Catherine Arnsberger

Catherine Arnsberger
(1833-1927)

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Beck

Catherine Arnsberger ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 7 April 1833, Mechanicsburg, PA ¹ ⁵ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰
Baptized: 4 August 1833, Cumberland County, PA ¹¹
Marriage (1): William Beck on 1 October 1857 ¹
Died: 28 March 1927 at age 93 ³ ¹⁰
Buried: After 28 March 1927, Abilene, KS ¹⁰

bullet Another name for Catherine was Catherine Ernsberger.² ¹⁰

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Tyrone Township, Adams County, PA on 11 September 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 70B, Dwelling 944, Family 1029
Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Catharine Arnsberger..17..PA

(Living with father and step-mother.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 4 Aug 1833, then her age should have been 16 instead of 17.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Tyrone Township, Adams County, PA on 26 June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 41, Dwelling 306, Family 324, Roll 1057
Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Catharine Beck..26..PA

(Living with husband and daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, PA on 20 July 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 34, Dwelling 260, Family 274
Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Catherine Beck..36..PA..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 3 daughters.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 7 Apr 1833, then her age should have been 37 instead of 36.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fairview Township, York, PA on 14 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 184A, District 1, Dwelling 150, Family 160, Roll 1205
Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Cathrine Beck..Wife..47..PA..Keeping House

(Living with husband and daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Abilene, KS on 12 June 1900. ⁷

1900 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 29, Dwelling 291, Family 307
Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas
120 North Seventh Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Catharine Beck..Head..Apr 1833..67..PA..Widowed..3/2..Married 43 years
Phoebe Allen..Boarder..Feb 1818..82..OH..Widowed..2/1..Married 62 years

(Catharine was widowed and living with another widower.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Abilene, KS on 20 April 1910. ⁸

1910 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 33, Family 168, Roll 437, Ward 3
Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas
120 North Seventh Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Catherine Beck..Head..77..PA..Widowed..3/2
Blanch Sheets..Lodger..23..KS..Operator, Telephone Co.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Abilene, KS on 26 January 1920. ⁹

1920 US Census
Sheet 24A, District 32, Family 634, Roll 530
Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas
412 Northwest Seventh Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Catharine Beck..Mother..86..PA..Widowed

(Widowed and living at the home of her widowed daughter, Elizabeth, and her son.)
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• She was buried after 28 March 1927 in the Abilene Cemetery in Abilene, KS.

Plot: Blk 15, Lot 2--Wm. Beck Plot
Find A Grave Memorial #54931972
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• Her obituary was published in the Reflector on 18 April 1927 in , Dickinson County, KS.

Catherine Ernstberger born 7 Apr 1833, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; married 1 Oct 1857 to William Beck who died 32y ago; had 3 children, of whom Miss Lillie died 28 years ago; moved to Kansas 1883; died 28 Mar 1927; survived by 2 daughters, Mrs. J. M. Garver of Abilene with whom she lived and Mrs. E. E. Holler of Eudora, Kansas, 7 grandchildren; 15 gr-grandchildren.

(Source: Reflector, Dickinson County, KS, 18 Apr 1927)
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Catherine married William Beck on 1 October 1857.¹ (William Beck was born on 16 July 1832 in Maryland,¹ ³ ⁵ ⁶ ¹² died on 10 April 1895 ³ ¹² and was buried after 10 April 1895 in Abilene, KS ¹².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Tyrone Township, Adams County, PA on 26 June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 41, Roll 1057, Dwelling 306, Family 324
Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
William Beck..27..MD..Farmer
Catharine Beck..26..PA
Sarah Beck..1..MD
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, PA on 20 July 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 34, Dwelling 260, Family 274
Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
William Beck..37..MD..Farmer
Catherine Beck..36..PA..Keeping House
Lizzie Beck..2..PA..At Home
Maggie A. Beck..10..PA
Lilly M. Beck..8..PA
Daniel Sutton..11..PA
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fairview Township, York, PA on 14 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 184A, District 1, Dwelling 150, Family 160, Roll 1205
Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Wm Beck..Head..47..MD..Farmer
Cathrine Beck..Wife..47..PA..Keeping House
Lillie Beck..Dau..18..PA..At Home
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1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 1, p. 184A, dwelling 150, family 160, William Beck and Catherine Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1205.

2 Jo Arnspiger, "Descendents of George Heinrich Ernstberger" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jarnspiger; Updated: 2005-02-07 02:45:02 UTC (Mon)).

3 Jerry R. Arnsberger, "Jerry R Arnsberger Home Page" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/r/n/Jerry-R-Arnsberger-Oh/index.html; Updated July 22, 2006).

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, p. 70B, dwelling 944, family 1029; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 07 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, p. 41, dwelling 306, family 324, William Beck and Catharine Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Mar 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1057.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, p. 34, dwelling 260, family 274, William Beck and Catharine Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 13B, dwelling 291, family 307, Catherine Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

8 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 6B, family 168, Catherine Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 437.

9 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 32, sheet 24A, family 634, Sarah Elizabeth Beck; index and images (accessed 19 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 530.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 11 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54931972.

11 "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681005 : accessed 11 Mar 2015), Name: Catharine Ernstberger; Event Date: 04 Aug 1833; Event Place: Trindle Spring Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 11 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54931710.

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