Mary Ann Cates (1831 - 1894)

Born 12 Feb 1831 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Wiley Barger — married 2 Aug 1849 in Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1894 at age 63 in Boone, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Mary Ann Cates, daughter of James Cates and Rebecca

MIDDLE NAME:

Middle name: Ann, per census in 1860

Possible middle name: Elizabeth, per undocumented source

BIRTH AND DEATH:

Birth Date: Feb. 12, 1831, per cemetery headstone

Birth Place: Tennessee, per census records.

... probably in McMinn Co. TN, per her father's 1830 census

... or maybe in Bradley Co. TN, per her father's 1840 census

Death Date: Apr. 17, 1894, per cemetery headstone

Death Place: assume Boone Co. AR, based on the following:

... where she was buried and had last census

... where her widowed husband still in Boone Co. AR on next census

EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:

Mary's widowed father is living with Mary's family on 1880 census.

MARRIAGE:

Groom: Wiley Barger ... [possible name: Thomas Wiley Barger]

Bride: Mary Ann Cates

Marriage Date: about 1849, because no children on 1850 census

... possibly married 2 Aug 1849, per undocumented source

Marriage Place: assume Tennessee

Sources

BURIAL:

Find A Grave: Memorial #25209434 (gravestone pictured)

Mary Ann Elizabeth Cates Barger

Inscription: Mary A wife of Willey Barger

Birth: Feb. 12, 1831

Death: Apr. 17, 1894

Burial: Bald Knob Cemetery, Everton, Boone Co. AR

Created by: Bobby and Carol Babin E...

Record added: Mar 12, 2008

Note: same cemetery as husband Wiley

CENSUS / TIMELINE

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: ....... [Margaret, Frances, Mary] <-----

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

1849: marriage of Mary Ann Cates and Wiley Barger (estimated date)

1850 Census: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee, family#49

Wiley Bargen ......... 24 ... TN ... farmer

Mary A Bargen ...... 20 ... TN

1850 Census Notes:

Living close to family#54: Mary's parents: James Cates and Rebecca

1860 Census: Marshals Prairie, Prairie, Searcy, Arkansas, family#454

Wiley Barger ........... 35 ... TN ... farmer ... real estate $400

Mary Ann Barger .... 28 ... TN

James R Barger ....... 10 ... TN

Marget Jane Barger .. 6 ... AR

George M Barger ...... 4 ... AR

John W Barger ..... 10m ... AR

Emily Moore ........... 23 ... NC <--- who is this ???

Mary Moore .............. 1 ... AR

1870 Census: Rolling Prairie, Jefferson, Boone, Arkansas, family#210

Wiley Barger ........... 45 ... TN ... farmer ... real estate $1050, personal $500

Mary A Barger ........ 39 ... TN

James R Barger ....... 18 ... TN ... attends school

Margaret J Barger .. 15 ... AR ... attends school

Geo M Barger ......... 13 ... AR ... attends school

Jno W Barger .......... 11 ... AR ... attends school

Jos B Barger ............. 9 ... AR ... attends school

Chas M Barger ......... 6 ... AR

Harriet Barger ......... 4 ... AR

Leonidas Barger ...... 2 ... AR

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: Mary's brother: William 35, w/wife Phebe 34

1894: death of Mary Ann Cates-Barger

1900 Census: Jefferson, Boone, Arkansas, family#39

Wiley Barger ................ 77 ... TN,VA,VA ... Apr-1823, widowed, farmer, owns farm

Jefferson D Barger ...... 26 ... AR,TN,MS ... Jul 1873 ..... farmer

Ebenezer F Barger ...... 22 ... AR,TN,MS ... Dec-1878 ... farmer

Harriett R Reynolds .... 33 ... AR,TN,MS ... Dec-1866 ... daughter, widowed

Stella Reynolds .............. 5 ... AR,__,AR ..... Jun-1894

Mary E Rowland .......... 14 ... AR,AR,AR .... Apr-1886 ... G-Dau, attends school

Margaret A Rowland ... 12 ... AR,AR,AR ... Aug-1887 ... G-Dau, attends school

Robert F Rowland ....... 10 ... AR,AR,AR .... Sep-1889 ... G-Son, attends school

John Mayfield .............. 71 ... VA,VA,VA ..... Mar-1854 ... border, farm laborer

1901: death of Wiley Barger

CHILDREN

JAMES R:

1871 marriage: R Barger, L A Rafferty, 12 Aug 1871 - Boone, Arkansas

1880 census: Boone, Ark, James Barger 29 TN, Lucy 29

1900 census: Johnson, Texas, J R Barger 49 TN, L A Barger 49

1904 note: Obit shows moved to Hill Co., TX in about 1904.

