Captain George Cathey
Cathey’s in Cooper County, Missouri
The following is the earliest record I have found of Captain George Cathey living in Cooper County, Missouri. His son John Cathey was also summoned at the same time for contempt; again the charge was for not showing as a juror. There were no additional papers in the file indicating if George or John paid a fine or if the charges were dismissed. The date on the summons is April which traditionally was the end of the spring circuit court term. This would place George in Cooper County as early as March of 1819, the spring term of the court usually started in March. It stands to reason if the court was depending on him as a juror for the spring term he was most likely in the county prior to March of 1819.
Territory of Missouri, County of Cooper, United States of America.
To the sheriff of the said County Greetings. We command you to summon George Cathey to appear before the Judge of Circuit court within and for the said County of Cooper on the first day of our next Term of the said Court to show cause if any he has or can say why the said Court should not proceed to fine him for not attending on the first day of last term of the said court as a grand juror agreeably to the summoning of the sheriff of the said county and leave them there this writ. Writing my hand and private seal (there being no official one) as Clerk of the said court this twelfth day of April eighteen hundred and nineteen of the (unreadable) the United States the (unreadable).
Robert P. Clark
CCCC
Charge: Contempt of court for not appearing as a juror.
Source: Cooper County Circuit Court, Box 1, page 33-34, reel C36908
Notes: Cooper County was organized December 17, 1818 (effective February 1, 1819) from Howard County
Cathey’s in Cooper County, Missouri
The following is the earliest record I have found of Captain George Cathey living in Cooper County, Missouri. His son John Cathey was also summoned at the same time for contempt; again the charge was for not showing as a juror. There were no additional papers in the file indicating if George or John paid a fine or if the charges were dismissed. The date on the summons is April which traditionally was the end of the spring circuit court term. This would place George in Cooper County as early as March of 1819, the spring term of the court usually started in March. It stands to reason if the court was depending on him as a juror for the spring term he was most likely in the county prior to March of 1819.
Territory of Missouri, County of Cooper, United States of America.
To the sheriff of the said County Greetings. We command you to summon George Cathey to appear before the Judge of Circuit court within and for the said County of Cooper on the first day of our next Term of the said Court to show cause if any he has or can say why the said Court should not proceed to fine him for not attending on the first day of last term of the said court as a grand juror agreeably to the summoning of the sheriff of the said county and leave them there this writ. Writing my hand and private seal (there being no official one) as Clerk of the said court this twelfth day of April eighteen hundred and nineteen of the (unreadable) the United States the (unreadable).
Robert P. Clark
CCCC
Charge: Contempt of court for not appearing as a juror.
Source: Cooper County Circuit Court, Box 1, page 33-34, reel C36908
Notes: Cooper County was organized December 17, 1818 (effective February 1, 1819) from Howard County
