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Adruain,
Do you have anything on the execution of William Cato other than the Joanne
Eakin Chiles book? I saw one of her books at DAR (can't remember which
book, maybe Cynthia can help me with this), where she collected things about
Confederate soldiers and urged people to send more items to her for a future
edition. She said that the information came from "primary sources", but her
list of sources consisted mostly of the names of individuals, and she would
note which individual's "collection" each item came from. In other words, I
did not see any specific source citations for any military records, land
records, wills, or other proof documents that can be easily ordered and
checked. The book was interesting for all of the family stories it gave,
but had very little in the way of primary sources.
Adruain, as you pointed out, there were plenty of William Catos of age to
have served, so we don't even know with any certainty which one this is.
There were individual citizens (nonmilitary) who were also court-martialed
for certain things. I will have to look at the index and see if there are
any William Catos on it. Cynthia, do you remember if I already did this?
Peggy Reeves
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From: "Adruain Cato" <cato324(a)bellsouth.net>
To: <CATO-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: [CATO] Henry Cato b 1818
> Henry
> Henry and Polly are on the 1850 census, but are gone by the 1860
> census. My thoughts first were that the oldest son William was selling
> their
> land. I can not find a will or probate on Henry/Polly, probably destroyed
> in all the courthouse fires in Wayne/Bollinger Counties. Joanne Eakin
> Chiles
> says that a William was imprisoned for violation of Oath and that carried
> an automatic death sentence. Only problem there were 6 Williams of War
> age in that time frame in Wayne/Bollinger county. One descendant I talk
> with of 1810 William says she doesn't think he died in prison because
> there
> were not any stories told of such after the War. He can't be found after
> the
> war and I have found record where he was arrested along with Wilson Sr
> and Nathan. Then No family member of Chapman's ever knew what happened
> to him until I found where he died at Alton of Variola. Also Wilson Sr and
> Nathan died at Alton. So the search goes on!!
>
> Adruain
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 9:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [CATO] Henry Cato b 1818
>
>
>> Cynthia,
>>
>> According to what I have on William and Winnie, William was executed
>> during the Civil War for violation of the Oathe of Allegiance so if this
>> so he
>> could not have sold land in 1867. Did you mean 1857?
>> Do you have any idea when Henry, husband of Polly Ladd died?
>>
>> Henry,
>>
>>
>>
>> Henry
>>
>> I can't place the Henry Cato with land sold by William and Winney in
>> 1867.
>>
>> If Henry's land patent is correct, then he is 38 in 1856, so born about
>> 1818. Unless the clerk made a serious mistake, this Henry cannot be
>> Henry Sr.
>> husband of Polly Ladd, who would be more like 68. If the Henry who was
>> buying
>> this land was standing in person before the clerk (as implied in these
>> papers) then how can you mistake a man of 38 for one of 68? The only way
>> it could
>> be possible is if the clerk simply mis-wrote a "38" for a "68", but the
>> rest
>> of the document is very clear, so I see no reason to assume that's what
>> happened.
>>
>> Likewise, I don't see how it fits that this is the Henry Cato found at
>> hh
>> 599 on the 1850 Census:
>> Henry Cato 21 born MO (so born about 1829) (with wife Matilda age 23 and
>> 2
>> girls ages 2 and 9 months).
>> and again on the 1860 census (Henry age 30 with wife Matilda and 3
>> children).
>>
>> I think this is who you mean by Henry Jr? If this is the Henry with the
>> 1856 patent, then why would William and Winney be selling his land in
>> 1857?
>> It's obvious he didn't die. So that doesn't make sense either.
>>
>> I just don't know WHO this Henry is. I think we are going to have to
>> look
>> for more information. One thing that might help would be a copy of the
>> William/Winney Cato deed.
>> And I don't know whether some kind of estate settlement or estate tax
>> record
>> might exist for Henry Sr...even a mention in an index could help,
>> whether
>> the actual records were still around or not.
>>
>> More mysteries!
>>
>> Cynthia
>>
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----- Original Message -----
From: Adruain Cato
To: cato324(a)bellsouth.net
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 5:05 PM
Subject: Eakin Book
Joann Chiles Eakin Book--Missouri prisoners of War
Name Rank Regiment Captured Date Prison Remarks
Cata, Chapman B.W. Bollinger Co Mo Stoddard Co Mo 8/24/1862 Gratiot To Alton 10/24/62
Cata, J.T Sgt Morgans Co I Boonville Mo 10/18/64 Myrtle St To Alton 12/6/64
Cata, Nathaniel Citizen Bollinger Co MO Bollinger Co Mo 8/2/62 Gratiot To Alton 9/12/62
Cata, William B.W. Stoddard Co Mo Stoddard Co Mo 7/24/62 Gratiot O&B 10/24/62
Cata, Wilson, Jr Citizen Bollinger Co Mo Bollinger Co Mo 8/2/62 Gratiot To Alton 9/12/62
Cata, Wilson Sr Citizen Bollinger Co Mo Bollinger Co Mo 8/2/62 Gratiot To Alton 9/12/62
Cato Abner S pvt Fieldings Stoddard Co Mo 1/27/63 Gratiot To Alton 2/25/63
Cato, Chapman Citizen Bollinger Co Mo Stoddard Co Mo 8/18/62 Alton Il D=1/3/63 Variola
Cato, Nat pvt Recruit Bollinger Co Mo 7/9/62 Gratiot To Alton 7/19/62
Cato, Nathan Citizen Bollinger Co Mo At Home 5/2/62 Alton Il
Cato, Nathan Citizen Bollinger Co Mo At Home 8/3/62 Alton Il To City Point
Cato, Nathaniel pvt Phelans Stoddard co mo 11/27/62 Gratiot EX=12/12/62
Cato, Nathaniel pvt Reeds Co Wayne Co Mo 5/18/62 Alton Il
Cato, Nathan Citizen Bollinger Co Mo Bollinger Co Mo 8/2/62 Alton Il D=2/5/63, plurtus
Cato, William pvt 2nd Mo Cav Wayne Co Mo 11/25/62 Alton Il To City Point=Ex
Cato, William pvt McCulloughs Wayne Co Mo 12/1/62 Myrtle St
Cato, Wilson Jr citizen Bollinger Co Mo Bollinger Co Mo 8/2/62 Gratiot Oath 3/10/63
Cato, Wilson Jr citizen Bollinger Co Mo Bollinger Co Mo 8/2/62 Alton Il
Cato Wilson Jr Citizen Bollinger Co Mo At home 5/2/62 Alton Il
Cato, Wilson Sr Citizen Bollinger Co Mo At Home 5/2/62 Alton Il D=11/9/62 Gen Del
Cats, Jno H pvt Gordons Co F Fayetteville Ar 11/4/64 Alton Il D=2/8/65--smallpox
As you can see there are many mistakes, I'm not critizing Joann, it is hard to track this family even if you
know them.
William Cata under remarks O&B--Joann says in her footnotes that this is violation of Oath sentenced
to Ball and Chain--penalty is execution.
Abner Cato is really Abner Cates and she has it right previous to this entry--Phelans Co
We know thes Cata's are Cato's for there are no Cata's in the census during this era.
Adruain
According to my records, Henry Sr. was born in 1786 and would have been 70
years old in Aug 1856 His son was born 1828/9 and would have been about 28
years old in 1856. In considering a poorly written date then the date is probably
related to the son.
Henry
Cynthia,
You might try putting Desmond Walls Allen and Swamp Land into your search
engine. Maybe you can find the indexes that way. Adruain is right, those
are the books I was thinking of. There was swampland in a lot of states.
Donation land was something different.
