Mary Catherine Lord 1810-1861

2nd Great Grandmother - Maternal Side

Catherine Lord Van Wey (date unknown)

Mary "Catherine" Lord was born March 7, 1810 in New York State to Nathan Harvey & Sarah Goodwin Lord (See Source 4). The family moved to Ohio by the time Catherine was a year old. Here is where she would attend school in Vinton & Athens counties. On September 10, 1829 she married Richard Stuphin Van Wey in McArthur, Ohio (See Source 3).

Together they had the following children:

1. "Sarah" Lord Van Wey (1830-1916); married 1st Mr. Pasteur (coffee broker) & 2nd William Bell. She was a teacher.
2. Nathan "Harvey" Lord Van Wey (1832-1902); married Virginia Ann ?. He was a broom maker and later owned a boarding house
3. DeWitt Clinton "DC" Van Wey (1834-1906); married Anna Jane Goldberg. More to come.
4. "Lydia" Catherine Van Wey (1837-1905); married Samuel Dennis Roach (farmer)
5. Lesbia "Ann" Van Wey (1840- after 1876); married John Nugent Wilson (farmer)
6. Richard Stuphin Van Wey, Jr. (1844-1924); married Alice Mariah Harisborough. He was a farmer, night watchman, and laundry man.

In 1841, Catherine bought 41 acres of land in Ohio.

Catherine and Richard moved from Ohio to Texas after 1844 where Richard had staked out his land in Rusk & Harrison Counties. They were living in Panola (formerly Harrison) County, Texas during the 1850 Census (See Source 1). By 1860 (See Source 2), the couple and their family had moved to Rosalie and Maple Springs just outside Bogata (pronounced ba-goat-a). Catherine died on October 20, 1861 at her home with her family by her side (See Source 4). She was laid to rest in Bogata Cemetery.

Mom at Catherine's Gravesite in Bogata Cemetery

Sources:

1. 1850 U.S. Census, Panola County, Texas
2. 1860 U.S. Census, Red River County, Texas
3. Ohio County Marriages, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com
4. "Some Mallorys and Bells" by Bob Mallory; Greenville Printing Company, Greenville Texas; 1950
5. Personal Photo