Catherine AKA Katherine,was the daughter of Elizabeth (Fivecoat) and Peter Knight & was 65 years old and 5 months at time of death. To ill with cancer to move on to Ventura County, California, she remained in Alameda County with her son, (a picture posted of him on his Interment)Dr. Simon Peter Guiberson. She urged her husband & children to go on with their plan to clear land in Ventura County for a homestead. It had been Catherine's dream for the family to have their own land in California. They had left Ohio with the California wagon train, consisting of 500 men, women and children. The journey was a difficult one. To save the animals for the river crossings, most people would walk. Animals died & supplies often ran out. Over one thousand deaths had occured on the trail (see article at right) by the year 1850. Some members of the Rizor & Fivecoat families were also on the wagon train. They stopped and stayed for some time in Madison County, Iowa, where they helped found the town of Winterset.
By 1853, Abraham Rizer (Catherine's stepfather) had moved a short distance away to Marion County, Iowa. Catherine was the half sister of my great great grandfather Samuel Rizor and was raised with him. Her mother Elizabeth (Fivecoat) Knight was married to Abraham Rizor (my 3rd great grandfather), after her first husband Peter Knight died around 1810.

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Catherine married John Warner GUIBERSON, on November 15, 1832 in Holmes County, Ohio. Source: Holmes County Marriage Records.
Pastor John Warner Guiberson born on October 19, 1812, in Strabane Twp., Washington County, PA., was the son of Elizabeth (Warner) and Samuel Allen Giberson/Guiberson.
John returned to Alameda County after Catherine's death and erected a tombstone (now missing?)for her.
John's father, Samuel Guiberson Sr. died & was buried in Christy Chapel in Holmes County, his mother Elizabeth (Warner) Guiberson and most of the children went west, to states including Illinois, Iowa, Wyoming & California.
Known children of Katherine & John:

Mary Elizabeth Guiberson born circa 1833. Married Erastus Smith Jones circa 1851 in Winterset, Madison County, Iowa

Samuel Allen Guiberson born circa January 1, 1835? Married Mary Ellen Greene - their son, Nathaniel Greene Guiberson (see link under Samuel)passed on a lot of the family history.

Jane Guiberson born circa July 1, 1837? Married William Mills on June 21st, 1856.

Simon Peter Guiberson born circa April 4, 1840 in OH. He is in the 1870 (June 29th)Census for Washington Twp.,Alameda County, California born OH and is listed as a PHYSICIAN.

Edwin Guiberson born June 8, 1841 in Holmes County, Ohio. Died June 18, 1843 in Holmes County, Ohio.

William Mckindrey Guiberson born on September 7, 1845 (September 6th, 1843, see Interment below) in Holmes County, Ohio. Appears in Census of 1880 in Saticoy Township, Ventura County, California, as male, single, white, 34, born OH.

Margaret Catherine Guiberson born January 28, 1847 in Newcastle Twp. Coshocton County, Ohio. Married Henry Clay Haskin on Dec 25th, 1862, Lake County, California.