Luthera Catherine "Lucy" Dinwiddie
- Born: 16 Oct 1855, Florence, Morgan County, Missouri
- Died: 21 Jun 1922, La Monte, Pettis County, Mo at age 66
- Buried: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Florence, Morgan County, Missouri
 General Notes:
Luthera Catherine Dinwiddie was known as "Aunt Kate". She never married. She is buried in the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, in Morgan County, Mo. just north of her father Rev. Benjamin Franklin Dinwiddie the 1st. Aunt Kate was the fist author of this Dinwiddie family history. She wrote the old letter for her father that is mentioned in the Dinwiddie book by Missouri Elsie Thomas in 1965. Aunt Kate's last years were spent with her sister, Elizabeth Prudence (Dinwiddie) Thomas. Aunt Kate was a great christian and somewhat of a nurse over the years. She always helped the sick, and 3 or 4 times when the mother or father was taken ill.
She helped raise the children named here. One of these familes was her sister Thermutis "Pony" (Dinwiddie) Finley who died leaving 4 small children. Then later Aunt Kate help raise 11 total of the children of John and Charley Finley when they were left with family.
1920 Blackwater, Pettis County, Missouri Census:
Luthera was living with Ralph W & Iva P Hall
Name: Luthera Dinwidde
Home in 1920: Blackwater, Pettis, Missouri
Age: 64 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of House: Aunt
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
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