Ancestry of Elizabeth Dole

 

by William Addams Reitwiesner
 
 

The following material on the immediate ancestry of Elizabeth Dole should not be considered either exhaustive or definitive, but rather as a first draft.  
 

William Addams Reitwiesner
 
wargs@wargs.com
 
 
Ancestry of Elizabeth Dole
1 Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford (Elizabeth Dole), b. Salisbury, N. C., 29 July 1936, US Senator from N. C. 2003 to present [NSDAR]  
m. ... 6 Dec. 1975  
Robert Joseph Dole, b. Russell, Kan., 22 July 1923, son of Doran Ray Dole and of Bina M ... Talbott.  
Further details of his ancestry can be found here.
PARENTS
2 John Van Hanford, b. Carbondale, Ill., 30 July 1893, d. ... Nov. 1978 [Cathey, RN=4582; SSDI 245-46-5917]  
m. 1 May 1919
3 Mary Ella Cathey, b. Statesville, N. C., 22 May 1901, d. ... 14 Jan. 2004 [NSDAR; Cathey, p. 396, RN=492; SSDI 246-74-4132]
GRANDPARENTS
4 John W ... Hanford, merchant, b. N.Y., Aug. 1847  
m. ca. 1888
5 Emma P ... , b. Minn., Dec. 1860
6 Joseph Pinkney Cathey, b. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., 23 March 1864, d. Salisbury, N. C., 2 Jan. 1952, bur. Oakwood Cem., Statesville, N.C. [NSDAR; Cathey, p. 375, RN=470]  
m. Iredell Co., N. C., 29 Sept. 1897
7 Cara Lee Alexander, b. Iredell Co., N. C., 1 Jan. 1874 [Cathey, RN=476]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
12 Henry Alexander Cathey, b. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., 16 Nov. 1808, d. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., 10 March 1873 [Cathey, p. 363, RN=192]  
m. 2 Jan. 1843
13 Nancy Lauria Cornelius, b. Iredell Co., N. C., 10 June 1821, d. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., 12 Sept. 1906 [NSDAR; Cathey, RN=194]
14 J ... M ... Alexander, b. NC 1837  
m.
15 Elizabeth , b. NC 1846
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
24 Capt. Archibald Cathey, b. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., 20 May 1769, d. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., 1811 [Cathey, p. 358, RN=96]  
m. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., after 1795,
25 Mary Caldwell, b. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., 23 Aug. 1777, living Marengo Co., Ala., 1850 [Cathey, RN=143]
26 William Cornelius, b. at a plantation on the Catawba River on 6 Sept. 1797, d. Iredell Co., N. C., 26 May 1865  
m. 27 July 1820
27 Lettie Asbury, b. Lincoln Co., N. C., 18 Feb. 1801, d. Iredell Co., N. C., 10 Jan. 1859 [NSDAR]
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
48 John Cathey, b. possibly Pa, 1725, d. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., 1788 [Cathey, p. 356, RN=19]  
m. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., ca 1747
49 Mary Henry [Cathey, RN=124]
50 William Caldwell, b. 1742, d. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., 4 Oct. 1801  
m. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., ca. 1773
51 Agnes Givens, b. Rowan Co., N. C., ca. 1757, d. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., 1830
52 Benjamin Cornelius, b. 6 Feb. 1765, d. Lincoln Co., N. C., 24 March 1836  
m.
53 Judith Dillon b. Va. ca. 1778, d. Catawba, N. C., 1828
54 Daniel Asbury, private service in the Revolutionary War, b. Fairfax Co., Va., 18 Feb. 1762, d. Lincoln Co., N. C., 20 May 1825 [NSDAR]  
m. Lincolntown, N. C., 16 Jan. 1790
55 Nancy L. Morris, b. Va., 22 Dec. 1770, d. Lincoln Co., N. C., 12 Oct. 1862
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
96 George Cathey, b. (Ulster, Northern Ireland), d. Rowan Co., N. C., ca 1765 [Cathey, p. 355, RN=12]  
m.
97 Jean [Cathey, RN=85]
102 Edward Givens, b. Co. Antrim, Ireland, ca. 1725, d. Lincoln Co., N. C., ca. 1779  
m.
103 Agnes McCorkle
104 William Cornelius, d. Lincoln Co., N. C., 1801  
m.
105 ---- b. Va. ca. 1778, d. Catawba, N. C., 1828
108 Thomas Asbury, of Fairfax Co., Va.  
m.
109 Jane Jennings
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
204 James Givens, b. Co. Antrim, Ireland, 1695, d. Mecklenburg Co., N. C., ca. 1746  
m.
205 Elizabeth
216 Edward Asbury, of Staffordshire, England  
m.
209
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS
 
 
1900 Illinois, Jackson County, vol. 95, ED 18, sheet 25, line 37

505 West Elm Street, Carbondale, Ill.
                                                 Father's    Mother's
                Birth     Status    Birthplace   Birthplace  Birthplace
Hanford John    Aug 1847  M 12      New York     New York    New York
        Emma    Dec 1860  M 12 1 1  Minnesota    Holland     Pennsylvania
        John B  Jul 1893            Illinois     New York    Minnesota

He was a general merchant.
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1900 North Carolina, Iredell County, vol. 36, ED 102, sheet 32, line 52

                                                        Father's    Mother's
                   Rel  Birth     Status   Birthplace   Birthplace  Birthplace
Cathey    Joseph P H    Mar 1864  M 2      N C          N C         N C     
Cathey    Corah    2W   Jan 1874  M 2 1 1  N C          N C         N C
Cathey    Robert   S    Jul 1899           N C          N C         N C
Alexander Lela     S-L  Aug 1877           N C          N C         N C
Cathey    Minnie   D    Feb 1888           N C          N C         N C
Cathey    James S  S    Oct 1890           N C          N C         N C


He was a harness maker, and his sister-in-law Lela was a dressmaker.
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1880 North Carolina, Iredell County, vol. 12, ED 141, sheet 1, line 1, Shiloh Twp

                                                          Father's    Mother's
                     Rel  Age Occupation     Birthplace   Birthplace  Birthplace
Alexander J M        H    43  Farmer         N C          N C         N C     
          Elizabeth  W    34  Keeping house  N C          N C         N C
          Lizzie E   D    21                 N C          N C         N C
          Maggie A   D    19                 N C          N C         N C
          Henry B    S    16                 N C          N C         N C
          James R    S    14                 N C          N C         N C
          Abner F    S    11                 N C          N C         N C
          Cora L     D     6                 N C          N C         N C
          Lola Bell  D     2                 N C          N C         N C
          Adger M    S     1                 N C          N C         N C



 
 
NOTES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FURTHER NOTES
 
 
 
 
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) publishes a Patriot Index, a list of persons whose honorable service in the cause of independence during the American Revolution renders their female descendants eligible for membership in the NSDAR. Several ancestors of Elizabeth Dole appear in the Patriot Index, including:


    John Cathey (number 48)
    Daniel Asbury (number 54)

Mrs. Dole's descent from Daniel Asbury is documented in the lineage papers prepared as part of her application to join the NSDAR. She was accepted for membership, and was assigned National Number 474395.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED
 
 
 
 
Cathey -- Boyt Henderson Cathey, Cathey Family History and Genealogy, Volume I [Franklin, N.C.,: Genealogy Publishing Service, 1993]. Citations are to page number and RN (Reference Number).  
 
 
 
William Addams Reitwiesner
 
wargs@wargs.com