Catherine, the daughter of David Simpson and Mary McKenzie was born about 1854 in Wisconsin. In 1860 and 1870, she lived with her family in Ridgeway, Wisconsin. [1][2]
In 1880, Kate kept house for her brother Edward in Weston, Marathon, Wisconsin. [3]
Research Notes
Her year of birth was calculated from her age on the 1860 census.
Sources
↑ 1860 U.S. census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Iowa, Ridgeway, p. 946 (written), dwelling 824, family 824, Catherine Simpson; digital images, Ancestry (accessed 3 Apr 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll M653_1412.
↑ 1870 U.S. census, Iowa, Wisconsin, population schedule, Ridgeway, p. 18, dwelling 125, family 136, Kate Simpson; digital images, Ancestry (accessed 10 Apr 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1716.
↑ 1880 U.S. census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Weston, enumeration district (ED) 084, p. 324D, Kate Simpson; digital images, Ancestry (accessed 9 Apr 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1433.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine: