Brief Life History of Catherine
When Catherine Hiestand was born on 2 February 1854, in Fairfield, Ohio, United States, her father, Methusela Hiestand, was 37 and her mother, Nancy Weatherholt, was 28. She married Hudson Fitch on 26 September 1905, in Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska, United States. She lived in Benton Township, Knox, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Nebraska, United States in 1930. She died on 3 March 1935, in Farnam, Dawson, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Farnam, Dawson, Nebraska, United States.
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- Katie Hiestand in household of John Hiestand, "United States Census, 1880"
- Catherine Hiestand Fitch, "Find a Grave Index"
- Mrs Kate Fitch in entry for David C Hiestand, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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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.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
German (Baden) and Swiss German: status name for a person who has a function in a household or at weddings, from Middle High German hie ‘spouse, servant’ + stand ‘position, steadiness’, perhaps the name means ‘householder’. Compare Hestand .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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