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Author: AdruainC
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Mitch
If you go to Mo State Archive site on death certificates,type in Cato, all counties,
then go to Jesse Cato 1943 Dunklin Co. This is a child of J F Cato and Leona Jones. death
certificate #19263
I got the death record for Leona from Fitch Hillis funeral home in Poplar Bluff Mo. It
says she is from Lena,
Mississippi. She died at Ironton Mo Baptist home 2/21/74.
She is buried at Bernie Mo and the funeral expenses are directed to her son at 417 Henry
street Poplar Bluff Mo.
Her son is James Adolph Cato and the SSDI lists his death as 7/29/1923--5/8/2006.
I talked with the son of Adolph and they know nothing of their family history. I always
suspected this line to be from Mo but the death certificate on Jesse Cato solved this
mystery for me along with these threads on rootsweb.
With Leona being buried at Bernie, I assume James F is buried there also. I will check
next time I am in that area. Mo death records only available from 1910 to 1957,
there is a 50 year protection law in Mo.
Jesse Cato also buried at Bernie Cemetery.
Adruain
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