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Does anyone in here have any information about how the Chronisters are
related to the Worleys? I remember something about that about a couple of years
ago, however, I wasn't interested in it at that time and now I am. Please if
anybody can hep to accept my thanks in advance!!!! Thanks,
Cheryl
Cynthia, thanks!
I can't really discuss this a whole lot more without getting into some long
dissertations about the various allied families (families found living near
and intermarrying with Chronisters such as Clubb, Crites, Cato), so I think
it's probably more appropriate that we take it off the list and continue
privately instead of burdening the list with it.
Peg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cynthia Benua" <cbenua(a)msn.com>
To: <CHRONISTER-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 4:16 PM
Subject: [CHRONISTER] quick msg re: Wm and Winny Cato
> Peggy,
> Sorry I'm running low on time and can't answer your message in more detail
> just now, but want to post this one message. William and Winny Wills Cato
> are missing from the 1870 census but found on the 1860 as folllows:
>
> 1860 MO Wayne Co Jefferson Twnship hh 46
> William Cato 48 b KY
> Winney 32 MO
> William 21 MO
> Henry 15 MO
> Artemissa 12 MO
> Rebecca 11 MO
> Starling 9 MO
> Malvina E. 7 MO
> Mary E. 5 MO
> Clabron 3 MO
> Daniel 4 months MO
> Benjamin 15 MO
>
> Mary A. Cronister and the child Joseph are not found with the family in
> 1860. William I believe dies in the War. I have not found Winney in
> 1870.
>
> More later,
> Cynthia
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Peggy,
Sorry I'm running low on time and can't answer your message in more detail just now, but want to post this one message. William and Winny Wills Cato are missing from the 1870 census but found on the 1860 as folllows:
1860 MO Wayne Co Jefferson Twnship hh 46
William Cato 48 b KY
Winney 32 MO
William 21 MO
Henry 15 MO
Artemissa 12 MO
Rebecca 11 MO
Starling 9 MO
Malvina E. 7 MO
Mary E. 5 MO
Clabron 3 MO
Daniel 4 months MO
Benjamin 15 MO
Mary A. Cronister and the child Joseph are not found with the family in 1860. William I believe dies in the War. I have not found Winney in 1870.
More later,
Cynthia
Cynthia, I won't say that I'm not confused, but I am enjoying this exchange.
Your questions are helping me to look at things again and check some other
things. Unfortunately, I, too, am finding more questions than answers.
Yes, the Mathias in the 39th U.S. Infantry enlisted at Fort Strother in the
Creek Nation, which is in Alabama. We do have a number of early Chronisters
who lived in TN, but those are not my lines and I have not proven them.
Mostly, I am finding a lot of inconsistencies between what has been printed
and the sources that I have personally looked at.
Yes, Mathias the 1812 soldier #2 and #3 on that list are definitely the same
person, because one service record refers to the other. I looked at
original discharge notices from both regiments. The one from the 39th U.S.
Infantry is rather detailed, and says that in addition to payment for the
time he served, Mathias is also to get a traveling allowance in order to get
from the place of discharge (Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Mississippi
Territory, which is now in AL) to Rutherford Co., West Tennessee, "his place
of residence". That is stated on the discharge, so he apparently told them
that's where he lived. That is pretty good documentation. I looked for a
discharge paper for Westley Cato from the same regiment, but there wasn't
anything for him--only the enlistment register which wasn't even complete.
The second Mathias is a surprise, but the service records certainly indicate
that there are two. It is possible that this could be the same problem that
you are having with the Catos, that is, the ancestors sometimes use their
first names and sometimes use the middle names, making things more difficult
for us. I do not know the "other name" for either Mathias, or if they even
had other names. I have not seen Mathias with a middle name or initial on
any documented source.
The Mathias in Wayne County, near your Catos, is one of the two Mathias.
That's not very helpful, but the best I can do for now. Many descendants of
the MO Chronisters ended up in AR.
Now I am going to refer to that estate settlement that you mentioned for
Lewis and Sarah Cato:
Child #4, Nelly Cato, is apparently the first wife of William Cato who our
Mary and Joseph Cronister are living with in 1850. I do not have a copy of
the actual marriage record for William Cato and second wife Winney Wills,
but I got it from a book of abstracts, and the original can be ordered from
the Cape Girardeau Co. courthouse. The original record may or may not give
additional information.
