Background
Katherine Emmons Force was born on March 12, 1891 in Brooklyn, New New York
Katherine Emmons Force was born on March 12, 1891 in Brooklyn, New New York
She was the elder daughter of William Hurlbut Force and Katherine Arvilla Talmage. Her sister Madeleine Astor (1893–1940) was the second wife and widow of Colonel John Jacob Astor IV (1864–1912) of the Astor family. Force married Lorillard Suydam on December 6, 1922 in New York City.
Together they had two sons, Stephen Wolcott (April 22, 1925 – July 21, 2010) and William Hurlbut Force.
From "s first marriage to Mary R. Sands, he previously had a son, Lorillard Junior. She died on September 8, 1956 of a heart attack at her home, Chasteullux, in Newport, Rhode Island.
She was a member of the zoning board for Newport, Rhode Island.