Hi Pat; Thank you for the information on the Cates and Dumpling Baptist
Church. It seems that we are cousins. I descend from an Isaac Cate (son of
John Cate) who wed Susannah Manard and had a child Martha "Patsy" Cate. Patsy
wed William Thomas(s)on who was my second great-grandfather. That would make
John Cate my fourth great-grandfather. The big problem is that I don't know
which John was Isaac's father. Susannah Manard Cate and some of her children
had moved to Washington County Arkansas and lived near William and Patsy
Thomason. Isaac Cate came to Arkansas early, probably before William Thomason.
I will certainly get the book and see what I can learn from it. This family
moved around a great deal and it has become confusing. I finally have
everything from William Thomason nailed down and well documented. It is
before then that I have had all sorts of problems.
Thanks for all the help, Cousin.
Tom William Thomason
615 16th St., NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
(505)247-8311
fax (505)247-4822
TWThomason(a)aol.com