In the foot-hills of the Sierras in Mariposa County, is Cathey's Valley, one of those pretty valleys common in that range of country. Andrew Cathey is a pioneer, coming overland in 1852 by the southern route, starting at Fort Smith with ox-teams. He lived at that time in Saline County, Arkansas. He was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina in 1814. His early life was that of a farmer. He lived in Georgia eight years and Arkansas nine years. On his arrival in california, he first stopped in Indian Gulch, and engaged in mining n 1852-53.

In Septmeber, 1854, he moved to the little valley where he now resides, and which bears his name. He has 400 acres of upland and valley on which he does some general farming. He raises an average of twenty bushels of barley per acre. His fruit trees do extremely well, of which he has about fifty peach, beside many apple, plum and other varieties besides 160 grapevines. On the place is kept a goodly number of cattle, hogs, horses and other stock.

In 1828, Mr. Cathey married Miss Mary M. Gaver. They have seven children, five boys and two girls. They are also surrounded in their declining years, by ten grand-children and nine great-grand-children.


History of Merced County, California
Elliott & Moore, Publishers
San Francisco, Cal.
1881
Pages 97-102
Transcribed by Julie Appletoft

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