Catherine Isabella Columbia Powell1

#669, (4 October 1893 - 11 April 1929)
Relationship1st cousin of Estelle Rose Roche
Father*John H. Powell1 (1859 - 1918)
Mother*Katherine Hennessy1 (1872 - 1955)

Family

Thomas D Vredenburgh b. c 1878
Her married name was Vredenburgh.2 
Birth*4 October 1893She was born on 4 October 1893 at Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG; from 1900 census.1 
Baptism19 October 1893She was baptized on 19 October 1893 at St. Jariath's R.C. Church, Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG.1 
7 June 1900She appeared on the census of 7 June 1900 in the household of Katherine Hennessy and John H. Powell at 461 Congress Street, Chicago, Illinois, age 6, b. IL Oct 1893.3 
15 April 1910She appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 in the household of John H. Powell and Katherine Hennessy at 757 Kenesaw Terrace, Chicago, Illinois, age 16.4 
3 January 1920She appeared on the census of 3 January 1920 in the household of Katherine Hennessy at Illinois, age 24; widow, age 48, b. Missouri, parents Irish.5
Marriage*30 October 1920She married Thomas D Vredenburgh on 30 October 1920 at Cook Co., IllinoisG.6,7 
Death*11 April 1929She died on 11 April 1929 at Springfield, Sangamon Co., IllinoisG, at age 35.8,9 

Citations

  1. [S449] Illinois, Chicago, Catholic Church Records, 1833-1925, online FamilySearch.org. St Jarlath Parish (Chicago: Jackson Blvd), Baptisms 1833-1925, p. 251, img 533/648. Catherine Isabella Columbia, b. Oct 4, 1893, dau. of John Powell and Catherine Hennessy; bapt. 19 Oct 1893 by T. E. Cox, sponsors William H. Powell & Mrs. Mary Moir(?).
  2. [S533] Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003, online Ancestry.com, Chicago, IL, 1929 no date or newspaper name given, image of partial page): "Mrs. Catherine Powell Vredenburgh, daughter of Mrs. John H. Powell of 757 Kenesaw Terrace, and wif of Thomas D. Vredenburgh II, prominent lumberman of Springfiled, Ill., died of pneumonia early yesterday at the Vredenburgh residence in Springfield after an illness of several days. With her at the time of her death were her husband and mother, her sister, Miss Joanna Powell, and her brother, Edward Powell". Hereinafter cited as Historical Newspapers1851 -2003.
  3. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. John F (39), b. Illinois Aug 1860, wholesale merchant; Katherine (29), b. Feb 1871; married 9 years, 3 children.
  4. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. John H (50), street work contractor; Katherine (39); married 19 yrs, 4 children.
  5. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Katherine H (48), wid., b. MO, parents b. Ireland.
  6. [S683] Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1912-1942 [database on-line], online Ancestry.com, Thomas Vredenburgh II and Catherine Powell, 30 Oct 1920, serial no. 0889111.
  7. [S533] Historical Newspapers1851 -2003, online Ancestry.com, Chicago, IL, 1929 no date or newspaper name given, image of partial page): "Mrs. Catherine Powell Vredenburgh, daughter of Mrs. John H. Powell of 757 Kenesaw Terrace, and wife of Thomas D. Vredenburgh II, prominent lumberman of Springfiled, Ill., died of pneumonia early yesterday at the Vredenburgh residence in Springfield after an illness of several days. With her at the time of her death were her husband and mother, her sister, Miss Joanna Powell, and her brother, Edward Powell."
  8. [S196] Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths 1916-1947, online FamilySearch.org. Catherine Powell Vredenburgh, wife of Thomas D Vredenburgh, dau. of John H Powell and Catherine Hennessy, b. 4 Oct 1893, Chicago IL, d. 11 Apr 1929, Springfield, Sangamon Co. IL, age 35; bur. 13 Apr 1929.
  9. [S1498] Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, online www.chicagotribune.com.