So Starling got swampland, too? While you are looking at Cato swampland, you
might want to keep the coordinates of James Adam Chronister in mind
(believed to be son of Mathias on the page with Henry, Starling, and Richard
Cato in 1830 MO Wayne).
James Adam Chronister had land in Jackson County, AR, at:
S 1/2 NW sec 33, Twp 9-N, Range 2-W
NESE sec 33, Twp 9-N, Range 2-W
S 1/2 SE sec 33, Twp 9-N, Range 2-W
E 1/2 SW sec 33, Twp 9-N, Range 2-W
Thanks, everyone, for all of your great input and participation!
Peggy Reeves
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From: "Cynthia Benua" <cbenua(a)msn.com>
To: <CATO-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [CATO] Henry Cato b 1818
> Hi Adruain,
>
> I agree with you, Henry Sr. must be the one who patented the land in 1837.
> But in that 1857 deed, William and Winney don't sell the 1837 land, they
> sell the 1856 Henry Patent and the 1857 Henry patent. So I don't feel
> sure that William and Winney were selling Henry Sr.'s land. It is surely
> possible that the clerk recording the 1857 Henry deed (the one that says
> Henry's is age 38) made a mistake. Only thing is, I know the clerk wrote
> 38, and not 68 (the numbers are very clear), so it's something that we
> may not be able to sort out without more records.
> Have seen the William Wills/Cato/McGee files at rootsweb ( I think you
> sent me there a while back) and they are very interesting! Wish we could
> find that deed where Wm Wills bought Daniel McGee's land.
> Your Wayne County map sounds great!! Where did you find it, and what
> year is it for? I found some ARK maps catalogued on the NARA website that
> supposedly show the names of residents in 1864-65 time period, but I
> haven't looked for Missouri maps yet.
>
> We have all talked about Arkansas Swamp Land Sales, but I see that
> Missouri also sold swamp land 1850-1945. Problem is I don't see any
> indexes on the web, but I haven't looked very hard.
>
> Have you ever heard of a Green Ladd? I see him indexed under Arkansas
> Donation and Swamp Lands, Clay and Green County, along with Henry Cato Jr
> and Starling Cato.
>
> Cynthia
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Adruain Cato<mailto:cato324@bellsouth.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [CATO] Henry Cato b 1818
>
>
> Cynthia
> What I think is Henry Jr's land is the one with 40 acres in Bollinger
> and the South 40 is in Wayne Co. If you look at Henry Sr, Nathaniel,
> and Henry Jr on the map it goes something like this. Henry Sr top left
> on the NW of the section, down 40 acres and to the SouthEast is
> Nathaniel, the down another 40 and to the South East is Henry Jr.
> I believe the clerk made a mistake on the 38 entry.
> If you go to Rootsweb.com, click on world project, type in
> William Wills you will se another entry for Henry Cato. It states
> Henry Cato one of first settlers sold land to Daniel McGee and then
> William Wills bought the land by administrator deed after Daniel was
> killed in the war.
> I also have a copy of one of the first maps of Wayne Co and it shows
> Henry Cato and William Cato having farms just above the Cato Cemetery
> and that Cemetery supposingly came off of Lewis's farm.
>
> Adruain
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cynthia Benua" <cbenua(a)msn.com<mailto:cbenua@msn.com>>
> To: <CATO-L(a)rootsweb.com<mailto:CATO-L@rootsweb.com>>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 12:06 PM
> Subject: [CATO] Henry Cato b 1818
>
>
> > Henry,
> >
> > I can't place the Henry Cato with land sold by William and Winney in
> 1867.
> >
> > If Henry's land patent is correct, then he is 38 in 1856, so born about
> > 1818. Unless the clerk made a serious mistake, this Henry cannot be
> Henry
> > Sr. husband of Polly Ladd, who would be more like 68. If the Henry
> who
> > was buying this land was standing in person before the clerk (as
> implied
> > in these papers) then how can you mistake a man of 38 for one of 68?
> The
> > only way it could be possible is if the clerk simply mis-wrote a "38"
> for
> > a "68", but the rest of the document is very clear, so I see no reason
> to
> > assume that's what happened.
> >
> > Likewise, I don't see how it fits that this is the Henry Cato found at
> hh
> > 599 on the 1850 Census:
> > Henry Cato 21 born MO (so born about 1829) (with wife Matilda age 23
> and 2
> > girls ages 2 and 9 months).
> > and again on the 1860 census (Henry age 30 with wife Matilda and 3
> > children).
> >
> > I think this is who you mean by Henry Jr? If this is the Henry with
> the
> > 1856 patent, then why would William and Winney be selling his land in
> > 1857? It's obvious he didn't die. So that doesn't make sense either.
> >
> > I just don't know WHO this Henry is. I think we are going to have to
> look
> > for more information. One thing that might help would be a copy of the
> > William/Winney Cato deed.
> > And I don't know whether some kind of estate settlement or estate tax
> > record might exist for Henry Sr...even a mention in an index could
> help,
> > whether the actual records were still around or not.
> >
> > More mysteries!
> >
> > Cynthia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CATO] William Cato-Winney Wills deed, 1857 Wayne Co, MO
> >
> >
> > Adruian,
> >
> > When you said that the land records on Henry Cato were in the 1870, I
> > looked
> > back and we have a land purchase for Henry Cato in 1856 and on
> 8/14/1856
> > he
> > states he is 38 yrs old with wife and children.
> > It looks to me that this age is incorrect. Henry husband of Polly Ladd
> > was
> > born in 1786 and would be 60 years old and his son Henry was born in
> 1829
> > and
> > would be 27 yearrs old. Henry (Buck) Cato , son of William and Nellie
> > Cato
> > was born in 1845. So none of the dates fit but I believe this is for
> > Henry Jr.
> > Do you agree? Cynthia do you agree that this is for Henry Jr.?
> > The age for Richard Cato is corrrect, born ca 1825/6. Henry Jr.
> > should
> > have been about 27yrs of age in 1856, hard to see how it was misread.
> >
> > Henry
> >
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Cynthia,
According to what I have on William and Winnie, William was executed
during the Civil War for violation of the Oathe of Allegiance so if this so he
could not have sold land in 1867. Did you mean 1857?
Do you have any idea when Henry, husband of Polly Ladd died?
Henry,
Henry
I can't place the Henry Cato with land sold by William and Winney in 1867.
If Henry's land patent is correct, then he is 38 in 1856, so born about
1818. Unless the clerk made a serious mistake, this Henry cannot be Henry Sr.
husband of Polly Ladd, who would be more like 68. If the Henry who was buying
this land was standing in person before the clerk (as implied in these
papers) then how can you mistake a man of 38 for one of 68? The only way it could
be possible is if the clerk simply mis-wrote a "38" for a "68", but the rest
of the document is very clear, so I see no reason to assume that's what
happened.
Likewise, I don't see how it fits that this is the Henry Cato found at hh
599 on the 1850 Census:
Henry Cato 21 born MO (so born about 1829) (with wife Matilda age 23 and 2
girls ages 2 and 9 months).
and again on the 1860 census (Henry age 30 with wife Matilda and 3
children).
I think this is who you mean by Henry Jr? If this is the Henry with the
1856 patent, then why would William and Winney be selling his land in 1857?
It's obvious he didn't die. So that doesn't make sense either.
I just don't know WHO this Henry is. I think we are going to have to look
for more information. One thing that might help would be a copy of the
William/Winney Cato deed.
And I don't know whether some kind of estate settlement or estate tax record
might exist for Henry Sr...even a mention in an index could help, whether
the actual records were still around or not.
More mysteries!
