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William Jefferson Cates 1821–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1821

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 Mar 1891

Death Location: Blount Springs, Blount, Alabama, USA

Father: Charles Cates

Mother: Sarah Hamrick

Spouse(s): Amanda Hamrick, Elizabeth Ferris

Children(s): Warren Cates, George Cates, Charlie Cates, John Cates, Amanda Cates, Mary Cates, Mary Cates, W Cates, Balousoria Cates, Robert Cates, Sarah Cates

William Jefferson Cates was born in 1821 in Orange, North Carolina, USA, the child of Charles Jefferson Cates And Sarah Jane Hamrick. William Jefferson Cates married Amanda Mandy Hamrick, Elizabeth Ferris, and had children including Amanda Elizabeth Cates, Balousoria Cuma Cates, Charlie Jackson Jefferson Cates, George W Cates, John Thomas Marion Cates, Mary Cates, Mary Elizabeth Cates, Robert William Cates, Sarah Frances Cates, W Lumas Cates, Warren Dekalb Cates. William Jefferson Cates passed away in 1891 in Blount Springs, Blount, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • William Jefferson Cates was born in 1821 in Orange, North Carolina, USA, the child of Charles Jefferson Cates And Sarah Jane Hamrick.
  • William Jefferson Cates married Amanda Mandy Hamrick, Elizabeth Ferris, and had children including Amanda Elizabeth Cates, Balousoria Cuma Cates, Charlie Jackson Jefferson Cates, George W Cates, John Thomas Marion Cates, Mary Cates, Mary Elizabeth Cates, Robert William Cates, Sarah Frances Cates, W Lumas Cates, Warren Dekalb Cates.
  • William Jefferson Cates passed away in 1891 in Blount Springs, Blount, Alabama, USA.

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William Cates's Ancestors

Self
William Cates
1821–1891
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Charles Jefferson Cates
1791–1863
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Jane) Hamrick
1802–1857
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Morgan) Cates
1771–1825
old, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Hannah) Smith
1777–1844
Union, South Carolina, USA
Robert Hamrick
1717–1757
King George, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Stone
1733–1751
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cates
1727–1793
Emelia Morgan
1723–1811
Abraham Smith
1747–1808
Mary Jellicoe
1751–1808
Patrick Hanbrugg
1684–1764
Margaret Ingles
1689–1734
Nicholas Stone
1700–1778
Mary Unknown
1699–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cate
1700–1767
Elizabeth Wyatt
1712–1765
Henry Smith
1727–1792
Amelia Hampton
1726–1794
Charles Jellicoe
1713–
Patrick Annimer
1637–1725
Anna O'Dea
1665–1718
Robert Ingles
1638–1693
Sarah Cox
1670–1695
John Stone
1667–1737
Mary O'Brissell
1668–1738

William Cates's Descendants

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William (Jefferson) Cates (19 Jun 1821–23 Mar 1891) m. Amanda (Mandy) Hamrick (17 Oct 1825–) m. Elizabeth Ferris (1643–)
  1. 1. Warren (Dekalb) Cates 1859–1929 m. Sarah (Sallie) Griffin 1863–1898
    1. 1. Charles (William) Cates 1888–1970
    2. 2. Preston (Miles) Cates 1885–1918
    3. 3. Pearl Cates 1887–1965
    4. 4. Myrtle (Rene) Cates 1897–1948
    5. 5. Jeff (Jasper Jefferson Jepp) Cates 1890–1968
    6. 6. Sollis (Lawrence) Cates 1893–1973
  2. 2. George (W) Cates 1872–1929
  3. 3. Charlie (Jackson Jefferson) Cates 1856–1928 m. Ellen Thomas 1869–1963
    1. 1. Lonie Cates 1893–
    2. 2. Minnie (L) Cates 1905–1998
    3. 3. James (Oscar) Cates 1895–1896
    4. 4. Lillie (M) Cates 1902–1934
    5. 5. Elijah (Lee) Cates 1887–1960
    6. 6. Floria (A) Cates 1899–1983
    7. 7. Charles (Edna) Cates 1907–1988
    8. 8. Walter (Jackson) Cates 1889–1970
    9. 9. Myrtie Cates 1897–1898
    10. 10. Viola Cates 1891–
  4. 4. John (Thomas Marion) Cates 1866–1930 m. Harriett (Eleanor) Chapman 1880–1959
    1. 1. Edith (Earl) Cates 1908–1984
  5. 5. Amanda (Elizabeth) Cates 1849–1858
  6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Cates 1844–
  7. 7. Mary Cates 1846–1881
  8. 8. W (Lumas) Cates 1862–1934 m. Julia Thomas 1876–1935
    1. 1. Gurthie (D) Cates 1899–1987
    2. 2. Irene Cates 1923–2007
    3. 3. Cora (Ethel) Cates 1905–1978
    4. 4. Daisy Cates 1902–1994
    5. 5. Paul Cates 1917–
    6. 6. Lumas (Lester) Cates 1908–
    7. 7. Lucille Cates 1910–1910
    8. 8. Allie (Mae) Cates 1893–1980
    9. 9. Audrey (Estelle) Cates 1912–1974
    10. 10. Willie (B) Cates 1898–
    11. 11. William (B) Cates 1897–1937
  9. 9. Balousoria (Cuma) Cates 1852–1930
  10. 10. Robert (William) Cates 1848–
  11. 11. Sarah (Frances) Cates 1854–

William Cates's Timeline

2 Records

1821
19 Jun 1821
Birth of William Jefferson Cates in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA
1891
23 Mar 1891
Age 70
Death of William Jefferson Cates in Blount Springs, Blount, Alabama, USA
Blount Springs, Blount, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1821
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1891
    Event Place: Blount Springs, Blount, Alabama, USA

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