Individual Record 2611
| Name} Nordfors, Katarina Wilhelmina (Catherine) | Family History} Hancock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title} | Race} White | Sex} Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth: Date} Exa 17 Jul 1866 | Place} Kronge Ade, Jämtland, Jamtland, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marr.: Date} Exa 11 Apr 1889 | Place} Manti Temple, Sanpete, Utah (Link) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death: Date} Exa 20 May 1948 | Place} Veyo, Washington, Utah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial: Date} Exa 22 May 1948 | Place} St. George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grave Marker} Yes |
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| Parents: } Andrew Mangus Vordforsson & Catharina Jonsdotter Relationship No.} None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Household No.} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation 1} Housewife Occupation 2} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion/Church} Mormon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouses: Prime}
Bunker, James Lang Total Number of} 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: Katarina Wilhelmina Nordfors was born 17 Jul 1966 in Rauunda, Jämtland, Sverige (Sweden).
Her parents were Anders Magnus Nordforsson and Catharina Jonsdotter. Emigration records show Magnus Nordfors and wife Catharine, with their children, Magreta, Cathrine, Christine J., and Peter, leaving Copenhagen, Denmark on 18 Jun 1872, bound for New York City, New York. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The family came direct to Utah as converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
settling in Annabella, Sevier county. In the 1880 U.S. census, Catharine Nordforss, 13, was living with
her parents, Andrew Nordforss, 48, and Catharine, 39, in Glenwood, Sevier, Utah. Her father was a
blacksmith. Her siblings were Margaret, 16, John, 6, Agnes, 4, and Emily, 1. Catherine met James Lang Bunker when he moved to Annabella, Sevier, Utah. They obtained a marriage license in Sevier County on 11 Apr 1889, and were married 13 Apr 1889 in the Manti Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah. They had two children: Sarah Catherine, born and died in 1890, and James Leo, born 1891 and died in 1894. Catherine and James lived in Annabella for several years then moved to the Bigelow Ranch near Gunlock, Utah. In the 1900 U.S. census, Katherine W. Bunker, 33, and her husband, James L., 38, and were living in Gunlock, Washington, Utah. James was a farmer and they owned their farm free of mortgage. In the 1910 U.S. census, Catherine Bunker, 38, and James L., 48, and were still living on their farm in Gunlock, Washington, Utah. They now had an adopted son, James R. Bunker, 8. In 1912, James laid out and established the village of Veyo, Washington County, and they built a substantial home. They operated a large farm and ranch, with a Jersey Dairy herd. In the 1920 U.S. census, Catherine Bunker, 52, and her husband James L., 58, were living in Veyo. James was still farming, and their home was free of mortgage. Their son, James R., was 14 and attending school. In October 1925, their son developed appendicitis while on a mission in the Southern States, and Catherine and James traveled to Salt Lake City to be with him for several weeks. She was an active worker in the L.D.S. temple in St. George. In the 1930 U.S. census, Catherine Bunker, 64, and James L., 68, were still farming on their farm in Veyo. They were alone now, as their son had married in Feb 1928. They did not have a radio set. In 1932, They moved to St. George. James died suddenly in the living room of their St. George home on 8 Nov 1936. Catherine died 20 May 1948 while visiting a son in Veyo. Funeral services were held 10 Nov 1948 in the St. George First L.D.S. ward chapel. She was buried next to her husband in the St. George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time of Birth} | Time of Death} 5:15 a.m. | Fraternal/Social} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baptism Date} | Place} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confirm. Date} | Photos} None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigr'n Date} Cir 31 May 1872 | Port} N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education: Grade} High school or Top 2 Degrees} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military: Service} for the State of} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Health Condition} Senility Cause of Death} Natural causes |
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