Charles Cathcart

Charles Cathcart

ID:	I670
Last:	Cathcart
First:	Charles
Middle:
Birth:	at County Antrim, Ireland
Death:	at Winnsboro, Fairfield Co., South Carolina
Burial:
Sex:	M
Notes:	Charles Cathcart is included here to facilitate research for families seeking links between Clowney and Cathcart ancestors. Source of extensive information on his line: Rootsweb.com: Cathcart Genealogy Homepage is: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cathcart/ Contact: John Cathcart <jcathcart@dellepro.com>
Sources:	¹

Mother:	UNKNOWN
Father:	UNKNOWN

Marriage 1	Sarah Blain b: UNKNOWN d: UNKNOWN

	Children:
	1 Charles Erving Cathcart b: 30 Aug 1865 Winnsboro, Fairfield Co., South Carolina

Sources:
1	Repository: --Name: Fairfield Historical Society Museum --Address: Fairfield Historical Society P.O. Box 93 Winnsboro SC 29180 www.rootsweb.com/~scfairfi/scfairfield.htm Title: Fairfield Sketchbook Author: Bolick, Julian Stevenson, with introduction by Kathleen Lewis Sloan Publication: Reprinted 2000 (1st ed.1963), Fairfield County Historical Society, Winnsboro, South Carolina Note: Sketches of historic homes, family histories, detailed index. Page: p. 154 Text: The house on the corner of College and Vanderhorst Streets may well be one of the oldest in Winnsboro. Tradition places it in the pre-Revolutionary period, having been occupied by British soldiers during Cornwallis' stay in the town., Actual records go back to 1793.......In 1859, Richard Cathcart sold his interest to James Cathcart, who during the next year,1860, sold the property to Charles Cathcart for $1800. Charles Cathcart and his wife, Sarah Blain Cathcart, reared their family in this old house. Charles was not a young man when he married but he left a rather large family -- James R., Andrew B., John S., Thomas M., and Charles Erving. Charles Cathcart came with his parents from County Antrim, Ireland. There were severn children in this family. During the Union occupation of Winnsboro several homes that were in the block with this old house were burned.....the cotton stored in the rear of the Charles Cathcart house was fired "and by great exertions his house and that of Mrs. McCants was spared." The Cathcart family lived here until after the death of Mr. and Mrs. Cathcart.....Until 1918 it remained in the Cathcart family; then it was sold.....Mr. Willingham ...had the building removed to its present location on the corner of College and Vanderhorst Streets. The new location was about two blocks from the original site on Congress Street where Ruff Motor Company is now located.