Clara Lou Porter

1925 - 1990  (65 years)

• Name	Clara Lou Porter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	14 Nov 1925	Tahoka, Lynn, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Niece of Nora and John Bourbon
  Residence	1949	San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA   [5]
  	Clara and William Cathey
  Census	1950	San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to William Cathey
  Death	21 Dec 1990	Ozark, Franklin, Arkansas, USA   [3, 4]
  Burial	Highland Cemetery, Ozark, Franklin, Arkansas, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I24587	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	William Pearson Cathey,   b. 14 Dec 1911, Turlock, Stanislaus, California, USA d. 14 Jan 2001, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Salinas, Monterey, California, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	1949	Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA   [4, 5]
  Marriage End	1957	Monterey County, California, USA   [7]
  	Divorce of Clara and William Cathey
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. William Cathey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Ottis Nelson
  Marriage	11 Aug 1944  [4]
  Marriage End	1948	Salinas, Monterey, California, USA
  	Divorce of Clara and Ottis Nelson
  Family ID	F1146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Robert Louis Rattan,   b. 16 Mar 1928, Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA
  Marriage	24 Oct 1959	Monterey County, California, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F9097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Nov 1925 - Tahoka, Lynn, Texas, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Niece of Nora and John Bourbon - 1930 - Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Clara and Ottis Nelson - 1948 - Salinas, Monterey, California, USA Residence - Clara and William Cathey - 1949 - San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA Marriage - 1949 - Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to William Cathey - 1950 - San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Clara and William Cathey - 1957 - Monterey County, California, USA Marriage - 24 Oct 1959 - Monterey County, California, USA Death - 21 Dec 1990 - Ozark, Franklin, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  News-CATHEY William (Divorce) Salinas Man Held in Jail Sued for Divorce by Wife (Clara and William Cathey - Newspapers.com - The Californian - 6 Aug 1957 - Page 2

  
  

  People

  PORTER-Clara Lou Clara Lou Porter

  
  

• Sources

  [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2342096. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2342096 [S287] Ancestry.com, California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959 [S10277] Find a Grave: PORTER Clara Rattan, Clara Lou Porter Nelson Cathey Rattan. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42641183/clara-lou-rattan [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: San Jose, Santa Clar. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: San Jose, Santa Clar [S9941] Newspapers.com: Divorce of CATHEY Clara and William • Salinas Californian - Aug 1957, (Name: The Californian; Location: Salinas CA; Date: 6 Aug 1957;), SALINAS MAN HELD IN JAIL SUED FOR DIVORCE BY WIFE. Lee C. Boyce of 345 Paloma street told police yesterday that he was awakened from his sleep by a man beating him, and identified his assailant as William P. Cathey, 45, of 708 East Market street. Later, Cathey was arrested on a warrant charging peace disturbance. While Cathey was being held in the Monterey county jail, he was served with papers informing him that his wife, Clara Lou Cathey of 728 Fairfax street, had instituted divorce proceedings against him. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian/155865486/?xid=637 News-CATHEY William (Divorce) Salinas Man Held in Jail Sued for Divorce by Wife (Clara and William Cathey - Newspapers.com - The Californian - 6 Aug 1957 - Page 2