Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:Marty Grant's 6th Great Grand Aunt.;


!NOTES:For more detailed documentation and analysis, see my web page for this family:
http://martygrant.com/genealogy/cathey/cathey-violet.html


!NOTES-NAMED:Revolutionary War Pension Application r7580
Andrew Neill Marshall Co., TN
Served from Burke Co., NC
Violet Cathey and Easther (Cathey) Read (sic) gave statements
Says lived in Marengo Co., AL from 1818
Stepson Joseph McDowell brought him back to Marshall Co., TN.
He was born in Rowan Co., NC Apr 1755.
Resided in Burke
After peace moved to Davidson Co., TN about 10 miles from Nashville
Moved ca 1806 to South of Duck River where town of Farmington now stands, became Bedford Co., TN
1818 Moved to Marengo Co., AL.
1839 moved back to where he was before, formerly Bedford County, now Marshall Co., TN.
Brother William Neill was a LT in the regular army.
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I Vilet Cathey aged about 74 years ... 21 Jul 1840.
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Esther Read is too old and almost totally deaf (no date).
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1852 list of rejected pension claims: Mary Neil widow of Andrew Neil of Lewisburg, Marshall Co., TN ...;


!CENSUS:1790;
!CENSUS:1800;
!CENSUS:1810
!CENSUS:1820
!CENSUS:1830


!CENSUS:1840 Marshall Co., TN p. 173
Joseph C. McDowell age 50-59 (1780/90)
0001000100010-20000110011
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 90-99 (1740/1750) Andrew Neil (1755) step-father
1m 50-59 (1780/1790) Joseph Cathey McDowell (c1781)
1m 15-19 (1820/1825) Son?
1f 80-89 (1750/1760) Mary Cathey McDowell Neill (1760/70) mother
1f 70-79 (1760/1770) Violet Cathey (1761) aunt
1f 40-49 (1790/1800) Elizabeth Cathey (c1795) cousin d/o Violet
1f 30-39 (1800/1810) Patsy Slicker McDowell (1800/10) wife
2f 0-4 (1835/1840).. 1. Violet McDowell (c1826) daughter
.................... 2. Mary McDowell (c1828) daughter

!NOTES:Elizabeth Ann Cathey is a proven child of Violet Cathey per an 1842 deed of gift from Violet to her which says "My daughter Elizabeth Ann Cathey";


!NOTES:"Idiotic" per 1850 census. In those days that meant mentally impaired, usually since childhood.;


!CENSUS:1800;
!CENSUS:1810;
!CENSUS:1820;
!CENSUS:1830;


!CENSUS:1840 Marshall Co., TN p. 173
Joseph C. McDowell age 50-59 (1780/90)
0001000100010-20000110011
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 90-99 (1740/1750) Andrew Neil (1755) step-father
1m 50-59 (1780/1790) Joseph Cathey McDowell (c1781)
1m 15-19 (1820/1825) Son?
1f 80-89 (1750/1760) Mary Cathey McDowell Neill (1760/70) mother
1f 70-79 (1760/1770) Violet Cathey (1761) aunt
1f 40-49 (1790/1800) Elizabeth Cathey (c1795) cousin d/o Violet
1f 30-39 (1800/1810) Patsy Slicker McDowell (1800/10) wife
2f 0-4 (1835/1840).. 1. Violet McDowell (c1826) daughter
.................... 2. Mary McDowell (c1828) daughter


!CENSUS:1850 Marshall Co., TN District No 6 # 773/773
I. W. Walker 50 Fr $6000 NC
Violat M. 49 KY
John R. 19 Fr TN
Alexander 17 Fr
James F. 16
May 14
George 12
Scott R. 11
Ester 9
William M. 8
Sarah 6
Henryetta 4
Elizabeth Cathy 55 NC Idiot;


!CENSUS:1860 x