Catherine Page

Catherine Page (maiden name: Pierre) was born around 1841 in Washington, D.C., as a free woman. She married Marcellus Waters, who died sometime between 1860 and 1864. She then married William Cummings Page on December 4, 1866, in Washington, D.C., and the couple moved to Blenheim, Albemarle County, Virginia. They had four children together: William C., born October 27, 1868; Anna M., born September 11, 1872; Jonathan, born June 19, 1874; and James, born June 22, 1878. He died on May 26, 1910, and she eventually secured a widow's pension, despite difficulties that arose out of the fact that she had had a previous husband. By 1921, she was receiving $30 per month. She died in Blenheim in 1921.

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Name:Page, Catherine
Alternative names:
  • Waters, Catherine (alternative name)
  • Pierre, Catherine (alternative name)
  • Walters, Catherine (alternative name)
  • Page, Catharine (alternative name)
Roles:
  • Spouse
Gender:F
Race:Black
Branch of service:
Enlistment/Muster:
TypeDatePlaceAccepted/RejectedAgeStatusReason
Free
Residence at enlistment:
Rank In:
Rank Out:
Highest rank achieved:
Pensions:
Person 1Person 2NumberRelation Type
Page, William CummingsPage, Catherine945293application-widow
Page, William CummingsPage, Catherine720415certificate-widow
Birth date:1841
Birth date certainty:About
Birth place:Washington, DC
Death date:1921-10-29
Death place:Blenheim Albemarle County, VA
Causes of death:
Occupations:
Relationships:
Person 1Relation TypePerson 2
Page, Catherineparent ofPage, Jr., William C.
Page, Catherineparent ofPage, Anna M.
Page, Catherineparent ofPage, Jonathan
Page, Catherineparent ofPage, James
Page, Catherinewife ofPage, William Cummings
SOURCES

Pension Records for William Page, RG15, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.