John was born at
Alabama on 7 August 1835. He was the son of
David Cathcart and
Mary Junkin. He married
Mary E. Pauley at
Monroe Co., Indiana, on 30 September 1859. John Hemphill Cathcart was census 1860 - free in 1860 at
Richland Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana; In the 1860 census for Indiana, Monroe Co., Richland Twp. lists the following family at dwelling 750:
John Cathcart, age 24, male, white, farmer, born in Alabama;
Mary, age 22, female, white, born in Indiana. John died on 28 September 1878 at age 43. His body was interred in 1878 at
Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana, at Rose Hill Cemetery.