Cynthia
This is Sterling Green Cato of Ga I believe. He was a very controversial
judge in Kansas. He was pro slavery in an anti slavery state. I have to do
some
checking, for I thought he died in St Louis. I totally walked the Fairview
Cemetery
in Nov and did not see a headstone there for Sterling, or for any Cato for a
matter of
fact. I was looking for Henry Harrison Cato from SouthEast Mo.
Adruain
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cynthia Benua" <cbenua(a)msn.com>
To: "Cato List" <cato(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:48 PM
Subject: [CATO] Death Notice of Judge S. G. Cato, Missouri
Just found this reference. Researchers of Judge Sterling G. Cato, what
do you think? Is this Sterling G. Cato, the brother of Lewis Lewellyn
Cato of Alabama?
Liberty Tribune (weekly newspaper, town of Liberty, Clay County,
Missouri--a suburb of Kansas City)
10 Oct 1867.
"Just as we go to press we learn that Judge S. G. Cato, a distinguished
member of the bar of this city, and formerly of Kansas City, died
yesterday at the residence of Judge H. L. Routt, after a protracted
illness. He was aged about sixty years, and his loss will be universally
mourned."
A little puzzle: in the 15 Nov 1867 issue of the Liberty Tribune, there
is reference to a meeting of the Clay County Bar, which refers to the
announcement of the death of "the Hon. Stephen G. Cato". And states
that the Bar will wear customary badge of mourning for 30 days.
The 1860 Jackson County MO (Kansas City) census shows:
AOISER, Zuber. age 24. Barber. Born Mexico.
CATO, S. G. age 42. Lawyer. Born GA.
In 1850, S. G. Cato is found in the household of his brother L.L., in
Barbour County, Alabama. Age 33, born in GA.
Surely this "S.G. Cato" mentioned in the death notice is "Sterling G.
Cato" the (rather notorious) Territorial Judge of Kansas?
The "Judge H.L. Routt" mentioned in the death notice is Judge Henry L.
Routt, who is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Liberty, Missouri. I wonder
if S.G. Cato is also buried there?
Judge S. G. Cato and H. L. Routt are also mentioned in the Liberty Tribune
of 14 June 1867, as members of the defense team in the trial of a James
Buster.
Hope this is of interest,
Best,
Cynthia
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