William H Cathey

1815 - Bef 1878  (< 63 years)   Has 35 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William H Cathey
  Birth	22 Aug 1815	Haywood Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	66
  _UID	60D1888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000055D4
  Death	Bef 29 Aug 1878	Swain Co, NC
  Person ID	I4074	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Cathey,   b. 15 Apr 1782, Shenandoah Co, VA d. 1850/1860, Towns Co, GA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bryson,   b. 3 Apr 1787, Rowan Co, NC (now Iredell Co, NC) d. Abt 1872, Swain Co, NC (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1808	Buncombe Co, NC (now Haywood Co, NC)
  _UID	9C66C833E704B74AB17BA2C5A57F41755693
  Family ID	F2680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Matilda Carter,   b. 5 Dec 1814, Buncombe Co, NC d. 1890, Swain Co, NC (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	27 Feb 1837	Rabun Co, GA
  _UID	237412849DC19A46A909C57F563C7445ACA6
  Children	1. Rebecca Cathey,   b. 1838/1839, Haywood Co, NC d. Aft 1850, Union Co, GA (now Towns Co, GA) (Age > 12 years)   2. Josiah Andrew Cathey,   b. 1840/1841, Union Co, GA (now Towns Co, GA) d. Monroe Co, TN   3. Lavina Elizabeth Cathey,   b. 29 Jul 1844, Union Co, GA (now Towns Co, GA) d. 21 May 1917, Swain Co, NC (Age 72 years)   4. Jesse Cathey,   b. 1845/1846, Union Co, GA (now Towns Co, GA) d. Aft 1860, Towns Co, GA (Age > 15 years)   5. Martha Lucinda Cathey,   b. 29 Apr 1850, Union Co, GA (now Towns Co, GA) d. 21 Sep 1931, Swain Co, NC (Age 81 years)   6. Alonzo R Cathey,   b. 1860, Towns Co, GA d. Aft 1870, Jackson Co, NC (now Swain Co, NC) (Age > 11 years)
  Family ID	F2333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Father; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/cathey/cathey-william-swain.htm !FAMILY BIBLE:William and Elizabeth (Bryson) Cathey Family Bible,or perhaps this was his brother James Cathey's family bible. A notation on one page attests that James Sr copied that record in 1832. This is a really old King James Bible using the old style letter S that looked like an F. One page contains births of William and Elizabeth's family. Another page contains the births of William's brother James Cathey's children. Another page contains the deaths of William and James's father and siblings. It seems likely some pages were lost as there are no marriages listed. This record was shared with me by Guy G. Davenport of FL in the late 1980's, I believe: -Page 1- William Cathey was born Aprile tha 15 1782 Elizabeth Cathey was born Aprile tha 3 1787 Andrew D. Cathey was born aprile tha 16 1809 James Cathey was born march tha 11 1812 William h. Cathey was born August tha 22 1815 <--- Samual B. Cathey was born September tha 13 1818 Rebecky h. Cathey was born November tha 17 1820 -Page 2- Andrew D. Cathey Departed this life Decr 1st 1808 Daniel H. Cathey """ Oct 30th 1810 William Cathey """ Dec 23rd 1812 John Cathey """ April 7th 1815 Sarah Cathey """ May 23rd 1817 (sic) George Cathey """ July 17th 1828 Jacob Cathey """ May 28th 1836 -Page 3- Nancy N. Cathey was born May 25th 1810 Rebecca H. Cathey was born October 28th 1812 Elizabeth Cathey was born July 11th 1815 Jane Cathey was born February 17th 1819 Thomas B. Cathey was born March 6th 1823 James N. Cathey was born February 26th 1825 Names and ages of James Cathey's Sr children as set down June 29 1832 S: James Cathey Sr; !NOTE:Marriage bond gives 23 Feb 1837, but some source? gives marriage date as 27 Feb 1837, what source?; !CENSUS:1820 Haywood Co, NC pg 215 w/William CATHEY age 0-9 (1810/20); !CENSUS:1830 Haywood Co, NC pg 364 w/William CATHEY age 15-19 (1810/15); !MARRIAGE LICENSE:23 Feb 1837 Rabun Co., GA William Cathey and Nancy M. Carter James Blakley, CC Married 23 Feb 1837 by Robert Woods, JP; !CENSUS:1840 Union Co., GA p. 13 William Cathy age 50-59 (1780/1790) 00004001-10011001 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 50-59 (1780/1790) William Cathey (1782) 4m 20-29 (1810/1820) 1. James Cathey (1812) son .................... 2. William H. Cathey (1815) son <--- .................... 3. Samuel B. Cathey (1818) son .................... 4. Son? 1f 50-59 (1780/1790) Elizabeth Bryson Cathey (1787) wife 1f 20-29 (1810/1820) Nancy Matilda Carter Cathey (1814) dau-in-law 1f 15-19 (1820/1825) Rebecca Cathey (1820) daughter 1f 0-4 (1835/1840).. Rebecca Cathey (c1839) gr-daughter; !CENSUS:1850 Union Co., GA 85th District # 239/239 Wm H. Cathey 36 Farmer $600 NC Nancy 36 NC Rebecca 11 NC Josiah 9 GA Elizabeth 7 Jesse 4 Lucinda 1/12; !CENSUS:1860 Towns Co., GA Hiwassa PO # 121/121 William Cathey 44 Far. $1200/250 NC Nancy 44 Josiah 19 GA Lavina 15 Jessee 12 Lucinda 10 Laso (sic) 1/12 * * Gender column has ink smear on it. Should be male though as this is probably Alonso; !ROSTER OF ELLIGBLE: 2 Sep 1861 Union Co, GA, Gum Log, William CATHEY; !CENSUS:1870 Jackson Co., NC 65th Subdivision Deep Creek Township, Big Spring PO # 32/33 William H. Cathy 54 Farmer $150/230 NC Nancy C. 54 Keeping House Martha L. 18 works in the house GA Alonzo R. 10 works on the farm GA; !DEATH:Reported on 29 Aug 1878, Tennessee Baptist Association Minutes "W.H. CATHEY of Cold Springs";