Born in Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Eshleman Witmer
and Barbara (Clark) Witmer
Sister of
Cora C (Witmer) Christophel, Lavina Clark (Witmer) Shank, Simon Witmer, Clayton C Witmer, Anna (Witmer) Lump, Lydia C Witmer, Joseph Clark Witmer, David C Witmer, Elmer Clark Witmer and Minnie C Witmer
Wife of
William Henry Adolph
— married
21 Jun 1917 in Hainan, China
Mother of
William Henry Adolph Jr DVM, Helen Marie (Adolph) Cope, Ernest H Adolph and Dorothy A (Adolph) Scirocco
Died
at age 75
in Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Katharine was born in 1899.
In 1915, Katherine sailed to China as a nurse missionary.
In 1917, Katharine married William Adoph in Hainan, China. They had at least two children.
Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana) 31 Oct 1974, Thu, page 7
Mrs. William H. Adolph
Mrs. Katharine Adolph, widow of William H. Adolph and a resident of the Friends Fellowship Community for eight years, died Tuesday night. Before coming to Richmond, she lived in Philadelphia, Pa.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James Cope, Centerville, and Mrs. Dorothy Scirocco, Denver, Colo.; two sons, William Adolph Jr., Scarsdale, N.Y., and Ernest Adolph of Utica, N.Y.; 15 grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Minnie Witmer, Duarte, Calif., and Miss Lydia Witmer, Mount Joy, Pa. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.
Jones & Placke Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A memorial service will be held later. There will be no calling.
Sources
- 1915 US Passport Application for Katharine C Witmer, nurse missionary
- 1917 US Consular Marriage Record for William Henry Adolph and Katherene C Witmer in The Union Church Chapel, Jainan, China
- 1974 US Social Security Death Index
- Findagrave profile
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Katharine by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Katharine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Katharine by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Katharine:
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~6.25%
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