Catharine Ann Hatton (maiden name: Arick) was born around 1837 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John Arick. Her father earned a living as a grocer. She married Thomas L. Hatton on May 7, 1854, and they had at least four children: Albert, born around 1854; Hugh, born on July 13, 1857; John, born on September 8, 1859; and Thomas, born on October 26, 1861. They lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and her husband earned a living as a salesman.
Her husband served in the Union army, and he died on July 4, 1862. Her son Albert died soon afterward, in a railroad accident on January 14, 1863. She married Hugh Hatton—Thomas’s brother—on May 19, 1865, and they had at least four children: Mary, born around 1865; Andrew, born around 1873; George, born around 1876; and Eliza, born around 1879. They lived in Philadelphia, and her husband worked as an engineer. She died in Philadelphia on March 19, 1887.