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.