She signed a deposition for brother Jacob's pension application,verify ing that he served in the Am Revolutionary War.
Why was she listed as head of the household in 1820? Where wasCasper? T he family was still in York but the census is too difficultto make out m any names. Jacob Shrom was on the same page so perhapsCasper was coun ted there, taking of that family. Or perhaps he wassick or disabled a nd Catherine took over the duties of head.
1830 Was it this lady recorded as Mrs Catherine Shrum in Fairfield,We stmoreland Co, PA? If so, the family included only women: 1female at a ge 10-15, 1 at 30-40, and 1 was 60-70.
She verified her place of birth in her deposition for brother Jacob'sp ension application.
Her death year is 1858 in DAR records.
Her baptismal sponsor, and probably the one she was named for, wasCath erine Meilly.
