The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Elizabeth Dole
should not be considered either exhaustive or definitive,
but rather as a first draft.
| 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 | |
| 7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
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
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.