The foregoing record compiled by William Theodore Gauss Aug. 4 th 1901
A correct and complete Enumeration of every descendant of Carl Friedrich Gauss Mathematician, Scientist, Astronomer Braunschweig 1777 Hanover 1855
Dalú furnished and compiled by his grandson William Theodore Gauss the son of Charles William Gauss who was the youngest son of Carl Friedrich Gauss - & Minna (Waldeck) Gauss.
August - 1st 1901
First Generation
No. 1 Carl Friedrich Gauss Born April 30, 1777 Braunschweig Died Feb'y 23, 1855 Goettingen Married at Braunschweig 1805 9 th October 1st wife Johanne Osthoff died Oct. 11 th 1809 Married at Goettingen 1810 2nd wife Minna Waldeck b___ died 1830
Notes Mathematician - Scientist - Astronomer For his record and life's history see the different Encyclopedias and other publications scientific otherwise of the present period - also the archives of the University of Goettingen
Children of 1 st wife 2 Joseph b. Aug. 21 - 1806 - Braunschweig died 1873 3 Minna b. Feb'y 29 - 1808 Goettingen died 1840 4 Louis b. Sept. 10 - 1809 Goettingen died in infancy
Children of 2 nd wife 5 Eugene b. July 29 - 1811 - died___ 6 Charles William b. Oct. 23 - 1813 died Aug 23 rd 1879 7 Theresa b. June 9 - 1816 -
Second Generation
No. 2 Joseph Gauss Born August 21 st 1806. Braunschweig Died July 21 st 1873 Hanover Wife Sophie Erythropel Married March 20 1840 Born January 20 th 1818 in Stade Died April 6 th 1883 in "Gut Lohne"
Notes Joseph Gauss was "Oberbaurath und Mitglieder der Koniglichen Hannovesch. General Direction der Eisenbahnen und Telegraphen" (from record supplied by his son Carl - July 18 th 1901)
Children 8 Carl August Gauss (Carl August Gauss) b. April 10 1849 Hannover
Second Generation
No. 3 Minna Gauss Born February 29 th 1808 Braunschweig or Goettingen Died August 12 1840 Goettingen Husband Prof. Heinrich Ewald Married 1831 Died 1875 Goettingen
Notes Prof. Ewald was the renowned Orientalist and [?] Hebraist - the author of the "History of the people of Israel"
No Children
No. 4 Louis Gauss Born Sept 10 1809 Goettingen Died March 1 1810 " " Unmarried
Second Generation
No. 5 Eugene Gauss Born July 29 1811 Goettingen Died July 4 1896 near Columbia MO Wife Henrietta Fawcette Married February 14 th 1844 St. Charles MO Born February 3 1817 Harrisburg VA
Children All born in St. Charles MO 9 Charles Henry b. August 14 1845 10 Theresa b. May 21 1847 died as a child 11 Theodore b. Dec. 14 1849 died Oct. 1895 unmarried 12 Robert b. Sept. 10 th 1851 13 Virginia b. Sept. 18 1853 14 Eugene b. Oct 10 1856 15 Albert b. Dec. 2 nd 1862
Second Generation
No. 6 Charles William Gauss Born October 23 1813 Goettingen Hanover Died August 23 1879 St. Louis MO Wife Louisa Aletta Fallenstein Married August 21 1837 Levern Prussia Born April 20 1813 Levern Prussia Died Sept. 15 1883 St. Louis MO Father Henry Fallenstein Mother Charlotte Bessel
Notes Charlotte Bessel was a sister of the famous Astronomer - Fre. Wm. Bessel - who was a close personal friend of Carl Friedrich Gauss (Charles Wm. Gauss & Louisa Aletta (Fallenstein) Gauss are both buried in Belle Fontaine Cemetery St. Louis MO)
Children 16 Charles Frederick b. May 30 1838 St. Charles Co. MO 17 Maria Sophia Theresa b. Aug. 18 1840 Glasgow MO 18 Oscar William b. Mch. 20 1842 Glasgow MO 19 Maria Louisa b. Nov. 30 1844 Chariton Co. MO 20 John Bernard b. Sept. 30 1847 "" 21 William Theodore b. July 1 1851 "" 22 Joseph Henry b. Aug. 30 1855 "" 23 Louis Frederick b. Aug. 30 1855 ""
Second Generation
No. 7 Theresa Gauss Born June 19 th 1816 Goettingen Hanover Died Feb'y 11 th 1864 Husband ___ Staufenauer Married 1856
No Children
The widower Staufenauer, we understand married again soon after the death of his first wife.
