1881 Birth:935,1830,1006 Birth date of December 1881 taken from 1900 census enumeration, which is supported by 1980 death certificate listing birth date as 1 December 1881. Birth place of Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio based upon parents enumeration there in the 1880 census as well as long-standing family ties to the area.

1900 U.S. Census:935 Katherine enumerated in the household of her uncle William J. McMurray in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio as niece, white, female, born Dec. 1881, age 18, single, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can read, can write, can speak English. Father Andrew, brother William B., and sister Jane also listed in same household.

1910 U.S. Census:956 Catherine enumerated in the household of her husband Fred A. Klipfel in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio as a wife, female, white, 29, married 8 years, 3 children born of this marriage, 3 children still living, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, native language English, able to read, able to write.

1920 U.S. Census:946 Katherine enumerated in the household of her husband Fred Klipfel in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio as a wife, female, white, 37, married, able to read and write, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can speak English.

1930 U.S. Census:2627 Katherine enumerated in the household of her husband Fred A. Klipfel in Wapakoneta, auglaize County, Ohio as a wife, female, white, 48, married, first married at age 21, can read and write, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio. Sister Elizabeth Jane also resided in the household.

1963 Application for Social Security Account Number:1088 Katherine Lin. Klipfel; maiden name, Katherine Linzee Morey; birthdate, 1 December 1881; birthplace, Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio; age, 81; female; mother’s maiden name, Sophia McMurray; father’s name, Andrew Jackson Morey; residence, 2230 Merit Ave., Lima, Ohio, 45805; signed, 6 July 1963.

1980 Death Certificate:1830 Katherine L. Klipfel; female; date of death, Feb. 23, 1980; white, age 98; born December 1, 1881; place of death, Lima Convalescent Home, Lima, Allen County, Ohio; born in Ohio; occupation, housewife; residence, 2230 Merit, Lima, Ohio; father, Andrew Jackson Morey; mother, Sophia McMurray; burial, 2-27-1980, Greenlawn, Wapakoneta, Ohio.

1980 Obituary:786 Klipfel. Katherine L. Klipfel, 98, formerly of Wapakoneta, died at 5:15 p.m. in the Lima Convalescent Home. Born Dec. 1, 1881 in Wapakoneta, she was the daughter of Andrew Jackson Morey and Sophia McMurray. In 1902 she married Fred A. Klipfel, who preceded her in death in 1942. She was a life-long and oldest member of the First English Lutheran Church, where she was confirmed.

1980 Tombstone:171, v. 2, bk. 1, p. 91. Greenlawn Cemetery, Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio.
Katherine L. Klipfel
b. 12-01-1881
d. 2-23-1980
98y