Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state.
Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb
I just posted the following to an Ark. list, but thought y'all might
also find it interesting - I was answering a question about the supplies
needed for a wagon journey to Ark. in ca 1850, although this book was
published in 1859:
I can list the supplies suggested in "The Prairie Traveler" although
this was geared more toward a journey across the country - I'll start
with the clothing part which you have to keep in mind was enough to
outfit a man for a 3 month journey:
2 blue or red flannel overshirts, open in front with buttons
2 woolen undershirts
2 pr. thick cotton drawers
4 pr. woolen socks
2 pr. cotton socks
4 colored silk handkerchiefs
2 pr. stout shoes, for footmen
1 pr. boots, for horsemen
1 pr. shoes, for horsemen
3 towels
1 gutta-percha poncho
1 broad-brimmed hot of soft felt
1 comb & brush
2 tooth brushes
1 lb. Castile soap
3 lbs. bar soap for washing clothes
1 belt-knife & small whetstone
Stout linen thread, large needles, a bit of beeswax, a few buttons,
paper of pins, and a thimble, all contained in a small buckskin or stout
cloth bag.
Camp Supplies:
Each person - 2 blankets, a comforter, pillow, gutta percha or painted
canvas to spread on ground...
Each 6-8 people - (cooking) wrought-iron camp kettle, large enough for
boiling meat & making soup; coffeepot & cups of heavy tin, with handles
riveted on; tin plates, frying & bake pans of wrought-iron, the latter
for baking bread & roasting coffee. Also a mess pan of heavy tin or
wrought-iron for mixing bread & other culinary purposes; knives, forks,
& spoons; an extra camp kettle; tin or gutta-percha bucket for water -
wood being liable to scrink & fall to pieces, is not deemed suitable; an
axe, hatchet, & spade will also be needed, with a mallet for driving
picket pins. Matches should be carried in bottles & corked tight, so as
to exclude moisture.
A little blue mass, quinine, opium, & some cathartic medicine...
Each ox wagon should be provided with a covered tar-bucket, filled with
a mixture of tar or resin & grease, 2 bows extra, six S's & 6 open links
for repairing chains. Every set of 6 wagons should have a tongue,
coupling pole, kingbolt, & pair of hounds extra...
2 lariats will be needed for every horse & mule, as one generally wears
out before reaching the end of a long journey. They will be found
useful in crossing deep streams & letting wagons down steep hills &
mountains; also in repairing broken wagons...
One of the most indispensable articles to the outfit of the prairie
traveler is buckskin. For repairing harnesses, saddles, bridles, &
numerous other purposes of daily necessity, the awl & buckskin will be
found in constant requisition.
Every man who goes into Indian country should be armed with a rifle &
revolver, and he should never, either in camp or out of it, lose sight
of them...
(He goes into great detail about the kinds & amounts of food needed but
also gives a table of what each person in Dr. Rae's party used per day
going on a journey toward the Arctic as an example)
Pemmican (essentially dried strips of buffalo meat) 1.25 lbs.
Biscuit 0.25 lbs.
Edward's preserved potatoes 0.10 lbs.
Flour 0.33 lbs.
Tea 0.03 lbs.
Sugar 0.14 lbs.
Grease or alcohol, for cooking 0.25 lbs.
Total = 2.35 lbs. of food per day
For fording rivers, he devotes several pages to this subject. I'll
paraphrase here!
1st ascertain the quicksand situation with a man on foot with sticks
long enough to stick into the bottom of the river where the river is
shallow. If the sand is soft, horses should be watered first, then led
across, not allowing them to stop while in the river - either with or
without a wagon. (Mules tend to stop in the soft sand & must often be
drug across with ropes!) If the water is high enough to come up to the
wagon beds, but not above, the beds of the wagon had to be raised &
blocks placed under the beds to hold them up, in order to keep the
contents dry... When streams are deep, with a rapid current, attach a
rope to the lead animals & have a mounted man ride in front with a rope
in his hand to assist the team...& if possible place a man with a whip
on the lower side of the team to urge them forward... For really wide,
swift rivers he suggests finding, if possible, a way to cross obliquely
(go upstream & cross catty-cornered headed downstream toward where you
want to end up) so the rush of the water will help carry the wagon
across. In this case, double the teams on each wagon & send a man
across first to make sure you can get out on the other bank. If
crossing a deep & swift stream on horse-back, he suggests getting off
the horse first & hang onto his tail & let him tow you across (so you
don't hamper the horse's movements or weight him down). He also
describes a way of using ropes to cross & making a "bull-boat" of bent
willows or building a boat.
Neat book!
Best,
Bonnie
Gary Smith, who owns the Cato house in Eufaula, Al., gave me a suit case full
of old letters, deeds, etc. that he found in the attic of the house. Among
these were a letter written by S. A. Williams while he was in the Confederate
Army and some deeds from the 1870's. The letter was address to "Dear Friend".
The friend is not named, but is a young woman. The deed transactions are with
various people and S. A. and D. Williams and are in Pike Co., Al.. From the
papers, it appears that S. A. Williams had a sister named Eva and a brother ,
Bud.
My question is, are these Williams' related to Amanda Cato (daughter of Green
and Martha Cato) who was married to Littleberry A. Williams? The other
possibilty is that they are related to Annie Cato's mother's family (Miss
Annie's father was Julius C. Cato, son of Lewis Lewellen Cato, son of Green
Cato). Can anyone help on this?
Tom
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--part0_901639123_boundary
Content-ID: <0_901639123(a)inet_out.mail.aol.com.1>
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
I received this and thought I'd pass it on for reference material.
Tom
--part0_901639123_boundary
Content-ID: <0_901639123(a)inet_out.mail.aol.com.2>
Content-type: message/rfc822
Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit
Content-disposition: inline
Return-Path: <ROGERS-L-request(a)rootsweb.com>
Received: from rly-zb01.mx.aol.com (rly-zb01.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.1]) by
air-zb01.mail.aol.com (v46.20) with SMTP; Mon, 27 Jul 1998 12:42:45
-0400
Received: from fp-1.rootsweb.com (fp-1.rootsweb.com [207.113.233.233])
by rly-zb01.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0)
with ESMTP id MAA27735;
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 12:42:22 -0400 (EDT)
Received: (from slist@localhost)
by fp-1.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA05157;
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 09:37:14 -0700 (PDT)
Resent-Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 09:37:14 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <006d01bdb97e$2c391c00$b23c31cf@enduser>
From: "J.R. Foster" <pcf99(a)infowest.com>
Old-To: "Harry Tessler" <hetessler(a)sginet.com>, "Sam Sudderth"
<punkin112(a)aol.com>,
"Oscar Russell" <OscargR(a)aol.com>, "Stanton McCandlish"
<mech(a)eff.org>,
"Young List" <young-l(a)rootsweb.com>,
"Tishomingo Co. List" <mstishom-l(a)rootsweb.com>,
"Rogers List" <rogers-l(a)rootsweb.com>,
"Prentiss Co. list" <msprenti-l(a)rootsweb.com>,
"Lawrence Co. List" <tnlawren-l(a)rootsweb.com>,
"Giles CO TN List" <tngiles-l(a)rootsweb.com>,
"Lewis Greene" <lgreene(a)twistercom.com>,
"Mary Nell Hollis Franks" <cherokee(a)usit.net>,
"Deborah Crabb" <crabb99(a)aol.com>,
"Norma Foster Cox" <ncox01(a)mail.orion.org>,
"Coretta" <Grrranny(a)aol.com>,
"Frank L Carter" <flcpaper(a)earthlink.net>,
"Melissa Aldridge" <STU3466(a)ATUVM.ATU.EDU>
Subject: Fw: Disease Chart
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 10:46:51 -0600
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4
Resent-Message-ID: <"OpVOmD.A.4OB.wyKv1"@fp-1.rootsweb.com>
To: ROGERS-L(a)rootsweb.com
Resent-From: ROGERS-L(a)rootsweb.com
X-Mailing-List: <ROGERS-L(a)rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2084
X-Loop: ROGERS-L(a)rootsweb.com
Precedence: list
Resent-Sender: ROGERS-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
Just got this in on the Foster list, thought it would be usefull to other
researchers!!!!!!!
J.R. Foster
-----Original Message-----
From: Lil' Sister <rhawkins(a)shreve.net>
To: FOSTER-L(a)rootsweb.com <FOSTER-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Monday, July 27, 1998 10:13 AM
Subject: Disease Chart
>Disease Chart
>
>
> Do you know of others? Please email me.