No. 24 Physician - in 1901 "Assistenz-arst an der Universitats Frauen Klinik Berlin" No. 25 Helene Gauss Living in 1901 with her father at Hameln - in charge of his house - No. 26 Harry Gauss 1901 Fahnenjunker (officers aspirant) in 4 Koniglichen Sachsischen Artillery Regiment No. 48 in Dresden No. 27 Student in "des Gymnasiums zu Hameln"
Above items supplied by their father in letter received from him August 4 1901.
Third Generation
No. 8 Carl August Gauss Born April 10 1849 Hannover Living at Hameln a/d Weser Prussia Wife Anna Ebmeier Married September 4 th 1874 Born 8 Feb'y 1950 Stolzenau a/d Weser (wife) Died Hameln a/d Weser 1900 July 27
Notes Wife died in 1900 Carl August Gauss "Landwirth und 1874-83 Gutbesitzer in Lohne, 1901 Living at Hameln a/d Weser" Items furnished by Carl August Gauss himself in letter dated July 18 th 1901 - & received for this record August 4 th 1901
Children 24 Carl Joseph Gauss b. 29 Oct 1875 25 Helene Gauss b. 15 Dec. 1878 26 Harry Gauss b. 10 Dec 1880 27 William Gauss b. 20 May 1885 Elizabeth Gauss b. Oct 30 1876 died Feb'y 8 1878
The oldest son (#24) was ship surgeon on one of the steamers of the North German Floyd Steamship line. The years of the births of the children were given in letter from the father, but filed to give names - Aug 4 th 1901 - letter received this day gives names & dates as above.
Third Generation
No. 9 Charles Henry Gauss Born Aug. 14 1845 St. Charles MO Living 1901 in St. Louis MO Wife Lizzie Johns Married Father John J. Johns of St. Charles MO
Children 28 Blanche 29 Annie 30 John 31 Virginia 32 Mother 33 Lois 34 Minna Waldeck 35 Eugene died unmarried 36 Henrietta died unmarried 37 Carl Friedrich died unmarried
Numbers 28 to 34 inclusive unmarried in 1901
Third Generation
No. 12 Robert Gauss Born September 1 1851 St. Charles MO Living 1901 in Denver Colo Unmarried 1901
No. 13 Virginia Gauss Born September 18 1853 St. Charles MO Living 1901 in Boone Co. near Columbia MO Unmarried 1901
No. 14 Eugene Gauss Born Oct. 10 1846 St. Charles MO Living 1901 in Boone Co. near Columbia MO Unmarried 1901
Third Generation
No. 15 Albert Gauss Born December 2 1863 St. Charles MO Living 1901 in Waco Texas Wife Josephine Morrison No children 1901
Third Generation
No. 16 Charles Frederick Gauss Born May 30 1838 St. Charles Co. MO Living 1901 in Saint Louis MO 1st wife Mary Lameroux Married December 5 th 1861 St. Louis MO Born Died September 1875 St. Louis MO Father M. Lameroux
Children 38 Adelle Louise b. Sept. 1862 St. Louis 39 Emma Josephine b. Nov.1864 "" 40 Louisa Aletta b. Feb'y 1867 "" 41. Mary Ghio b. Nov. 1869 "" 42. Sadie Lameroux b. Sept. 1873
Chas. Fred K. Gauss 2nd wife Ida Smith Married 1877 (?) No children
Third Generation
No. 17 Maria Sophia Theresa Gauss Born August 18 1840 Glasgow MO Died September 7 th 1841 "" Unmarried
No. 18 Oscar William Gauss Born March 20 1842 Glasgow MO Living 1901 at Kansas City MO Wife Esther Gill St. Louis MO Married May 10 1841 St. Louis MO Born May 10 1841 St. Louis MO Father John J. Gill St. Louis MO
Oscar William Gauss was a Presbyterian Minister.
Children 43 Aimee Esther b. May 5 1871 St. Louis MO 44 Marian b. Nov. 5 1873 cape Girardeau 45 Francis b. Oct. 19 1875 Booneville MO 46 Theresa b. Sept. 30 1877 "" 47 Charlotte b. Aug. 23 1879 "" 48 Louise b. July 1 1881 "" 49 Oscar b. April 15 1884 ""
Francis died Oct. 15 1887. The others are all unmarried.