Cynthia
Cynthia,
BLM files are not microfilmed--they are all copied from original documents,
and many of those documents are in pretty bad shape. If it is not readable
on the copy, it isn't likely to be any better on the original. In fact,
sometimes the copies are better than the originals because the light/dark
contrast can be fiddled with to make faded ink magically appear on the
copies. You can look up land coordinates at the BLM site. If it's for an
adjoining farm, does the affidavit of the witness give the coordinates of
where the person is now living? Maybe those hard-to-read coordinates are on
something else. Also try the back of those documents, sometimes the
coordinates are scribbled small on the back.
One other thing about finding the "neighbors" on the BLM site--the people
you find there as neighbors might not have been there at the same time. The
only people you see on the BLM site are the ones who got the original
patents from the federal government. In other words, Ransom Ladd or anybody
else could have bought the land from the feds, then sold it a few years
later to somebody else. That other transaction would be recorded in the
courthouse of whatever county the land was in at the time of the sale, it
would NOT be updated on the BLM site. BLM gives you the original owners.
After that, you're on your own to piece things together from courthouse land
records. The other possibility is that some of these people who already
owned land may have gotten their patents from the Spanish or French.
I thought it was fruitless to even look for deeds in a county that burned,
knowing that the land purchase I was interested in was long before the fire.
But another researcher told me that she had searched some deeds in one of
the burned counties in Missouri, and she found exactly who she was looking
for, even though the date of his purchase would have been one of the deeds
that burned. She said that when the courthouse burned, the call would go
out for people to bring their original deeds and other documentation in to
be re-recorded. Sometimes the deed would be re-recorded when the land was
ready to be sold to someone else, so you can sometimes find old deeds 10 or
20 years after the land was originally purchased. It is possible that there
might actually be deeds in these burned counties. I never would have
thought to look.
Peggy Reeves
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From: "Cynthia Benua" <cbenua(a)msn.com>
To: <CATO-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 9:01 AM
Subject: [CATO] Richard Cato Land Entry 1859, can Peggy help?
>
> This is the cash entry land file for Richard Cato, which I summarized in
> an earlier message. When you get a moment (HAH!) will you read through
> this? We may have to pull this file again, and see if you can read it
> from the film. As I understand this, it says that Richard Cato owns an
> adjoining tract to the 80 acres he is applying for, is that right? But I
> can't for certain make out the coordinates of this adjoining farm, and I
> can't find another entry that matches Richard. But I do find a match with
> Ransom LADD. Could be interesting!
>
>
> Richard Cato. Cash Entry. 1 Jan 1859. Jackson MO. Doc. # 26509
> Affidavit for land entered for the use of an adjoining Farm
> Land Office at Jackson Missouri
> I, Richard Cato, of Wayne County Missouri, aged 33 years having applied to
> enter the East 1/2 of the NW Quarter of Section No. 27 in Township No. 28N
> of Range No. 8 East, under the Act entitled "An Act to graduate and reduce
> the price of the public lands to actual settlers and cultivators,"
> approved August 4, 1854, do solemnly swear that I enter the same for the
> use of an adjoining farm, owned by me, which is situated
>
> (THIS IS WHERE I NEED TO CONFIRM THE COORDINATES!!)
>
> ?? on the West 1/2 AND NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 ??
>
> (SECTION. TOWNSHIP. AND RANGE ARE CLEAR) Of Section No. 27 in Township No.
> 28 North of Range 8 East,
>
> upon which there are about 20 acres in cultivation, besides a dwelling
> house and other appurtenances; and that, together with said entry, I have
> not acquired from the US, under the provisions of said act, more than 320
> acres, according to the established surveys; and further, that said land
> is not now in the occupancy of any actual settler whose settlement thereon
> existed at the date of said law.
> Signed Richard Cato (full signature, not a mark)
> 23 July 1857
>
>
> Here's the puzzle:
> The 40 acres at the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 27, Township 28N,
> Range 8 East were patented 11-14-1837 to...RANSOM LADD.
>
> The other piece mentioned as an adjoining farm in Richard Cato's 1859
> application (West 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section 27, Township 28 North,
> Range 8 East) was part of the patent to a Richard Cato in 1856:
> Richard Cato. 1856. 160 acres.
> West 1/2 of the NW quarter of Section 26, Twp 28N, Range 8E
> West 1/2 of the NE quarter of Section 27, Twp 28N, Range 8E
>
>
> So, it looks like this 33-year-old Richard Cato ended up with Ransom
> Ladd's land in 1859?
>
> Cynthia
>
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Hi Adruain,
I agree with you, Henry Sr. must be the one who patented the land in 1837. But in that 1857 deed, William and Winney don't sell the 1837 land, they sell the 1856 Henry Patent and the 1857 Henry patent. So I don't feel sure that William and Winney were selling Henry Sr.'s land. It is surely possible that the clerk recording the 1857 Henry deed (the one that says Henry's is age 38) made a mistake. Only thing is, I know the clerk wrote 38, and not 68 (the numbers are very clear), so it's something that we may not be able to sort out without more records.
Have seen the William Wills/Cato/McGee files at rootsweb ( I think you sent me there a while back) and they are very interesting! Wish we could find that deed where Wm Wills bought Daniel McGee's land.
Your Wayne County map sounds great!! Where did you find it, and what year is it for? I found some ARK maps catalogued on the NARA website that supposedly show the names of residents in 1864-65 time period, but I haven't looked for Missouri maps yet.
We have all talked about Arkansas Swamp Land Sales, but I see that Missouri also sold swamp land 1850-1945. Problem is I don't see any indexes on the web, but I haven't looked very hard.
Have you ever heard of a Green Ladd? I see him indexed under Arkansas Donation and Swamp Lands, Clay and Green County, along with Henry Cato Jr and Starling Cato.
Cynthia
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From: Adruain Cato<mailto:cato324@bellsouth.net>
To: CATO-L(a)rootsweb.com<mailto:CATO-L@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [CATO] Henry Cato b 1818
Cynthia
What I think is Henry Jr's land is the one with 40 acres in Bollinger
and the South 40 is in Wayne Co. If you look at Henry Sr, Nathaniel,
and Henry Jr on the map it goes something like this. Henry Sr top left
on the NW of the section, down 40 acres and to the SouthEast is
Nathaniel, the down another 40 and to the South East is Henry Jr.
I believe the clerk made a mistake on the 38 entry.
If you go to Rootsweb.com, click on world project, type in
William Wills you will se another entry for Henry Cato. It states
Henry Cato one of first settlers sold land to Daniel McGee and then
William Wills bought the land by administrator deed after Daniel was
killed in the war.
I also have a copy of one of the first maps of Wayne Co and it shows
Henry Cato and William Cato having farms just above the Cato Cemetery
and that Cemetery supposingly came off of Lewis's farm.
Adruain
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Subject: [CATO] Henry Cato b 1818
> Henry,
>
> I can't place the Henry Cato with land sold by William and Winney in 1867.
>
> If Henry's land patent is correct, then he is 38 in 1856, so born about
> 1818. Unless the clerk made a serious mistake, this Henry cannot be Henry
> Sr. husband of Polly Ladd, who would be more like 68. If the Henry who
> was buying this land was standing in person before the clerk (as implied
> in these papers) then how can you mistake a man of 38 for one of 68? The
> only way it could be possible is if the clerk simply mis-wrote a "38" for
> a "68", but the rest of the document is very clear, so I see no reason to
> assume that's what happened.
>
> Likewise, I don't see how it fits that this is the Henry Cato found at hh
> 599 on the 1850 Census:
> Henry Cato 21 born MO (so born about 1829) (with wife Matilda age 23 and 2
> girls ages 2 and 9 months).
