Fern Annabelle Cathey b. 22 Dec 1916 Mariposa County, California, USA d. 6 Jan 2003 Fresno, Fresno, California, USA: Smith Family Tree

Fern Annabelle Cathey

1916 - 2003 (86 years)

Name	Fern Annabelle Cathey [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	22 Dec 1916	Mariposa County, California, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9]
Gender	Female
Census	1920	Mariposa County, California, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Daughter
Census	1930	Merced County, California, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Residence	Oct 1931	Mariposa County, California, USA
		News-Mariposa Creek Cookout Newspapers.com - Modesto News-Herald - 10 Oct 1931 - Page 4
Census	1940	Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Census	1950	Fresno, Fresno, California, USA [9]
	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Charles Ross
Residence	May 1955	Fresno, Fresno, California, USA [11]
	Mrs Fern Ross
Residence	1970	Clovis, Fresno, California, USA [7]
Death	6 Jan 2003	Fresno, Fresno, California, USA [3, 4]
Person ID	I24279	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 [11, 12, 13]
Marriage End	1955	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [11]
	Death of Mark Cathey
Family ID	F10140	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Charles Edwin Ross, b. 4 Oct 1911, Crane, Stone, Missouri, USA d. 28 Feb 2002, Fresno, Fresno, California, USA (Age 90 years)

Marriage 28 Apr 1936 Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA [8, 10]

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living
	3. Brenda Fern Ross, b. 12 Aug 1941, Merced, Merced, California, USA d. 13 Jun 1989, Fresno, Fresno, California, USA (Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F4822 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 22 Dec 1916 - Mariposa County, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Daughter - 1920 - Mariposa 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
	Marriage - 28 Apr 1936 - Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Chowchilla, Madera, California, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Charles Ross - 1950 - Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
	Residence - Mrs Fern Ross - May 1955 - Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
	Residence - 1970 - Clovis, Fresno, California, USA
	Death - 6 Jan 2003 - Fresno, Fresno, California, USA

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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

[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
[S302] Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Birthdate: 22 Dec 1916; Birth County: Mariposa.
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 552-50-3135; Issue State: California; Issue Date: 1954.
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chjowchilla, Madera, California; Roll: T627_260; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 20-1.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Chjowchilla, Madera, California; Roll: T627_260; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 20-1
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Lewis, Mariposa, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 564.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Lewis, Mariposa, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 564
[S39] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;).
[S9239] Newspapers.com: Marriage Anniversary of ROSS Fern and Charles (40th) • Fresno Bee - 16 May 1976, Fern Annabelle Cathey and Charles Edwin Ross (40 Year Anniversary) - The Fresno Bee; Publication Date: 16/ May/ 1976; Publication Place: Fresno, California.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/703775358/?article=00ed9b29-6bcd-4538-83cd-1d2b617e10be&focus=0.45144153,0.25272983,0.55290055,0.35773352&xid=3398

[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: Fresno, Fresno, Cali.

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: Fresno, Fresno, Cali

[S4615] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Charles Ross • Fresno Bee - 5 Mar 2002, Charles Edwin Ross -- The Fresno Bee; Publication Date: 5 Mar 2002; Publication Place: Fresno, California.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/658446936/?article=f8c524b8-4b46-4b0d-b6fd-1234e251e93e&focus=0.4964851,0.132128,0.6348111,0.4772159&xid=3355
[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
[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

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