Jeremiah Cates was born in 1831 in Tennessee to Ezra Cates and Sarah Higgs.[1]
According to the 1850 census, Jeremiah lived with his parents and siblings in Clark County, Arkansas.[1]
On January 20, 1859, Jeremiah married Amanda Woods in Clark County, Arkansas.[2]
According to the 1860 census, Jeremiah lived with Amanda and their children, William and Sarah, in Clark County, Arkansas.[3]
Jeremiah died around 1862. Letters of Administration were issued to his estate on November 7, 1865.[4]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67H-YDC : 12 April 2016), Ezra Cates in household of Israel Cates, Missouri, Clark, Arkansas, United States; citing family 474, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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