Catherine A Wallace

Brief Life History of Catherine A

When Catherine A Wallace was born on 4 January 1873, in Aransas Pass, Aransas, Texas, United States, her father, William Warren Wallace, was 44 and her mother, Catherine A Dickey, was 30. She married David Jasper Sweeten on 26 June 1889, in Kinney, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Edwards, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 24 August 1963, in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Barksdale, Edwards, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Jasper Sweeten
1868–1919
Catherine A Wallace
1873–1963
Marriage: 26 June 1889
Ernest Lee Sweeten
1891–1953
Jack D. Sweeten Sr.
1893–1976
John Rex Sweeten
1899–1983

Sources (10)

  • Kate Sweeten, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Katie Wallace, "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973"
  • Katie A Nelson, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed

A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English: variant of Wallis , especially in Scotland, where the name was introduced from the Welsh Marches by a family of tenants of the Stewarts in the 12th century.

Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish (Ashkenazic) surnames, e.g. Wallach .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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