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Catherine "Kate" Cooper Austin
25 Jul 1864 – 28 Nov 1902
| Birth | 25 Jul 1864 |
| Death | 28 Nov 1902 |
| Cemetery | Hackleman Cemetery Cedar County , Missouri , USA |
| Added by | B Davies on 11 Jun 2019 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22395920 |
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Kate (Cooper) Austin was born Catherine Cooper on July 25, 1864 in LaSalle County, Illinois. Kate’s family moved to Hook’s Point, Iowa when she was six year old. At eleven years old Kate lost her mother and had to raise her seven siblings, Kate learned to read due to having a bitter taste of life it was one of her favorite things to do. She met and married Sam Austin at Hook’s Point in August 1883. In 1890 Kate and her husband Sam moved to Caplinger Mills, Missouri, about twenty miles away from the nearest railroad station. Kate did not feel any type of isolation, as country life was where she wanted to live. Since Kate joined the American Press Writers Association, her work increased as she came in contact with many well known radical writers and lecturers of her time. It kept her very busy reading and writing. She enjoyed it, as it was an important part of her education in 1902. In October 28, 1902 Kate died of consumption in Kingman, Kansas, leaving behind nine children ages between 10 & 19. Kate’s body was sent back to Caplinger Mills, as a funeral was held for her with the largest crowd that ever attended a funeral in that district. Kate is buried west of Caplinger Mills in Hackleman Cemetery.
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