>
>
> Ablepsy, Blindness
> Ague, Malarial Fever
> American plague, Yellow fever
> Anasarca, Generalized massive edema
> Aphonia, Laryngitis
> Aphtha, The infant disease "thrush"
> Apoplexy, Paralysis due to stroke
> Asphycsia/Asphicsia, Cyanotic and lack of oxygen
> Atrophy, Wasting away or diminishing in size.
> Bad Blood, Syphilis
> Bilious fever, Typhoid malaria hepatitis or elevated temperature and
bile
>emesis
> Biliousness, Jaundice associated with liver disease
> Black plague or death, Bubonic plague
> Black fever, Acute infection with high temperature and dark red skin
lesions
>and high mortality rate
> Black pox, Black Small pox
> Black vomit, Vomiting old black blood due to ulcers or yellow fever
> Blackwater fever, Dark urine associated with high temperature
> Bladder in throat, Diphtheria (Seen on death certificates)
> Blood poisoning, Bacterial infection; septicemia
> Bloody flux, Bloody stools
> Bloody sweat, Sweating sickness
> Bone shave, Sciatica
> Brain fever, Meningitis
> Breakbone, Dengue fever
> Bright's disease, Chronic inflammatory disease of kidneys
> Bronze John, Yellow fever
> Bule, Boil tumor or swelling
> Cachexy, Malnutrition
> Cacogastric, Upset stomach
> Cacospysy, Irregular pulse
> Caduceus, Subject to falling sickness or epilepsy
> Camp fever, Typhus; aka Camp diarrhea
> Canine madness, Rabies; hydrophobia
> Canker, Ulceration of mouth or lips or herpes simplex
> Catalepsy, Seizures / trances
> Catarrhal, Nose and throat discharge from cold or allergy
> Cerebritis, Inflammation of cerebrum or lead poisoning
> Chilblain, Swelling of extremities caused by exposure to cold
> Child bed fever, Infection following birth of a child
> Chin cough, Whooping cough
> Chlorosis, Iron deficiency anemia
> Cholera, Acute severe contagious diarrhea with intestinal lining
sloughing
> Cholera morbus, Characterized by nausea vomiting abdominal cramps;
elevated
>temperature etc. Could be appendicitis.
> Cholecystitus, Inflammation of the gall bladder
> Cholelithiasis, Gall stones
> Chorea, Disease characterized by convulsions contortions and dancing
> Cold plague, Ague which is characterized by chills
> Colic, An abdominal pain and cramping
> Congestive chills, Malaria
> Consumption, Tuberculosis
> Congestion, Any collection of fluid in an organ like the lungs
> Congestive chills, Malaria with diarrhea
> Congestive fever, Malaria
> Corruption, Infection
> Coryza, A cold
> Costiveness, Constipation
> Cramp colic, Appendicitis
> Crop sickness, Overextended stomach
> Croup, Laryngitis, diphtheria, or strep throat
> Cyanosis, Dark skin color from lack of oxygen in blood
> Cynanche, Diseases of throat
> Cystitis, Inflammation of the bladder
> Day fever, Fever lasting one day; sweating sickness
> Debility, Lack of movement or staying in bed
> Decrepitude, Feebleness due to old age
> Delirium tremens, Hallucinations due to alcoholism
> Dengue, Infectious fever endemic to East Africa
> Dentition, Cutting of teeth
> Deplumation, Tumor of the eyelids which causes hair loss
> Diary fever, A fever that lasts one day
> Diptheria ,Contagious disease of the throat
> Distemper, Usually animal disease with malaise; discharge from nose a=
nd
>throat; anorexia
> Dock fever, Yellow fever
> Dropsy, Edema (swelling) often caused by kidney or heart disease
> Dropsy of the Brain, Encephalitis
> Dry Bellyache, Lead poisoning
> Dyscrasy, An abnormal body condition
> Dysentery, Inflammation of colon with frequent passage of mucous and
blood
> Dysorexy, Reduced appetite
> Dyspepsia, Indigestion and heartburn. Heart attack symptoms
> Dysury, Difficulty in urination
> Eclampsy, Symptoms of epilepsy, convulsions during labor
> Ecstasy, A form of catalepsy characterized by loss of reason
> Edema, Nephrosis; swelling of tissues
> Edema of lungs, Congestive heart failure a form of dropsy
> Eel thing, Erysipelas
> Elephantiasis, A form of leprosy
> Encephalitis, Swelling of brain; aka sleeping sickness
> Enteric fever, Typhoid fever
> Enterocolitis, Inflammation of the intestines
> Enteritis, Inflations of the bowels
> Epitaxis, Nose bleed
> Erysipelas, Contagious skin disease due to Streptococci with vesicula=
r
and
>bulbous lesions
> Extravasted blood, Rupture of a blood vessel
> Falling sickness, Epilepsy
> Fatty Liver, Cirrhosis of liver
> Fits, Sudden attack or seizure of muscle activity
> Flux, An excessive flow or discharge of fluid like hemorrhage or
diarrhea
> Flux of humour, Circulation
> French pox, Syphilis
> Gathering, A collection of pus
> Glandular fever, Mononucleosis
> Great pox, Syphilis
> Green fever / sickness, Anemia
> Grippe/grip, Influenza like symptoms
> Grocer's itch, Skin disease caused by mites in sugar or flour
> Heart sickness, Condition caused by loss of salt from body
> Heat stroke, Body temperature elevates because of surrounding
environment;
>temperature and body does not perspire to reduce temperature. Command de=
ath
>result if not reversed
> Hectical complaint, Recurrent fever
> Hematemesis, Vomiting blood
> Hematuria, Bloody urine
> Hemiplegy, Paralysis of one side of body
> Hip gout, Osteomylitis
> Horrors, Delirium tremens
> Hydrocephalus, Enlarged head water on the brain
> Hydropericardium, Heart dropsy
> Hydrophobia, Rabies
> Hydrothroax, Dropsy in chest
> Hypertrophic, Enlargement of organ like the heart
> Impetigo ,Contagious skin disease characterized by pustules
> Inanition, Physical condition resulting from lack of food
> Infantile paralysis, Polio
> Intestinal colic, Abdominal pain due to improper diet
> Jail fever, Typhus
> Jaundice, Condition caused by blockage of intestines
> King's evil, Tuberculosis of neck and lymph glands
> Kruchhusten, Whooping cough
> Lagrippe, Influenza
> Lockjaw, Tetanus or infectious disease affecting the muscles of the n=
eck
and
>jaw. Untreated it is fatal in 8 days
> Long sickness, Tuberculosis
> Lues disease, Syphilis
> Lues venera, Venereal disease
> Lumbago, Back pain
> Lung fever, Pneumonia
> Lung sickness, Tuberculosis
> Lying in, Time of delivery of infant
> Malignant sore throat, Diphtheria
> Mania, Insanity
> Marasmus, Progressive wasting away of body like malnutrition
> Membranous Croup, Diphtheria
> Meningitis, Inflations of brain or spinal cord
> Metritis,Inflammation of uterus or purulent vaginal discharge
> Miasma, Poisonous vapors thought to infect the air
> Milk fever, Disease from drinking contaminated milk like undulant fev=
er
or
>brucellosis
> Milk leg, Post partum thrombophlebitis
> Milk sickness. Disease from milk of cattle which had eaten poisonous
weeds
> Mormal, Gangrene
> Morphew, Scurvy blisters on the body
> Mortification, Gangrene of necrotic tissue
> Myelitis, Inflammation of the spine
> Myocarditis, Inflammation of heart muscles
> Necrosis, Mortification of bones or tissue
> Nephrosis ,Kidney degeneration
> Nepritis, Inflammation of kidneys
> Nervous prostration, Extreme exhaustion from inability to control
physical
>and mental activities
> Neuralgia, Described as discomfort such as "Headache" was neuralgia i=
n
head
> Nostalgia, Homesickness
> Palsy, Paralysis or uncontrolled movement of controlled muscles. It w=
as
>listed as "Cause of death"
> Paroxysm, Convulsion
> Pemphigus, Skin disease of watery blisters
> Pericarditis, Inflammation of heart
> Peripneumonia, Inflammation of lungs
> Peritonotis, Inflammation of abdominal area
> Petechial Fever, Fever characterized by skin spotting
> Puerperal exhaustion, Death due to child birth
> Phthiriasis, Lice infestation
> Phthisis, Chronic wasting away or a name for tuberculosis
> Plague, An acute febrile highly infectious disease with a high fatali=
ty
rate
> Pleurisy, Any pain in the chest area with each breath
> Podagra, Gout
> Poliomyelitis, Polio Potter's
> asthma, Fibroid pthisis
> Pott's disease, Tuberculosis of spine
> Puerperal exhaustion, Death due to childbirth
> Puerperal fever, Elevated temperature after giving birth to an infant
> Purpura, A disease characterized by purple or livid spots on the skin=
or
>mucous membrane; caused by the extroversion of blood (similar to bruises=
).