> and again on the 1860 census (Henry age 30 with wife Matilda and 3
> children).
>
> I think this is who you mean by Henry Jr? If this is the Henry with the
> 1856 patent, then why would William and Winney be selling his land in
> 1857? It's obvious he didn't die. So that doesn't make sense either.
>
> I just don't know WHO this Henry is. I think we are going to have to look
> for more information. One thing that might help would be a copy of the
> William/Winney Cato deed.
> And I don't know whether some kind of estate settlement or estate tax
> record might exist for Henry Sr...even a mention in an index could help,
> whether the actual records were still around or not.
>
> More mysteries!
>
> Cynthia
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> Adruian,
>
> When you said that the land records on Henry Cato were in the 1870, I
> looked
> back and we have a land purchase for Henry Cato in 1856 and on 8/14/1856
> he
> states he is 38 yrs old with wife and children.
> It looks to me that this age is incorrect. Henry husband of Polly Ladd
> was
> born in 1786 and would be 60 years old and his son Henry was born in 1829
> and
> would be 27 yearrs old. Henry (Buck) Cato , son of William and Nellie
> Cato
> was born in 1845. So none of the dates fit but I believe this is for
> Henry Jr.
> Do you agree? Cynthia do you agree that this is for Henry Jr.?
> The age for Richard Cato is corrrect, born ca 1825/6. Henry Jr.
> should
> have been about 27yrs of age in 1856, hard to see how it was misread.
>
> Henry
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This is the cash entry land file for Richard Cato, which I summarized in an earlier message. When you get a moment (HAH!) will you read through this? We may have to pull this file again, and see if you can read it from the film. As I understand this, it says that Richard Cato owns an adjoining tract to the 80 acres he is applying for, is that right? But I can't for certain make out the coordinates of this adjoining farm, and I can't find another entry that matches Richard. But I do find a match with Ransom LADD. Could be interesting!
Richard Cato. Cash Entry. 1 Jan 1859. Jackson MO. Doc. # 26509
Affidavit for land entered for the use of an adjoining Farm
Land Office at Jackson Missouri
I, Richard Cato, of Wayne County Missouri, aged 33 years having applied to enter the East 1/2 of the NW Quarter of Section No. 27 in Township No. 28N of Range No. 8 East, under the Act entitled "An Act to graduate and reduce the price of the public lands to actual settlers and cultivators," approved August 4, 1854, do solemnly swear that I enter the same for the use of an adjoining farm, owned by me, which is situated
(THIS IS WHERE I NEED TO CONFIRM THE COORDINATES!!)
?? on the West 1/2 AND NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 ??
(SECTION. TOWNSHIP. AND RANGE ARE CLEAR) Of Section No. 27 in Township No. 28 North of Range 8 East,
upon which there are about 20 acres in cultivation, besides a dwelling house and other appurtenances; and that, together with said entry, I have not acquired from the US, under the provisions of said act, more than 320 acres, according to the established surveys; and further, that said land is not now in the occupancy of any actual settler whose settlement thereon existed at the date of said law.
Signed Richard Cato (full signature, not a mark)
23 July 1857
Here's the puzzle:
The 40 acres at the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 27, Township 28N, Range 8 East were patented 11-14-1837 to...RANSOM LADD.
The other piece mentioned as an adjoining farm in Richard Cato's 1859 application (West 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section 27, Township 28 North, Range 8 East) was part of the patent to a Richard Cato in 1856:
Richard Cato. 1856. 160 acres.
West 1/2 of the NW quarter of Section 26, Twp 28N, Range 8E
West 1/2 of the NE quarter of Section 27, Twp 28N, Range 8E
So, it looks like this 33-year-old Richard Cato ended up with Ransom Ladd's land in 1859?
Cynthia
Adruian,
When you said that the land records on Henry Cato were in the 1870, I looked
back and we have a land purchase for Henry Cato in 1856 and on 8/14/1856 he
states he is 38 yrs old with wife and children.
It looks to me that this age is incorrect. Henry husband of Polly Ladd was
born in 1786 and would be 60 years old and his son Henry was born in 1829 and
would be 27 yearrs old. Henry (Buck) Cato , son of William and Nellie Cato
was born in 1845. So none of the dates fit but I believe this is for Henry Jr.
Do you agree? Cynthia do you agree that this is for Henry Jr.?
The age for Richard Cato is corrrect, born ca 1825/6. Henry Jr. should
have been about 27yrs of age in 1856, hard to see how it was misread.
Henry
A few more MO land files, summarized.
Best,
Cynthia
1. Richard CATO. Cash Entry Sale. Patent Date 14 Nov 1837. Doc.#5079. Jackson MO Land Office.
Richard Cato of Wayne County MO purchased 40 acres land at the NE quarter of the SE quarter of Section No. 20 Township No. 28 North of Range No. 8 East. He paid $1.25 per acre, for a total of $50.
Signed Richard Cato + his mark.
2. Richard CATO. Cash Entry Sale. I Jan 1859. Doc. #26509. Jackson MO Land Office.
Affidavit of Richard Cato of Wayne County Mo, aged 33. Applied for land at the East 1/2 of the NW quarter of Section No. 27, Township No. 28 North, Range 8 East.
Adjoining farm owned by him, at the (______________ of Section 27 Township 28 N, Range 8E --need to confirm this from another source, am not able to read on this document!!)
Has about 20 acres in cultivation, dwelling house, etc. No detailed statement. No witness affidavits.
Signed Richard Cato (full signature, no mark)
23 July 1857
((NOTE: I looks like this is a younger Richard, not same as #1. I will research the correct coordinates and post them later...))
3. Nathaniel CATO. Cash Entry Sale. Patent Date 15 Dec 1857. Doc. #19591. Jackson MO Land Office.
40 acres Land in the NW quarter of the SE quarter of Section No. 14 in Township 28 North of Range 8 East. He paid 12 1/2 cents per acre.
Declaration of Nathaniel Cato. Dec 19, 1856. Nathaniel appears before the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Cape Girardeau County, and swears, in relation to land entered by him on the 22 May 1855, per certificate of purchase No. 19591, that he is at this time occupying the land and has been residing there since the 1 Jan 1854. That he has about 15 acres of land cleared and in cultivation, a log dwelling house, Smokehouse, Corncrib and stables thereon.
Signed Nathaniel Cato X his mark
Corroborating Affidavit from Archibald D. Moore. 19 Dec 1856.
States he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Cato, who has been residing on the land since the 1st January 1854, and that Nathaniel Cato's statements regarding improvements on the land he knows from personal observation to be true. Signed Archibald D. Moore X his mark
Hi All,
Here is a transcription of a Cash Entry Land File of HENRY CATO. Date of Patent 3 Jan 1856. Document No. 18204. Jackson MO Land Office.
For 80 acres. North 1/2 of NE Quarter of Section No. 24 Township 28 North Range 8 East.
This land is part of the parcel sold by William and Winney Cato in 1857. Interesting to see the paperwork involved....
Cynthia
I, Henry Cato, claiming the right of pre-emption under the provisions of the Act of Congress, entitled "An act to appropriate the proceeds of the sale of the public lands, and to grant pre-emption rights," approved Sept. 4, 1841, to the North half of the North East Quarter of Section Number 24 of Township number 28 North of Range number 8 East, subject to sale at the Land Office at Jackson, Missouri, do solemnly swear that I have never had the benefit of any right of pre-emption under this act; that I am not the owner of 320 acres of land in any State or Territory of the US, nor have I settled upon and improved said land to sell the same on speculation, but in good faith to appropriate it to my own exclusive use or benefit; and that I have not, directly or indirectly, made any agreement or contract, in any way or manner, with any persons whatsoever, by which the title which I may acquire from the Government of the US should enure, in whole or in part, to the benefit of any p!
erson except myself.
