Katie was the 2nd oldest in the family of 13 children and the oldest daughter. She married Fred Alsdorf, a Topeka man of German descent, on April 29, 1907.
Fred had started working for the railroad in Topeka in 1900, when he was 16 years old. In 1902 he began his apprenticeship as boilermaker for the railroad, repairing the steam locomotives.
Fred and Katie had their first daughter in Kansas, and then moved to Denison, Texas, so that Fred could work in the railroad shops there as a full-fledged boiler maker. While living in Denison they had 6 more children, one of whom died as a young child from whooping cough in 1912.
The family moved to Ottumwa, Iowa about 1925, and Fred worked for the railroad there until he retired in 1950. Katie was a good homemaker and mother, sewing most of her children's clothes when possible. She was an excellent quilter, with her quilts being cherished by her grandchildren today.
Fred and Katie moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1950 to join their daughter, Izetta, for their retirement years. They celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 1957. Sadly, she had to give up her quilting as arthritis made it too difficult for her. At the time of her death in 1974, Katie was survived by 6 children, 11 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
The one son of Fred and Katie that is not listed below is Frederick Marks Alsdorf (1912-1982).
Katie was the 2nd oldest in the family of 13 children and the oldest daughter. She married Fred Alsdorf, a Topeka man of German descent, on April 29, 1907.
Fred had started working for the railroad in Topeka in 1900, when he was 16 years old. In 1902 he began his apprenticeship as boilermaker for the railroad, repairing the steam locomotives.
Fred and Katie had their first daughter in Kansas, and then moved to Denison, Texas, so that Fred could work in the railroad shops there as a full-fledged boiler maker. While living in Denison they had 6 more children, one of whom died as a young child from whooping cough in 1912.
The family moved to Ottumwa, Iowa about 1925, and Fred worked for the railroad there until he retired in 1950. Katie was a good homemaker and mother, sewing most of her children's clothes when possible. She was an excellent quilter, with her quilts being cherished by her grandchildren today.
Fred and Katie moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1950 to join their daughter, Izetta, for their retirement years. They celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 1957. Sadly, she had to give up her quilting as arthritis made it too difficult for her. At the time of her death in 1974, Katie was survived by 6 children, 11 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
The one son of Fred and Katie that is not listed below is Frederick Marks Alsdorf (1912-1982).
Family Members
-
![]()
Peter Jacob Marks
1882–1954
-
Ferdinand Theodore "Fred" Marks
1886–1969
-
![]()
John Joseph Marks
1888–1954
-
![]()
Mary Elizabeth Marks Schanfeldt
1890–1950
-
![]()
Jacob Peter "Jake" Marks
1893–1966
-
![]()
Rose Gertrude Marks Kaeberle
1895–1964
-
![]()
Anna C. Marks Appelhans
1897–1986
-
![]()
Caroline Madeline Marks Roth
1901–1992
-
![]()
Matilda Martha "Tillie" Marks Breight
1904–1988
-
![]()
Sr M. Clarissa Marks
1906–1996
-
![]()
Louise Josephine Marks Hewes
1908–2000
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
