John Baldwin Cates (abt. 1810 - abt. 1887)

Born about 1810 in Danridge Jefferson Tennessee [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Johnson) Cates — married about 17 Jun 1828 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 28 Mar 1887 at about age 77 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

1828 to 1860

• John Cates was in Shop Springs, Wilson County, Tennessee between 1828 till about 1860. John and family moved to Lafayette area of Macon County, Tennessee after 1860 and John died there prior to 1880.^[1]

Census

1850

• 28 Sep 1850 - 1850 Federal Census for the 10th Civil District, Wilson County, Tennessee, Page 382A, Dwelling 924, Family 924 - John Kates, miller age 43, Alice (Johnson) Kates age 43, Maranda C. Kates age 15, Joseph Kates age 12, Henry Kates age 10, Arcada Kates age 8, Hewit Kates age 7, Martha Kates age 5, Josephine Kates age 2, Mariah L. Kates age 1, Frances Kates, female (sic) age 4/12.^[1]

1860

• 2 Aug 1860 - 1860 Federal Census for District No. 11, Wilson County, Tennessee, Shop Spring PO, Page 345B, Dwelling 821, Family 777 - John Cates, farmer age 53, Alice (Johnson) Cates age 53, Henry Cates age 20, Arcadia Cates age 19, Martha Cates age 17, Hewett Cates age 16, Josephine Cates age 14, Maria Cates age 13, John Francis Cates age 10, Paulding Lindsley age 11, Riley Geat?, laborer age 34, Alice Geat? age 9, Sarah Geat? age 7.^[1]

1870

• 25 Aug 1870 - 1870 Federal Census for District No. 11, Wilson County, Tennessee, Lafayette PO, Page 87A, Dwelling 69, Family 69 - John Cates, farmer age 62, Alice (Johnson) Cates age 62, Arcada Cates age 28, Fannie Cates age 20.^[1]

Research

Unverified Information

• Burial before 1880 in Lafayette, Macon, Tennessee

John was born about 1807. John Cates ... ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Information found on Rootsweb.com - From a post to Cates Genforum on 28 Feb 1999
2. ↑ A source for this information is needed.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TR-5JN : 18 March 2020), John Cates, 1860.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Matthew Cates for creating WikiTree profile Cates-395 through the import of wibr.ged on Aug 24, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Matthew and others.