John R Cathey

Bef 1775 - 1828  (> 53 years)   Has 7 ancestors and 77 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	John R Cathey
  Birth	Bef 1775	VA
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	937
  _UID	13AFE8CFADFBE145AA541D28D0985B125FA2
  Death	Jul 1828	Dickson Co, TN
  Person ID	I66191	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Archibald Cathey,   b. Abt 1755, Frederick Co, VA (now Shenandoah Co, VA) d. 1810, Burke Co, NC (Age 55 years)
  Mother	?,   b. Abt 1755   d. Aft 1800, Burke Co, NC (Age > 46 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1777	SC
  _UID	BC4967A1E3881749B8359EF9A03FF54878FC
  Family ID	F32434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret,   b. 1783/1784, GA d. Aft 1850, Dickson Co, TN (Age > 67 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1798	GA
  _UID	BF398C6B1509F14A8ED5ECAD6DAE62C68735
  Children	1. George Cathey,   b. 1798/1799, GA d. Aft 1850, Washington Co, AR (Age > 52 years)   2. Archibald Cathey,   b. 1802/1803, TN d. Aft 1850, Dickson Co, TN (Age > 48 years)   3. Mary Cathey,   b. 1804/1805, TN d. Aft 1870, Stewart Co, TN (Age > 66 years)   4. Jane Cathey,   b. 1805/1806, TN d. Aft 1860, Dickson Co, TN (Age > 55 years)   5. Joshua Cathey,   b. 1808/1809, OH d. Aft 1880, Hickman Co, TN (Age > 72 years)   6. Daniel Cathey,   b. 1810/1811, Dickson Co, TN d. 1887, Calhoun Co, AR (Age 76 years)   7. Dollie Cathey,   b. Aug 1816, Dickson Co, TN d. 4 Apr 1904, Kaufman Co, TX (Age 87 years)   8. Samuel Cathey,   b. 1819/1820, TN d. Aft 1880, Dickson Co, TN (Age > 61 years)   9. Martin R Cathey,   b. 1821/1822, TN d. Aft 1850, Dickson Co, TN (Age > 29 years)   10. John R Cathey,   b. 1823/1824, TN d. Aft 1880, Hill Co, TX (Age > 57 years)   11. Margaret Cathey,   b. 1826/1827, Dickson Co, TN d. 1850/1855, Dickson Co, TN (Age 28 years)   12. Morris Cathey,   b. 1828/1829, Dickson Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Dickson Co, TN (Age > 32 years)   13. William James Cathey,   b. 1840/1841, Dickson Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Dickson Co, TN (Age > 20 years)
  Family ID	F20710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Based on some of the son's names, i.e. Archie and Samuel, I would suspect John R. to be a son of Archibald Cathey of SC and Burke Co., NC. !NOTES:Birth place: VA per son Joshua Cathey's 1880 census entry VA or SC per son Daniel Cathey's 1880 census entry GA or NC per dau Dolly's 1880 and 1900 census entries TN per son Samuel's 1880 census entry -- per son John's 1880 census entry From the above we have only two that agree, and that is VA from the two oldest children to make it to 1880. I'm going with that; !CENSUS:1790; !CENSUS:1800; !CENSUS:1810; !CENSUS:1820 Dickson Co., TN p. 26 John R. Cathey age 45+ (bef 1775) 301201-12010-0-0; !WILL:10 Jul 1827 Dickson Co., TN Will Book B p. 100 John R. Cathey beloved wife Peggy Cathey my son Archy Cathey son Joshua Cathey my four younger sons, viz. Daniel, Samuel, Martin and John Cathey daughters Jane and Dolly son George daughter May wife of William G. Austin Munsford Smith and my wife Peggy my sole executors S: John (X) R. Cathey W: John Forsythe July Term 1828 proven in court by John Forsythe;