Catherine Hart was born on December 25, 1828, in Dublin, Ireland. She came to the United States with her parents when she was 12. According to a story told by Catherine’s granddaughters, the captain of the ship hoisted a disobedient sailor up to the side of the ship during the voyage, intending to throw him overboard. Young Catherine intervened and suggested a less severe punishment. The captain was so impressed by Catherine’s spunk, he let the sailor live—and invited Catherine’s family to join him at the captain’s table for the remainder of the trip.
After arriving in the United States, the family moved to Newport, Kentucky, across the river from Cincinnati. Catherine met Samuel Hendy while visiting a friend in Cincinnati, and they married in 1857. They had seven children in 12 years, but sadly only three survived to adulthood.
According to Catherine’s great granddaughter, Virginia Robinson Hogue, Catherine always called her husband Mr. Hendy. She adds “Catherine was a staunch Catholic but my Great Grandfather was opposed to the Catholic Church. He forbade her or their children to attend mass on Sunday. . . . but she said that Mr. Hendy couldn’t stop her from going to church.” She and her children walked to church every Sunday regardless of the weather. There were also family stories about babies being handed out the window to be baptized. Because of Samuel's disregard for the Catholic Church, he was buried outside the Catholic section of Rose Hill Cemetery in a separate plot from the Hendy family plot where Kate is buried.
According to Kate's burial record, her parents were James Hart, born in November 1809 in Sligo, Ireland, and Anna Birmingham, born 1805 in Ireland and died January 10, 1894, in St. Louis, Missouri. It is not known where or when James died. Anna Hart was buried at the age of 89 in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis in the same cemetery plot as her daughters and Kate's sisters, Mary (Mollie) Hart Fryar and Ella Hart, who died unmarried at the age of 37.
After arriving in the United States, the family moved to Newport, Kentucky, across the river from Cincinnati. Catherine met Samuel Hendy while visiting a friend in Cincinnati, and they married in 1857. They had seven children in 12 years, but sadly only three survived to adulthood.
According to Catherine’s great granddaughter, Virginia Robinson Hogue, Catherine always called her husband Mr. Hendy. She adds “Catherine was a staunch Catholic but my Great Grandfather was opposed to the Catholic Church. He forbade her or their children to attend mass on Sunday. . . . but she said that Mr. Hendy couldn’t stop her from going to church.” She and her children walked to church every Sunday regardless of the weather. There were also family stories about babies being handed out the window to be baptized. Because of Samuel's disregard for the Catholic Church, he was buried outside the Catholic section of Rose Hill Cemetery in a separate plot from the Hendy family plot where Kate is buried.
According to Kate's burial record, her parents were James Hart, born in November 1809 in Sligo, Ireland, and Anna Birmingham, born 1805 in Ireland and died January 10, 1894, in St. Louis, Missouri. It is not known where or when James died. Anna Hart was buried at the age of 89 in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis in the same cemetery plot as her daughters and Kate's sisters, Mary (Mollie) Hart Fryar and Ella Hart, who died unmarried at the age of 37.
Catherine Hart was born on December 25, 1828, in Dublin, Ireland. She came to the United States with her parents when she was 12. According to a story told by Catherine’s granddaughters, the captain of the ship hoisted a disobedient sailor up to the side of the ship during the voyage, intending to throw him overboard. Young Catherine intervened and suggested a less severe punishment. The captain was so impressed by Catherine’s spunk, he let the sailor live—and invited Catherine’s family to join him at the captain’s table for the remainder of the trip.
After arriving in the United States, the family moved to Newport, Kentucky, across the river from Cincinnati. Catherine met Samuel Hendy while visiting a friend in Cincinnati, and they married in 1857. They had seven children in 12 years, but sadly only three survived to adulthood.
According to Catherine’s great granddaughter, Virginia Robinson Hogue, Catherine always called her husband Mr. Hendy. She adds “Catherine was a staunch Catholic but my Great Grandfather was opposed to the Catholic Church. He forbade her or their children to attend mass on Sunday. . . . but she said that Mr. Hendy couldn’t stop her from going to church.” She and her children walked to church every Sunday regardless of the weather. There were also family stories about babies being handed out the window to be baptized. Because of Samuel's disregard for the Catholic Church, he was buried outside the Catholic section of Rose Hill Cemetery in a separate plot from the Hendy family plot where Kate is buried.
According to Kate's burial record, her parents were James Hart, born in November 1809 in Sligo, Ireland, and Anna Birmingham, born 1805 in Ireland and died January 10, 1894, in St. Louis, Missouri. It is not known where or when James died. Anna Hart was buried at the age of 89 in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis in the same cemetery plot as her daughters and Kate's sisters, Mary (Mollie) Hart Fryar and Ella Hart, who died unmarried at the age of 37.
After arriving in the United States, the family moved to Newport, Kentucky, across the river from Cincinnati. Catherine met Samuel Hendy while visiting a friend in Cincinnati, and they married in 1857. They had seven children in 12 years, but sadly only three survived to adulthood.
According to Catherine’s great granddaughter, Virginia Robinson Hogue, Catherine always called her husband Mr. Hendy. She adds “Catherine was a staunch Catholic but my Great Grandfather was opposed to the Catholic Church. He forbade her or their children to attend mass on Sunday. . . . but she said that Mr. Hendy couldn’t stop her from going to church.” She and her children walked to church every Sunday regardless of the weather. There were also family stories about babies being handed out the window to be baptized. Because of Samuel's disregard for the Catholic Church, he was buried outside the Catholic section of Rose Hill Cemetery in a separate plot from the Hendy family plot where Kate is buried.
According to Kate's burial record, her parents were James Hart, born in November 1809 in Sligo, Ireland, and Anna Birmingham, born 1805 in Ireland and died January 10, 1894, in St. Louis, Missouri. It is not known where or when James died. Anna Hart was buried at the age of 89 in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis in the same cemetery plot as her daughters and Kate's sisters, Mary (Mollie) Hart Fryar and Ella Hart, who died unmarried at the age of 37.
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There is a marker for the Hendy plot in the Catholic section of the cemetery but no separate marker for Catherine.
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