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Cather was born in 1873 on her maternal grandmother's farm in the Back Creek Valley near Winchester, Virginia. [18] [19] Her father was Charles Fectigue Cather. [20] The Cather family originated in Wales, [21] the name deriving from Cadair Idris, a Gwynedd mountain.
In April 1883, Cather moved with her extended family—mother, father, three siblings, her maternal grandmother Rachel Boak and two of her grandchildren, and the family's hired girl Margie Anderson and her brother Enoch—to Nebraska.
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The oldest of seven children, she was the daughter of Charles Cather and Mary Cather (née Boak). Despite the Cather family having spent several generations in Virginia, Charles moved his family to the Nebraska frontier when Willa was nine years old.
Nov 15, 2023 · Her mother’s people, the Boaks, were secessionists. Her uncle William Seibert Boak had died of his wounds at Manassas. Willa’s mother, Virginia Boak Cather, revered the memory of this nineteen-year-old, her favorite brother, and kept his saber and Confederate flag with her always.
Jul 30, 2021 · Willa Cather was born in Virginia in 1873, the first of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cather. When she was nine, her father decided to move the family to the great Nebraska prairie. Her father’s parents had already migrated to Nebraska, so Willa's family was merely following in their footsteps. Upon arriving, the Cathers settled on ...
The Charles Cather family moves to Willow Shade, home of Willa's paternal grandparents, William and Caroline Cather, located between Back Creek Valley and Winchester.
In 1883, Willa's parents, Charles and Virginia (Boak) Cather, emigrated with their four children (three others would be born in Nebraska), bringing with them the hired girl Margie Anderson and her brother, Willa's maternal grandmother, Rachel Boak, and two of her other grandchildren.
