James
Cates
Born in Tennessee, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Ephraim Cates
and Margaret Kennedy
Brother of
Joseph Cates, Mary Cates, Elizabeth (Cates) Quarles, Sarah Cates, Nancy Cates, Delilah Cates and Frances Cates
Husband of
Rebecca (UNKNOWN) Cates
— married
about 1827 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Ann Cates, Margaret J (Cates) Hayes, Martha Frances (Cates) Milliken, Nancy A (Cates) Phillips, Harriet E (Cates) Griggs, Enoch Cates, William Carroll Cates and Sarah Cates
Died
at age 71
in Boone County, Arkansas, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2015
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Contents |
Biography
BIRTH / DEATH
- James Cates
- Birth: 20 Jul 1811, per cemetery headstone
- Place of Birth: Tennessee, per all census records
- Death: 30 Sep 1882, per cemetery headstone
- Place of Death: assume Boone Co. AR, per last census and burial location
- Note: McMinn Co., TN was established 13 November 1819 from Cherokee Indian Lands.
- Find A Grave Memorial# 25209851 (headstone pictured)
- James Cates
- Birth: Jul. 20, 1811
- Death: Sep. 30, 1882
- Burial: Bald Knob Cemetery, Everton, Boone Co. AR
- Created by: Bobby and Carol Babin E...
- Record added: Mar 12, 2008
- Note: same cemetery as wife Rebecca
PARENTAGE
- James Cates, son of Ephraim Cates and Margaret Kennedy
- 1) James is listed in 1843 court case, along with other hiers of Ephraim Cates.
- 2) James is living next to Ephraim Cates in 1830
- Reference profile of father Ephraim Cates for additional details on court case.
MARRIAGE
- Husband: James Cates
- Wife: Rebecca _____
- Marriage estimated about 1829, based on the following:
- 1) married after 1827, assuming James age 16+ when married
- 2) married before 1830 census
- 3) no children on 1830 census, indicates recently married
CENSUS / TIMELINE
- 1829: marriage of James Cates and Rebecca (date estimated)
- 1830 census: McMinn, Tennessee, p.185
- Name: James Ate [Cates]
- 1 - Males - 15 thru 19: ....... [JAMES]
- 1 - Females - 20 thru 29: ... [REBECCA]
- Total Free White Persons: 2
- 1830 census notes:
- Living next to parents: Ephraim Ate [Cates] age 50/59, wife age 50/59
- Living next to sister: Frances w/husband Thomas Richardson
- 1835-1837: living in Mississippi, per children's birthplace on 1850 census
- 1840 Census: Bradley, Tennessee, p.21
- Name: James Cotes:
- 1 - Males - 20 thru 29: ....... [JAMES]
- 2 - Females - Under 5: ....... [Nancy and ???]
- 3 - Females - 5 thru 9: ....... [Mary, Margaret, Frances]
- 1 - Females - 15 thru 19: ... [too old to be daughter]
- 1 - Females - 30 thru 39: ... [REBECCA]
- Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
- Total Free White Persons: 8
- 184x: child girl (b.1836/40), probably died, 15 probably too young to marry
- 1849: child Mary, married Wiley Barger. (census 1850 in Bradley TN)
- 1850 Census: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee, family#54
- James Cates ......... 39 ... TN … carpenter … real estate $1500
- Rebecca Cates ..... 41 ... TN
- Margarett Cates .. 17 ... TN
- Francis Cates ....... 15 ... MS
- Pansy Cates ......... 13 ... MS ... [Nancy]
- Harriett Cates ........ 9 ... TN
- Enoch Cates ........... 8 ... TN
- William Cates ......... 6 ... TN
- Sarah Cates ............ 4 ... TN
- 1850 Census Notes:
- Living next to family#53: Nancy Hawks 57 VA, with McMillen family
- 1854: child Margaret, married George Hayes (census 1860 in Carroll AR)
- 1854: child Nancy, married Luther P Phillips (cannot locate in 1860)
- 1860: child Frances, cannot locate
- 1860 Census: Rolling Prairie, Jefferson, Carroll, Arkansas, family#187
- James Cates ....... 48 ... TN … farmer … real estate $1400, personal $1000
- Rebecca Cates ... 51 ... TN
- Hariet Cates ....... 19 ... TN
- Enoch Cates ....... 18 ... TN … attends school
- William Cates ..... 16 ... TN … attends school
- Sarah Cates ........ 14 ... TN … attends school
- 1860 Census Notes:
- Living close to family#184: Sarah's future husband: Albert Barnet
- 1862: child Enoch, enlisted in Civil War, cannot locate afterwards
- 1868: child Harriet, married Theophilus Griggs (census 1870 in Searcy AR)
- 1867: child William, married Pheobe Bayless (census 1870 in Boone AR)
- 1870 Census: Rolling Prairie, Jefferson, Boone, Arkansas, family#217
- James Cates ....... 59 ... TN … farmer, real estate $1850, personal $300
- Rebecca Cates ... 61 ... TN
- Sarah Cates ....... 23 ... MS … personal estate $900
- Jas T Cates ......... 14 ... GA … [G-Son - Phillips - child of Nancy]
- Mary A Cates ..... 11 ... AR … [G-Dau - Phillips - child of Nancy]
- Emily H Cates ...... 9 ... AR … [G-Son Emsley H Phillips - child of Nancy]
- 1870 Census Notes:
- Living next to family#218: son: Wm C Cates age 26, Phebe age 24
- Living next to family#218: daughter: Nancy Phillips (widowed)
- 1876: child Sarah, married Albert Barnett (census 1880 in Boone AR)
- 1880: death of wife, Rebecca
- 1880 census: Jefferson, Boone, Arkansas, family#239
- Wily Barger .............. 55 ... TN,VA,VA ... farmer ... disabled
- Mary Barger ............ 49 ... TN,TN,TN ... cannot write ... disabled
- John W Barger ........ 20 ... AR,TN,TN ... attends school
- Joseph Barger ......... 18 ... AR,TN,TN ... attends school
- Charles Barger ........ 16 ... AR,TN,TN ... attends school
- Harriet R Barger ..... 13 ... AR,TN,TN ... attends school
- Leonidas Barger ..... 10 ... AR,TN,TN ... attends school
- Mary T Barger ........... 8 ... AR,TN,TN
- Jefferson D Barger .... 6 ... AR,TN,TN
- Ebenezer Barger ....... 4 ... AR,TN,TN
- James Cates ............. 68 ... TN,NC,NC ... father-in-law, widowed, paralysis
- 1880 Census Notes:
- Living next to family#240: son: William 35, w/wife Phebe 34
- 1882: death of James Cates
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Rico Ragsdale 
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23andMe
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~3.12%
L Adcox :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A895963 [compare], Ancestry member LADCOX
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Steven Harrison :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member StevenHarrison55
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK61134
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~1.56%
Tanya (Stephens) Ehrler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YR8414715 [compare], Ancestry member ehrler_tanya
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~0.78%
Ada (Troutman) Vieceli :
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