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Catherine Bush Gwin

Last Name: Gwin
First Name: Catherine Bush
Dates:
1833 (Date of Birth)
8.10.1914 (Date of Death)
Biography/History: Catherine Bush was born in Ohio, 1833; migrated with her parents to Iowa in 1846. Married William Watkins Gwin, 2 Nov 1851 in Washington County, Iowa and they raised 10 children on a 200 acre farm in English River Township. In 1885 Catherine and William moved to Keota, Iowa, where she died 8 Oct. 1914. They are buried in the Keota Cemetery.
Related Objects:
2149.1 (Quilt, Catherine Gwin's Crazy Quilt, 1900-1963)
2149.2 (Quilt, Log Cabin Quilt, 1880-1890)
2149.3 (Coverlet, Overshot Coverlet, 1800 - 1860)