Child #5, Grandeson Cato is a name I remember from the BLM website. He
bought land from the government. There were other Cato transactions there,
as I recall, but I haven't looked at those in a while, and I didn't follow
up on many of them since I didn't know of a connection. It's too bad their
site is still down or we could at least get land descriptions and see where
everyone lived in proximity to each other.
As for the Clubbs and Crites, I will have to pull out my notes and abstracts
on those families. I chased them both for a while, because they always seem
to be close to Chronisters, too. In fact, in Captain Tinnen's Mounted
Missouri Militia (War of 1812 regiment), there was Anthony Clubb; Daniel,
John, and Peter Crites; and Abraham Chronister. Abraham was either a cousin
or a brother of one of the 1812 Mathias Chronisters.
Do you have the census page citation for William Cato and Winney Wills in
1860? For some reason I thought they were missing from 1860.
There is a soldier in Company C of the 15th Missouri Cavalry (Confederate)
named William Cato that I believe would fit to be the William Cato Jr., son
of William and Winney. There is no information about his regiment at the
soldiers's and sailors' site. The one and only muster card in his file says
that he enlisted at "Missouri", age 25 years, blue eyes, light hair, fair
complexion, 5' 10", born in MO. He appears on a prisoner of war roll,
surrendered on 11 May 1865, and paroled at Jacksonport, AR on 5 June 1865.
That's all there is.
Where are Mary A. and infant Joseph in 1860? Good question. There are just
too many possibilities to speculate. Mary A. could have died, remarried,
moved elsewhere, or maybe the census taker just plain missed her in 1860. I
cannot find a 10-year-old "Joseph Cronister" in 1860. He could have died or
gone to live with someone else, or just been missed right along with his
mother. The first name/middle name switcheroo is also a possibility. I am
working on it, but there's a lot to check, and it will take time.
Peggy Reeves
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cynthia Benua" <cbenua(a)msn.com>
To: <CHRONISTER-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [CHRONISTER] Mo, Ark Chronister/Cato connections
> Peggy, I notice a few things. I'm afraid that I have more questions than
> answers, but I really appreciate your help...
>
> RE: War of 1812, Cato and Chronister
>
> On Aug 30, 1813 was the Massacre at Fort Mimms, SW Alabama, where some
> 300 or so white settlers were slaughtered in an attack by the Creek
> Indians. I have read that a large army was raised just after, by Dec
> 1813, and that many of the soldiers were from Tennessee. Perhaps this is
> relevant to your record #2, Mathias Cronister, Davis' Battalion, West TN
> Militia, enl 18 Dec 1813. Disch 8 Feb 1814 to join the US Infantry.
>
> So this MATHIAS CRONISTER with 1812 records #2 and #3 is the same man, and
> his home was in Rutherford Co TN.
> Is this the same Mathias who is found in 1830 in Wayne Co, Missouri, near
> my Catos?
>
> RE: Westley Cato, I have the following:
> WESTLEY CATO: 39th Infantry, Col. J. Williams, enlisted 3 Oct 1814, age
> 23, born Henderson & Montgomery Co NC.
> I don't know where he enlisted, or when he was discharged. I also don't
> know what family he belongs to, but will try to find out more. So many of
> my Catos were "name changers", and by that I mean they appear in one
> record as a "middle" name, the next as a "first" name, and sometimes as a
> nickname. Sometimes they seem to change their name completely!! Makes
> them very hard to pin down.
>
> RE: The connections between the CATO, CRITES, and CLUBBS, there are two
> that I know of.
> The first is found in the 1869 estate settlement of SARAH CATO, widow of
> LEWIS CATO, in Bollinger County, MO.
> LEWIS CATO is said to be the son of STARLING/STERLING CATO, who came from
> Lancaster Co SC (where he is found on the 1790 and 1800 census) to Smith
> County TN (where he is mentioned in a court record in 1808, the sale of a
> lot in Carthage TN) to Christian County KY (where he is found on tax lists
> 1810-1814) to Madison County MO (age 80-90, census 1830).