Third Generation
No. 19 Maria Louisa Gauss Born November 30 1844 Chariton Co. MO Living 1901 in St. Louis MO Unmarried
No. 20 John Bernard Gauss Born September 30 1847 Chariton Co. MO Died October 5 1886 St. Louis MO Wife Anna Heermans St. Louis MO Married November 10 1875 St. Louis MO Born Father P.W. Heermans St. Louis MO
Notes Widow with her children (unmarried) Living in St. Louis in 1901 John Bernard Gauss buried Calvary Cemetery St. Louis
Children all born in St. Louis
50 Philip b. October 1876 51 Charles b. January 1879 52 Ralph b. January 1881 53 Mabel Aletta died 1890 54 John Bernard b. ___ 1885-6.
Mabel Aletta died in 1890 unmarried. All other are unmarried 1901.
______Dr. Thomas Worthington born June 11 1808 - died Nov 14 1888
A son of James Worthington born July 11 1779 - died Nov. 1813
A son of Samuel Worthington born Mch. 1746 - died Jan'y 3 rd 1821 - Elizabeth Carney
Family tradition has always connected the Worthington line as descendants of Capt. John Worthington of Annapolis MD & born England 1650 - died Annapolis 1701. We are now at work endeavoring to clear the record but at this time have not established the line authoritatively beyond Samuel W.
Lettice Virginia Tunnell born Feb'y 26 1781 - died ____
Daughter of Wm. Tunnell 1750-1814 and Mary Macy ___ - died 1814
Son of Wm. Tunnell 1703-1784 and Anne Fairfax ____ - died 1814
("Tonellier") French Huguenot Anglocised [sic] to Tunnell Emigrated from France to Yorkshire England 1703
Emelia Juliana Long b. Baltimore MD January 19 1819 Married Springfield Ill. January 19 1837 Died Pittsfield Ill. February 9 1881
Daughter of Col. Kennedy Long b. Ireland 1763 - d. Feb 27 1821 & Elizabeth Kennedy b. 1779 - d. 1850
Daughter of Andrew Kennedy b. Ireland 1751 - d. Sept. 23 1811 & Elizabeth Potts b. Sept. 14 - d. 1820
Daughter of Ezekiel Potts & Barbara Vodges
Son of David Potts & Alice Croasdale
Daughter of Thomas Croasdale & Agnes
A genealogical record of the Potts family to be published about October 1 st this year by Th. Maxwell Potts [?] of Canonsburg Pa. It will contain a complete & accurate record in detail of the above line.
Thomas & Agnes Croasdale came over in the ship "Welcome" with Wm. Penn.
David Potts, member of the Provincial assembly in years 1728,29,39.
Andrew Kennedy has a Revolutionary war record - 17.
Kennedy Long has record in war of 1812. ______
Third Generation
No. 21 William Theodore Gauss Born July 1 1851 Chariton Co. MO Living 1901 in Colorado Springs Colo. Wife Helen Worthington Pittsfield Ills. Married June 24 1875 Pittsfield Ills. Born January 29 th 1855 Pittsfield Ills. Father Dr. Thomas Worthington Pittsfield Ills. Mother Emelia Juliana (Long) Worthington
Notes Moved to St. Louis MO with parents in 1856 where continued to live after marriage until 1889 when family moved to Boston Mass, where they lived in the suburbs (Framingham Centre and Cambridge) until 1899 when they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Helen Worthington graduated from Monticello Seminary Ills. Dr. Thomas Worthington born Anderson County Tenn. June 11 th 1808. Married at Springfield Ills. 1837. Moved to Pittsfield Ills. where he died Nov. 14 th 1888. Emelia Long born at Baltimore MD January 19 1819 died Pittsfield Feb'y 9 1881.
Children 55 Carl Friedrich b. October 19 1878 St. Louis MO 56 Helen Worthington b. April 9 th 1881 "" 57 Theodore Worthington b. Sept. 4 th 1884 "" 58 Helen W. b. July 18 th 1887 - d. Feb'y 8 1889 "" buried Bellefontaine Cemetery "".
Notes Carl Friedrich graduated 1900 Mass. Inst. of Technology Boston. Helen Worthington "" 1901 Radcliffe College Cambridge Mass. Theodore Worthington "" 1901 Lawrenceville School Entered 1901 Yale University New Haven.
