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Born: November 17, 1862
Bucks County, PADied: 1945 ?
Philadelphia, PA
Married: David L. German
September 23, 1882
Children:
Harry, Howard and David, Jr.
Siblings:
Harry, Elizabeth, Daniel, Emma,
Conrad, George, Ella
Parents:
Emma Knipe and David Grim
Born before photography was commonplace, Kate never liked having her picture taken and always refused to have a formal portrait made. This is the only picture of her I have ever found, taken in her back yard in 1908.We have little information about her life, but I do know that she grew up on a farm in Bucks County, PA, and lived in the area for a number of years after marriage.
The family moved to Columbia Ave. in Philadelphia when her husband set up a dental practice there. She continued to live there alone in her later years until she fell down the stairs and broke her hip. The accident frightened her so much that she seldom went up or down stairs again. She spent the rest of her life living with her son, David, on Hazel Ave. in Philadelphia.
Kate and David German are buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, considered an architectural masterpiece, located in Bala Cynwyd, PA, across the Schuylkill River from Philadelphia.
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