I copied the following from Goodspeed:
Goodspeed¡Šs History of Tennessee: History of Tennessee from the
earliest time to the present. Nashville: Goodspeed Publishing Co.,
1886-1887.
p. 1134
Joseph H. Cates, son of John S. and Elizabeth (Himes) Cates, was born
March 22, 1837. His father was born in 1808, near Knoxville, Tenn. and
was given a limited education in the country schools. He chose farming
for his occupation. He was also a stone-mason and worked at this trade
for a number of years in Bedford County. He was the father of eleven
children, vis.: Mary A., John R., Martha J., Daniel E., Joseph H., James
P., Giles P., Phenettie F., Sadie R., Jestinie E. and Caldonia C. James
and Giles P. are dead. The father, John S. Cates, died June 1, 1880. He
was a consistent member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was
highly respected by the community, being a man of high integrity. Our
subject [i.e., Joseph H. Cates] grew to manhood on the farm, was
educated in the country schools and is a farmer and stone-mason. In 1870
he was married to Miss Levina Oakley and two children blessed the union:
John S. and William P., both living. Mr. Cates and wife are members of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The family are well respected in the
county.
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