>
> LEWIS/LOUIS CATO (1786-1839, tombstone) and SARAH CATO (d before 1869,
> lawsuit over estate in Bollinger Co MO)
> 7 children from the lawsuit:
> 1. Green Cato, living
> 2. Artemissa (aka Tabitha) McGee, living, wife of Thomas McGee, decd
> (Thomas McGee)
> 3. Chapman Cato, decd, heirs James, Caston, Sanford and Sarah Cato
> 4. Nelly Cato, decd, heirs William and Buck Cato
> 5. Grandeson Cato, decd, heir Nathan Cato
> 6. Elizabeth Cato, decd, wife of Daniel CLUBB, heir Artemissa Clubb
> 7. Louisa Cato, decd, wife of Abraham CRITES, heirs William Crites &
> Chapman Crites
>
> So three interesting things:
> 1. Louisa Cato, dau of Lewis and Sarah, married an Abraham CRITES
> 2. Elizabeth Cato, dau of Lewis and Sarah, married a Daniel CLUBB
> 3. Nelly Cato, dau of Lewis and Sarah, is said to be the cousin and first
> wife of William CATO who
> married Winney WILLS in 1847. However, I have not found this marriage
> record. Nelly's two heirs William and Buck Cato are thought to be the
> William and
> Henry Cato found with Wm and Winney Wills Cato in 1850 and 1860. This is
> the Wm Cato family where Mary A. CRONISTER and Joseph CRONISTER are found
> in 1850.
>
> I tracked Abraham Crites through the census:
> 1850 Wayne Co MO 17-589-607
> Abraham Crites 23 farmer MO (b about 1827)
> Louisa 18 MO (b about 1832) (Louisa Cato Crites)
> William G. 2 MO
>
> 1860 Erath Co TX Beat # 4 PO Stephenville hh146/136
> Abraham Crits 34 farmer MO
> Elizabeth 33 MO (Louisa seems to have died, and he has married again)
> William 12 MO (b about 1848, son of Louisa Cato Crites)
> Chapman 9 MO (b about 1851, son of Louisa Cato Crites)
> Elizabeth 7 MO
> Charity 1 TX
> Benj Mayberry 10 MO
> Sarah Mayberry 9 MO
>
> one household down in 1860 Erath Co TX:
> Columbus Crits, 23 MO (b about 1837) and wife Catherine 21 MO (He is in
> Cape Girardeau MO in 1850, Dist 14, p 438)
>
> And in 1870 TX Hood County I find:
> Abraham Crites, age 45,
> Sarah Crites age 45 (apparently a third wife)
> family, including Chapman Crites 21 (son of Louisa Cato Crites)
> William Crites 22 is next door. (son of Louisa Cato Crites)
>
> I have not yet tracked the Daniel CLUBB who married Elizabeth Cato.
>
> The other connection is found in the Last Will and Testament of Thomas
> Frizell, Madison Co MO, dated 3 Sept 1842. Thos Frizell was dec'd by
> 1848.
>
> It mentions his wife Mary Ann Frizzell, sons Salathiel, John J,
> Jefferson , Needham, Jason, Thomas Frizzell
> dau Jemima Frizell, dau Nancy Frizell
> Son in law Uriah Johnson and Clara his wife
> Son in law Thomas Nana Moore (prob Narramore) and Marina?Marisa? his wife
> Son in law JOHN CLUBB and Marella his wife
> Son in law BENJAMIN CATO and LOUES his wife.
>
> So:
> John Clubb and Benjamin Cato would be brothers-in-law. I have not tracked
> John Clubb and Marella his wife in the census.
>
>
> Benjamin CATO who married Loues FRIZZEL is thought to be a brother of
> William CATO (b about 1810 KY d CW) who married Winney WILLS. Benjamin
> Cato Sr was born KY about 1820 and died after 1850-1860. In the 1860
> census, his son Benjamin J. Cato is probably the Benjamin CATO found in
> the household of William Cato and Winney Wills.
>
> As I mentioned before, the relationships between these Catos are very hard
> to pin down. It's very difficult to state for certain who is brother and
> who is cousin. I have made a stab at it, but it's so speculative that I
> don't want to post it. But I do think it's very likely that Wm CATO (wife
> Winney WILLS) and Benjamin CATO (wife Loues FRIZZEL) are brothers, and
> that they are the sons of Henry CATO. The Richard CATO (b about 1784 in
> SC) found next door to your Mathias CHRONISTER is 1830 is probably the son
> of Sterling CATO.
>
> Hope I haven't totally confused you ! : )
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Cynthia
Cynthia,
I have been on vacation and haven't had much time to work on this. There is
a lot to answer, here, and I'm going to have to take it a piece at a time.
Today I'm going to deal with the Mathias that you mentioned...
Yes, he is living on the same census page with your Catos. I have noticed
this, but Mathias has been a real problem for us to nail down. There are
plenty of claims as to who he is, but no one has any source-cited proof. I
am not convinced, in fact, I am not even sure "how many" he is! We know
that there was at least one Mathias Chronister (various spellings) who
served in the War of 1812. I believe there was more than one. If we
consider the documented facts, there are four service records that exist
from the War of 1812 for Mathias:
1. Coffee's Regt, Capt. Robert Jetton's Troop of Cavalry, West TN Vols.
enlisted 10 Dec 1812
deserted 9 Feb 1813.
