Immigration to the United States of America Big Nose Kate



kate horony (left) , younger sister wilhelmina in 1865, @ time orphaned. kate 15 years old.


in 1860, dr. horony, second wife katharina, , children left hungary united states, arriving in new york city on german ship bremen in september 1860. writer glenn boyer first state kate descended nobility , after father appointed personal physician emperor maximilian of mexico family accompanied monarch s retinue mexico. however, in none of published works did boyer ever cite source these assertions. patrick a. bowmaster exposed fallacy of boyer s story.”


the horony family settled in predominantly german area of davenport, iowa in 1862. horony , wife died 3 years later, in 1865, within month of 1 another. mary katherine , younger siblings placed in home of brother-in-law, gustav susemihl, , in 1870 left in care of attorney otto smith. 1870 united states census records davenport, iowa show kate s younger sister, 15-year-old wilhelmina (wilma), living , working domestic austrian-born david palter , hungarian wife bettina.








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