Last of the research I picked up on this trip on Ark. CATO:
1890 Faulkner Co., Ark. Personal Property Tax:
G.W. CATE - Danly Township
M.L. CATE - Union Township
W.M. CATE - Hardin Township
G.W. CATO - Hardin Township
J.E. CATO - Hardin Township
W.A. CATO - Hardin Township
Notes: Danley Township was annexed from Pulaski Co. in 1873 (when
Faulkner Co. was formed from both Pulaski & Conway Co.). Part of Danley
Township was changed to Benedict between 1880-1890. Danley covers the
area surrounding the town of Mayflower & to the south goes to the
Pulaski Co. line & then covers most of south central Faulkner Co.
Union Township was annexed from Conway Co. in 1873. Part to Clifton
township between 1890-1900. Union is adjacent & directly west of Hardin
Township.
Hardin Co. was annexed from Conway Co. in 1873. Part of it went to
Matthews Township in 1879. Hardin Township covers the area surrounding
the town of Greenbriar & is shaped like an upside down "L" with the town
of Greenbriar in middle of the short leg of the "L".
(I included the CATE names on this because of their proximity to our
CATO family & possible misspellings.)
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Mortality Schedules (part of this I think is already on the page, but
since I don't have time to check...)
1860
Anna Jane CATO, age 29, f, (W), born Tenn, died Nov. of Consumption in
Ark. Co.
James CATO, age 1/12, m, born Ark., died Aug. of unknown causes at 8
days old in Washington Co.
Ida CATO, age 1/12, f, born Ark., died Aug. of unknown causes at 1 day
old in Washington Co.
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1870
Allen M. CATO, age 20, m, W, (M), born Ark., died Jan. of Pneumonia,
family #44, Jackson Co.
Louisiana CATO, age 1, f, w, born Ark., died Sept. of Erysipelas, family
#7, Conway Co.
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1880
Martha E. CATE, age 26, f, W, (M), born Tenn., Father born Tenn., Mother
born Ark., died Feb., Conway Co.
Bessie CATO, age 7, f, W, born Ark., Father born Ill., Mother born Ark.,
died Nov., Washington Co.
Henry CATO, age 52, m, W, (M), born Mo., Father unknown place of birth,
Mother unknown place of birth, died Mar., Clay Co.
Martin B. CATO, age 52, m, W, (M), born Tenn., Father born Tenn., Mother
born North Carolina, died Aug., Lonoke Co.
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[A personal note from Bonnie: After seeing the area in KY, MO & AR where
our CATO line from those places settled, I am struck by the similarity
in the countryside. The CATOs in these locations apparently liked the
slightly high rolling hills with lots of woods around them. You could
look at a photo of one of the areas mentioned & probably be unable to
distinguish between the 3. The following is a description of the area
where CATO, Ark. is from a book I found in the Faulkner Co. Library
entitled, "Faulkner Co., Ark. 1778-1964. a history in three parts" by
Robert L. Gatewood]
...A wide central prairie rises from the wide bottoms of the Arkansas
River along the Pulaski border at an elevation of about 250 feet while
the mountains of its north border tower, where the elevation rises, to
759 feet near Damascus. The highest point in this county is in the
Bayou Meta hills in the southeast corner where they reach, near CATO,
850 feet above sea level...
CATO in Wilson Township
The post Civil War Clinton Road, of 1870, of some value came north from
Little Rock, turns westward to CATO towards Saltillo & then followed a
more direct route north to Clinton by touching the little towns of
Holland, Guy & crosses the Cadron just above Hartwick Mill.
Some of the many people coming along this route settled about 14 miles
north of Little Rock just inside the present Faulkner Co. border. This
new hamlet attracted settlers for it is nestled in a hook of Frenchman
Mountain & is within sight of Hubbard Hill...
There has been a CATO family in this area since before the territorial
era. James CATO had presented evidence concerning a sorrel mare that
had been taken up by a pioneer. Mr. CATO testified in the territorial
Court at Cadron in 1819 as to the true owner of this horse.
Later, this family settled along Greenbriar Creek and one of the family
sons had become an itinerant trader and traveled this Clinton Road. So
as this new hamlet grew it was named for him as he often camped many
times at this town.
Henry HARRELL came to Ark., in 1865, from SC by wagon & erected at CATO
a grist mill. There was also at CATO a steam cotton gin which has had
many owners & then it was later purchased by the Proctor family...
Whew! That's all for now, folks!
TTYL!
Bonnie
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White Co., Ark.: USGenWeb Project & the Orig. Ark. Project:
http://www.webkeeper.com/cato/WH.html
Cleburne Co., Orig. Ark. Project:
http://www.webkeeper.com/cato/CLhome.html
Rusk Co., Tex., USGenWeb Project:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txrusk/index.htm
Cato Family Homepage
http://www.webkeeper.com/cato/c.html
Bury Me Under My Family Tree
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7079/indez.html
Ark. USGenWeb Archives
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ar/arfiles.htm
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