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Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this message. I am looking for any
information on any descendants of John Murphy Cates and Margaret E. Rhew. and David samuel
cates and Lucy Ellen Cain, and also any descendants of Joseph C. Cates..these people were
all from North carolina, from what i have found so far... John Murphy and Margaret rhew,
had 12 children.. and out of the 12 children, Joseph and david Samuel ended up marrying
the same woman, who is Lucy Ellen Cain.. some people have Lucy's middle initial as an
A. but my grandma's death certificate says her middle name was Ellen.. Lucy and Joseph
had 2 kids... Mary Fadonia Cates, known as Fadonia, born 1888, and a son named Sterling
Cates who died in infancy... Joseph diedsoon after, and so did his brother Davids wife
died also, and that is how we think that David and Lucy ended up together... Lucy and
David Samuel had 8 more children... Rebecca Arrel born 1893, Manning V. born 1895, Effie
earle, born 1897, Jeppie!
Ellen, born 1901, Levy Clinton, born 1904, Josephine Lucy, born 1907, Lois Rilla, born
1910 and John born 1900, and died befor 1910.. all these children were born in North
carolina, mostly i suppose in the Orange, Alamance, and Durham County areas... My
greatgrandma, Fadonia Married a man named named James walter Ray, born 1886 Orange County,
NC.. They had a son named Charles Sterling Ray, who was born in 1908, NC..he died in 1972
in Brazoria County, Texas.. but he is buried in Conover, NC. Charlie moved to texas fro
work.. he was a mechanic and worked on planes and all that stuff,. Now Fadonia had two
living brothers...they were her half brothers, but she loved them just the same. They
would be Manning V. cates or i was told by family that he was actually named Verie or
Verrel... he was born 3-4-1895 in NC, and he married Alice Cheek.. the second brother
would be Levy Clinton Cates, i was told by family that his real name was Leava or Leva..
he was born 2-24-1904 and he ma!
rried Elsie Lowe Hamlet... I am told that these two brothers of Fadonia moved into Texas,
like Charles did... but living realative dont know where at in texas.. I found out a
good few things on the Cates side, other than the info on these two brothers who moved to
Texas. and i dont know a thing about their mother Lucy Cain, other than her mothers first
name was Mary, and Mary married a second time to a guy named Dodson.. Mary is in the 1920
census listed a Mary Foster, age 60 and widowed, and living with Lucy and David cates. i
am hoping that someone can help me out, or even share information... Thanks again for
taking the time to read this. Rhonda