Kate (Katie) Betz was born about 1862 in Maryland. Her mother’s name was Phillipine and she was born in Germany. Her father was born in Maryland.
The 1870 Census shows Katie is 9 years old, and has two brothers, Louis (age 11) and Jacob (13) and a sister, Louisa (5). Her father, John, is listed as being a tailor who was born in Wurttemberg.
The 1880 Census shows Katie (Katharine) is 19 years old, her brother Louis (a tailor) is age 21, Louisa is 15, and John is age 9 (listed as a brother). They live on North Chapel Street in Baltimore City.
In the 1910 Census, Katie is married to John H. Wiseman and they live on a farm on Hazelwood Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. She was able to read and write, and had given birth to 12 children, with 10 still being alive at the time.