Ezekiel
Cates
Born in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Abner Cates
and Stacey (Turner) Cates
Brother of
Sintha (Cates) Adams and Sarah (Cates) Palmer
Husband of
Elizabeth W. (Yeargin) Cates
— married
18 Sep 1828 in Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Husband of
Melissa Carol (Pitt) Cates
— married
22 Nov 1864 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Elizabeth (Cates) Dame and William Ezekiel Cates
Died
at age 65
in Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
Ezekial Cates married Elizabeth W Yeargin on 18 September 1828 in Henderson County, Kentucky.[1][2]
He married second, Malissa Teague, nee Pitt, 22 November 1864 in Hopkins County, Kentucky.[3]
1840 , 1850 , 1860 and 1870 Census records show him living and farming in Hopkins County, KY.[4][5][6][7]
Timeline
- 1825 marriage(1): Ezekiel Cates, Elizabeth Yeargin, 15 Sep 1825, Henderson KY
- 1840 census: Hopkins, Kentucky, Ezekiel Cates age 30/39, wife age 20/29
- ........ same census page as father Abner Cates
- 1850 census: Hopkins, Kentucky, Ezekiel Cates 43 NC, Elizabeth Cates 42 NC
- 1860 census: Hopkins, Kentucky, Ezekiel Cates 43 NC, Elizebeth Cates 52 NC
- 1864 marriage(2): Ezekiel Cates, Malissa Teague, 22 Nov 1864, Hopkins, KY
- ........ wife previously married to (1) Thomas Dame, (2) James Teague
- 1870 census: Hopkins, Kentucky, Ezekiel Cates 63 NC, Melissa Cates 54 TN
- 1872 death of Ezekiel
- 1875 wife(2): Melissa C. Pitt Dame (1815-1875) - Find A Grave# 13852272
- 1922 child's death record: Sarah Elizabeth Dame,
- ........ shows parents Ezekil Cates & Elizabeth Yarbrough (incorrect)
- 1940 child's death record: Bash Turner Cates,
- ........ shows parents Ezekrine Cates & Elizebeth Yeargin
Sources
- ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965," Ezeikial Cates m. Elizabeth W Yeargen, 18 Sep 1828, Henderson, KY. Film Number 000576460. Ancestry.com
- ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1V-72G : 17 May 2018), Ezekiel Cates and Elizabeth W. Yeargin, 15 Sep 1825; citing Marriage, , Henderson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,944,390.
- ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900," Ezekiel Cates m. Malissa Teauge, 22 Nov 1864, Hopkins, KY. Ancestry.com.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRK-TH8 : 15 August 2017), Ezekiel Cates, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 378, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 114; FHL microfilm 7,827.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M654-7SZ : 12 April 2016), Ezekiel Cates, Hopkins county, part of, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States; citing family 360, NARA microfilm publication M432.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBQ-B3C : 14 December 2017), Ezekiel Cates, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWC-NH9 : 12 April 2016), Ezekiel Cates, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 3, family 24, NARA microfilm publication M593; FHL microfilm 545,970.
- Cates, Ezekiel - entry, re: marriage to Elizabeth W Yeargin on 18 Sep 1825, in Henderson Co., KY; fm Marriage Register (Henderson Co.) - digital image viewed on Ancestry.com .
- Cates, Bash Turner (09 Feb 1847-15 Jul 1940) - Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death - digital image viewed on Ancestry.com .
- Austill, Anita R - photograph of grave marker for Melissa C Pitt, at Poplar Grove Cem., Calhoun, McLean Co., KY - part of FindAGrave Mem.# 13852272 .
- Wilkey, Donald C. - GEDCOM file wilkey_peterkin.ged.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ezekiel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ezekiel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ezekiel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ezekiel:
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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Cates-736 and Cates-70 appear to represent the same person because: They appear to be the same person, same name, married to the same person. Unfortunately Cates-70 is an unsourced profile which doesn't show any dates or places and No sources. However, Cates -736 provides all vital dates with great sources, bio and timeline.
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Elida Tirey
Cates-1618 and Cates-736 appear to represent the same person because: Same person Ezekial Cates married to Elizabeth W. Yeargin.
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