Catherine "Kate" Ann Isenhower

Brief Life History of Catherine "Kate" Ann

When Catherine "Kate" Ann Isenhower was born on 8 April 1879, in Steuben, Indiana, United States, her father, John Henry Isenhower, was 30 and her mother, Nancy Jane Pifer, was 27. She married Ezra F Shaffer on 23 October 1896, in Steuben, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Pleasant Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States in 1910 and United States in 1949. She died on 1 August 1962, in Angola, Pleasant Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Pleasant Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ezra F Shaffer
1878–1956
Catherine "Kate" Ann Isenhower
1879–1962
Marriage: 23 October 1896
Carrie Lois Shaffer
1897–1982
Ethel May Shaffer
1898–1936
Nora Shaffer
1900–1993

Sources (23)

  • Catherine A Schafer, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Kate Isenhour, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • Catherine A Isenhower Shaffer, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Eisenhauer .

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

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