2. Davis' Battalion, West TN Militia
enlisted 18 Dec 1813
discharged 8 Feb 1814 in order to join the 39th U.S. Infantry.
3. 39th U.S. Infantry under Col. J. Williams.
enlistment record says he enlisted 7 Feb 1814 at Fort Strawther (which is in
AL), 5' 10" tall, 25 years old, born Lincoln Co. NC.
discharge paper says his is 5' 11" tall, 22 years old, enlisted at Fort
Strother in the Creek Nation and was discharged 6 Feb 1815 at Fort
Charlotte, Mobile, Mississippi Territory. He was given traveling expenses
to his home in Rutherford Co. TN.
4. 6th Regiment, Mississippi Territory Militia, under Captain Bailey Heard.
enlisted 29 Dec 1814 at Fort Montgomery as a substitute.
discharged 23 Mar 1815.
The actual service records prove that #2 and #3 are the same man. Number 1
is anybody's guess, and #4 cannot be the same man, if you look closely at
the dates of enlistment and discharge. I don't think there would have been
a mistake of that magnitude in the service record, especially since the
dates of enlistment and discharge get recorded numerous times. A soldier
may give his age differently when asked, but the Army kept track of service
dates very closely, since his pay and benefits depended on it.
The other glaring inconsistency is the recording of his age within the same
regiment--note the discrepancy in the 39th infantry between his enlistment
record on microfilm and his handwritten discharge paper on microfilm. Both
numbers on the original documents are quite clear and readable, and I don't
believe is is possible that any of the digits could be anything different.
Apparently he gave his age differently, perhaps when asked by the person who
was writing his discharge paper.
It is important to note that the Mathias Chronister in the 39th U.S.
Infantry had a comrade in the same regiment named Westley Cato.
Unfortunately, there is no discharge paper for Westley, and his enlistment
record does not give his age or place of birth. I don't suppose you know
who he is?
So who is the Mathias Chronister in Wayne County, MO? I don't know, because
I don't yet have proof of who his children are, nor who his parents are.
You are right that the same Chronister families in MO end up in AR later.
Assigning the right relationships to them is difficult.
I agree with you that there is likely going to be a connection between Cato
and Chronister, perhaps through the Clubbs or Crites. They are families
that the Chronisters were also associated with.
I'll need time to address some of the other questions. Hopefully some
others can join in and share what they know about these various
relationships. I am particularly interested in the Clubbs and Crites "Cato
cousins".
Peggy Reeves
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cynthia Benua" <cbenua(a)msn.com>
To: <CHRONISTER-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 4:47 AM
Subject: [CHRONISTER] Mo, Ark Chronister/Cato connections
> Peggy, thank you for your reply. I would really like to solve this, too!
>
> In a nutshell, the Catos found here are the children and grandchildren of
> Lewis, Needham, Henry and Sterling Cato. These families arrived in
> Missouri and Arkansas via South Carolina and Kentucky (Christian County).
> There is a Cato group that came from Tennessee a bit later.
>
> We believe that this William Cato (the one whose household included Mary.
> A. Chronister and son Joseph E. in 1850) was twice married, and that he is
> the William Cato who died at Alton prison in Illinois during the Civil
> War.
>
> He seems to have married 1. Nelly Cato, the daughter of Lewis Cato and
> Sarah, probably his cousin. We base this upon the 1869 estate record of
> Sarah Cato, which lists daughter Nelly Cato (decd) and her heirs William
> and Buck Cato. William2 and Buck (Henry) Cato are found in the 1850 and
> 1860 census with William1 and Winney. Family stories confirm that Buck's
> actual name was Henry.
>
> And he married 2. Winney WILLS, in 1847, per your message. I found
> confirmation of this marriage at USGenweb. Thank you!
>
> I agree with you, it is not likely that Mary A. Chronister is the married
> sister of Winney Wills wife of William Cato. Seeing as she is born in
> Tennessee and the two Wills girls are born in Mo, and her age falls
> between the two.
>
> Mary A. could, of course, be a Cato girl who married a Chronister.
> However, I have not been able to find a marriage record in Missouri or
> Arkansas. I suppose this is what I hope a Chronister researcher can
> clarify for me!