> Puking fever, Milk sickness
> Putrid fever. Diphtheria.
> Quinsy. Tonsillitis.
> Remitting fever, Malaria
> Rheumatism, Any disorder associated with pain in joints
> Rickets, Disease of skeletal system
> Rose cold, Hay fever or nasal symptoms of an allergy
> Rotanny fever,(Child's disease) ???
> Rubeola, German measles
> Sanguineous crust, Scab
> Scarlatina, Scarlet fever
> Scarlet fever, A disease characterized by red rash
> Scarlet rash, Roseola
> Sciatica, Rheumatism in the hips
> Scirrhus, Cancerous tumors
> Scotomy, Dizziness; nausea and dimness of sight
> Scrivener's palsy,Writer's cramp
> Screws, Rheumatism
> Scrofula, Tuberculosis of neck lymph glands. Progresses slowly with
>abscesses and pistulas develop.
> Young person's disease
> Scrumpox, Skin disease; impetigo
> Scurvy, Lack of vitamin C. Symptoms of weakness;
> spongy gums and hemorrhages under skin
> Septicemia, Blood poisoning
> Shakes, Delirium tremens
> Shaking, Chills; ague
> Shingles, Viral disease with skin blisters
> Ship fever, Typhus
> Siriasis, Inflammation of the brain due to sun exposure
> Sloes, Milk sickness
> Small pox, Contagious disease with fever and blisters
> Softening of brain, Result of stroke or hemorrhage in the brain with =
an
end
>result of the tissue softening in that area
> Sore throat distemper, Diphtheria or quinsy
> Spanish influenza, Epidemic influenza
> Spasms,Sudden involuntary contraction of muscle or group of muscles -
like a
>convulsion
> Spina bifida, Deformity of spine
> Spotted fever, Either typhus or meningitis
> Sprue, Tropical disease characterized by intestinal disorders and so=
re
>throat
> St. Anthony's fire,Named so because of affected skin areas are bright
red in
>appearance erysipelas- Also
> St. Vitas dance, Ceaseless occurrence of rapid complex jerking moveme=
nts
>performed involuntary
> Stomatitis,Inflammation of the mouth
> Stranger's fever,Yellow fever
> Strangery,Rupture
> Sudor anglicus,Sweating sickness
> Summer complaint,Diarrhea, usually in infants caused by spoiled milk
> Sunstroke,Uncontrolled elevation of body temperature due to environme=
nt
>heat. Lack of sodium in the body is a predisposing cause
> Swamp sickness,Could be malaria typhoid or encephalitis
> Sweating sickness,Infectious and fatal disease common to UK in 15th
century
> Tetanus,Infectious fever characterized by high fever; headache and
dizziness
> Thrombosis,Blood clot inside blood vessel
> Thrush,Childhood disease characterized by spots on mouth lips and thr=
oat
> Tick fever,Rocky mountain spotted fever
> Toxemia of pregnancy,Eclampsia
> Trench mouth,Painful ulcers found along gum line; Caused by poor
nutrition
>and poor hygiene
> Tussis convulsiva,Whooping cough
> Typhus,Infectious fever characterized high fever headache and dizzine=
ss
> Variola,Smallpox
> Venesection,Bleeding
> Viper's dance,St. Vitus Dance
> Water on brain,Enlarged head
> White swelling,Tuberculosis of the bone
> Winter fever,Pneumonia
> Womb fever,Infection of the uterus.
> Worm fit,Convulsions associated with teething, worms, elevated
temperature
>or diarrhea
> Yellowjacket,Yellow fever.
>
>
>Compiled by Dan Burrows and used with permission. dburrows1(a)juno.com
> This chart may be freely copied.
>
>
=3D=3D=3D=3D ROGERS Mailing List =3D=3D=3D=3D
GenServ - OVER 10 MILLION names; 7,600+ GEDCOM databases
For complete information send a request to: geninfo(a)genserv.com
Genserv Homepage URL: http://www.genserv.com
--part0_901639123_boundary--
Hi Cynthia!
The census seems to track great in this case for Henry in TN - from
1820-50, anyhow! Going by the 1850, he's shown as Henry CATO, 72 (so b.
ca 1778), farmer, NC & no wife is shown (also has Geo. ELLIS listed as a
foreman, 22 from NC, Martha, 27, NC, Elizabeth, 7, NC) *So far*, we're
assuming this Henry to be the son of Daniel in Montgomery Co., NC (son
of Burrell) since Henry's admin. of a Daniel CATO's estate.
I'm just not sure how the Tabitha is related to this Henry - from the
looks of it, she could be a second wife who had children when they
married OR a child of his - I need to look at the BAYLISS family on the
census to see if that says anything!
What's got me really curious is the OTHER Henry in MO... He's shown as
64 years old in 1850 & also b. in NC... I think he's maybe(??) a
brother to the James CATO in AR early on who's shown in the 1860
Arkansas County, AR census as 62 & b. in NC (hence b. 1798, or 20 years
after the Henry above so possibly even a son???). Then you have Wm.
CATO who m. Sarah MASSEY - at least 2 of their children were born in NC
in the late 1700s or early 1800s - need to check all of them, but I know
Rebecca & Allen were b. in NC - don't have the exact dates in front of
me but seems like it was right at 1800 - give or take a couple of years.
Then, there's the Rebecca question!!! There sure are a lot of Rebecca's
running through the families in question... Where did that first name
come from?? (My Needham in AR also has a Rebecca.) Do you think it
might have come from the John in NC who was m. to a Rebecca?? Is this
the same John who died ca. 1810 in KY???? Is he the one that was in
Cumberland Co.???
Do you think we'll EVER know?!!!
Best,
Bonnie (still digging away!)
Got this from Shirley CATO's info & wanted to send it to the list. This
is for the Henry CATO in TN m. to a Tabitha, not the Henry CATO in SC
who was also m. to a Tabitha (or had a dau. named Tabitha). (Before you
get excited, Cynthia, I checked & the Henry in TN was b in NC, 1778 when
the Henry & Tabitha in SC were buying property in SC, dang it <grin>!)
Feb. 7, 1816
Stewart Co., TN - Ordered by the court that Peter KINDLE, James MILAM,
Sr., Wm. DOWDY & Benjamin BRADFORD settle with Henry CATO, adm'r. of the
estate of Daniel CATO, dec'd & make return next term. (Co. Ct. Min.
1815-19, p. 70)
May 8, 1816
Stewart Co., TN - A settlement with Henry CATO, adm. of Daniel CATO was
returned by the Commissioners & ordered to be recorded. (Co. Ct. Min.
1815-19, p.101)
May 6, 1817
Stewart Co., TN - Ordered by the court that Henry CATO be appt. overseer
of the road leading from Bradford's Ferry to Dover in the room of Elam
MILAM & the same hands work under him, also John BLANTON, Joseph
BROADWAY, David GRAY, Rob't SWAN work under him as far as the
intersection with Dover Road. (Co. Ct. Min. 1815-19, p. 165)
May 5, 1818
Stewart Co., TN - Personally came Henry *CARTER* into open court and
acknowleged himself indebted to the state in the sum of $500 & Henry
CATO & John PEACE in the sum of $250 each security to be levied of their
goods & chattles, lands & tenements for the State but to be void on
condition that Indictment for Retailing Spiritous Liquors without
license. (Co. Ct. Min. 1815-19, p. 274)
May 7, 1818
Stewart Co., TN - Ordered by the court that Henry CATO be allowed the
same that Wm. R. HAGLER was to have for maintaining John FREEMAN & his
wife for the last year. (Co. Ct. Min. 1815-19, p. 295)
Nov. 4, 1818
Stewart Co., TN - On motion by Christian BRADFORD it is ordered by the
Court that herself & Henry CATO have letter of admin. on the Estate of
A. H. BRADFORD, dec'd. & they gave bond in the sum of $10,000
conditioned for faithfully admin. said Estate. (Co. Ct. Min. 1815-19, p.
