Dan,
I will try to link back to John Cates of Burke County, Georgia born in
SC in1765. Dan Cates family is down through Joesph Cates (John's
brother). It will be interesting to see if Dan and I match.
John Cates 1765 Edgefield District, South Carolina
James Cates 1789 Burke County ,Georgia
Elijah Cates 1822 Burke County, Georgia (This is all I had before Dan
came to the rescue with all his great research)
George Franklin Cates 1850 Burke County, Georgia
John Franklin Cates 1880 Burke County, Georgia
Willie Earnest Cates 1916 Jenkins County, Georgia
Billy Ernest Cates ( me)Jenkins County, Georgia
Randall Earnest Cates (My half brother)