William Clark Cathcart

Brief Life History of William Clark

When William Clark Cathcart was born on 24 March 1845, in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Clark Thom Cathcart, was 33 and his mother, Margaret A McSparren, was 31. He married Mary Catherine Starr on 20 August 1868. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Brock, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Lafayette Township, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States in 1910. He died on 25 January 1917, at the age of 71, and was buried in Lafayette Cemetery, Brock, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Clark Cathcart
1845–1917
Mary Catherine Starr
1843–1904
Marriage: 20 August 1868
Eulala Star Cathcart
1869–1953
Annetta Cathcart
1871–1940
Edwin Cathcart
1874–1880
Cora Belle Cathcart
1881–1973

Sources (9)

  • Wm C Cathcart in household of Clark Cathcart, "United States Census, 1860"
  • William C Cathcart, "Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948"
  • William C. Cathcart, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1854

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Forney, Nebraska Territory, United States 1855: Nemaha, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Nemaha, Nebraska, United States

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Cathcart (Renfrewshire).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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