), m. William Sherman Spears
• Mitchell Edmond (b. 11 Dec 1875, d. 20 Jul 1959), m. Artimisia Chestnut / Kathryn Bowles Roberts
• Virginia (b. abt 1878)
• Parzetta (b. 20 Aug 1882, d. 21 Mar 1974), m. Harvey Lowman / Allen Coulson / Jim Coats
• Margaret Jane (b. May 1885)
• Virginia, (b. abt 1878)
• Maud E.  (b. May 1888)

Martha died on 27 Jul 1921 at age 74 in Montrose, Colorado.  Martha is buried at Grand View Cemetery in Montrose, Colorado.