Betty June Cathey

1923 -

• Name	Betty June Cathey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	12 Dec 1923	Merced County, California, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Merced County, California, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	Oct 1931	Mariposa County, California, USA   [8]
  		News-Mariposa Creek Cookout Newspapers.com - Modesto News-Herald - 10 Oct 1931 - Page 4
  Census	1940	Merced County, California, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1950	Madera County, California, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to LD McRee
  Residence	May 1955	Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA   [6]
  	Mrs Betty McRee
  Residence	1987	Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I12362	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Mark Clarence Cathey,   b. 13 Jan 1889, Mariposa County, California, USA d. 25 May 1955, Merced, Merced, California, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Pansy Annabelle Westfall,   b. 14 Sep 1893, Mariposa County, California, USA d. 8 Jul 1986, Fresno County, California, USA (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Aft 1910	Mariposa County, California, USA   [6, 9, 10]
  Marriage End	1955	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA   [6]
  	Death of Mark Cathey
  Family ID	F10140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	L D McRee,   b. 10 Oct 1921, Keota, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA d. 9 Sep 2013, California, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1942  [7]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F12195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Dec 1923 - Merced County, California, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Merced County, California, USA Residence - Oct 1931 - Mariposa County, California, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1940 - Merced County, California, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to LD McRee - 1950 - Madera County, California, USA Residence - Mrs Betty McRee - May 1955 - Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA Residence - 1987 - Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  News-Mariposa Creek Cookout Newspapers.com - Modesto News-Herald - 10 Oct 1931 - Page 4

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-CATHEY Mark C Obituary of MARK CLARENCE CATHEY • The Fresno Bee • Fresno, California • 27 May 1955, Fri • Page 18

  
  

• Sources

  [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Merced, California; Roll: T627_265; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 24-18. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Merced, California; Roll: T627_265; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 24-18 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Township 4, Merced, California; Roll: 178; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 421.0; FHL microfilm: 2339913. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Township 4, Merced, California; Roll: 178; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 421.0; FHL microfilm: 2339913 [S462] Ancestry.com, California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. [S10178] Ancestry.com, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). [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: Madera, California;. 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: Madera, California; [S1218] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Mark Cathey • Fresno Bee - May1955, (Name: The Fresno Bee; Location: Fresno CA; Date: 27 May 1955;), Mark Cathey, Son of Pioneer, Dies in Merced. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 AM in the Ivers and Alcorn Mission Chapel for Mark C Cathey, 66 for whose family Cathey Valley In Mariposa County was named. He died Wednesday following a short illness. Burial will be in the Merced Cemetery. Cathey was a grandson of Andrew Cathey who came to California in 1849. In 1852 he settled with his family in Cathey Valley. He is survived by his widow Pansy; four daughters, Mrs Fern Ross and Mrs Wanda Ross of Fresno, Mrs Betty McRree of Chowchllla, and Mrs Patricia Campbell Oakland; a brother Andrew Cathey of San Jose; two sisters, Mrs Mary Scott of Mariposa and Mrs Birdie Watson of Santa Cruz, and eight grandchildren. • The Fresno Bee • Fresno, California • 27 May 1955, Fri • Page 18 https://www.newspapers.com/image/701652084/?article=351f2262-e8f0-433d-ad59-cd18fd93ecb0&focus=0.3691761,0.05216702,0.48493922,0.26740354&xid=335 Obituary-CATHEY Mark C Obituary of MARK CLARENCE CATHEY • The Fresno Bee • Fresno, California • 27 May 1955, Fri • Page 18 [S4423] Newspapers.com: Obituary of LD McRee • Merced Sun-Star - 25 Sep 2013, LD McRee -- Merced Sun-Star; Publication Date: 25 Sep 2013; Publication Place: Merced, California. https://www.newspapers.com/image/706236255/?article=d7ca1f22-f144-453b-864c-8f633bd4a449&focus=0.64236194,0.3883664,0.9704749,0.5901704&xid=3355 [S1217] Newspapers.com: Family Reunion of CATHEY Family (Mariposa Creek) • Modesto News-Herald - 10 Oct 1931 - Page 4, (Name: Modesto News-Herald; Location: Modesto, California; Date: 10 Oct 1931;), Mariposa Creek Cookout. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30130678/modesto_newsherald/?xid=637 News-Mariposa Creek Cookout Newspapers.com - Modesto News-Herald - 10 Oct 1931 - Page 4 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 5, Mariposa, California; Roll: T624_87; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1374100. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 5, Mariposa, California; Roll: T624_87; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1374100 [S8395] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): WESTFALL Pansy Cathey, (Name: SmithLC.com;), WESTFALL Pansy Annabelle Cathey 1893-1986. Wife of Mark Cathey https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53084082