To All: the following items are the last of the items I copied out of
GOODSPEED's History of Tennessee, pub. 1887
I am sure the ones who descend from these Cate families will be able to
point out errors to the rest of us. Possibly some of you can add data to
the articles.
Lake County, Tn pg 1075
Anderson Cates (deceased) was born November 9, 1810, in Orange Co NC. While
a young lad he had few opportunities for educating himself and when only ten
years old he left his mother and went to Louisiana. After remaining there
some years he lived alternately in Mississippi and Tennessee until 1836,
when he came to what is now Lake County. In 1850 he married Susan Box, who
was born Movember 19, 1827, in Decatur County, Tenn., and they had six sons
and three daughters; six of the children are now living. Mrs. Cates was a
Methodist. Mr. Cates was a farmer, and by nature a quiet unassuming man; a
Democrat in politics. When quite a boy he depended upon his own exertions,
he worked for one man for five years for his board and clothes, as he
thought, but at the end of that time the merchant told him he thought it was
time he was "doing something in return for his clothes." In order to make
full recompense for the little he received he toiled on for three years
longer for him, and throughout his life he had this strict sense of justice
and the determination to succeed; he owned a farm of 456 acares. In 1868
he died, leaving behind him a record that his wife and children can treasure
with pride. Since his death his wife has managed the farm herself. She is
the daughter of Joseph an Siney (Harris) Box, natives of Decatur County.
They moved to Lake County in 1834; her mother died in 1845 and her father
in 1863. The family biographies of the Cateses and Boxes are intimately
connected with the early history of the western district, and deserve
honorable mention in its pages.
Council P. Cates, a substantial farmer of Lake County, is the son of John A.
and Susan (Box) Cates; he was born February 6, 1855 in what is now Lake
County; was raised on a farm, and had the best educational advantages the
State afforded, having completed his education at the University of
Tennessee at Knoxville. After leaving college he was for a while a salesman
at James Cronan's store, but it was soon closed, and he commenced farming,
but in a short time sold out and went to Texas, and after staying a year
there he returned to Lake County. In 1878 he married Anna E. Darnall, born
Febrary 16 1852, and they have tow sons and two daughters. Neither Mr. nor
Mrs. Cates belong to any church. In politics he is a Democrat. For three
years he has been a member of the county court, and was elected to fill out
an unexpired term as sheriff; he is now school commissioner. A short time
after his marriage Mr. Cates settled on the farm where he now lives; he has
160 acres of the finest land in the county, and is soliciting agent of The
Mississippi Valley Transportation Company. He has been a resident of Lake
County for thirty years, and is well known as an expert in bird hunting;
he owns one of the finest guns in the country, and is without a rival as a
marksman.
Reuben A. Cates, the fourth child of John and Susan (Box) Cates, was born
December 3, 1857, in Lake County, was raised on a farm and was well
educated. After the country schools he went to the college at McKenzie, and
the attended a commercial college at Keokuk, Iowa; after this he went to
Texas for a while and then returned to Tennessee. In 1881 he married Lula
Craig, who was born January 25, 1863, and they have two children: Opal and
John O. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Cates belong to any church. In politics he is
a Democrat. Soon after he married, Mr. Cates commenced farming, owning 775
acres of land. Like his brother, Council, he is exceedingly fond of
hunting, the two, being recognized as the finest marksmen in the country,
and every year they spend from two to five weeks on the lake hunting and
fishing, and he also takes a great interest in baseball, being a member fo
the Star Club of Tiptonville. Mr. Cates has lived in Lake County for
eighteen years, and has many friends.
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There is a biograph of A. P. Dukes of Jefferson County, Tn that states he
married Mary Cate in 1861, the dght of Joseph Cate. A. P. and Mary had 12
children with 11 of them alive when the article was written. His father and
a set of grandparents are named.
Regards, Bettye