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Margaret Rebecca Self 1845–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 February 1845

Birth Location: St Clair County, Alabama, USA,

Death Date: 12 APR 1916

Death Location: Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Pleasant Self

Mother: Nancy King

Spouse(s): John CATES

Children(s): Robert Cates, Sarah Cates, John Cates, William Cates, Mary Cates, James Cates, Nancy CATES, Amanda Cates

Margaret Rebecca Self was born in 1845 in St Clair County, Alabama, USA,, the child of Pleasant Ware Self And Nancy D King. Margaret Rebecca Self married John Rufus Cates, and had children including Amanda Susan Cates, James Pleasant Cates, John Weldon Cates, Mary Melissa Molly Cates, Nancy Jane Nannie Cates, Robert George Cates, Sarah Ethel Cates, William Thomas Cates. Margaret Rebecca Self passed away in 1916 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Rebecca Self was born in 1845 in St Clair County, Alabama, USA,, the child of Pleasant Ware Self And Nancy D King.
  • Margaret Rebecca Self married John Rufus Cates, and had children including Amanda Susan Cates, James Pleasant Cates, John Weldon Cates, Mary Melissa Molly Cates, Nancy Jane Nannie Cates, Robert George Cates, Sarah Ethel Cates, William Thomas Cates.
  • Margaret Rebecca Self passed away in 1916 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pleasant Self
1819–1901
Birth Location: Baird, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
PS
Nancy King
1820–1887
Birth Location: Springville, St Clair, Alabama, USA
NK

Spouses(s)

John CATES
1844–1917
Birth Location: St Clair, Alabama, United States
JC

Children(s)

Robert Cates
1888–1975
Birth Location: Johnson County, Arkansas, USA
RC
Sarah Cates
1882–1918
Birth Location: Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, USA
SC
John Cates
1881–1962
Birth Location: Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, USA
JC
William Cates
1878–1962
Birth Location: Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, USA
WC
Mary Cates
1866–1899
Birth Location: Johnson County, Arkansas, USA
MC
James Cates
1876–1967
Birth Location: Johnson County, AR
JC
Nancy CATES
1874–1964
Birth Location: Johnson County, Arkansas, USA
NC
Amanda Cates
1870–1950
Birth Location: Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, USA
AC

Margaret Self's Ancestors

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Margaret Self
1845–1916
Birth Place: St Clair County, Alabama, USA,
Parents
Pleasant Ware Self
1819–1901
Baird, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Nancy (D) King
1820–1887
Springville, St Clair, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (B) Self
1793–1846
Rhea County, Tennessee
Rebecca (Ware) 1793
1793–1884
Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
Thomas (King) Jr.
1788–1861
Pendleton Dist, SC, USA
Nancy (Wood) Capehart
1796–1868
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Self
1759–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Self's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Rebecca) Self (25 February 1845–12 APR 1916) m. John (Rufus) CATES (18 Apr 1844–3 Jan 1917)
  1. 1. Robert (George) Cates 1888–1975 m. Carrie (Harriette) Winters 1894–1979
    1. 1. Robert (George Jr) Cates 1916–2004 m. Helen (Love Siekmann) Cates 1919–2011
    2. 2. Oliver (Wendell) Cates 1923–2001
    3. 3. Carrie (Harriet) Cates 1920–1995
    4. 4. William (Joseph "Bill" Cates) Sr. 1925–1994
    5. 5. Ethel (Dorothea) Cates 1929–2013
    6. 6. Mark (Renfrow) Cates 1918–1992
    7. 7. Rebecca (Sue "Becky") Cates 1931–2023
  2. 2. Sarah (Ethel) Cates 1882–1918
  3. 3. John (Weldon) Cates 1881–1962
  4. 4. William (Thomas) Cates 1878–1962
  5. 5. Mary (Melissa "Molly") Cates 1866–1899
  6. 6. James (Pleasant) Cates 1876–1967
  7. 7. Nancy (Jane "Nannie") CATES 1874–1964
  8. 8. Amanda (Susan) Cates 1870–1950

Margaret Self's Timeline

2 Records

1845
25 February 1845
Birth of Margaret Rebecca Self in St Clair County, Alabama, USA,
St Clair County, Alabama, USA,
1916
12 APR 1916
Age 71
Death of Margaret Rebecca Self in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, USA
Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1845
    Event Place: St Clair County, Alabama, USA,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 APR 1916
    Event Place: Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, USA
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