Parents were PATRICK CATTERSON from Ireland and CATHERINE EASTMAN from Mississippi. Catherine was distantly related to the Eastman who founded Eastman Kodak, and to a soldier Killed In Action during the Revolutionary War. She was the daughter of ABEL EASTMAN and CELESTE SALOME HARMON. Patrick's family came from Ireland , the Donegal area, and were of Scotch Irish ancestry, first landing in the Port of Philadelphia around 1790.

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MARRIAGE RECORDS

Married MISSOURI C. TURNER on 29 February 1844. Marriage is listed in the Marion County , Indiana records.

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Selected for a jury trial for the STATE vs MERRITT YOUNG on 7 November 1849 in the Marion County , Indiana Circuit Court.

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U.S. CENSUS 1850

Center
Marion County
Indiana
House 786, Line 798

ABLE CATTERSON Male. 38. Mississippi. Bricklayer
MISSOURI CATTERSON Female. 36. Kentucky
MELINDA E. CATTERSON Female 6. Indiana
HORACE CATTERSON Male. 1. Indiana

Abel ran for Marshal of Indianapolis, Indiana on the Democratic ticket for the election held on 4 May 1858. He was unsuccessful.
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U. S. CENSUS 1850

Listed U.S. Census 1860
Indianapolis 7th Ward
Marion County, Indiana
Page 63-64

ABEL CATTERSON. Male. 39. Mississippi. Teamster
MISSOURIE CATTERSON Female. 34. Kentucky
M.C. CATTERSON. Female. 15. Indiana. (Melinda)
HORACE CATTERSON. Male 11. Indiana
DANIEL CATTERSON Male. 11. Indiana
MINERVA CATTERSON Female 2. Indiana

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CIVIL WAR VETERAN

When John Hunt Morgan raided Indiana and Ohio in July, 1863, the State of Indiana called for volunteers to form "Minute Man" regiments for emergency service. Gov. Oliver P. Morton called for volunteers to defend the state and 65,000 men responded, forming 13 regiments and a battalion. ABEL CATTERSON signed up for the 107th Indiana Volunteer Regiment, a regiment exclusively of men from Indianapolis, under the command of Colonel Dewitt C. Rugg ,on 7/11/1863, and as a sign of respect was mustered into Company E as a Corporal. He was mustered out on 7/18/1863 when Morgan left the state on July 14th for Ohio, and the danger had passed.

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Abel was a night patrolmen for the 8th Ward in Indianapolis in 1864, as listed in the Proceedings
of the Common Council of Indianapolis 15 February 1864 session.

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U. S. CENSUS 1870

Listed U.S. Census 1870
Indianapolis Ward 8
Marion County, Indiana
Page 1, Household 8

ABEL CATTERSON. Male. 49. Mississippi. Turnkey in Jail
MISSOURI CATTERSON. Female. 46. Kentucky. Keeping House
HORACE CATTERSON. Male. 22. Indiana. At Home
DANIEL CATTERSON. Male. 19 Indiana Assistant Turnkey
MINERVA CATTERSON. Female. 13. Indiana. At school
CHARLES CATTERSON. Male. 10. Indiana. At school
GEORGE CATTERSON. Male. 5 Indiana
LOUISA CATTERSON Female. 1. Indiana
SARAH CASHEN. Female. 41. Ireland

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INDIANAPOLIS DIRECTORY
1871-1872

Abel Catterson is listed in the city directory in the Police Department section as the turnkey in the jail.

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Abel served as Constable from 9 April 1875 till his resignation 20 June 1878. However he is listed as a Constable in the 1880 Census.

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U. S. CENSUS 1880

Listed U.S. Census 1880
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
ED 128 Sheet Number 691A

ABEL CATTERSON. Self Male. 59. Mississippi. Constable
MISSOURI CATTERSON Wife. Female. 55. Kentucky. Keeping House
MINERVA CATTERSON Daughter. Female. 22. Indiana. At home
CHARLES CATTERSON. Son. Male. 18. Indiana Works in feed store
GEORGE CATTERSON Son. Male. 14. Indiana. At school
LUELLA CATTERSON. Daughter. Female. 12. Indiana.

Abel died 9 January 1888, buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Section 3, Lot 17

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U. S. CENSUS 1900

Listed U.S. Census 1900
Center Township, Precinct 1
Indianapolis City, Ward 13
Marion County, Indiana

MISSOURI CATTERSON Head Female. 71. Kentucky Nov 1829. Keeping House
DANIEL CATTERSON. Son. Male. 50. Indiana Sept 1850 Farmer
CHAS. CATTERSON. Son. Male. 35 Kentucky Sept 1865. House Painter

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MISSOURI CATTERSON passed away in Marion County, Indiana on 27 April 1908.
Buried next to her husband and children in Crown Hill Cemetery , Indianapolis, Indiana.
Section 3, Lot 17

Find A Grave Listing originally Created By John C. Anderson 27 December 2009
Listing transferred to Ed Catterson on 7 December 2019
Information provided by Ed Catterson, CATTERSON family genealogist
[email protected]