I would like to request some guidance from the Cator list members.
Recently at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, while on
vacation in that state, we found my husband's father's obituary. My
husband
is Patrick Wallace Cator (named changed as an adult from birth name of
Patrick Wallace Hill). Patrick never knew his father (having been moved
to the home of his grandparents at about 2 years of age).
His father is CHARLES THOMAS HILL, born in 1902 and died on November 29,
1964 at Bethesda MD. According to the obit, he was also the father of a
CHARLES C. HILL of Miami, FL (in 1964). Charles Thomas had three
brothers, my husband' uncles. They were WILLIAM R. HILL, H. WALLACE
HILL (my husband's middle name is Wallace), and ROBERT V. HILL. The
funeral was handled by Chevy Chase Funeral Home and the Mass was at St.
Jane Francis de Chantel Church. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
Questions:
1) Since the information is from 1964, how should we proceed to try to
find this new brother, Charles C. Hill?
2) If we contact the Chevy Chase Funeral Home, what should we expect
them to be able to provide for information?
3) Would the Church have any records that might be helpful? What might
they offer in info?
4) Congressional Cemetery - same thing - what could we expect to
discover there?
5) Does anyone have information on the brother, William who owned W.R.
HILL STATIONERS (office supplies) in DC? He may have been married to an
Agnes in 1939 and a Doris in 1954?
6) Or of Wallace who evidently was married to a Mabel A, worked in 1911
as a mechanic for Washington Cadillac, and lived at 911 G SE in DC then.
7) When CHARLES THOMAS was married to my husband's mother, BERNICE
CATOR, he worked for a company as a driver for Wood & Loth in DC. What
is Wood & Loth?
* The father of Charles Thomas Hill is THOMAS DOMICK HILL who married
ANNA GERTRUDE GREENFIELD.
* The parents of Bernice Lucille Cator (m1) Hill (m2) Gately, were
CHARLES CONRAD CATOR, JR. (son of CHARLES CONRAD CATOR, SR.; grandson of
THOMAS CATOR) and RUTH RIDGEWAY (daughter of JOHN RIDGEWAY and IDA
THOMPSON).
Direction and responses VERY welcomed. Thanks, Donna