Katherine “Kate” Ruch Birdseye (1861-1887)

Katherine “Kate” Ruch Birdseye

Birth

18 Jul 1861

Jackson County, Oregon, USA

Death

15 Oct 1887 (aged 26)

Jackson County, Oregon, USA

Burial

Jacksonville Cemetery

Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon, USA Add to Map

Plot

Redmen Section, Block 31, plot 12G

Memorial ID

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Daughter of Fredolin "Fritz" Ruch &
Anna (?)
One of six children;
1 sister & 4 brothers
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1860 Fredolin Jr.***see below
1863 Elizabeth (Laurendeau)***see below
1865 Casper Mitchell***see below
1868 Henry***see below
1869 William***see below

Note***
Following her father's suicide, 12 days later her mother drown herself and her youngest sibling William. Sadly she and her siblings would never live together again.

Katherine and her sister Elizabeth were sent to live in the home of Kasper Kubli.
See Find A Grave Memorial# 21280698

Married James Givens Birdseye,
(s/o David Nelson Birdseye & Clara Fleming)
Mother of three children;
2 daughters & 1 son
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1883 George Ruch***see below
1885 Anna Bridget (Pratt) # 90143021
18?? Clara Belle # 49270808

Note***
She died of injuries suffered during a buggy accident

Go your way to the land of the Ancestors,
where they wait for you with open arms, there on the edge between this world and the next.
See; there they stand.
Ancestral spirits, welcome this one
to the place where we all must go.
(Ceisiwr Serith)