Born in Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Asbury Saxton
— married
1846 in Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 45
in Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States
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| Created 4 May 2017
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Biography
Catherine A Dewalt. [1]
Born 1 Aug 1827. Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States. [2]
Katherine DeWalt was the daughter of George DeWalt (b.1794.Pennsylvania) and Christina Harter ( b. 1800. Lancaster, Pennsylvania)[3]. She was educated at the Emmetsburg Female Academy and Linden Hall in Pennsylvania. She married the founder of the Stark County Bank,James Ashbaugh Saxton and they had three children, one is who was a First Lady Ida Saxton McKinleyfrom 4 March 1897 to 14 September 1901.
During the civil war, Kate Saxton was a local leader of volunteers who sewed and provided help to Union Soldiers.[4]
She is buried in Westlawn Cemetery.
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- ↑ http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=25
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Nele De Moor
Nele De Moor
Dewalt-173 and DeWalt-48 appear to represent the same person because: same spouse, same dates.
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by Nele De Moor
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