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John Lewis Cates 1911–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 May 1911

Birth Location: Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA

Death Date: 10 Feb 1980

Death Location: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA

Father: William Cates

Mother: Zelemmie Keelin

Spouse(s): Ruby Knotts

Children(s): Peggy Cates

In 1911, John Lewis Cates entered the world in Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA, born to William Robert Billy Cates And Zelemmie Jane Lemmie Keelin. John Lewis Cates married Ruby Doris Knotts, and had children including Peggy Jo Cates. John Lewis Cates passed away in 1980 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1911, John Lewis Cates entered the world in Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA, born to William Robert Billy Cates And Zelemmie Jane Lemmie Keelin.
  • John Lewis Cates married Ruby Doris Knotts, and had children including Peggy Jo Cates.
  • John Lewis Cates passed away in 1980 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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John Cates's Ancestors

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John Cates
1911–1980
Birth Place: Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA
Parents
William Robert "Billy" Cates
1885–1917
Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
Zelemmie (Jane "Lemmie") Keelin
1888–1955
Hopkins, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Robert) Cates
1854–1900
St Clair, Alabama, United States
Frances (M.) Allen
1854–1939
Georgia, USA
James (Calvin) Keelin
1855–1944
, , Mississippi, USA
Ida (M.) Page
1869–1934
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
James Cates
1806–1862
Thomas Keelin
1815–1869
Nancy Evans
1817–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cates's Descendants

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John (Lewis) Cates (01 May 1911–10 Feb 1980) m. Ruby (Doris) Knotts (26 Nov 1920–4 May 2008)
  1. 1. Peggy (Jo) Cates 1944–2021 m. James (Orville "Buddy" Walker) Jr 1944–2021

John Cates's Timeline

2 Records

1911
01 May 1911
Birth of John Lewis Cates in Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA
Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA
1980
10 Feb 1980
Age 69
Death of John Lewis Cates in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 May 1911
    Event Place: Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1980
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA

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