Third Generation
No. 22 Joseph Henry Gauss Born August 30 1855 Chariton Co. MO Living 1901 St. Louis MO Wife Annie Gill Married October 23 1882 St. Louis MO Father John J. Gill St. Louis MO
Notes Presbyterian Minister
Children 59 Esther b. October 1883 60 Henry Fallenstein b. April 1885 61 Frank b. October 1887 62 Paul b. July 1889 63 Annie b. January 1891
No. 23 Louis Frederick Gauss Born August 30 1855 Chariton Co. MO Living 1901 in St. Louis MO Unmarried
Fourth Generation
No. 38 Adelle Louise Gauss Born September 1882 St. Louis MO Living 1901 St. Louis MO Husband Charles Bullen Married 1885 St. Louis MO Died 1897 St. Louis MO
Children 64 Adelle Bullen b. 1886 St. Louis 65 Charles Gauss Bullen b. 1888 died 1893 "" 66 Mary Bullen b. 1895 ""
No. 39 Emma Josephine Gauss Born November 1864 St. Louis MO Living 1901 St. Louis MO Husband Samuel Young Married May 12 1887 St. Louis MO
Children 67 Marie Young b. February 1888 St. Louis 68 Ida Young b. November 1889 ""
Fourth Generation
No. 40 Louisa Aletta Gauss Born February 1867 St. Louis MO Living 1901 Cleveland Ohio Husband Lewis Keyes Cleveland Ohio Married December 1889 St. Louis MO
Children 69 Gertrude Keyes b. May 7 1895 Cleveland
No. 41 Mary Ghio Gauss Born November 1869 St. Louis MO Living 1901 St. Louis MO Husband Paul Annan St. Louis MO Married March 1893 St. Louis MO
Children 70 Margaret Annan b. 1895 71 Ruth Annan b. 1897 (?)
Fourth Generation
No. 42 Sadie Lameroux Gauss Born September 1873 St. Louis MO Living 1901 New York City NY Husband George Tenney of New York City Married 1896 St. Louis MO
Children 72 Janet Tenney b. 1897 New York City 73 George Tenney b. 1900 ""
Fourth Generation
No. 55 Carl Friedrich Gauss Born October 19 1878 St. Louis MO Graduate Mass. Inst. of Technology 1900 Living 1901 Colorado Springs Colo. Father William T. Gauss b. 1851 Mother Helen Worthington b. 1855
Paternal grand-father Charles Wm. Gauss b. 1813/d. 1879 Paternal grand-mother Louisa Aletta Fallenstein b. 1813/d. 1883
Maternal grand-father Dr. Thomas Worthington b. 1808/d. 1888 Maternal grand-mother Emelia J. Long b. 1819/d. 1881
Paternal Gr. Gr.-father Carl Friedrich Gauss b. 1777/d. 1855 Paternal Gr. Gr.-mother Minna Waldeck b. __/d. 1830
Paternal Gr. Gr.-father Henry Fallenstein b. 1783/d. 1842 Paternal Gr. Gr.-mother Charlotte Bessel b. 1788/d. 1856
Maternal Gr. Gr.-father James Worthington b. 1779/d. 1813 Maternal Gr. Gr.-mother Lettice Tunnell b. 1781/d. __
Maternal Gr. Gr.-father Lieut. Col. Kennedy Long b. 1763/d. 1821 Maternal Gr. Gr.-mother Elizabeth Kennedy b. 1779/d. 1850
For record of Ancestors farther back than above see the Worthington-Gauss family record compiled & written up in autograph by William Theodore Gauss. Also see pages 21-22.
Fourth Generation
No. 56 Helen Worthington Gauss Born April 9 1881 St. Louis MO Graduate Radcliffe College1901 Cambridge Mass Living 1901 Colorado Springs Colo. Father William T. Gauss b. 1851 Mother Helen Worthington b. 1855
Paternal Grandfather Charles William Gauss b. 1813/d. 1879 Paternal Grandmother Louisa Aletta Fallenstein b. 1813/d. 1883
Maternal Grandfather Dr. Thomas Worthington b. 1808/d. 1888 Maternal Grandmother Emelia J. Long b. 1819/d. 1881
Paternal Gr.Gr.father Carl Friedrich Gauss b. 1777/d. 1855 Paternal Gr. Gr.mother Minna Waldeck b. ___/d. 1830
Paternal Gr. Gr.father Henry Fallenstein b. 1783/d. 1842 Paternal Gr. Gr.mother Charlotte Bessel b. 1788/d. 1856
Maternal Gr. Gr.father James Worthington b. 1779/d. 1813 Maternal Gr. Gr.mother Lettice Tunnell b. 1781/d. ___
Maternal Gr.Gr.father Lieut. Col. Kennedy Long b. 1763/d. 1821 Maternal Gr. Gr.mother Elizabeth Kennedy b. 1779/d. 1850
For record of Ancestors farther back than above see the Worthington- Gauss family record compiled & written up in autograph by William Theodore Gauss. Also see pages 21-22.
