Rosa Lima McConnell

1910 - 1922  (12 years)

• Name	Rosa Lima McConnell
  	Headstone spells middle name Lima.
  Born	25 Jan 1910	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  	Headstone indicates DOB is 1910.
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Jun 1922	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4772	Rossville
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Andrew George McConnell, Sr.,   b. 1873
  Mother	Minnie Rose St. Auben McConnell,   b. 1881
  Family ID	F2557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- McConnell, Rosa Oil Can Explodes; Child Burned to Death Rosa Lema McConnell, the thirteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George McConnell, died at 9 o’clock' Monday evening, the victim of the saddest and most tragic accident that has occurred here in years. The explosion of an oil can, held by the child, covered her with a blazing mass of oil and be¬fore her burning clothing could be torn from her body she was burned so terribly death came mercifully about three hours later. The accident occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Trahoon in the Southwest part of town, at 5:80 Monday. Little Rosa, who is a sister of Mrs. Trahoon, returned from town about four o’clock with a gallon of oil in a five gallon can. Mrs. Trahoon started a fire in the cook dove at 5 o’clock and busied herself with preparations for supper. While Mrs. Trahoon was peeling potatoes, Rosa looked in the stove and thought the fire was out. She lifted the can over the uncovered hole and poured in a quantity of oil and a terrific explosion shook the houses in the neighborhood. The child was a mass of flames in an instant and she ran scream¬ing from the house out into the street. John Quirk, a neighbor, dashed out of his home and caught the little girl and rolled her on the ground trying to tear the burning clothing from her body. Neighbors brought quilts and she was taken to the home of John Lillard where Dr. Miller gave emergency treatment and she was later brought to the parents home on Navarre street. The house was not greatly damaged, although the fire department responded to the alarm. Mrs. Trahoon suffered only a few minor burns on her hands and arms. The child is one of nine child¬ren of Mr. and Mrs. George McConnell, and the first death in the family. She was born at St. Marys, January 25, 1909. Mr. McConnell is a hard-working laborer and hardput to provide for his large family. The sympathy of the community was deeply touched by the sad event and a subscription paper was passed about town to raise funds for the family’s aid. Harvey Divine raised $135.25 and other gifts direct to the family of $12.50 brought to total to $147.75. A lot in the cemetery was pur¬chased and the funeral expenses paid and the balance left was turned over to the family. Funeral services were held yesterday morning at 10:00 at the Catholic church conducted by Father McNeive. Four girls— Maggie McGrew, Irene Murray, Dorothy DeGraff and Verna Burns were the pallbearers. The body was laid to rest in Ross¬ville cemetery. Beside the parents little Rosa is survived by two brothers and six sisters.