Katherine Margaret Amend Weber

Katherine Margaret Amend was born December 31, 1879 in Walter, Russia. She met Heinrich Weber and they were married on January 18, 1899 in Walter, Saratov, Russia. The family had two children while in Russia and then immigrated to the United States in 1902, on board a ship named the Friedrich Der Grosse. The family settled in Quincy, Washington where they farmed for 40 years before retiring and moving to Wenatchee, Washington. Ten children were born to Heinrich and Katherine Weber, all who survived to adulthood. The Webers celebrated 50 years of marriage in 1949, with all of their children present. Katherine passed away in 1953 at the age of 73. She is interred in the Quincy Valley Cemetery, in Quincy, Washington.