Born in Indianola, Warren, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Larkin Hershey
and Lillian Virginia (Hunnicutt) Hershey
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Carroll Durtschi Fruth
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Margaret Ann Fruth
Died
at age 91
in Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2019
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Biography
Catharine was born in 1923. She passed away in 2015.
Sources
- Catharine Hershey (granddaughter). Personal recollection, 20 Feb 2019.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Catharine (Hershey) Fruth and Margaret Fruth, mother and daughter. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Daughter, based on sharing 3719cM across 23 segments.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Catharine (Hershey) Fruth and Catharine Hershey, grandmother and granddaughter. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Granddaughter, based on sharing 1899cM across 30 segments.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Catharine or other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catharine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Catharine or other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catharine:
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100.00%
100.00%
Catharine (Hershey) Fruth:
23andMe, GEDmatch YS6700399 [compare]
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50.00%
50.00%
Margaret Fruth
:
23andMe, GEDmatch WL8381437 [compare]
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~25.00%
~25.00%
Catharine (Fruthland) Hershey :
23andMe, GEDmatch GU8511810 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Brandi (Stewart) Bergstedt :
23andMe
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