>
> It is also possible that she is a Cato girl (or a Cato cousin, there are
> plenty of them to chose from, Ladds, McGees, Hinckles, Crites, Clubbs,
> etc) who had a child with a Chronister, but did not marry him. I have seen
> this exact situation in my Cato family in Tennessee. There, the father and
> mother were required to file a bond with the court, pledging that the
> child would not become a burden on the state. The child (actually, two
> children, both boys) took the name of their father (Wynne) and went to
> live with him upon the death of their mother. The oldest was named Henry
> Vincent Cato Wynne, and he used the name H.V.C. Wynne his whole life.
> Vincent Cato was his mother's father.
>
> So it is certainly a possibility here.
>
> Or it's possible I suppose that she is a Chronister girl who got into
> trouble and and was shipped off to live with cousins or friends, and that
> she kept her maiden name. Possible, but for some reason doesn't seem as
> likely.
>
> And what happens to them in 1860? They are not found with William and
> Winney Cato, nor can I find either of them with any of the other Cato
> families in Mo or Ark.
>
> The Chronister name is also found in association with the Catos in the
> 1830 census of Wayne County MO., p 37.
> A Mathias Chronister age 30-40 (with family) is listed next door to
> Richard Cato, age 40-50, and on the same page as Starling Cato age 30-40
> and Henry Cato age 40-50. We have found it nigh on to impossible to
> determine for certain whether these Catos are brothers or cousins, but
> they are certainly connected to one another. On the same page are several
> other families which I know to be connected with the Catos. So I wondered
> if perhaps there was a connection between this Mathias Chronister and the
> Mary A. Chronister and Joseph found living with William Cato in 1850...it
> doesn't seem likely to me that it's just coincidence.
>
> Thank you for your time, and I really hope someone can help.
>
> Cynthia
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Peggy, thank you for your reply. I would really like to solve this, too!
In a nutshell, the Catos found here are the children and grandchildren of Lewis, Needham, Henry and Sterling Cato. These families arrived in Missouri and Arkansas via South Carolina and Kentucky (Christian County). There is a Cato group that came from Tennessee a bit later.
We believe that this William Cato (the one whose household included Mary. A. Chronister and son Joseph E. in 1850) was twice married, and that he is the William Cato who died at Alton prison in Illinois during the Civil War.
He seems to have married 1. Nelly Cato, the daughter of Lewis Cato and Sarah, probably his cousin. We base this upon the 1869 estate record of Sarah Cato, which lists daughter Nelly Cato (decd) and her heirs William and Buck Cato. William2 and Buck (Henry) Cato are found in the 1850 and 1860 census with William1 and Winney. Family stories confirm that Buck's actual name was Henry.
And he married 2. Winney WILLS, in 1847, per your message. I found confirmation of this marriage at USGenweb. Thank you!
I agree with you, it is not likely that Mary A. Chronister is the married sister of Winney Wills wife of William Cato. Seeing as she is born in Tennessee and the two Wills girls are born in Mo, and her age falls between the two.
Mary A. could, of course, be a Cato girl who married a Chronister. However, I have not been able to find a marriage record in Missouri or Arkansas. I suppose this is what I hope a Chronister researcher can clarify for me!
It is also possible that she is a Cato girl (or a Cato cousin, there are plenty of them to chose from, Ladds, McGees, Hinckles, Crites, Clubbs, etc) who had a child with a Chronister, but did not marry him. I have seen this exact situation in my Cato family in Tennessee. There, the father and mother were required to file a bond with the court, pledging that the child would not become a burden on the state. The child (actually, two children, both boys) took the name of their father (Wynne) and went to live with him upon the death of their mother. The oldest was named Henry Vincent Cato Wynne, and he used the name H.V.C. Wynne his whole life. Vincent Cato was his mother's father.
So it is certainly a possibility here.
Or it's possible I suppose that she is a Chronister girl who got into trouble and and was shipped off to live with cousins or friends, and that she kept her maiden name. Possible, but for some reason doesn't seem as likely.
And what happens to them in 1860? They are not found with William and Winney Cato, nor can I find either of them with any of the other Cato families in Mo or Ark.
The Chronister name is also found in association with the Catos in the 1830 census of Wayne County MO., p 37.