366)
Oct. 30, 1824
Stewart Co., TN - Henry CATO to Wm. DOWDY. This indenture made the 30th
day of Oct. 1824 between H. CATO & W. DOWDY...That for & in
consideration of $31.25...tract of land...10 ac. Co. of Stewart, St. of
TN...S side of Cumberland River on Cottingham Branch, a branch of Elk
Creek. Recorded May 31, 1825 (Deed Bk. 7, p. 271)
June 29, 1825
Stewart Co., TN. Henry CATO to FITZGERALD & BAYLISS. This indenture
made June 29, 1825, between H. CATO & Collin BAYLISS & Wm.
FITZGERALD...Cottingham Branch of Elk River ? 700 ac; S prong of Elk
Creek 50 ac; All horses, cows, pigs, etc. & 1 saddle, $100.
Aug. 24, 1827
Stewart Co., TN. TN Grant bk. 8, p. 245, grant #6595 to Henry CATO, 50
ac in Stewart Co., TN, located 6356 to 7163 Middle Tenn.
Nov. 4, 1833
Stewart Co. TN On Petiton of sundry citizens it is ordered that a public
ferry be established across the Cumberland River about one mile above
Cross Creek and to be kept by Henry CATO. (The River Counties, Vol. 6,
#1, Jan. 1977, pg. 21)
Nov. 4, 1833
Stewart Co. TN Ordered that a public ferry be established across the
Cumberland River about one mile above Cross Creek and to be kept by
Henry CATO. (The River Counties, Vol. 7, #4, Nov. 1978)
Nov. 4, 1833
Stewart Co. TN Sheriff ordered to summon a jury to view the laying and
marking off a road the nearest and best way up the Cumberland River from
Dover to the new ferry of Henry CATO, one mile above the mouth of Cross
Creek. (The River Counties, Vol. 6, pg. 22)
Nov. 5, 1833
Stewart Co. TN - The Sheriff was ordered at August Term to summon the
following for November Term: Jesse JAMES, Thomas NORSWORTHY, John W.
LEE, Thomas LAIN, Thomas LANKFORD, David ALLISON, John WOFFORD, James
WOFFORD, Wm. H. COLMAN, Ephraim GATLIN, Hugh MCMILLAN, Jesse STOKES,
Phillip HALL, Chas. ROPER, Wm. S. ATKINS, John WALL, John WILLIAMS, Jr.,
John PINNER, John ELKINS, Soloman WEATHERSPOON, Wm. DOWDY, Drury D.
BRINSON, Wm. BOGAD, Thomas BUCKINGHAM, Davy MILLER and Henry CATO to
appear before justices of the peace to serve as grand Jury; sheriff said
he executed the Court order on all but Ephraim GATLIN, Jesse STOKES and
John WILLIAMS. (The River Counties Vol. 6, pg. 23)
no date
Stewart Co. TN Jury Venire for James B. CONGER VS John FRASER:
IshamSILLS, James GATLIN, Sr., George BRUTON, Thomas BRIGHAM, Joseph B.
NEVILLE, Nathan SKINNER, John MANNING, John BRIGHAM, David BRIGHAM, Jr.,
David BRIGHAM, Sr., Green B. SUMERS, Charles SUMERS, Robert JONES, James
COOK, Robert HOLMES, Samuel WILSON, James BARNES, Sr., William LARGENT,
Caleb WILLIAMS, Henry CATO, Eli STAVELY, John MILAM, Sr., Jethro BASS,
Cullen BAYLESS. (The River Counties, Vol. 2, pg. 114)
Nov. 24, 1834
Stewart Co. TN - Dower of Tabitha CATO and division of land of William
BAYLISS, dec'd; Heirs: Martha Emily Ann BAYLESS; Mary Elizabeth Frances
BAYLISS; William Francis Smith BAYLISS; Brunson BAYLISS; Andrew Jackson
BAYLISS. (The River Counties Vol. 3, #3, pg. 413)
Nov. 3, 1835
Stewart Co. TN - Henry CATO resigned as guardian of heirs of William
BAYLISS, and Brunson BAYLISS appointed guardian of William F. S. BAYLISS
(The River Counties Vol. 7, #4)
Feb. 1, 1836
Stewart Co. TN Ordered that Frances H. HERRIFORD, John HAGLER and Uriah
TOMLINSON be a commission to settle with Henry CATO as guardian of heirs
of William BAYLISS, dec'd. (The River Counties, Vol. 6, pg. 107)
The following was posted to the DeSoto Parish GenConnect Biography
Board:
----------------------------------------------------------
DOUGLAS JOHN CATER
Posted by Judy Baugh <procyon(a)prodigy.net> on Fri, 22 May 1998
Recently one of the researchers who has kindly submitted information for
the DeSoto Parish LAGenWeb
site told me about the book _As It Was: Reminiscences Of A Soldier Of
The Third Texas Cavalry And The
Nineteenth Louisiana Infantry_, which was written by Douglas John Cater,
who grew up in DeSoto
Parish.
This book was first published in a very limited edition by his grandson
William D. Cater in 1981. In 1990
a much larger printing was underwritten by Texas Monthly Publications,
and done by Statehouse Press,
Austin, TX,
Mr. Cater was the son of William Green Cater and Beatnah Greening. He
was born 27 Mar 1841 at Sparta,
AL. According to the author, his family moved to DeSoto Parish in 1847
to be near Mrs. Cater's brother,
John James Greening, and sisters whom I believe were Amanda Greening
Guy, and Elizabeth Greening
Pegues. (I'm uncertain from what Mr. Cater says in the book as to
whether the Guy and Pegues cousins
were from two separate aunts, or from a two marriages of Amanda
Greening. Some researchers have
claimed that Elizabeth Greening married a Pegues, but that they had no
children.) Another brother, Wade
Horace Greening, came to DeSoto Parish a few years after the Caters.
As a descendant of Mrs. Cater's brother John J. Greening, the book is of
special interest to me, but other
DeSoto researchers should be aware that this is an absolutely priceless
window into the experience of
growing up in DeSoto Parish during the late antebellum period.
Before the chapters covering his War experiences as recorded in the
pocket diary that he kept, are several
that cover his life before the War. He records details of daily family
life, school, recreation (there are some
most entertaining details about a hunting expedition), etc. For the
first few years that his family lived in
DeSoto Par., they were near Mansfield. Later they lived near Keatchie,
where Mr. Cater attended
preparatory school, and Keatchie Baptist College.
He was a gifted musician, and his talent was supported by special
instruction from the time he was a little
boy. There is considerable information in the book regarding music
instruction in northwestern Louisiana
during the 1850's, including mention of several specific, and very
talented, teachers. In the Confederate
Army he was expected to use not only rifle and sword, but bugle and
fiddle, too, and his obituary as
published in the "Confederate Veteran" magazine described him as
"brigade band Captain of the last band
of the Southern Confederacy". See the link below to his obituary.
Mr. Cater was employed as a music teacher in east Texas when the War
began. He joined a company that
became part of the 3rd Texas Cavalry, but transferred to the 19th
Louisiana Infantry only a few months
afterward, in order to be with his brother Rufus.
The only discordant note in the book is the Introduction (1990 edition
only), written by a contemporary
scholar, which in my opinion inappropriately imposes contemporary values
on some of Mr. Cater's
recollections, and calls into question his conclusions about the events
and factors which lead to secession
and the War. This is an unnecessary and transparent attempt to preempt
the readers from forming opinions
based upon Mr. Cater's conclusions, but one which is all too familiar to
those of us who read modern
editions of period accounts from the antebellum American South.
The book is available from major booksellers. I purchased my copy online
from Amazon
(http://www.amazon.com) and it was delivered in three days.
-----------------------------------------------
The following obit was also linked to the above:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ladesoto/desoto18.htm#djc
Subj: Obit For D. J. Cater
Date: 98-01-17 08:26:20 EST
From: HLebaron(a)aol.com
>From the Confederate Veteran:
DOUGLAS JOHN CATER "Another loved veteran obeyed the summons, "Come up
higher," when
Douglas John Cater passed suddenly at his home in San Antonio, Tex.,
November 23, 1931, at the
age of ninety years. He took active part in the affairs of Albert Sidney
Johnston Camp, No. 144, U.
C. V., and is greatly missed.
D. J. Cater was born in Sparta, Connecuh County, Ala., on March 27,
1841, the son of William
Green and Beatnah Greening Cater. His parents moved to Texas in 1846,
and to DeSoto Parish, La.,
in 1847, where his father was a planter for many years.
He enlisted in the Confederate Army at Henderson, Texas, in May, 1861.
