Mary Isobelle Cathey

1918 - 1971  (53 years)

• Name	Mary Isobelle Cathey  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	24 Sep 1918	Turlock, Stanislaus, California, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Turlock, Stanislaus, California, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1950	Salinas, Monterey, California, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Berneth Layer
  Death	11 Nov 1971	Burlingame, San Mateo, California, USA   [2]
  Burial	El Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Monterey, California, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I11960	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Andrew William Cathey,   b. 7 Dec 1886, Mariposa County, California, USA d. 11 Oct 1980, Monterey County, California, USA (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katerine B 'Kate' Portrum,   b. 23 Feb 1886, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Mar 1970, Salinas, Monterey, California, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Nov 1910	Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Family ID	F10763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Berneth Odell Layer,   b. 30 Jun 1916, Reedley, Fresno, California, USA d. 29 Jun 1994, San Mateo, San Mateo, California, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Feb 1937	Salinas, Monterey, California, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F12881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Sep 1918 - Turlock, Stanislaus, California, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1920 - Turlock, Stanislaus, California, USA Marriage - Feb 1937 - Salinas, Monterey, California, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Berneth Layer - 1950 - Salinas, Monterey, California, USA Death - 11 Nov 1971 - Burlingame, San Mateo, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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