Signed Henry X Cato his mark
I, Thos B. English Register of the Land Office at Jackson, Missouri, do hereby certify that the above affidavit was taken and subscribed before me this 15th day of February 1855.
signed Thos. B. English Register
*************************************
I, Henry Cato, of Bollinger County, Missouri, have applied to enter the North Half of North East Quarter of Section No. 24 in Township No. 28 North, of Range No. 8 East containing 80 acres, under the act entitled "An act to graduate and reduce the price of the public lands to actual settlers and cultivators" approved 4th August, 1854, do solemnly swear that I enter the same for my own use, for the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation, and that, together with said entry, I have not acquired from the United States, under the provisions of said act, more than 320 acres, according to the established surveys; and further, that the said land is not now in the occupancy of any actual settler whose settlement thereon existed at the date of said law. except myself.
Signed Henry X Cato his mark
Sworn and subscribed before me on the 15th day of February 1855. Thos. B. English, Register.
***************************************
No. 18204 Land Office at Jackson Mo. February 15, 1855.
I, Henry Cato of Bollinger County Missouri do hereby apply to purchase N 1/2 NE 1/4 Section 24 in Township 28 North of Range 8 East containing 80 acres, according to the returns of the Surveyor General, for which I have agreed with the Register to give at the rate of 12 1/2 cents per acres.
signed Henry X Cato his mark
I, Thos. B. English Register of the Land Office at Jackson Mo do hereby certify, that the Lot above described contains 80 acres as mentioned above, and that the price agreed upon is 12 1/2 cents per acres. (NOTE: One dollar and Twenty-five cents per acre is printed on the form, but struck through and 12 1/2 cents is written above it.)
***************************************
No. 18204 Receiver's Office at Jackson, Missouri February 15 1855
Received from Henry Cato of Bollinger County Mo the sum of Ten dollars and -- cents; being in full for the N 1/2 of NE quarter of Section No. 24 in Township No. 28 North of Range No. 8 East containing 80 acres at 12 1/2/100 per acres.
signed WM Beattie? Receiver
*****************************************
No. 18204 Land Office at Jackson Missouri Feb 15 1855
It is hereby certified, That, in pursuance of Law, Henry Cato of Bollinger County State of Missouri on this day purchased of the Register of this Office, the Lot North half of NE quarter of Section No. 24 in Township No. 28 North of Range No. 8 East containing 80 acres, at the rate of 12 1/2 cents per acres, amounting to Ten dollars, for which the said Henry Cato has made payment in full as required by law. Now therefore it be known, That on presentation of this certificate to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, The said Henry Cato shall be entitled to receive a Patent for the lot above described. signed Thos. B. English Register.
****************************************
Deposition of the witnesses in the case of Henry Cato claiming the right of preemption under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 4, 1841, as modified by the Relief Act of the 27th March 1854, to the North half of the NE quarter of Section 24 in Township 28 North of Range 8 East, subject to sale at the Land Office of Jackson, Missouri.
Archibald D. Moore, of lawful age, being produced, sworn and examined, deposes and says: That the said Henry Cato entered upon and became an actual occupant of the above discussed tract in September 1852, and has continued to reside upon and make the same his home ever since, down to the present date, having thereon a double log dwelling, in which himself and family live and have resided as above stated, one of which is about 18 feet square-the other 16 by 18 feet square, each has a clapboard roof, puncheon floor, one chimney to each, made of sticks and clay with stone fire places, to each, doors with shutters, and both are chinked and daubed; also, a smoke house, two stables, corn crib, and between 20 and 25 acres cleared and fenced and in cultivation the past year by claimant, who also cultivated the same in and during the year 1853, deponent resides within three quarters of a mile of the claimants premises, and is very well acquainted with the situation of the above descr!
ibed tract, and says that there is no person except the said claimant and his family residing upon, __, or cultivating the said tract or any part thereof.
Question. Is the said Henry Cato a citizen of the United States? Answer. He is.
Question. Is he the head of a family? Answer. He is, having a wife and children.
Question. Did he abandon a residence on land of his own in this State, when he settled upon said tract? Answer. He did not.
Signed Archibald D. Moore his mark
Sworn to and subscribed before the undersigned Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for Cape Girardeau County State of Missouri, this 15th Day of February 1855.
Henry Sanford Clerk. By G.W. Ferguson Deputy Clerk
James McGuinness of lawful age, being produced, sworn and examined, deposes and says: That he has been personally acquainted with the above named deponent Archibald D. Moore for the past seven or eight years, and that he verily believes him to be a man of integrity, truth and veracity; and further, that any statement made by him under oath should be entitled to credit. signed James McGuinnes
Sworn to and subscribed before the undersigned Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for Cape Girardeau County State of Missouri, this 15th day of February 1855.
Witness my official Signature and the Seal of said Court hereto affixed at office, in Jackson, the date above written.
Henry Sanford, Clerk. By G.W.Ferguson Deputy Clerk
We hereby certify that we believe the aforesaid deponents Archibald D. Moore and James McGuinness to be men of truth and veracity and competent witnesses.
G.W. Ferguson Deputy Clerk
Thos. B. English Register
W. M. Beattie ? Receiver
**************************************** END********************************
Cynthia
This is Richard Jr. Here is a short story on Richard Jr.
Richard had a brother Derris Davis who married Martha Logan.
While Richard was away at War Derris was kicked in the head by
a "Jack" (type of horse) and killed. When Richard Jr returned from the
war he married his brother's widow. When their first child was born
she was named Virginia Lee. Virginia because he fought in Virginia,
and Lee cause he fought under Lee. I have a picture of Virginia Lee,
and she is buried in the McGee Cemetery.
Adruain
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Subject: [CATO] Richard Cato Land Entry 1859, can Peggy help?
>
> This is the cash entry land file for Richard Cato, which I summarized in
> an earlier message. When you get a moment (HAH!) will you read through
> this? We may have to pull this file again, and see if you can read it
> from the film. As I understand this, it says that Richard Cato owns an
> adjoining tract to the 80 acres he is applying for, is that right? But I
> can't for certain make out the coordinates of this adjoining farm, and I
> can't find another entry that matches Richard. But I do find a match with
> Ransom LADD. Could be interesting!
>
>
> Richard Cato. Cash Entry. 1 Jan 1859. Jackson MO. Doc. # 26509
> Affidavit for land entered for the use of an adjoining Farm
> Land Office at Jackson Missouri
> I, Richard Cato, of Wayne County Missouri, aged 33 years having applied to
> enter the East 1/2 of the NW Quarter of Section No. 27 in Township No. 28N
> of Range No. 8 East, under the Act entitled "An Act to graduate and reduce
> the price of the public lands to actual settlers and cultivators,"
> approved August 4, 1854, do solemnly swear that I enter the same for the
> use of an adjoining farm, owned by me, which is situated
>
> (THIS IS WHERE I NEED TO CONFIRM THE COORDINATES!!)
>
> ?? on the West 1/2 AND NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 ??
>
> (SECTION. TOWNSHIP. AND RANGE ARE CLEAR) Of Section No. 27 in Township No.
> 28 North of Range 8 East,
>
> upon which there are about 20 acres in cultivation, besides a dwelling
> house and other appurtenances; and that, together with said entry, I have
> not acquired from the US, under the provisions of said act, more than 320
> acres, according to the established surveys; and further, that said land
> is not now in the occupancy of any actual settler whose settlement thereon
> existed at the date of said law.