Fourth Generation
No. 57 Theodore Worthington Gauss Born September 4 1884 St. Louis MO Graduated 1901 Lawrenceville School New Jersey Enters 1901 Yale University New Haven Conn. Living 1901 Colorado Springs Colo. Father William T. Gauss b. 1851 Mother Helen Worthington b. 1855
Paternal Grand-father Charles William Gauss b. 1813/d. 1879 Paternal Grand-mother Louisa Aletta Fallenstein b. 1813/d. 1883
Maternal Grand-father Dr. Thomas Worthington b. 1808/d. 1888 Maternal Grand-mother Emelia J. Long b. 1819/d. 1881
Paternal Gr. Gr.father Carl Friedrich Gauss b. 1777/d. 1855 Paternal Gr. Gr.mother Minna Waldeck b. ___/d. 1830
Paternal Gr. Gr.father Henry Fallenstein b. 1783/d. 1842 Paternal Gr. Gr.mother Charlotte Bessel b. 1788/d. 1856
Maternal Gr. Gr.father James Worthington b. 1779/d. 1813 Maternal Gr. Gr.mother Lettice Tunnell b. 1781/d. ___
Maternal Gr. Gr.father Lieut. Col. Kennedy Long b. 1763/d. 1821 Maternal Gr. Gr.mother Elizabeth Kennedy b. 1779/d. 1850
For record of Ancestors farther back than above see the Worthington-Gauss family record compiled & written up in autograph by William Theodore Gauss. Also see pages 21-22.
Fourth Generation
Continuation of Line from pages 18-19 & 20
Paternal 3 rd gr.father Gebhard Dietrich Gauss b. 1744/d. 1808 Paternal "" ""mother Dorothea Bentzen b. 174/d. 1839
Paternal 3 rd gr.father Hofrath ---- Waldeck b. ___/d. ___ Paternal "" "" mother ____ Ch. Wynecke b. ___/d. ___
Maternal 3 rd gr.father Samuel Worthington b. 1746/d. 1821 Maternal "" ""mother Elizabeth Carney b. 1754/d. 1821
Maternal 3 rd gr.father William Tunnell b. 1750/d. 1814 Maternal "" ""mother Mary Macy b. ___/d. 1814
Maternal 3 rd gr.father William Long of Ireland Maternal "" ""mother Elizabeth Kennedy ""
Maternal 3 rd gr.father Andrew Kennedy b. 1751/d. 1811 Maternal "" ""mother Elizabeth Potts b. 1753/d. 1820
Paternal 4 th gr.father Jurgen Gauss b. 1708(?)/d. 1820 Paternal 4 th gr.mother Katharine Magdalen b. ___/d. 1774
Maternal 4 th gr.father William Tunnell b. 1703/d. 1787 Maternal "" "" mother (Lady) Anne Fairfax b. ___/d. 1814
Maternal 4 th ""father Ezekiel Potts b. 1708/d. ___ Maternal "" ""mother Barbara Vodges b. ___/d. ___
Fourth Generation
Continuation of Line from page 21
Maternal 5 th gr.father "Tonellier" Anglocised [sic] to Tunnell b. 1675 (?) French Maternal "" ""mother French Huguenot emigrated from France to Yorkshire England 1703
Maternal 5 th gr.father David Potts b. 1670(?)/d. 1730 Maternal "" ""mother Alice Croasdale b. ___/d. ___
Maternal 6 th gr.father Thomas Croasdale b. ___/d. ___ Maternal "" ""mother Agnes. b. ___/d. ___
Notes A book containing a complete record of the Worthington-Gauss ancestral lines is now being compiled & written up in autograph by William Theodore Gauss - it will be entrusted to the care of his daughter or in case of her death to one of her two brothers (Carl Friedrich or Theodore Worthington Gauss). If it is not destroyed by the time this is read, it will contain much data of interest in regard to the present & earlier branches of the Worthington-Gauss family lines & writer hopes it may have the established connection of Samuel Worthington, the 3 rd maternal grandfather (of our children) with his parents & earlier family.
Thomas & Agnes Croasdale with their daughter Alice came over from England to this country with Wm. Penn in the ship "Welcome."
If a copy of the Potts "History of the Potts family in Great Britain & America" published by Th. Maxwell Potts in 1901 can be obtained it will be found to contain much of interest.
These are advance sheets from a book to be issued about October 1 st 1901 giving a complete genealogical record of the Potts family in Great Britain & America. Published by Th. Maxwell Potts Canonsburg PA.
[Eight printed pages]