Maria (Esser) Clement (1864 - 1905)

Born 9 Apr 1864 in Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Clement — married 24 May 1881 in St. Boniface Catholic Church, Carondolet, St. Louis, Missouri.

Descendants

Died 17 Oct 1905 at age 41 in St. Louis, Missouri

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Biography

Mrs. Mary Clements dies of burns received week ago. Mrs. Mary Clements of 4049 Penrose Street, who stepped on a parlor match which ignited her clothing at her home a week ago, died from the results of her burns Wednesday morning.

Her husband, Joseph, who went to her aid, was severely burned about the hands. Mrs. Clements was going to the door to meet him after his return from work when the accident occurred.

The Death of Maria Esser Clements, reported by Linda Roy.

Elizabeth Rosner Lichtenberg and Agnes Rosner Bartnett said that Mary Esser died when her clothes caught fire. She panicked and ran outside, causing the flames to spread. She either died in an ambulance on the way or at City hospital. The reason that her clothes caught on fire was that her husband came home drunk late that night and demanded that she cook supper for him. He was apparently very mean and she was terrified of him. While she was rushing around, he flipped a match at her after lighting his pipe, causing her long skirt to catch on fire. The daughter, Katherine, was raised by Maria's half-sister, Katherine Drott Rosner.

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Birth: Apr. 9, 1864 Saint Louis St. Louis City Missouri, USA Death: Oct. 17, 1905, USA

Married Joseph Clement 24 May 1881, St. Boniface Catholic Church in St. Louis, Missouri

Obit St. Louis Post Dispatch October 18, 1905 page 12 Suddenly on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 7:45 p.m. Mary Clement beloved wife of Joseph Clement and dear mother of Anthony, Margaret, Joseph, Jr.,Stella, Emma, Loretta, William, Kate, Lawrence Clement aged 41 yrs 7 months. Funeral from rsidence, 4048 Penrose St., Thursday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. to Frieden's Cemetery

Family links: Spouse: Joseph Clement (1855 - 1919)*

Children: Emma Clement (1895 - 1911)* William Clement (1900 - 1928)*

Burial: Friedens Cemetery Mausoleum and Chapel Bellefontaine Neighbors St. Louis County Missouri, USA

Created by: Joseph Clarence Reker Record added: May 20, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 26960922