> Signed Richard Cato (full signature, not a mark)
> 23 July 1857
>
>
> Here's the puzzle:
> The 40 acres at the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 27, Township 28N,
> Range 8 East were patented 11-14-1837 to...RANSOM LADD.
>
> The other piece mentioned as an adjoining farm in Richard Cato's 1859
> application (West 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section 27, Township 28 North,
> Range 8 East) was part of the patent to a Richard Cato in 1856:
> Richard Cato. 1856. 160 acres.
> West 1/2 of the NW quarter of Section 26, Twp 28N, Range 8E
> West 1/2 of the NE quarter of Section 27, Twp 28N, Range 8E
>
>
> So, it looks like this 33-year-old Richard Cato ended up with Ransom
> Ladd's land in 1859?
>
> Cynthia
>
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Adruain,
Who is this Elsie Jett? Do you know what her relationship might be to a
fellow named Elijah Jett?
Our Mysterious Mathias Chronister in Missouri, who I think might be the
child of Revolutionary James, has been thought for many years to be the son
of Adam Chronister (alleged brother of Revolutionary James). Adam
Chronister married a widow in Cape Girardeau County MO in 1833 named Hannah
Skaggs. Hannah's maiden name was Holbrook. After the death of her husband,
Adam Chronister, here is where we find Hannah Holbrook Skaggs Chronister:
1850 MO Wayne
52 53 Jett, Elijah 49 M Farmer 700 VA
Elizabeth 40 F
MO
Jane E. 14 F
KY
James P. 12 M IL
Sarah A. (blank) F MO
Cronister, Hannah 65 F NC
Rees, Triphena 18 F MO
William 14 M
MO
James 13 M
MO
Polly E. 13 F
MO
Martha W(?) 10 F MO
David A. 8 M
MO
Henry C. 6 M
MO
I don't know the relationships here. I know that there is a David Rees head
of household on that same census page in 1830 with Mathias Chronister and
Richard, Henry, and Starling Cato.
There are two cash entry files at the BLM, one for Hanah Cronister, and
another for Elizabeth Skaggs. Their relationships are not given, but the
document numbers are consecutive, indicating that they went to the office
together. They could be sisters. They each bought 320 acres of land! I
wonder who else might be living on a spread like that! Perhaps Mathias
Chronister? I don't know. Coordinates as follows:
Elizabeth Skaggs: 1 January 1859, SE section 21, Twp 30-N, Range 7-E, and
also NE section 28, Twp 30-N, Range 7-E, 320 acres.
Hanah Cronister: S1/2 section 29, Twp 30-N, Range 7-E, 320 acres.
There is an Elijah Jett who was a Union soldier in Kentucky, but the Elijah
in this census is not him. There are apparently a number of fellows named
Elijah Jett--more madness.
Peggy Reeves
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Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [CATO] William Cato-Winney Wills deed, 1857 Wayne Co, MO
> Dr Henry
> The Henry Jr who bought the swamp land in Arkansas I believe was a son
> of Henry/Polly. Henry Jr born 1827-9 died 1880 listed in Arkansas
> mortalities
> as 52 yrs old. William and Henry (sons of William did go to Arkansas as
> proved
> by a diary of Elsie Jett daughter-in-law of Daniel Cato youngest son of
> William.
> In the 1870 census of Clay Co Arkansas William and Henry share the same
> household.
>
> Adruain
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [CATO] William Cato-Winney Wills deed, 1857 Wayne Co, MO
>
>
>>I do not have a Henry Cato who born between 1810 and 1820. The husband of
>> Winnie Wills I have as William Cato born about 1810, and that she was
>> his
>> second wife, his first wife being his cousin Nellie Cato, daughter of
>> Lewis and
>> Sarah Cato. I have that they had two sons William and "Buck", the
>> latter's name
>> being Henry.I have that William Jr. was born in 1839 and Henry (Buck) was
>> born in 1845. I have that William Cato , b. about 1810 was a son of Henry
>> Cato,
>> born about 1786. I believe he was the purchaser of the swampland.
>>
>> Henry Brackin
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Thanks, Cynthia. Too bad there isn't more information in those BLM files,
but it's better than nothing. More comments:
> One thing I wonder is, what happened to the 40 acres of land Henry
> patented in 1837 (#1 on your list: NWNW Sect 14 Township 28-N, Range 8-E).
> and also the 40 acres Henry patented in #4 of your list (1859: W 1/2 Lot
> 14 NE Section 4, Twp 27-N, Range 8-E). I suppose if the deeds have
> burned we may never know.
>
I don't know what happened to the other tracts, and I'm not sure how we can
find out. The Wayne Courthouse burned in 1892, and Bollinger burned in
1866. Perhaps Henry Cato could be found as the Grantor on a Grantor/Grantee
index if the land was sold after 1866, and the new deed would name him as
the previous owner. I don't know if that's available. The Bollinger
courthouse burned again in 1884, but supposedly the land records were not
stored there at the time of that fire. Maybe someone else knows more
details about this.
> Also, I can't remember if we've looked at this before, but the 1840 census
> of Wayne County MO shows:
> William Cato
> 1 male 20-30
> 1 female 20-30
> 1 female 10-15
> 1 male 0-5
> 1 female 0-5
>
> Perhaps this is:
> William (age about 30, per 1850 age of 40)
> His first wife (who died before 1847, when he married Winney Wills)
> His son William (11 in 1850)
> A 10-15 year old girl who COULD be the Mary A. Chronister (age 20 in
> 1850, mother of Joseph) listed in the Wm Cato household on the 1850 census
> A young girl who died before 1850
No, we haven't ever looked at this, but you are following my thoughts
because I was going to ask if you could account for who the children are,
and if there is a Mary A. among them. A child of Mathias Chronister
marrying or running off with a child of one of those Catos living near
him?--It sure makes sense, doesn't it?
>
> Also:
> I am in the process of searching the BLM website for alternate Cato
> spellings. So far, there are no Catoe, Cator or Catto entries for MO or
> ARK.
Try "Cats" and "Eato". Write "Cato" in script and see what other old
letters it might be mistaken for. I know I saw some of those Catos listed
as "Cats", but were Catos on the paperwork.
> Under CATER in Arkansas, there is a David CATER with 1821 entry in
> Randolph Co, ARK, and a Marion D. CATER in Ashley County, Ark in 1859 and
> 1861.
> Under CATER in Missouri, there are Mettides T. CATER 1883 Howell County
> MO, and Josiah T. and Mary A. CATER 2-20-1900 Taney Co, MO.
> That's all so far!
Randolph County, AR, is one of the two counties that CLAY County was formed
out of in 1873. In other words, before 1873, everything now in Clay would
have been in either Randolph or Greene. Greene was formed from Lawrence,
and we have key players on the Chronister side of this living in Lawrence.
Our James Adam Chronister's swampland was in Jackson County, which is also
in the Northeastern part of the state.
>
>
> Peggy, have you found any land for Matthias CHRONISTER? I haven't
> searched alternate spellings yet, but see nothing that looks remotely
> promising right now in Township 28N, Range 8E or Range 9E, where Henry and
> Richard and the other Catos are found.
NO, I haven't found any land for Mathias, and that is making me CRAZY! I
have spent countless hours checking every reasonable and unreasonable
spelling of Chronister to try to find an unindexed bounty land file for him,
but there apparently isn't one, or else NARA has it misfiled. We know of
two different men in this era named Mathias, and both of them were 1812
soldiers. One of them served in the 39th U.S. Infantry with Westley Cato.
