A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Katherine Inge Wakeman
James Hotchkiss gave her name as Kate Inge Wakeman, and she is also listed that way in the bible record in Fred B. Rogers' notes in the John Wilson Papers (BANC MSS C-B 420, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA). "Bear Flag Lieutenant: The Life Story of Henry L. Ford (1822-1860), with Some Related and Contemporary Art of Alexander Edouart (Concluded)" by Fred B. Rogers (California Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 157-175, June 1951) gives her name as Katherine Wakeman Cooper. This is also her byline on an article in The Grizzly Bear magazine, Nov 1912, about the Rincon Hill neighborhood in San Francisco where she grew up, and an article in The Overland Monthly, Jan-Jun 1917, about Patty Reed of the Donner Party (both available from Google Books). Her first name is spelled Katharine in the 1920 census. She is listed as Kate W. Cooper in the 1900 & 1910 censuses and Kate W. Dennis in the 1880 census. She is listed in the 1860 census as Kate J. Wakeman. In the 1870 census, her listing also looks like Kate J. Wakeman, but that J. could possibly be an I. I don't think there's any doubt that the middle initial in 1860 is J.
Santa Cruz Evening News, 20 Feb 1929, p. 10 (obtained from Newspapers.com):
Mrs. Kate Cooper, wife of Harry C. Cooper, and sister-in-law of Frank P. Cooper, and a former well known resident of Santa Cruz, passed away in Oakland yesterday, according to a message received here yesterday.
Mrs. Cooper was born in San Francisco of a prominent old California family. She came to Santa Cruz about 45 years ago, and was very active in social life here. She was a past president of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, past worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Cooper also was a charter member and past president of the Saturday Afternoon club.
For many years Mrs. Cooper was active in the work of the Calvary church, in both the Ivy guild and the St. Agnes guild.
The Coopers moved to Oakland some eyars [sic] ago and have resided in that city ever since. The deceased leaves her husband Harry C. Cooper, two sons Collis Dennis of Vancouver, B. C., and George Dennis, and a daughter Mrs. Helen Dingwall of Portland, Oregon.
[This obituary is incorrect that she died "yesterday". Newspapers.com also has the 19 Feb 1929 issue of the Oakland Tribune, which has a short obituary on p. 46 stating that she died on February 17.]
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