His regiment, Greer's 3rd
Texas Cavalry, went from Dallas in July, 1861, to Missouri to aid
General Price. In August, 1862,
he transferred to Company I, 19th Louisiana Infantry, to be with his
brother, Lieut. Rufus Cater,
who, later, was killed at Chickamauga.
He took part in the battles of Wilson Creek, Chustenahlah, Pea Ridge,
Chickamauga, Missionary
Ridge, Nashville, Spanish Fort, and others. He also served in several
brass bands, and was brigade
band captain of the last band of the Southern Confederacy.
Reconstruction days were not propitious for his chosen profession of
musician, and he farmed for a
number of years, later being Postmaster at Lovelady, Tex., and for four
years Treasurer of Houston
County. Music, however, was always a great interest of his life.
In 1866, he was married to Miss Emily Mary Reagan, of Rusk County, Tex.
She and their three little
sons preceded him in death by many years. In 1880, he was married to
Miss Belle Barbee, of
Lovelady, Tex., who survives him with a daughter and three sons, also
four grandchildren.
A man of noble purposes, ever loyal to all that was good and true, was
D. J. Cater. He was a Mason,
and a member of the Baptist Church."
Submitted by J. Hugh LeBaron
For additional information on the family of Mr. Cater's mother, Beathnah
Greening Cater, click here.
Mr. Cater was the author of a book on his experiences as a soldier
during the War For Southern
Independence, As It Was: Reminiscences of A Soldier With the 3rd Texas
Cavalry and the 19th
Louisiana Infantry, which is available through Amazon Books.
I'd like to thank Lonnie Fink for sending the following "oldest" Cato
found to date!
Mary A. Cato Died Knox Co,IN 11-jan-1921 Death record BK CH-42 pg 122
AGE 99!!!
Also, some CATO odds & ends:
---------------------------------------------
Death Claims Jasper Clayton
Jasper T Clayton, 215 Caroline street, miner, died at 10:30 pm Tuesday
at Hopkins County Hospital where
he had been receiving treatment for a kidney ailment for several days.
He was 48.
Clayton, who was an employee of Colonial Coal Mining Company, is
survived by the widow, Mrs Ola
Hays Clayton; two children, Horace Hays Clayton and Anna Mabel Clayton,
all of 215 Caroline street;
mother, Mrs Bertie Clayton, 122 North Harrig street; three brother,
Thurman W Clayton, Princeton, Ky,
Fred G Clayton, London, Ky., and Rufus Clayton, 226 Graves street; five
sister,s Mrs Herman Hardy,
Perrytown, Tenn.; Mrs Brank McKinsey, 127 North Harrig street; Mrs Baker
CATO, Jasper, Tenn.; Mrs A
L McAllister, Paducah, and Mrs Douglas Gamblin, Suthards section, near
Earlington, and fifteen nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Thursday at Harris Funeral
Home, 134 North Main street.
Officiating will be the Rev. John M Hardy, pastor of Madisonville First
Christian church. Burial will be in
Odd Fellows cemetery here.
The body is at the funeral home.
---
Oddfellows Cemetery, Madisonville, Ky
Jasper T Clayton 1904-1952
Ola H 1919-
--------------------------------------------------------
Elizabeth Mary McGinnis Freeman
-- b: July 5, 1914 in Decatur, GA
-- d: April 12, 1998 in Carson City, NV
Daughter of Charles Homer McGinnis, Sr. and Maggie Leo CATO
Credits listed...
Survivors listed...
Abstracted from Reno Gazette Journal, April 15, 1998
-------------------------------------------------------
Mrs Margaret Grace, 95, White Plains, died April 8, 1998, Ridgewood
Terrace Nursing Home,
Madisonville.
Born Jan 10, 1903, in Ky.
Member of White Plains Missionary Baptist Church.
Preceded in death by husband James Claude Grace, April 21 [sic]
Survived by dau, Ava Nell Moore, White Plains; brother, Cecil Gamblin,
Earlington; sister, Thelma CATO,
Madisonville, 3 gch and 2 g-gch.
Funeral April 10, 1998, Bandy Funeral Home, Nortonville. Officiating:
Rev. Tom Cummings.
Burial: Concord Cemetery, White Plains.
---
The Dawson Springs Progress, Dawson Springs, Ky
Thursday, April 16, 1998
------------------------------------------------------------
Hi all!
(BTW, Dr. Henry, I do tend to agree with you that the Henry Kitto in my
last post was not ours (John/Jane's). Not sure that he's not a Keeter
since there are a lot there in Rutherford Co...)
Anyhow, a few other Ark. CATO tidbits (the first one just mentions the
store, CATO Bros., but I'm including the whole article in case someone
recognizes some of the other names. These appear to be related to our
lost John CATO (son of John & Judah maybe??), the one who supposedly
died & was a surveyor in the Revolution & had several John Henry CATO's
running down the line & ended up in Northwest Ark. via Tenn. & Illinois
- his son George Edwin m. Ephellia Rieff - or however it's spelled - in
Tenn.!):
History of Northwestern Arkansas, Goodspeed
History of Benton County
[p.257] SPRINGDALE.
page 256
In general merchandise are Baum & Bro., Reed & Ferguson, Campbell &
White, C. C. Conner & Co., Wood &
Co., B. H. Stone & Co., R. S. Curry, Boles & Co. and The Famous of
Jesse Ellis. The grocers and general
stores are represented by Mulholland & Lake, Gilbreath & Taylor,
Wilson & Dickson, W. W. Harrison, C. M.
Bigelow, Blakeley Bros., Lantrip & Miller, Moore & Gallaher, A. B.
Lewis, Randall & Oliver and D. A. Coker. In
the line of bakery, restaurant, confectionery, etc., are August A. G.
Hach, Hodge & Riggs, Ira Turner, C. M.
Bigelow, U. G. Pearce, N. L. Dickson & Co., T. Satterfield & Co. and
J. F. Johnson. Hardware is headed by E.
B. Harrison, E. Z. Davies, W. N. Crenshaw and R. R. Smith. W. F.
Russell and John Cox are barbers. Jesse Ellis
deals in, and John Feathers manufactures, boots and shoes. J. L. Duke
and J. Wadkins have jewelry and time-piece
establishments. Z. Thomas is a cigar maker. Mrs. S. J. Young and J. W.
Hansard are photographers. Books and
stationery are handled by J. D. Van Winkle and W. C. Cardwell. Gregg &
Smith, Benbrook & Co., W. H.
Whitlow, J. H. Williams & Co. and W. W. Dickey are in the drug and
pharmacy trades. John F. Buie, undertaker.
Saddlery and harness are in the hands of George Sutton and S. J.
Jones. Implements of various kinds are sold by S.
L. Kyle, John M. Howe and CATO Bros. Mrs. M. M. Allbright & Co. deal
in musical instruments. D. M. Harbison
and Carter & Taylor have meat markets. The Van Winkle House, by R. S.
Miller, Mountain House, by Thomas
Jennings, [p.256] Tremont House, by H. L. Glass, and Quarles House, by
E. Quarles represent the hotels. The
Sweitzer Wagon Co., president, E. B. Harrison, and Ellis Duncan,
secretary and superintendent. The Fayetteville
Evaporator Company, by Campbell & White. The Bed Spring Manufacturing
Co., proprietor, Thomas Jennings.
The tailors are Baum Bros. and McFadden. W. L. Call, R. T. Smith and
J. W. Quick are blacksmiths. H. F. Buie
has a billiard hall. The legal fraternity are L. Gregg, B. R.
Davidson, A. M. Wilson, J. V. Walker, J. D. Walker, C.
W. Walker, J. W. Walker, T. M. Gunter, W. L. Gregg, R. J. Wilson, J.
W. Stuckey, E. B. Wall, S. H. West, G.
W. M. Reed, Jr., R. W. Carter, W. J. Patton and C. R. Buckner. Real
estate is handled by Davidson & Jones and
Dickson & Pettigrew (also abstractors of title), Reed & Carter and E.
B. Wall. Mr. Keenan buys wheat. Drs. W. B.
Welch, H. D. Wood, T. J. Pollard, Wade Pollard, C. S. Gray, A. S.
Gregg, J. B. Massie and O. L. Wilson
represent the medical fraternity, while the dental profession has Drs.
J. R. Southworth, S. D. Luther and R. B.
Horton for their representatives. The newspapers are elsewhere
mentioned. Livery, Simmon & Ferguson, J. E.