That Mathias served for over a year and would have been eligible for 160
acres of bounty land in 1812--but apparently never filed for it.. The other
one didn't serve long enough, nor did he serve in a federal regiment, so he
wouldn't have been eligible for any bounty land and thus wouldn't have filed
for it. The Mathias who served in the federal regiment with Westley Cato
had a discharge paper dated 1815 that stated he was being paid traveling
expenses at the time of discharge to go to his home in Rutherford County,
TN. For a long time, it was assumed that he went back home to TN briefly
and then went to live with his uncle and cousins in Wayne County,
MO--because that was the only Mathias that anyone knew about. But you know
what happens when we ASSume--research takes a wrong turn. When we found the
1812 records, we then had to figure out which Mathias is in MO. We haven't
proven it one way or the other yet, but I don't believe that the one who was
discharged to TN is the same Mathias that we see in MO. The Mathias in MO
is on a tax list for Cape Girardeau County MO dated 1822. Wayne County was
formed from Cape Girardeau. Mathias is there with Revolutionary War
pensioner James Cronister, and the three known sons of Revolutionary
James--Daniel, Philip, and Abraham. There is a good possibility that
Mathias is another brother to these three, not a cousin from Tennessee.
Sorry if I wore you out with that one!
Peggy Reeves
I do not have a Henry Cato who born between 1810 and 1820. The husband of
Winnie Wills I have as William Cato born about 1810, and that she was his
second wife, his first wife being his cousin Nellie Cato, daughter of Lewis and
Sarah Cato. I have that they had two sons William and "Buck", the latter's name
being Henry.I have that William Jr. was born in 1839 and Henry (Buck) was
born in 1845. I have that William Cato , b. about 1810 was a son of Henry Cato,
born about 1786. I believe he was the purchaser of the swampland.
Henry Brackin
Peggy
Desmond Walls Allen compiled Swamp Land Record books for Arkansas.
Only problem you may only get the same info you got, says they contain dates
land descriptions and other info.
Here is what we have on Henry Cato in Clay Co Ar.
Nov 6 1878 Clay Co Ar Deed St of Ar to Henry Cato for $20.00 for non payment
of
taxes for yr 1871 NW1/4 of SW 1/4of sect 19 twp 21 N range 7 E containing 40
acres.
Robert Liddell clerk of Clay Co to Henry Cato E1/2 of SE1/4 of sect 24 twp
21 N Range 6E
80 acres for $2.82 July 18 1879 non pymt of taxes.
Jan 29 1879 Clay Co Henry Cato of Clay Co to Daniel Kegley for $80
S1/2 of NE 1/4 of NE1/4 of sect 35 twp 21 North Range 6 E 20 acres
signed Henry Cato/wife Mary
Mary is a 2nd wife, and we think she is Mary Kegly she fits in that census
of Daniel Kegly.
Mary later sells this estate to Robert Hudspeth as William Massey and wife
Mary. Mary
Massey ends up in SouthEast Mo along with son William E Cato and marries my
wifes
great grandfather Robert Henry Hillis. They were only married for about 4
months and
Robert died. Mary is buried in the Hillis Cemetery and I now have a picture
of her through
descendants of William E Cato.
Does this not get Crazy!!!
Adruain
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From: "Peggy K. Reeves" <peg(a)reevesweb.com>
To: <CATO-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [CATO] William Cato-Winney Wills deed, 1857 Wayne Co, MO
> Adruain,
>
> Now this is getting exciting! The presumed son of Mathias Chronister who
> we think belongs with Mary A. and child Joseph E., bought swampland in
> 1850. Maybe Henry Cato Jr. went with him. Where was Henry's swampland
> located? Do you have the coordinates? I will croak if they are close to
> our James Adam Chronister, who we believe to be the son of the Mathias in
> 1830 Wayne (can't prove that, either).
>
> No, swampland records are not here with the federal government. What
> happened was, the feds had all of this swampland that no one was going to
> buy when they could buy better land instead. In order to try to encourage
> settlement, the feds gave large tracts of swampland to the individual
> states. The states then sold it at cut-rate prices to individuals. Our
> James Adam Chronister got swampland in Arkansas. I sent away to the
> Arkansas History Commission (State Archives) and paid $10.00 to get a copy
> of his swampland patent information. All they sent me was a photocopied
> page from a ledger that showed his name "James A. Chromister" on a ledger,
> showing the coordinates of his land (which we already knew from his
> probate records). We still do not know the original date of his patent.
> I did look at the Arkansas tract books, which are on microfilm here at the
> DAR Library. The area of swampland where our James Adam Chronister was
> located was given to the state of Arkansas by the feds and was opened up
> for individual settlement by the State of Arkansas in 1850. We think he
> went there to stake out his claim around 1850. We don't know if he was
> ever married to Mary A. or not, since we have no marriage record, but we
> believe the child, Joseph E., is his. We cannot prove it, but would like
> to.
>
> There are online indexes for the swampland, though I don't know the
> website off the top of my head. I don't know if you can find the land
> coordinates that way or not. I know there were also book transcriptions
> that were done of the swampland purchases. You might be able to find
> those in your local research library. I don't know if they show the
> coordinates, either. Our James Adam Chronister's land was not sold, it
> was eventually forfeited when he died young and intestate. His estate
> didn't have enough money to pay the taxes and other debts, so the land
> reverted back to the state.
>
> Yes, "Jr." was used to mean a younger man of the same name living in the
> same place, not necessarily a son. Also, sometimes "Jr" turned into "Sr"
> when the older one died. As far as naming patterns...gee, didn't every
> Cato family have a Henry, Richard, Lewis, Sterling, William, etc...? I
> think we're on the right track, though, and hope to crack this case soon.
>
> Peggy Reeves
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adruain Cato" <cato324(a)bellsouth.net>
> To: <CATO-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 4:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [CATO] William Cato-Winney Wills deed, 1857 Wayne Co, MO
>
>
>> Peggy
>> Are applications there for Arkansas Swamp Land records? Henry Jr
>> bought some Swamp land In Arkansas. Shirley and I have a conflict
>> on who Henry Jr belongs to. I say Henry Sr and she says Richard Sr.
>> Hers is based on a naming pattern and I am saying census plus the Jr.
>> Shirley says that some times back then a younger Person in the community
>> with the same name was often called Jr. Would like to see if his
>> application
>> would clear anything up. I can get the land description from Shirley if
>> you
>> think those records are available.
>> Shirley figured out the Ham thing by census and talking to both sides
>> of William and Green's families. We had both in the room at the same
>> time and both were saying Uncle Ham. We later found out one descended
>> from
>> William and one from Green.
>>
>> Adruain
>
>
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Hi All,
I've noticed something strange.
There is a deed in Wayne County MO--
1857 Sept 30. Deed Book K?
WILLIAM CATO and wife Winney to Joseph Grebler.
1. North 1/2 of NE 1/4--Section 24--Township 28N--Range 8E--80 acres
2. SW 1/4 of SE 1/4--Section 13--Township 28N--Range 8E AND
SW 1/4 of NE 1/4--Section 24--Township 28N--Range 8E-- 80 acres
Witnesses: James M. Brantley and Value Liefler
This is the same land patented by HENRY CATO:
1. HENRY CATO of Bollinger County MO. Paid 15 Feb 1855 Jackson MO. Patent 3 Jan 1856.
80 acres. N 1/2 NE 1/4 Sect 24 Township 28N Range 8E. Henry Cato signs application with a mark. Witness Archibald D. Moore states that Henry Cato occupied the land in Sept. 1852 and has resided there since. Property consists of a double log dwelling, one 18' square and one 16'x18' square, each with clapboard roof, puncheon floors, chimney to each, stone fireplaces, doors with shutters...smoke house, 2 stables, corn crib, and 20-25 acres land cleared, fenced, and in cultivation. Henry Cato has a wife and children.
