Catherine Ferber was the eldest child of George John Ferber and Elizabetha Roesch. She was born in Hampton Township on April 16, 1868. The family lived on a rented farm in the township until 1892 when George bought a farm in O'Hara Township. She married Harry John Pope on April 25, 1889 at the Etna Congregational Church. She had 3 children, Harry, born in 1890, Nelson, born in 1893 and Helen, born in 1896. She died of unknown causes on August 4, 1898 and was interred in the Etna Cemetery. Her husband stayed in Etna with his 2 sons, but Helen lived with her Ferber grandparents in O'Hara after her mother's death. Harry married a second time and lived in Etna for some time, but died in Los Angeles. In October of 1945, Albert Ferber, Catherine's nephew, moved several family members to Greenwood, including Catherine, her sister Minnie and her parents. [Biographical information courtesy of Diane Nichols]
Catherine Ferber was the eldest child of George John Ferber and Elizabetha Roesch. She was born in Hampton Township on April 16, 1868. The family lived on a rented farm in the township until 1892 when George bought a farm in O'Hara Township. She married Harry John Pope on April 25, 1889 at the Etna Congregational Church. She had 3 children, Harry, born in 1890, Nelson, born in 1893 and Helen, born in 1896. She died of unknown causes on August 4, 1898 and was interred in the Etna Cemetery. Her husband stayed in Etna with his 2 sons, but Helen lived with her Ferber grandparents in O'Hara after her mother's death. Harry married a second time and lived in Etna for some time, but died in Los Angeles. In October of 1945, Albert Ferber, Catherine's nephew, moved several family members to Greenwood, including Catherine, her sister Minnie and her parents. [Biographical information courtesy of Diane Nichols]
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Catherine Pope, 1868 - 1898
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