Van Petten, Ellen A (Tompkins) Waters

Name: Van Petten, Ellen A (Tompkins) Waters
Burial Date: 1902, 05/01
Age at Death: 64
Plot Location: 363 C/D
Notes: 3rd wife of John A Van Petten  and wife of George W Waters

John A Van Petten was born on August 30, 1829, in Sterling, New York, his father, Christian, was 28 and his mother, Maria, was 28. He was married three times and had three sons and three daughters. He died on February 1, 1892, in Topeka, Kansas, at the age of 62, and was buried in Trivoli, Illinois.  Note the change of spelling of the Van Patten name.  John seems to be the only one of the family to use this spelling.

John A Van Petten

Birth

Sterling, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Death 1 Feb 1892 (aged 62)

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial

Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois

John was a brother of Dr. Myndert Van Patten, beloved physician and cancer researcher in Sterling, Kansas.

Birth:  @1837   in New York
Death: 1902
Ellen A (Tompkins) Waters married John Van Petten, August 30,1873.  In 1880 Census listing:   John age 50, Ellen age 43, and Philip Eugene Van Patten age 6.

age 64, wife of George W/John A

One of 4 earliest settlers in 1878. Came here when 20 yrs. old

Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Plot: 363 C/D
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Record added: May 03, 2013
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