I had posted requests the past few months for anyone that had the 1850
Rutherford Co Tn census to check for my NORWOOD CATES. No one could locate
him on that census but I was positive he was in it.
Last Sunday I received an e-mail from a non-Cates researcher saying she
would look for him if I wanted her to. I sent her the data from the 1860
census and in 4 hrs she sent me back the following:
Norwood COTES - Rutherford CO TN federal census pg 323 Millersburg Dist
D/F 1047
1st Oct, 1850 (she included the family members' names)
Isaiah COTES -next door D/F 1048 (was Norwood's brother). His listing
included 3 children that I did not have in my records: James H. age 22 (b
1828)NC , Emelina age 19 (b 1831) NC, and Joseph age 15 (b 1835) TN.
The above shows me that brother Isaiah went to TN btw 1831 and 1835 so it is
obvious that my Norwood moved there abt 1847 to join his brothers. I know
that brother Elza was also there as we have 2 marriage records for him: 1840
& 1841. NOW to find data on Elza's family.
Just this morning I rec'd am e-mail msg from a woman who was married to a
descendent of Norwood's brother, Lazarus. I have replied and am waiting to
have further contact with her. She has the Cates data because of her
children but do not think she is an active Cates researcher. SHe wrote "The
information I have on the Cates family has kind of fallen into my lap from
unknown sources."
Regards, Bettye