2. HENRY CATO of Wayne County MO. Appl. 18 Aug 1856. Paid 30 Oct 1857.
80 acres. SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 Section 13 Twnship 28N Range 8E and SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 Section 24 Twnship 28N Range 8E
Henry gives his age (on 18 Aug 1856) as 38 years old, and states he is head of a family.
SO--If HENRY CATO is 38 years of age in 1856, then he was born in about 1818, and would be about 32 years old in 1850 and about 42 years old in 1860. I do not see anyone on the census named Henry Cato who fits. Henry would be about 8 years younger than William.
Where is HENRY on the census? And how does WILLIAM Cato end up selling this land in 1857??
William is listed on the Wayne Co MO 1850, Household 617.
CATO, William. age 40. KY (so born about 1810)
CATO, Winny. age 23. MO
CATO, William. 11. MO
CATO, Henry. 5. MO
CATO, Artamassa. 2. MO
CATO, Rebecca. 4 months. MO
CHRONISTER, Mary A. 20. TN
CHRONISTER, Joseph E. 1 month. MO
WILLS, Louisa. 8. MO
JOHN CATO at household 669 in 1850 Wayne County is the right age (32). Perhaps his name is John Henry or Henry John Cato?? But the witness to the land claim #1 above states that HENRY CATO occupied the land in Sept of 1852...and John Cato seem to be settled with a large family in 1850....
Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Perhaps someone has a copy of the 1857 deed from William Cato and Winney Cato to Joseph Grebler? There may be more information within the text than I have in this transcript.
Thanks!
Cynthia Benua
The federal government sold four pieces of land to someone named "Henry
Cato". There may have been more than that if any are listed as "Cate" or
"Cater" or even "Cats". There is no way to know if they are all the same
person or not, since the age is not usually given in the file. Here are the
four for Henry Cato:
1) 7 November 1837 patented to: "Henry Cato of Wayne County" - NWNW section
14, Twp 28-N, Range 8-E, 40 acres.
2) 3 January 1856 patented to "Henry Cato of Bollinger County" - N1/2 NE
section 24, Twp 28-N, Range 8-E, 80 acres.
3) 30 October 1857 patented to: "Henry Cato of Wayne County" - SWSE section
13, and SWNE section 24, of Twp 28-N, Range 8-E.
4) 1 January 1859 patented to: "Henry Cato of Wayne County" - W1/2 Lot 14
NE section 4, Twp 27-N, Range 8-E.
The land that Cynthia mentions that William Cato and wife Winney were
selling are the tracts listed as #2 and #3, above.
Cynthia, you mention that this land is close to the boundary between Wayne
and Bollinger, and this is certainly true. Bollinger County was not formed
until 1 March 1851...which means that the original patent from the
government on tract #1 listed above was given when all of this land was
Wayne County. Therefore, the deed for tract #1, which looks like the
original purchase, would probably not be recorded in Bollinger County at all
until the land was eventually sold.
If you look at the BLM site, you will see that Henry's land purchases were
made on the same days as some purchases made by a Richard Cato. On the 1830
census, there is a Richard and a Henry on the same page, both of them aged
40-50. I think this is the Henry who got the original patent in 1837 (#1 on
the above list). I like this theory a lot, since our Mathias Chronister is
on that same census page, which is 1830 Missouri, Wayne County, p. 37. "Old
Henry" and "Old Richard" doubtless passed the land on to sons at some point.
It is interesting to note that transaction #2, above, which is one of the
ones that William and Winney sold, was patented to Henry as a "pre-emption"
claim. That means he was already living there without a patent for a period
of time before he filed for one. Even if the transaction was recorded in a
MO courthouse, the land records burned in both Wayne and Bollinger Counties,
so that doesn't do us much good.
I'm saying that I think the William Cato who married Winney Wills is a
descendant of the "Old Henry" on that census page from 1830. William Cato
married Winney Wills in Cape Girardeau County, MO on 1 March 1847. They
then show up on the 1850 census in MO Wayne with Mary A. Cronister and child
Joseph E. in the same household. We believe that Joseph E. Cronister is a
grandson of the Mathias Chronister who is on that page with Henry, Richard,
and Starling Cato in 1830 MO Wayne. THAT is what the Chronister researchers
are trying hard to prove.
Good discussion! I am grateful for any and all input on this.
Peggy Reeves
Burtonsville, MD
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From: "Cynthia Benua" <cbenua(a)msn.com>
To: <CATO-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 11:40 AM
Subject: [CATO] William Cato-Winney Wills deed, 1857 Wayne Co, MO
> Hi All,
>
> I've noticed something strange.
>
> There is a deed in Wayne County MO--
> 1857 Sept 30. Deed Book K?
> WILLIAM CATO and wife Winney to Joseph Grebler.
> 1. North 1/2 of NE 1/4--Section 24--Township 28N--Range 8E--80 acres
> 2. SW 1/4 of SE 1/4--Section 13--Township 28N--Range 8E AND
> SW 1/4 of NE 1/4--Section 24--Township 28N--Range 8E-- 80 acres
> Witnesses: James M. Brantley and Value Liefler
>
> This is the same land patented by HENRY CATO:
> 1. HENRY CATO of Bollinger County MO. Paid 15 Feb 1855 Jackson MO.
> Patent 3 Jan 1856.
> 80 acres. N 1/2 NE 1/4 Sect 24 Township 28N Range 8E. Henry Cato signs
> application with a mark. Witness Archibald D. Moore states that Henry
> Cato occupied the land in Sept. 1852 and has resided there since.
> Property consists of a double log dwelling, one 18' square and one 16'x18'
> square, each with clapboard roof, puncheon floors, chimney to each, stone
> fireplaces, doors with shutters...smoke house, 2 stables, corn crib, and
> 20-25 acres land cleared, fenced, and in cultivation. Henry Cato has a
> wife and children.
>
> 2. HENRY CATO of Wayne County MO. Appl. 18 Aug 1856. Paid 30 Oct 1857.
> 80 acres. SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 Section 13 Twnship 28N Range 8E and SW 1/4 of
> NE 1/4 Section 24 Twnship 28N Range 8E
> Henry gives his age (on 18 Aug 1856) as 38 years old, and states he is
> head of a family.
>
>
>
> SO--If HENRY CATO is 38 years of age in 1856, then he was born in about
> 1818, and would be about 32 years old in 1850 and about 42 years old in
> 1860. I do not see anyone on the census named Henry Cato who fits. Henry
> would be about 8 years younger than William.
>
> Where is HENRY on the census? And how does WILLIAM Cato end up selling
> this land in 1857??
>
> William is listed on the Wayne Co MO 1850, Household 617.
> CATO, William. age 40. KY (so born about 1810)
> CATO, Winny. age 23. MO
> CATO, William. 11. MO
> CATO, Henry. 5. MO
> CATO, Artamassa. 2. MO
> CATO, Rebecca. 4 months. MO
> CHRONISTER, Mary A. 20. TN
> CHRONISTER, Joseph E. 1 month. MO
> WILLS, Louisa. 8. MO
>
> JOHN CATO at household 669 in 1850 Wayne County is the right age (32).
> Perhaps his name is John Henry or Henry John Cato?? But the witness to
> the land claim #1 above states that HENRY CATO occupied the land in Sept
> of 1852...and John Cato seem to be settled with a large family in
> 1850....
>
> Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
>
> Perhaps someone has a copy of the 1857 deed from William Cato and Winney
> Cato to Joseph Grebler? There may be more information within the text
> than I have in this transcript.
>
> Thanks!
> Cynthia Benua
>
>
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