When Rebecca Louvenia Wood was born on 12 January 1846, in Union, Georgia, United States, her father, John Woods, was 48 and her mother, Nancy McClure, was 42. She married Julius Young Cathey in April 1870. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Brasstown, Towns, Georgia, United States in 1900 and Hiawassee, Towns, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 28 December 1928, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Towns, Georgia, United States.