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William A Cates 1798–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1798

Birth Location: Cates, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 26 Feb 1871

Death Location: Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, United States

Father: John Cates

Mother: Haney Smith

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William A Cates was born in 1798 in Cates, Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Morgan Cates And Haney Smith. William A Cates passed away in 1871 in Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • William A Cates was born in 1798 in Cates, Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Morgan Cates And Haney Smith.
  • William A Cates passed away in 1871 in Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, United States.

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William Cates's Ancestors

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William Cates
1798–1871
Birth Place: Cates, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Morgan Cates
1771–1825
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Haney Smith
1777–1844
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Richard (Mathias Cates) Capt
1716–1793
Prince George, Virginia
Emelia (Ann (Milly)) Morgan
1735–1811
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Abraham (Smith) Capt
1748–1808
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Mary (Molly) Jellicoe
1752–1808
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cate
1693–
Charles father)
1700–1767
Anna Spotswood
1712–1765
Henry Smith
1727–1792
Charles Jellicoe
1725–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anne Thompson
1700–1758
Col. Washington)
1698–1783
Margaret Schoonhester
1698–1758

William Cates's Timeline

2 Records

1798
7 Aug 1798
Birth of William A Cates in Cates, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Cates, Orange, North Carolina, United States
1871
26 Feb 1871
Age 73
Death of William A Cates in Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, United States
Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1798
    Event Place: Cates, Orange, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1871
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, United States

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