Individual Details

Catherine DEARDORFF

(4 September 1819 - 30 October 1901)

Due to the discovery of gold in CA., there was a large migration to the Pacific coast. Catherine's oldest son first settled there and was soon followed by six of the younger children and their families, 30th March 1853., Catherine stayed behind. They left the banks of the Mississippi and in wagons drawn by oxen they slowly made their way across the plains and rugged mountains. After 5 months of travel, they landed near Portland, Oregon. From here these families scatter up and down the coast.

Events

Birth4 September 1819Liberty, Union, Indiana
Marriage19 May 1836, Union, Indiana - John Wesley WILLIAMS
Death30 October 1901Danville, Henry, Iowa
BurialBlakeway Cemetery, Danville, Des Moines, Iowa

Families

SpouseJohn Wesley WILLIAMS (1813 - 1882)
FatherJohn DEARDORFF Sr. (1779 - 1859)
MotherCatherine HARSHBARGER (1781 - 1871)
SiblingChristian DEARDORFF (1805 - 1884)
SiblingDavid DEARDORFF (1806 - 1880)
SiblingJacob DEARDORFF (1808 - 1850)
SiblingElizabeth DEARDORFF (1810 - 1896)
SiblingJohn DEARDORFF Jr. (1811 - 1861)
SiblingSamuel DEARDORFF (1813 - 1814)
SiblingRebecca DEARDORFF (1815 - 1884)
SiblingMaria Anna DEARDORFF (1817 - 1894)
SiblingJoseph Monroe DEARDORFF (1821 - 1893)
SiblingSophronia DEARDORFF (1823 - 1908)
SiblingSamuel F. DEARDORFF (1825 - 1901)
SiblingWilliam H. B. DEARDORFF (1828 - 1901)