Catherine grew up in England. After she heard the gospel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints preached by missionaries she was baptized and the family sailed to America on 30 May 1869. She traveled with Captain Horton D. Haight's Company in 1863. Her baby died in her arms while crossing the plains and was buried along the trail. They came to Alpine in the Spring of 1864 and stayed the rest of their lives. Her first home was a log cabin with a dirt floor and cloth hung at the openings. The roof was made of willows and bulrushes covered with dirt. This combination failed to keep the rain out. She was an excelled cook and noted for her pies. She served hot chicken dinners to the workers when they had huskingbees, plum cuttings.
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