MRS. CATHARINE WHITCOMB [of Providence Township] came to Lucas County July —, 1836; she was born in New York State February —, 1805. Has had six children: Francis W., born November 18, 1828; Volney C., born February 10, 1832; Sarah J., born November 11, 1833; Sylvester R., born March 7, 1837; Antoinette L., born August 21, 1839; Malvina A., born March 1, 1842.
Source: Clark Waggoner, ed., History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio Illustrated (New York and Toledo: Munsell & Company, Publishers, 1888), p. 11.