Catherine Frederica Wenzel
Third Child · 1854–1860 · Baltimore, MarylandCatherine Frederica Wenzel was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1854, in Baltimore, Maryland. She was the third child of George Wenzel (1826–1894) and Catherina Frederica Kibler (1832–1900). She was known by the nickname Katie, which appears on her gravestone.
She was baptized on April 8, 1855 at Old Otterbein Church in Baltimore. She died on April 20, 1860 in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of five, and is buried at Sater's Baptist Church.
"Katie" · Sater's Baptist Church · Baltimore County, Maryland
Church Records
Old Otterbein Church · Baltimore, MarylandCatherine Frederica Wenzel was baptized at Old Otterbein Church in Baltimore on April 8, 1855, as an infant.
The Old Otterbein Church records also record the death of a Christina F. Wenzel on April 21, 1860, identified as the daughter of George Wenzel. The name and death date recorded in the family Bible and on her gravestone — Catherine Frederica Wenzel, April 20, 1860 — are assumed to be correct, and the church record's variation in both name and date is attributed to a transcription or recording discrepancy.
The Wenzel Family of Mainz & Baltimore
Parents: George Wenzel & Catherina Frederica KiblerCatherine Frederica Wenzel was the third of thirteen children born to George Wenzel and Catherina Frederica Kibler in Baltimore, Maryland. Her father had emigrated from Mainz, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, arriving in Baltimore around 1849. She was one of three children — along with her brother George F. Wenzel (1853–1859) and brother Edward F. Wenzel (1868–1869) — who died in early childhood.
For a complete history of George Wenzel and the full Wenzel family tree, see the George Wenzel main page on CollinsFactor.