Good afternoon:
OK, so here is who I have been researching from the CATTON's.
The first person with that last name in the US in our line is John M. CATTON.
From all the records we have studied he was born in Portugal or in Spain
around 1824. He married a Mary RINAGHAN (Ranahan) who was born in Ireland. She
immigrated to the US in 1851. Their son Raymond Manuel CATTON was born in New
Orleans in 1855, their daughter Mary Ellen was born there around 1859.
No further trace of John M (Manuel?) CATTON.
In the 1870 census (Series: M593 Roll: 523 Page: 672) "R CATON age 15" and
"M E CATON age 13" appear. They are the children to a man called "P
C" (no
last or first name spelled out? why?) aged 37 born in France and a woman with
first name "M" age 46 born in Ireland. There is a third female child aged 4
also last name CATON. This leads me to believe that John M. CATTON would have
died less than 4 years prior to 1870. But I cannot find any lead of any John M.
CATON (or of his wife or children) in the 1860 census in Louisiana. Nor can
I find any trace of him passing away in Louisiana.
Anyone with any more info on our CAT(T)ON's in Louisiana or anywhere else?
Laurie and Paul
Orlando, FL