Vaughan and Thomas Jennings. The Fisher Transfer Company. Furniture,
J. L. Bozarth, The Fayetteville
Manufacturing Company, and McClelland. Produce shippers, Campbell &
White, McNabb & Rogers and Oscar
Richter. The Waters-Pierce Oil Company, J. P. Marbut, manager. Brick
and stone masons, Willard Algine &
Company and S. H. Blackmer (brick yards also), Charles Dodt and R. M.
Jestice. Fayetteville Bottling Works. City
Laundry, A. A. Hollister, proprietor. City Bath Rooms, J. T. Watson.
The Fayetteville Steam Dye Works.
Millinery, Baum & Bros., B. H. Stone & Co. and Mrs. Abbott. Mills,
Byrnes & Blackmer and J. S. McClelland
(planing), and the Fayetteville Flouring Mills, J. F. Cravens, lessee.
The Fayetteville Foundry and Machine Shops,
manager, A. Volner. Lumber trade, C. Dale and Cazort Bros. Contractors
and builders, Mix & Co., I. N. Baker, F.
P. Milburn and O. H. Marion. Architect and superintendent, C. M.
Prentice. Insurance, J. H. Van Hoose and E. B.
Wall. Sewing machines, L. Matney.
History of Benton County
HAMLETS.
Farmington.A little village six miles west of Fayetteville is called
Farmington. It was laid out about 1870, by W.
H. Ingles, and for a number of years grew quite rapidly, but of late
it has somewhat deteriorated. The principal
business is carried on by C. C. Conner & Co., who have a general
store, and also operate a flouring-mill. Reed &
Son and Rieff & Macy are the other merchants. A wagon-shop is
conducted by J. H. Cato.
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--part0_901143735_boundary
Content-ID: <0_901143735(a)inet_out.mail.aol.com.1>
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
--part0_901143735_boundary
Content-ID: <0_901143735(a)inet_out.mail.aol.com.2>
Content-type: message/rfc822
Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit
Content-disposition: inline
Return-Path: <>
Received: from rly-zc01.mx.aol.com (rly-zc01.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.1]) by
air-zc01.mail.aol.com (v46.19) with SMTP; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:50
-0400
Received: from imo16.mx.aol.com (imo16.mx.aol.com [198.81.17.6])
by rly-zc01.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0)
with ESMTP id NAA18262 for <Tomtilton(a)aol.com>;
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:49 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from localhost (localhost)
by imo16.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0)
with internal id NAB07499;
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:49 -0400 (EDT)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON(a)aol.com>
Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: rootsweb: host not found)
Message-Id: <199807221744.NAB07499(a)imo16.mx.aol.com>
To: Tomtilton(a)aol.com
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit
The original message was received at Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:25 -0400 (EDT)
from root@localhost
----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
CATO-L@rootsweb
----- Transcript of session follows -----
550 CATO-L@rootsweb... Host unknown (Name server: rootsweb: host not found)
----- Original message follows -----
Received: from Tomtilton(a)aol.com
by imo16.mx.aol.com (IMOv14_b1.1) id 1QBHa27698
for <CATO-L@rootsweb>; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: <Tomtilton(a)aol.com>
Return-path: <Tomtilton(a)aol.com>
Message-ID: <2a50509.35b624fd(a)aol.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:25 EDT
To: CATO-L@rootsweb
Mime-Version: 1.0
Subject: Masons and bad guys
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 16-bit for Windows sub 58
I mention a while back that I had found a book from 1856/57 about Kansas. It
stated that Judge Sterling G. Cato and the pro slavery group in Kansas were
"blue lodgers". To me, blue lodge says masonic. I figured that if Sterling was
a mason then his brother, Lewis Lewellen Cato, was probably a mason also
(Sterling and Lewis were sons of Green Cato and Martha Mitchell.). Now if they
were masons might not the Eufaula Regency, which they were part of, also be
masons? For those of you not familar with this group, it was a group of
Eufaula, Al. lawyers who were secessionist in the 1850's an early 1860's. They
have been refered to as the democratic politicial machine in Alabama similar
to Tamaney Hall in New York polotics. Among there members were the Cato
brothers, the Shorther brothers (John Gill Shorter [war time governor of
Alabama] and Eli Sims Shorter), John Cochran and Adolphus Baker.
I was doing research in the masonic library in Washington, D. C. Monday and I
found records for Alabama in the mid 1800's. Lodge brothers in the Harmony
Lodge (no. 46) in Eufaula were Sterling G. Cato, Lewis L. Cato, John Gill
Shorter and John Cochran. The lodge records for that period are now kept in
Montgomery, Al. and you must go there to do any research. Among the
information that should be there are dates of membership and masonic ranks and
dates of those. The earliest mention of the Cato brothers that I found was of
Sterling in 1848 as Thrice Illustrious Grand Master. Hopefully, the next time
I'm in Alabama I can check these.
Working in the masonic library was about the most pleasant research expierence
I've had. They have free parking in the rear of the building (a rarity in
Washington), from the time I got out of my car everyone I came in contact with
were friendly and helpful, and the librarian did everything but turn the book
pages for me.
Now for the bad guys. Some of you have probably seen this. I found a book
titled, The Georgia Black Book - Morbid, Macabre and Disgusting Records of
Genealogical Value. There are two Cato entries. Page 55, no.59, convicts 1817
- 1850, name: William Cato; crime: simply larceny; term of years: 4; when
received: 27 March 1819; sentence expires: 24 March 1823; county where
convicted: Montgomery County; occupation: farmer; place of birth: North
Carolina; number of sentences: ; age: 30 yrs; height: 5ft 4 1/2 inches;
complexion: dark; color of hair: dark; color of eyes: dark; remarks: pardoned
6 June 1821.
Who does this bad boy belong to?
Page 148, no. 176, On 6 February last, in Hancock County, a Negro man named
Joshua, property of Martha Cato, was murdered by Beloved Kimbrough. Kimbrough
is 5 ft., 10 or 11 inches tall, stoutly made, florid complexion, dark hair,
grey or blue eyes and from 25 to 30 years of age. Issued 17 March 1841.
Martha Cato is the widow of Green Cato and Joshua was one of the slaves listed
on the 1837 inventory of Green's estate. Who is Beloved Kimbrough? I haven't
found him yet. Is he related to John Kimbrough, husband of Green's daughter,
Fetna Cato?
I have more info that I'll send later.
Tom
P. S. Cynthia, I haven't forgotten about your 1812 veterns. I've been up to my
neck in alligators. Also, if I'm slow to respond, we have guests camped in our
computer room for the next month and it makes it difficult to get on the
computer.
--part0_901143735_boundary--
Bonnie,
I have seen this Henry Kitto in Rutherford Co., NC also but I
concluded that he is not our Henry Cato. He was in Lancaster Co., SC
in 1790.
Henry Brackin
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--part0_901131325_boundary
Content-ID: <0_901131325(a)inet_out.mail.aol.com.1>
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
--part0_901131325_boundary
Content-ID: <0_901131325(a)inet_out.mail.aol.com.2>
Content-type: message/rfc822
Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit
Content-disposition: inline
Return-Path: <>
Received: from rly-zc01.mx.aol.com (rly-zc01.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.1]) by
air-zc01.mail.aol.com (v46.19) with SMTP; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:50
-0400
Received: from imo16.mx.aol.com (imo16.mx.aol.com [198.81.17.6])
by rly-zc01.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0)
with ESMTP id NAA18262 for <Tomtilton(a)aol.com>;
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:49 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from localhost (localhost)
by imo16.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0)
with internal id NAB07499;
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:49 -0400 (EDT)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON(a)aol.com>
Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: rootsweb: host not found)
Message-Id: <199807221744.NAB07499(a)imo16.mx.aol.com>
To: Tomtilton(a)aol.com
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit
The original message was received at Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:25 -0400 (EDT)
from root@localhost
----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
CATO-L@rootsweb
----- Transcript of session follows -----
550 CATO-L@rootsweb... Host unknown (Name server: rootsweb: host not found)
----- Original message follows -----
Received: from Tomtilton(a)aol.com
by imo16.mx.aol.com (IMOv14_b1.1) id 1QBHa27698
for <CATO-L@rootsweb>; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: <Tomtilton(a)aol.com>
Return-path: <Tomtilton(a)aol.com>
Message-ID: <2a50509.35b624fd(a)aol.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:44:25 EDT
To: CATO-L@rootsweb
Mime-Version: 1.0
Subject: Masons and bad guys
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit
X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 16-bit for Windows sub 58
I mention a while back that I had found a book from 1856/57 about Kansas. It
stated that Judge Sterling G. Cato and the pro slavery group in Kansas were
"blue lodgers". To me, blue lodge says masonic. I figured that if Sterling was
a mason then his brother, Lewis Lewellen Cato, was probably a mason also
(Sterling and Lewis were sons of Green Cato and Martha Mitchell.). Now if they
were masons might not the Eufaula Regency, which they were part of, also be
masons? For those of you not familar with this group, it was a group of
Eufaula, Al. lawyers who were secessionist in the 1850's an early 1860's. They
have been refered to as the democratic politicial machine in Alabama similar
to Tamaney Hall in New York polotics. Among there members were the Cato
brothers, the Shorther brothers (John Gill Shorter [war time governor of
Alabama] and Eli Sims Shorter), John Cochran and Adolphus Baker.
