I am descended from John Cates, b. 1807 in NC, whose father may have been
named John B. Cates. I have no confirmation of this.
Here is what I have on my family of John Cates:
John CATES (b. 1807 in NC, d. between 1870 and 1880 in Lafayette,
Macon Co, TN), married 1 Jun 1828 in Wilson Co, TN, to Alice
"Alley" JOHNSON (b. ca 1807 in Wilson Co, TN, d. after 1880 in
Macon Co, TN, father Jeremiah JOHNSON, mother Elizabeth). The
1850 and 1860 census records show John Cates and family in Wilson
Co, TN. The 1870 census shows the Cates family composed of John,
Alice "Alley," and two daughters (Arcadia and John Frances) in
Lafayette, Macon Co, TN. The 1880 census shows John's widow,
Alice "Alley," residing in Macon Co, TN, with a daughter,
Arcadia, and 6-year-old grandson John Wesley CATES (b. ca 1874).
John and Alice reared nine children:
1. Miranda C. CATES, b. c 1835; md. first William Ralston, two
children; md. second Elisha Jones, three children.
2. Joseph CATES, b. c 1837
3. William Henry CATES, b. 17 May 1842, Wilson Co, TN, d. 1912
Pittsburg Co, OK, md. 1868 in Muhlenberg Co, KY, to Martha
Ann BURGE; eight children.
4. Arcadia CATES, b. c 1842; two children.
5. Hewett CATES, b. c 1843
6. Martha CATES, b. c 1845
7. Josephine CATES, b. c 1847
8. Maria L. or Mariah CATES, b. 1849; md. Daniel H. Prock; two
or more children.
9. John Frances CATES (female) b. 1850
I am descended from the third child of John CATES and Alice
"Alley" JOHNSON, a son named William Henry CATES.
I would like to contact any descendants of this family in the interest of
learning more about the ancestors of John Cates.
Thanks,
Yvonne Cates Barton