Born in Madison, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Franklin Gaar
and Harriet Eliza (Kirtley) Gaar
Sister of
Edwin Franklin Gaar, William Henry Gaar, Eliza Frances Gaar, Elizabeth J. Gaar, Thomas Wesley Gaar, Quintus Robert Gaar, Emma Lewis (Gaar) Wayland and Clara Briggs (Gaar) Carthrae
Wife of
Thomas Jefferson Walker
— married
25 Feb 1858 in Madison, Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 40
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Catherine was born in 1839. She was the daughter of Benjamin Gaar and Harriet Kirtley. She passed away about 1879.
Sources
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRD3-43P : 29 January 2020), C. T. Gaar in entry for Tho. J. Walker, 1858.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M418-21B : 11 November 2020), Kate T Walker in entry for J T Walker, 1860.
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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:
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:
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~1.56%
Samuel Garr
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