I was doing research in the masonic library in Washington, D. C. Monday and I
found records for Alabama in the mid 1800's. Lodge brothers in the Harmony
Lodge (no. 46) in Eufaula were Sterling G. Cato, Lewis L. Cato, John Gill
Shorter and John Cochran. The lodge records for that period are now kept in
Montgomery, Al. and you must go there to do any research. Among the
information that should be there are dates of membership and masonic ranks and
dates of those. The earliest mention of the Cato brothers that I found was of
Sterling in 1848 as Thrice Illustrious Grand Master. Hopefully, the next time
I'm in Alabama I can check these.
Working in the masonic library was about the most pleasant research expierence
I've had. They have free parking in the rear of the building (a rarity in
Washington), from the time I got out of my car everyone I came in contact with
were friendly and helpful, and the librarian did everything but turn the book
pages for me.
Now for the bad guys. Some of you have probably seen this. I found a book
titled, The Georgia Black Book - Morbid, Macabre and Disgusting Records of
Genealogical Value. There are two Cato entries. Page 55, no.59, convicts 1817
- 1850, name: William Cato; crime: simply larceny; term of years: 4; when
received: 27 March 1819; sentence expires: 24 March 1823; county where
convicted: Montgomery County; occupation: farmer; place of birth: North
Carolina; number of sentences: ; age: 30 yrs; height: 5ft 4 1/2 inches;
complexion: dark; color of hair: dark; color of eyes: dark; remarks: pardoned
6 June 1821.
Who does this bad boy belong to?
Page 148, no. 176, On 6 February last, in Hancock County, a Negro man named
Joshua, property of Martha Cato, was murdered by Beloved Kimbrough. Kimbrough
is 5 ft., 10 or 11 inches tall, stoutly made, florid complexion, dark hair,
grey or blue eyes and from 25 to 30 years of age. Issued 17 March 1841.
Martha Cato is the widow of Green Cato and Joshua was one of the slaves listed
on the 1837 inventory of Green's estate. Who is Beloved Kimbrough? I haven't
found him yet. Is he related to John Kimbrough, husband of Green's daughter,
Fetna Cato?
I have more info that I'll send later.
Tom
P. S. Cynthia, I haven't forgotten about your 1812 veterns. I've been up to my
neck in alligators. Also, if I'm slow to respond, we have guests camped in our
computer room for the next month and it makes it difficult to get on the
computer.
--part0_901131325_boundary--
Rutherford Co., NC 1790 census, pg. 139:
Henry KITTO (or KETTO), 1-1-1, 0 slaves
(or 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, 1 female)
Immediately after this is Henry JOHNSON 2-1-3 & Martha JOHNSON 2-1-3
1 page before is listed James KEETER 1-4-2
Later!
Bonnie
Some Arkansas Co. CATOs:
All are buried in the Lone Tree Cemetery at Stuttgart, Arkansas County,
AR.
CATO, Vada bn 9/12/1900
d 5/18/1957
CATO, Jet C, Sr bn 11/5/1914
d 1/20/1976
CATO, Irene Cates bn 8/26/1920 d
12/2/1973
CATO, Jim C bn 1870
c 1937
CATO, Ida M bn 1876
d 1938
Am back to working on CATOs after a frantic summer! Will be sending
more to the list as I come across it!
Bonnie
Here it is folks, you asked for it, you got it! Enjoy...
Will of Benjamin Perkins (he signed it "B Perkins")
State of South Carolina Kershaw District
In the name of God Amen. Bearing in mind the uncertanity of Human
life, and the necefsity and importance of adjusting and settling all
my Worldly Concern in a proper manner for the comfort and co
enience of my Children, being of sound and disposing mind, do
constitute, ordain and declare this to be my last will and
Testament.
1st. I give my Soul to almighty God who gave it, and my Body to the
grave to be intered at the discretion of my Children, humbly hoping
for mercy through the all Sufficient, righteousnefs of our exalted
Redeemer.
2nd. It is my Will and desire that all my just Debts,
dues and demands be paid, and a full and perfect Settlement of my
Estate be made before any partition of my Estate real or personal be
made.
3rd. I give and bequeath to my two Sons Charles Perkins and Benjamin
Perkins in fee Simple two thirds of Westerham Plantation, lying on
the West side of the Wateree River at the Camden Ferry, and
bounded Eastwardly by said River exclusive of the one third they now
hold by purchase from Mifs Mary Kershaw, and containing in all
between nine hundred and one thousand acres, consisting of several
adjacent Tracts.
4th. I give and devise to my two Sons Charles Perkins and Benjamin
Perkins in fee simple the place of my present family residence called
Pine Tree or Pine Tree Mills, lying on Big pine tree Creek,
consisting of a number of adjoining Tracts, and supposed to Contain
between Six and seven thousand acres; and also give and bequeath to
the said Benjamin and Charles Perkins my said Sons all the Mules,
Horses, Waggens, Carts, plantation Tools and apurtenance of both
the described plantations, to wit Westerham and pine Tree.
5th. I give, devise and bequeath to my daughter Mary Kershaw Du Bose
& Sarah Joanna Johnson in Fee Simple the Lands called South Kirkwood,
lying North of the Town of Camden and adjoining said town
and Containing about two hundred and thirteen acres more or lefs with
the exception of ten Lots given and bequeathed to pine tree Church.
6th. I give and bequeath to my daughter Henrietta Lucretia Powers
four thousand Dollars, one thousand Dollars of which sum to be paid
her one year after my decease, one other thousand Dollars of the
Said Sum to be paid her two years after my decease, one other
thousand Dollars of the said Sum to be paid her three years after my
decease and the remaining one thousand Dollars of the Said Sum of
four thousand to be paid her four years after my decease.
7th. I give to my Son Charles Perkins in fee Simple four lots in the
Town of Camden lying on Broad Street numbered in the pan of said Town
ninety three (93), ninety four (94), one hundred and five
105) and one hundred and six (106).
8th. I give and bequeath to my Son Charles Perkins all my Stock of
Cattle on the East Side of the Wateree River, and to My Son Benjamin
Perkins all my Stock of Cattle on the West side of the Wateree
River.
9th. I give and bequeath to my daughters Mary Kershaw Du Bose and
Sarah Joanna Johnson all my House hold Furniture and my Beds and
Library of Books to be equally divided between them; the House hold
furniture, Beds and Books left by me with my said Daughter Sarah
Joanna Johnson at Kirkwood to be included in the division.
10th. I give and bequeath to my Sons Charles Perkins and Benjamin
Perkins and to my daughters Mary Kershaw Du Bose and Sarah Joanna
Johnson all my Slaves to be equally divided between them, and in
such division the Slaves which I have remitted my said daughters Mary
Kershaw Du Bose and Sarah Joanna Johnson or their respective Husbands
to have the use of at any time since my said daughters have
respectively been married, shall be taken into the account as
consistuting part of my Slaves in such division And such division of
my Said Slaves shall take place as soon after my death, as the
Profits of my Estate and the Collection of Debts due me shall be
Sufficient to pay and Satisfy all the Debts and demands against me
and the Legacies given by this Will and Testament.
11th. I give and bequeath to my two Sons Benjamin Perkins and
Charles Perkins and their Heirs forever in Trust for the Pine Tree
Church, the Hill Called Church Hill whereon the meeting House now
stands, and two hundred acres of Land adjoining the same, to be laid
out Conveniently to said Church by my Executors. I also give as
above ten of the best Vacant Lots in South Kirkwood to be
designated by my Executors - The object of giving the above Lots is
to aid in Supporting a Pastor for said Pine Tree Church - and I
direct that Said Lots shall not be sold in lefs than ten years from
my decease, and when Sold that the Interest only be paid in support
of the Pastor of said Church; in the meantime it is my desire that
Said Lots be rented, and the rent given to Support the Said
Pastor.
