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John Howard Cates 1867 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 14, 1867

Birth Location: Smith County, Texas, USA

Death Date: Mar. 11, 1942

Death Location: Upshur County, Texas, USA

Father: Hiram Cates

Mother: Mary Cain

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John Howard Cates was born in 1867 in Smith County, Texas, USA, the child of Hiram Cates and Mary Elizabeth Cain. John Howard Cates passed away in 1942 in Upshur County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • John Howard Cates was born in 1867 in Smith County, Texas, USA, the child of Hiram Cates and Mary Elizabeth Cain.
  • John Howard Cates passed away in 1942 in Upshur County, Texas, USA.

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John Cates's Ancestors

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John Cates
1867 – 1942
Birth Place: Smith County, Texas, USA
Parents
Hiram Cates
1814 – 1872
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Cain
1842 – 1905
Alabama
Grandparents
Cates
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cates's Timeline

2 Records

1867
May 14, 1867
Birth of John Howard Cates in Smith County, Texas, USA
Smith County, Texas, USA
1942
Mar. 11, 1942
Age 75
Death of John Howard Cates in Upshur County, Texas, USA
Upshur County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar. 11, 1942
    Event Place: Upshur County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 14, 1867
    Event Place: Smith County, Texas, USA

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