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William Jefferson Cates 1833–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1833

Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 21 Jun 1862

Death Location: Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Joseph Jr.

Mother: Elizabeth Hamrick

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William Jefferson Cates was born in 1833 in Georgia, United States of America, the child of Joseph Joe Morgan Cates Jr And Elizabeth Adeline Hamrick. William Jefferson Cates passed away in 1862 in Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Jefferson Cates was born in 1833 in Georgia, United States of America, the child of Joseph Joe Morgan Cates Jr And Elizabeth Adeline Hamrick.
  • William Jefferson Cates passed away in 1862 in Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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William Cates's Ancestors

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William Cates
1833–1862
Birth Place: Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Joseph "Joe" Morgan Cates Jr.
1803–1864
Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Adeline) Hamrick
1812–1890
Cowetta, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
John (Morgan) Cates
1771–1825
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Haney Smith
1777–1844
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
James Hamrick
1775–1834
North Carolina, USA
Margaret Signar
1775–1834
Jasper, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Capt
1716–1793
Emelia Morgan
1735–1811
Abraham Capt
1748–1808
Mary Jellicoe
1752–1808
Benjamin Hamrick
1739–1839
Fannie Burchett
1740–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cate
1693–
Charles father)
1700–1767
Anna Spotswood
1712–1765
Henry Smith
1727–1792
Charles Jellicoe
1725–1789
Patrick III
1713–1794
Thomas Burchett
1719–1787
Mary Sikes
1719–1801

William Cates's Timeline

2 Records

1833
22 Dec 1833
Birth of William Jefferson Cates in Georgia, United States of America
Georgia, United States of America
1862
21 Jun 1862
Age 29
Death of William Jefferson Cates in Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, United States of America
Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1833
    Event Place: Georgia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1862
    Event Place: Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, United States of America

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