12th. I do hereby Constitute and appoint my two sons Charles Perkins
and Benjamin Perkins my lawful Executors of this my last Will and
Testament and also my residuary Legatees.
13th. I make the following an absolute and indispensable Stipulation
with my Children, That if any one or more of them, shall object and
refuse to accept under this my Will and Testament, and
agreeable to the Terms of it, and shall claim a division of the real
Estate of my lamented wife Sarah Perkins, otherwise than as I have
herein disposed of my whole Estate inclusive of her right of
inheritance, each and every one of my said Children, so objecting and
refusing to accept under this Will, and agreeable to the Terms of it,
and shall claim a partition of the Estate of their lamented
mother, Contrary to the true intent and meaning of this devise and
bequest, such forfeiture of all Interest in my Estate both real and
personal, and if any of my Children aforesaid or any one of them
Shall claim and insist upon a distribution of the Estate of their
lamented Mother, then it is my Will and desire, that he, she or they
who shall insist insist upon and claim such a distribution of the
estate of their said Mother shall take nothing under this Will and
Testamant, but that the portion given to him, her or them be equally
divided amongst my other Children Share and Share alike.
Given under my Hand and Seal this tenth day of August in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.
B Perkins (SEAL)
Signed, Sealed and declared as his last Will and Testament by the
Testator Benjamin Perkins in our Presence, each of us subscribing our
names as Witnefses to the Same in the presence of the Said
Testator and in the presence of each other
Chapman Levy
Jane E. Aiguier
Margaret S. Campbell
South Carolina, Kershaw District In the Court Ordinary Saturday
April 24 1841 - Personally appeared Jane E. Aiguier and made oath in
due form of Law that she saw Benjamin Perkins Senior who was
then of Sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of this
deponents knowledge and belief Sign and Seal the foregoing instrument
of writing that she heard him declare the same to be his last will
and Testament and that she this deponents Chapman O Levy and
Margaret S. Campbell at the request of the Testator in his presence
and in the presence of each other Subscribed their names as witnesses
to the due execution thereof. Sworn to in open court before me
J. W. Baskin Ordy TEO Jane E. Aiguier
Recorded in Will Book A, Page 9 Recorded April 24, 1841 Ord. J. W.
Baskin Apt. 56, Pkg. 1947
Joan Raney
Charlotte, NC
raneyj(a)rex.queens.edu
oviattj(a)juno.com
A year or 2 ago I told Bonnie that I had a copy of Benjamin Perkins'
will, brother to Elizabeth Perkins Cato, wife of Needham Cato. Well,
when I told her that, she wanted a copy to put on her website. After
that I looked for it and couldn't find it. This morning I found it
while looking for something else, and wondered if anybody wanted me
to post the will or not. It's about 4 handwritten pages, don't know
how that will translate into computer pages. You can email me
privately, no need to clutter the Cato list with "yes" or "no" or
"don't bother."
Joan Raney
Charlotte, NC
raneyj(a)rex.queens.edu
oviattj(a)juno.com
Dear Joan,
Thanks for posting the SC Census info. I have been so bogged down lately
that I have had to put my genealogy on the back burner, so am just lurking
on the list and waiting for the time to begin real work again. Hopefully
this will be soon!
Best Regards,
Cynthia Benua
Hi everyone, long time no post I'm afraid.
A cousin has come up with some John Wyatt CATER's in the USA, so I thought
I'd post them here in the hope that someone recognises them or can offer
any help or advice. The name John Wyatt CATER is traditional in our family
and so these are probably strays of ours.
Marriage - 25 May 1871 in Elmira, Chemung, New York
John Wyatt CATER and Ophelia Estella WINANS
Births -
22 Sept 1872 at Le Roy, Genesee, NY
Edna Earle CATER or Edna Estella CATER (depending on source)
2 June 1874 at Medina, Orleans, NY
John Wyatt CATER
16 Sept 1876 at Albion, Orleans, NY
George Frederick CATER
6 July 1879 at Albion, Orleans, NY
William Henry CATER
I'd really like to know any more details about John Wyatt CATER the father,
was this the JWC born in Stapleton in 1848 the son of Frederick?
Marion in Wiltshire, UK
mailto: marion(a)potsie.softnet.co.uk
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/4826
***************************************************************************
Researching CATER surname worldwide
WYATT in Bristol (but only before 1700)
Also MOSS, EMMETT, CARNEY in Bristol, UK
BINDING in Somerset, UK
THORNE, PIGGIN in Norfolk, UK
JOY in Suffolk, UK
Joan
Same thing happened in Mo 1850 census. Bollinger
County census taker spelled it Cato and the Wayne Co
census taker spelled it Catoe. some of these guys just
lived across the road from each other. So the name was
at the mercy of the census taker since so many were
uneducated.
Thanks for the info
Adruain
Well, folks, here it is--what I had promised long ago and finally got
it together. The Catos from the 1850 Chesterfield, Kershaw, and
Lancaster districts of South Carolina. Hope these records will help
someone. Please forgive transcription errors; sometimes the
handwriting is difficult to decipher.
1850 U.S. Census, Chesterfield District, South Carolina
page 161b
#963 Jesse Cato 50 M Farmer $100 b. SC
Esther " 45 F "
Caroline " 17 F "
Rachael " 14 F "
Polly " 11 F "
Lewis " 9 M "
Milly " 6 F "
#964 Amos " 28 M Farmer "
Harriet M. " 32 F "
Jane " 8 F "
Ann " 5 F "
page 175
#1173 Green Cato 45 M Farmer $800 b. SC
Elizabeth " 27 F NC
Sarah A. " 9 F SC
Mary E. " 8 F "
William T. " 6 M "
John L. " 4 M "
Martha A. " 2 F "
1850 U.S. Census, Kershaw District, SC
page 101
Joseph Catoe 23 M ***
Elizabeth " 20 F
John " 2 M
Wm " 7/12 M
***I looked in the 1850 Kershaw Co. census book for this guy. They list
him as Laft. (or Lafayette) Catoe. When I read the census page, it
looked like Josh. to me, but I can see how they got Laft. out of it.
page 105
Nathan Catoe 28 M Farmer $300 **
Elizabeth " 22 F
W. T. " 4 M
Mary I. " 1 F
**I looked in the 1850 Kershaw Co. census book for this guy. They say
his name should read Needham, that the census taker either made an error,
or Nathan is his other name.
Nathan Catoe 54 M Farmer $500
Sarah " 50 F
Samuel " 24 M Farmer
Abraham " 14 M
Sarah " 10 F
James Catoe 25 M Farmer $100
Sarah " 18 F
William Raleigh 4 M
page 105b
W. R. Catoe 40 M Farmer $500
Elizabeth " 25 F
Mgt. J. " 9 F
Thomas " 7 M
Mary E. " 3 F
Nancy " 1 F
Elizabeth " 79 F *
Wm. Mosely 16 M
*Elizabeth Catoe in this family is Elizabeth Perkins Cato, wife of
Needham Cato.
Burwell Catoe 43 M Farmer $1000
Martha " 24 F
Samuel Mosely 20 M do
Harriett Catoe 3 F
Wm. R. " 2 M
R. J. " 8/12 F
Wm. Catoe 29 M Farmer $300
Mary " 25 F
Margaret " 6 F
Martha " 4 F
Henry " 3 M
Wm. " 2 M
1850 U.S. Census, Lancaster District, SC
page 174b
R. Cato 50 M Farmer $100
M. " 45 F
B. " 24 M Farmer
E. " 18 F
R. M. " 16 M Farmer
J. " 13 F
C. " 10 F
B. " 7 F
J. " 4 M
page 175
M. Cato 2 M
(goes with R. Cato family on page 174b)
page 178
J. Cato 30 M Farmer
M. " 30 F
T. " 8 F
N. " 16 F
Well, that wraps it up for the Chesterfield, Kershaw, and Lancaster
Districts in South Carolina for 1850. I thought it was interesting that
Chesterfield and Lancaster spelled it Cato and Kershaw spelled it Catoe.
Next thing I order will be the 1860 census for these counties. Oh,
and if anyone would like for me to give you info on any of the
Kershaw District lines, the 1850 Kershaw Co. book lists a lot of
them, so I may be able to help in that area.
Joan Raney
Charlotte, NC
raneyj(a)queens.edu
oviattj(a)juno.com
Joan Raney
Charlotte, NC
raneyj(a)rex.queens.edu
oviattj(a)juno.com