Katherine is the daughter of German immigrants, Valentine and Kate Kurtzeman. She immigrated to the United States from LeHavre, France on the Nuremberg and arrived in Texas on October 29, 1860 with her parents and sister, Caroline, and brother, Charley.

Katherine's parents had three more children after arriving in Texas:
Cecilia Kurzemann (1862-1939)
Emilie Kurzemann (1867-bef 1900)
John Valentine Kurtzemann (1868-1948)

Caroline and Cecilia never married.
Charley married Anna Bertha Bettie Boedeker about 1886. Together they had three children.

She obtained her U.S. Citizenship in 1868 about the age of eight according to the 1910 census of Fayette County, Texas.

Katherine married William Christiansen on January 6, 1880 in Colorado County, Texas by R. Jaeggli, a Lutheran minister.

[Year; 1880; Marriage Records of Colorado County, 1837-1886. Nesbitt Memorial Library. — Name: Kate Kotzeman; Spouse: William Christiansen; Marriage date: 6 Jan 1880 in Colorado, Texas]

[Year; 1880: Year: 1880; Census Place: Frelsburg, Colorado, Texas; Roll: 1297; Family History Film: 1255297; Page: 433D; Enumeration District: 051 — Wilhelm Christjansen, 26; Katharine Christjansen, 23]

Four children were born to their union:

1) Emilia Christiansen Stolle (1882-1971)
2) Lena Christianson Bryan (1884-1951)
3) Amelia Henrietta 'Jettie'Christianson Tyler (1886-1976)
4) Edwin John Christianson (1888-1984)

After Williams death, Katherine married Bernard Ben Fehmer about 1891 in Texas. Together they had the following children:

1) Anna Fehmer Perkins (1892-1981)
2) Marie C. Fehmer DeBall (1894-1969)
3) Emma Frances Fehmer Flanagan (1895-1975)
4) Henry Bernard Fehmer (1897-1969)

Bernard died on December 18, 1897 leaving Katherine a widow with a year old baby, seven of her children to raise plus Ben's five children from his first marriage:

Bernard Fehmer and Anna Plassman's children:

1) Joseph Bernard Fehmer (1881-1958)
2) Katie Fehmer (1882- )
3) Helena Fehmer Clooney (1883-1972)
4) Minnie T. Fehmer (1886-1971)
5) Robert Fehmer (1887- )

Katherine is listed as a widow in the 1900 Census of Fayette County, Texas as head of household with 13 children.

[Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Fayette, Texas; Roll: 1634; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1241634 — Catharin Fehmer, 41; Emily [Christianson] Fehmer, 18; Lena [Christianson] Fehmer; 15; Henrette [Christianson] Fehmer, 14; Anna Fehmer, 7; Mary Fehmer, 6; Emma Fehmer, 4; Robert Fehner, 13; Edwin [Christianson] Fehner, 11; Henry Fehner, 3; Katei Fehner, 17; Helen Fehner, 16; Minnie Fehner, 16; Minnie Fehner, 14; Josef Fehner, 19]

On June 10, 1902, Katherine married Richard Meier, a man 10 years her junior, in Fayette County, Texas. I found no children of record born to them.

[Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Fayette, Texas; Roll: T624_1552; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 1375565 — Richard Meyer, 45; Kate Meyer, 52; Edwin Christian, 21; Mary F*Mer, 16; Emma F*Mer, 14; Henry F*Mer, 13]

[Year: 1920; Census Place: Houston Ward 6, Harris, Texas; Roll: T625_1815; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 170 — Richard Myers, 58; Catherine Myers, 64; Henry Rehmer, 22; Lena Rehmer, 20; Helen Rehmer, 2 1/12; John Curtz, 19; Hugo Huegle, 24; Will Huegle, 26]

[Year; 1934: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. — Name Kathern Meier; Birth Date: 17 May 1856; Birth Place: Alsace Loraine; Spouse: Richard Meier; Father: Kurlzman; Age at death: 77; Death Date: 16 May 1934; Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas]

~~~Researched and documented, dbc, 2016

Variations of the name Christianson were used in various forms including: Christiansen, Christian, Christen, Christjansen, Christguson to list a few.

Variation of the name Kurtzeman were used in various forms such as: Kurtzeman, Kurtzemann, Kurzeman, Kurtemann to list few.