Kate Underwood

Brief Life History of Kate

When Kate Underwood was born on 21 November 1865, in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Underwood, was 31 and her mother, Sarah Ann Stanford, was 32. She married Don Carlos Van Dyke Sr on 23 February 1888, in North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900 and World for about 5 years. She died on 10 August 1954, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Don Carlos Van Dyke Sr
1866–1901
Kate Underwood
1865–1954
Marriage: 23 February 1888
Don Carlos Van Dyke
1888–1964
Robert William Van Dyke
1891–1956
Arthur Orton Nicholas Van Dyke
1893–1956
Katie Van Dyke
1897–1964

Sources (36)

  • Kate Underwood Van Dyke, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Katie Underwood, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
  • Kate Underwood Van Dyke, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived below a wood on a hillside, from Middle English under + wude, wode ‘wood’, or a habitational name for someone from any place so named.

History: Joseph Underwood emigrated from England to Watertown, MA, in 1637. William Underwood came from England to Concord, MA, before 1640, later settling in Chelmsford, MA. In VA, the name was established by Thomas William Underwood, who came from Norfolk, England, in 1675.

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

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