A Mathias Chronister age 30-40 (with family) is listed next door to Richard Cato, age 40-50, and on the same page as Starling Cato age 30-40 and Henry Cato age 40-50. We have found it nigh on to impossible to determine for certain whether these Catos are brothers or cousins, but they are certainly connected to one another. On the same page are several other families which I know to be connected with the Catos. So I wondered if perhaps there was a connection between this Mathias Chronister and the Mary A. Chronister and Joseph found living with William Cato in 1850...it doesn't seem likely to me that it's just coincidence.
Thank you for your time, and I really hope someone can help.
Cynthia
Hi Cynthia
It's exciting to have a Cato researcher interested in this family! I have
been working on this family, but have few answers so far. I'll tell you
what I know...
Winny is a Wills as far as I know, because there is a marriage of William
Cato to Winney Wills in Cape Girardeau County on 1 Mar 1847, which makes is
pretty clear that Winny is William's wife and not his daughter. I don't
know if William was married before, or if those two oldest children are some
other relatives of his. I would like to find Winny's parents, but haven't
yet.
As for Mary Cronister's identity--her name is the problem. There are so
many Mary A.'s, it would be easy to confuse two or more of them. That is
what I'm working on right now, but it will take a lot more record searching
before I can prove anything.
Mary A. might be a Wills, but that isn't nice and neat because she was born
in a different state than the other two Wills females. Mary A. might have
married to a MO Chronister, and he died shortly after their marriage, but I
do not have any candidates. I also have not found a marriage record to fit
this Mary A. Could she be a Cato?
Mary is very young here, with an infant child. It is possible that the
child is illegitimate, and Mary was sent to live with relatives or neighbors
who moved away, in order to hide the illegitimate birth. That is the way
that sort of thing was often handled. In that case, her maiden name would
be Chronister if she never married. It is also possible that the child is
illegitimate and the father is a Chronister, so Mary took on the Chronister
name, too, even though she wasn't married to the father. There are really a
lot of possibilities.
Can you tell us anything about the Catos who appear in this census? Maybe
they can lead us to the answers.
Mathias Chronister is another tantalizing mystery. You're right that he has
Catos living near him. Mathias was an 1812 soldier. I found records for a
Mathias Chronister serving in four different regiments in 1812, from four
different states--MO, TN, MS, and AL! If it's one man, he really got
around. I can't say with certainty whether they were all the same man. At
least two of the regiments were the same man. I haven't ruled out that
there could be more than one Mathias.
Gee, that wasn't very helpful, was it?! Maybe it will jog someone else's
memory. I would really like to solve this.
Peggy Reeves
Burtonsville, MD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cynthia Benua" <cbenua(a)msn.com>
To: <CHRONISTER-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 2:54 PM
Subject: [CHRONISTER] Mo/Ark researchers, help needed
>I am sending this message again, as it doesn't seem to show up in the
>Chronister List archives. Very sorry if it is a repeat...
> Cynthia
>
> Hi,
> Would appreciate help from a Chronister researcher familiar with the
> Chronisters of Missouri and Arkansas!
>
> Seeking information re: Mary A. CRONISTER and son Joseph E. CRONISTER, as
> found below in 1850 with my CATO family.
>
> Can anyone tell me the name of Mary A.'s Cronister husband, her maiden
> name, parents and siblings?
>
> In 1850, the following census record appears in Wayne Co, Missouri,
> District No. 101, hh 617:
> William Cato, 40 b Ky
> Winny Cato, 23, Mo
> William Cato, 11, Mo
> Henry Cato, 5, Mo
> Artemassa, 2, Mo
> Rebecca, 6 mos, Mo
> Mary A. CRONISTER 20 b Tenn
> Joseph E. CRONISTER 1 month b Mo
> Louisa Wills, 8, Mo
>
> I do not find Mary A. Cronister/Chronister in the 1860 census of Missouri
> or Arkansas. She and the child Joseph E. Chronister do not appear with the
> William Cato family in 1860.
>
> I have seen CHRONISTER families nearby to CATOs several times in Ark and
> Mo., and am trying to find the connections between them. There was a
> Matthias CHRONISTER who may be associated with my Catos, but I don't know
> how.
>
> Wondered if Winny, the wife of William CATO above, could be related to
> Mary A. CHRONISTER? I have seen Winny listed as a McGee and as a Wills in
> other Cato research, not sure which is correct.
>
> Chronister researchers, please help if you can!
>
> Thank you,
> Cynthia Benua
> cbenua(a)msn.com
>
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Thank you for your message, Debra. I truly hope, with the help of the Chronister experts, to discover exactly how the Chronisters and the Catos are connected. There is obviously a tie, but I have not been able to unravel it.
Best Regards,
Cynthia