The circumstances of Catharine's death is revealed in the commitment record of her husband to the State Insane Asylum in Stockton, California.
...The evidence of insanity is, he talks of being carried by Angels and has communications with Spirits; says they told him to kill his wife - thought it was a good spirit but proved a bad one. He is homicidal, having killed his wife on the 16th of this month; is suicidal, having asked for a pistol to kill himself...
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Louis and Catharine Wood had seven known children, six of whom were living at the time of his commitment; Winfield C. c1853, Benjamin c1855, Horace c1858, Heria? (f) c1859, Florence A. 1861, Louis Logan 1862, and Augusta H. 1864.
1860 Township 4, Eureka, Sierra Co., California
Lewis Wood 40 (M) Teaming Kentucky
Catharine -- 38 (F) Wife ---- New York
Winfield C. -- 7 (M) --------- California
Benjamin ---- 5 (M) ----------- Do
Horace ------- 2 (M) ----------- Do
Heria? ---- 8/12 (F) ----------- Do
Listed in the 1850 Utah Territory census, Catherine and son Aaron K. Gates, were living next door to Louis Wood and Hiram Sherwood.
...The evidence of insanity is, he talks of being carried by Angels and has communications with Spirits; says they told him to kill his wife - thought it was a good spirit but proved a bad one. He is homicidal, having killed his wife on the 16th of this month; is suicidal, having asked for a pistol to kill himself...
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Louis and Catharine Wood had seven known children, six of whom were living at the time of his commitment; Winfield C. c1853, Benjamin c1855, Horace c1858, Heria? (f) c1859, Florence A. 1861, Louis Logan 1862, and Augusta H. 1864.
1860 Township 4, Eureka, Sierra Co., California
Lewis Wood 40 (M) Teaming Kentucky
Catharine -- 38 (F) Wife ---- New York
Winfield C. -- 7 (M) --------- California
Benjamin ---- 5 (M) ----------- Do
Horace ------- 2 (M) ----------- Do
Heria? ---- 8/12 (F) ----------- Do
Listed in the 1850 Utah Territory census, Catherine and son Aaron K. Gates, were living next door to Louis Wood and Hiram Sherwood.
The circumstances of Catharine's death is revealed in the commitment record of her husband to the State Insane Asylum in Stockton, California.
...The evidence of insanity is, he talks of being carried by Angels and has communications with Spirits; says they told him to kill his wife - thought it was a good spirit but proved a bad one. He is homicidal, having killed his wife on the 16th of this month; is suicidal, having asked for a pistol to kill himself...
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Louis and Catharine Wood had seven known children, six of whom were living at the time of his commitment; Winfield C. c1853, Benjamin c1855, Horace c1858, Heria? (f) c1859, Florence A. 1861, Louis Logan 1862, and Augusta H. 1864.
1860 Township 4, Eureka, Sierra Co., California
Lewis Wood 40 (M) Teaming Kentucky
Catharine -- 38 (F) Wife ---- New York
Winfield C. -- 7 (M) --------- California
Benjamin ---- 5 (M) ----------- Do
Horace ------- 2 (M) ----------- Do
Heria? ---- 8/12 (F) ----------- Do
Listed in the 1850 Utah Territory census, Catherine and son Aaron K. Gates, were living next door to Louis Wood and Hiram Sherwood.
...The evidence of insanity is, he talks of being carried by Angels and has communications with Spirits; says they told him to kill his wife - thought it was a good spirit but proved a bad one. He is homicidal, having killed his wife on the 16th of this month; is suicidal, having asked for a pistol to kill himself...
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Louis and Catharine Wood had seven known children, six of whom were living at the time of his commitment; Winfield C. c1853, Benjamin c1855, Horace c1858, Heria? (f) c1859, Florence A. 1861, Louis Logan 1862, and Augusta H. 1864.
1860 Township 4, Eureka, Sierra Co., California
Lewis Wood 40 (M) Teaming Kentucky
Catharine -- 38 (F) Wife ---- New York
Winfield C. -- 7 (M) --------- California
Benjamin ---- 5 (M) ----------- Do
Horace ------- 2 (M) ----------- Do
Heria? ---- 8/12 (F) ----------- Do
Listed in the 1850 Utah Territory census, Catherine and son Aaron K. Gates, were living next door to Louis Wood and Hiram Sherwood.
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