Catherine Magrum

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Magrum was born in December 1859, in Gibsonburg, Sandusky, Ohio, United States, her father, Gregory Magrum, was 38 and her mother, Mary Magdalena Ottney, was 35. She married Charles Auer about 1876, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salem Township, Ottawa, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Oak Harbor, Salem Township, Ottawa, Ohio, United States in 1920. She died on 24 January 1929, in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Oak Harbor Union Cemetery, Oak Harbor, Salem Township, Ottawa, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Auer
1852–1914
Catherine Magrum
1859–1929
Marriage: about 1876
Edward Charles Auer
1877–1934
Anna Fanny Auer
1879–1915
Lucille Messner Auer
1881–
Joseph Albert Auer
1886–
Robert Auer
1889–1892
Gertrude Esther Auer
1894–1976
Irene Veatrice Auer
1899–1948

Sources (24)

  • Cathn Mackrum in household of Geo Mackrum, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Catharine Makon, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Katherine Auer, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

World Events (8)

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: variant of McCrum .

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

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