Walter Graham Cathey, Sr

1879 - 1966  (87 years)

• Name	Walter Graham Cathey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	9 Aug 1879	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 24]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Carpenter  [5, 13]
  Residence	1880	Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Residence	1900	Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Residence	1910	Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [11]
  Residence	1920	Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [10, 24]
  Residence	1930	Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [13]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Chadwick-Hoskins, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [15]
  Burial	1966	Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [6, 16]
  	Forest Lawn West Cemetery
  		Cathey, Walter Graham (1879-1966) Created by: Carolina.TePee Record added: Feb 26, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 105839224
  Death	4 Oct 1966	Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [4, 6, 7, 9, 16]
  		Cathey, Walter Graham (1879-1966)
  Probate	11 Oct 1966	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I48952	MontyHistNotes_2014 | William Azmon Sample and Esther Garrison
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Alexander Cathey,   b. 24 Nov 1846, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 30 Dec 1902, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eliza Frances Alexander,   b. 29 Sep 1845, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 25 Dec 1932, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Jan 1869	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [2, 25]
  Family ID	F5711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Mary Ila White,   b. 6 Aug 1886, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA d. 10 Jan 1917, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1903	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Herman Sinclair Cathey, Sr,   b. 16 Aug 1904, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 6 Sep 1976, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Lillian Elizabeth Cathey,   b. 8 Apr 1907, Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 16 Jan 1975, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Floyd Graham Cathey,   b. 1 Jul 1908, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 1 Jan 1995, Kill Devil Hills, Dare, North Carolina, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F18639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Rosa Caledonia Woodruff,   b. 30 Jul 1900, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Feb 1978, Pinellas County, Florida, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	6 May 1919
  Children	+ 1. James Roland Cathey,   b. 14 Feb 1920, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Apr 2007, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Clarence Broadus Cathey,   b. 3 Jan 1923, Union County, North Carolina, USA d. 19 Oct 1941, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Walter Graham Cathey, Jr,   b. 5 May 1925, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 1 Jan 2000, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F18640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Aug 1879 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1880 - Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1900 - Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 14 Oct 1903 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1910 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1920 - Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1930 - Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Chadwick-Hoskins, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Burial - 1966 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Death - 4 Oct 1966 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Probate - 11 Oct 1966 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Cathey, Walter Graham (1879-1966)

  
  

• Sources

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