Katheryn S Wonderlich

December 1888–1975 (Age 86)
Osborne, Kansas, United States

The Life Summary of Katheryn S

When Katheryn S Wonderlich was born in December 1888, in Osborne, Kansas, United States, her father, Joshua Wonderlich, was 36 and her mother, Mary Ann Raumaker, was 35. She married John Emerson on 2 February 1910, in Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Highland Township, Norton, Kansas, United States for about 20 years and Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States in 2012. She died in 1975, at the age of 87, and was buried in Lenora, Norton, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Emerson
1883–1981
Katheryn S Wonderlich
1888–1975
Marriage: 2 February 1910
Donald E Emerson
1914–1966

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 February 1910Kansas, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1890
    Age 2
    Idaho is the 43rd state.
    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
    Age 2
    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.
    1912 · The Girl Scouts
    Age 24
    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Bernhard, Gebhard, Benno, Dieter, Eberhard, Erna, Erwin, Gerd, Guenther, Helmut, Klaus.German: nickname for an eccentric or moody person, from Middle High German wunderlīch ‘odd, capricious, unpredictable’ (a derivative of wunder, Old High German wundar ‘puzzle, marvel’).Jewish (Ashkenazic): probably an anecdotal nickname from Yiddish vunderlekh ‘wonderful, marvellous’, based on some now irrecoverable event, but possibly also a descriptive nickname from German wunderlich ‘odd, strange’.

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

    Sources (9)

    • Katie Emmerson in household of John Emmerson, "United States Census, 1930"
    • Katheryn Emerson, "United States Social Security Death Index"
    • Ethel Emerson in household of John Emerson, "Kansas State Census, 1915"

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