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Wahlin, Katheryn H. (Katheryn Houtz), 1861-1929

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1861 - 1929

Biographical History

Katheryn H. Wahlin (1861-1929) was a music teacher and actress in Utah.

Katheryn H. Wahlin was born October 6, 1861, in Springville, Utah. She studied music and speech at Brigham Young Academy and became an actress in a traveling troupe and music teacher in Springville, Utah. Katheryn served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Angeles, California, and was a member of the Tabernacle Choir. She married Nicolas Harmon Groesbeck July 21, 1882 in Salt Lake City as his third wife, and they had four children. They divorced after the LDS church ended the practice of polygamy. On September 7, 1901, Katheryn married Mathias Erickson Wahlin, with whom she had two children. She passed away October 28, 1929, in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
Familysearch, via WWW, Mar. 10, 2017 (Katheryn H. Wahlin; Katheryn H. Houtz; Catherine Houtz; Catherine H. Groesbeck; Kate Houtz; Katherine Houtz; Katherine H. Wahlin; studied music and speech at Brigham Young Academy; actress in traveling troupe; music teacher in Springville, Utah; third wife (polygamous) of Nicolas Harmon Groesbeck; divorced after Manifesto; missionary in Los Angeles, Calif.; b. Oct. 6, 1861 in Springville, Utah; m. July 21, 1882 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Nicolas Harmon Groesbeck, Jr., four children; m. Sept. 7, 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Mathias Erickson Wahlin, two children; d. Oct. 28, 1929 in Provo, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Katheryn H. Wahlin papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231012755]
Identifier: UA 381
Scope and Contents

Contains an album of autographs by class members, friends and teachers; a graduation certificate from the BYU Normal department; two photographs of Kate Wahlin; and a brief autobiographical description by the donor, 1880-1883.

Dates: 1880-1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Katheryn H. Wahlin papers

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