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PORTER, Catherine May

Female 1874 - 1958  (84 years)


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  • Name PORTER, Catherine May 
    Nickname Katie 
    Birth 4 Aug 1874  Novelty, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    CENSUS 29 Jun 1900  Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Living next door to sister-in-law Martha Graff and husband Frank
      Husband Joseph's mother Mary Hover living with the family
      Also cousin Alta Craig, listed as house keeper
      Also a 16 yo boarder Frank Wiggins, farm laborer
      3 children, all living
      Can read and write
    1900 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, sht 14A    		 1900 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, sht 14A
    EVENT 16 Aug 1902  Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 

    "Mr. and Mrs. J. S. (should be J. C.) Fisher were very pleasantly surprised on Saturday evening, August 16th, by a number of relatives and friends calling on them, in honor of the tenth anniversary of their marriage."
    CENSUS 1905  Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Where from to Kansas: Missouri
      Profession: housekeeper
    1905 Kansas State Census: Burlingame, Osage Co., KS, p 17745-17748    		 1905 Kansas State Census: Burlingame, Osage Co., KS, p 17745-17748
    EVENT 18 Jan 1908  Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mrs. Joe Fisher ill 1908    		 Mrs. Joe Fisher ill 1908
    "Mrs. Joe Fisher, who has been quite ill for some time, was taken to Christ's Hospital Saturday....Dr. C. W. Stahl, of Auburn, and her husband accompanied her."
    CENSUS 7 May 1910  Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 6 children, 6 living
      Can read and write
      Occupation: none
    1910 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, sht 10A    		 1910 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, sht 10A
    EVENT 24 Oct 1912  Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Joe Fisher family returns from Wyoming 1912    		 Joe Fisher family returns from Wyoming 1912
    "Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fisher and children returned Sunday from Marbleton, Wyoming, and will remain here until spring." This article suggests the Fishers spent only one summer in Wyoming on the land Joseph purchased in 1911, after selling his farm in Burlingame in Feb 1912. In Jan 1913 Joseph buys the Burlingame pool hall and he and family appear repeatedly in the local Burlingame news from 1913 on, suggesting they remained in Burlingame from 1913 on.
    CENSUS 1915  Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Where from to Kansas: Missouri
      Profession: (blank)
    1915 Kansas State Census: Burlingame, Osage Co., KS, p 5    		 1915 Kansas State Census: Burlingame, Osage Co., KS, p 5
    EVENT 28 Mar 1918  Turon, Reno Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mrs. J. C. Fisher visits 1918    		 Mrs. J. C. Fisher visits 1918
    "Mrs. J. C. Fisher of Burlingame, Kans., came last Thursday evening for a few few days visit with her sister, Mrs. Ella Graff. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Hover, who has been spending the winter at Burlingame, came with her and will make her home here with Mrs. Graff for a time." Note Ella Graff and Mary Hover are not her true mother and sister, but instead by marriage.
    CENSUS 6 Jan 1920  Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Can read and write
      Occupation: none
    1920 US Census: Burlingame, Osage Co., KS, sht 2B    		 1920 US Census: Burlingame, Osage Co., KS, sht 2B
    CENSUS 1925  Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Where from to Kansas: Missouri
      Can read and write
    1925 Kansas State Census: Burlingame, Osage Co., KS, p 27    		 1925 Kansas State Census: Burlingame, Osage Co., KS, p 27
    CENSUS 19 Apr 1930  Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Address: 120 N. Topeka, Burlingame KS
      Can read and write
      Occupation: none
    1930 US Census: Burlingame City, Osage Co., KS, sht 2A    		 1930 US Census: Burlingame City, Osage Co., KS, sht 2A
    Death 19 Nov 1958  Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstone: Katie May Fisher    		 Headstone: Katie May Fisher
    Burial Burlingame Community Cemetery, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1841  Main
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2023 

    Family FISHER Joseph Chalmers,   b. 26 Jul 1857, District No. 1, Preston Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1935 (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 16 Aug 1892  Novelty, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • Joseph's residence: Burlingame, Osage Co., KS
      Catherine's residence: Novelty, Knox Co., MO
      Officiate: John J. Smiley, Minister of the Gospel
    Marriage record: Joseph C. Fisher and Catherine Porter 1892    		 Marriage record: Joseph C. Fisher and Catherine Porter 1892
    Children 
     1. FISHER, Edith Mary,   b. 12 Mar 1894, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1984, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Birth]
     2. FISHER, Marion G.,   b. 29 Nov 1896, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1913, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)  [Birth]
    +3. FISHER, Edgar William,   b. 14 Jun 1899, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1980, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
     4. FISHER, Effie Jessie,   b. 15 May 1902, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1917, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 15 years)  [Birth]
     5. FISHER, Emma Margaret,   b. 1904, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     6. FISHER, Stephen Douglas,   b. 2 Mar 1907, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1994, San Diego Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Aug 1874 - Novelty, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Aug 1892 - Novelty, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 29 Jun 1900 - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 16 Aug 1902 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 1905 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 18 Jan 1908 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 7 May 1910 - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 24 Oct 1912 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 1915 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 28 Mar 1918 - Turon, Reno Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 6 Jan 1920 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 1925 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 19 Apr 1930 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Nov 1958 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Burlingame Community Cemetery, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S664] 1900 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 29 Jun 1900, Burlingame Township, sht 4A (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S667] News articles: Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, KS , (Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, KS ), 21 Aug 1902, p 3 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S138] 1905 State Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 1905, Burlingame, p 17745-17748 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S309] News articles: The Osage County Chronicle, Burlingame KS, (The Osage County Chronicle, Burlingame KS), 23 Jan 1908, p 3 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S663] 1910 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 7 May 1910, Burlingame Township, p 10A (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S667] News articles: Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, KS , (Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, KS ), 24 Oct 1912, p 5 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S677] 1915 State Census, Kansas , (Ancestry.com), 1915, Burlingame, p 5 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 4 Apr 1918, p 5 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S615] 1920 US Census, Kansas , (Ancestry.com), 6 Jan 1920, Burlingame, sht 2B (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S617] 1925 State Census, Kansas , (Ancestry.com), 1925, p 27 (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S621] 1930 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 19 Apr 1930, Burlingame, sht 2A (Reliability: 2).

    12. [S670] Kansas Marriage Records, 1811-1911, (Ancestry.com), 16 Aug 1892, p 174 (Reliability: 3).


 

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