1910 census: Hill, Texas, James R Barger 58 TN, Lucy A Barger 59,

........ includes G-Daughter Katie J Barger age 4

1919 burial: James Russell Barger (1851-1919) - Find A Grave# 8875144

1920 census: Hill, Texas, L A Barger 69 AR (widowed, w/daughter Nellie 29)

1937 burial: Lucy Ann Rafferty Barger (1850-1937) - Find A Grave# 8875146

THOMAS:

Note: does not appear on census... not sure of source

Burial: Thomas Douglas Barger(1852-1852) - Find Grave#93722253 (no picture)

MARGRETTE JANE:

1875 marriage: Margaret Burgen, Thomas B Featherston, Boone, AR

1880 census: Boone, Arkansas, Margaret Featherstone 28 AR, Thomas 36,

........ household includes Thomas's parents

1900 census: Boone, Arkansas, Margaret J Featherston 45 AR, Thomas B 57

........ household includes Thomas' mother

1910 census: Boone, Arkansas, Margaret G Featherstone 54 AR, Thomas R 66

1920 census: Boone, Arkansas, Margaret J Featherston 65 AR, Thomas B 77

1926 husband burial: Thomas B Featherston(1843-1926) - Grave# 30802797

1927 pension: Newton, AR, Margrette Jane Featherston, Thomas B. Featherston

1930 census: Boone, Arkansas, Margret Featherston 75 AR (widowed)

1933 burial: Margrette Jane Barger Featherston (1854-1933) - Grave#30803165

GEORGE M:

1879 Marriage: G M Barger, Lizzie Benton, 4 Dec 1879 - Boone, Arkansas

1880 census: Boone, AR, George M Hayes [Barger] 23 AR, Lucy A 18

1900 census: Taney, Missouri, George M Barger 43 AR, Elizabeth Barger 37

1910 census: Taney, Missouri, George W Barger 43 AR, Lizzie Barger 46

1920 census: Taney, Missouri, George M Barger 63 AR, Lizze A Barger 57

1929 burial: George Marion Barger (1856-1929) - Find A Grave# 30096683

1930 census: Taney, Missouri, Lizzie Bargers 67 MO (widowed)

1937 wife burial: Elizabeth Benton Barger (1862-1937) - Find Grave#30096663

WILLIAM:

Note: does not appear on census... not sure of source

William Henry Barger (1858-1858) - Find A Grave# 93722567 (no picture)

JOHN W:

1884 Marriage: J W Barger, Laura Stubblefield, 31 Jul 1884 - Boone, Arkansas

1900 census: Greene, Missouri, John W Barger 39 AR, Laura Barger 35

1910 census: Greene, Missouri, John W Barger 49 AR, Laura Barger 45

1914 Burial: John Wesley Barger (1859-1914) - Find A Grave# 36201534

1920 census: Greene, Missouri, Laura Barger 55 MO (widowed)

1930 census: Greene, Missouri, Laura Barger 64 MO (widowed)

1933 Burial: Laura Stubblefield Barger (1864-1933) - Find A Grave # 36201582

JOSEPH B:

1887 marriage: J B Barger, B L Rose, 4 Dec 1887 - Boone, Arkansas

1900 census: Indian Territory, Joseph B Barger 37 AR, Bianca L Barger 30

1910 census: Pittsburg, Oklahoma, Joe B Bargis 47 AR, Birney L Bargis 40

1920 census: ???

1930 census: Pittsburg, OK, J B Barger 67 AR, Bianca Barger 60, (w/sister Harriet)

1939 wife's burial: Bianca Lavada Rose Barger(1869-1939) - Grave # 9686606

1940 census: Hughes, Oklahoma, J B Barger 77 AR (widowed)

1946 burial: Joseph Breckenridge Barger (1862-1946) - Find A Grave # 9686588

CHARLES MOUNT:

1888 Marriage: C. M. Barger, Anna Sparks, 5 Aug 1888 , Johnson, Texas

1900 census: Johnson, Texas, C M Barger 30 AR, M Anna Barger 28

1910 census: Coke, Texas, Charley M Barger 45 AR, Annia Barger 37

1920 census: Coke, Texas, Charles M Barger 56 AR, Anna Barger 49

1930 census: Coke, Texas, Charles M Barger 60 AR, Anna Barger 57

1940 census: Coke, Texas, Charles M Barger 75 AR, Mary Anna Barger 67

1944 burial: Charles Mount Barger (1863-1944) - Find A Grave# 21819357

1956 burial: Mary Anna Hephzibah Sparks Barger(1872-1856) Grave#21819405

HARRIET REBECCA:

1884 marriage(1): H R Barker, Jas J Rowland, 24 Dec 1884 , Boone, AR

1893 marriage(2): Hariett Roland, A C Reynolds, 16 Apr 1893 Newton, AR

1900 census: Boone, Ark, Harriett R Reynolds 13[33] AR (widow, w/father)

1910 census: ???

1920 census: ???

1930 census: Pittsburg, Oklahoma, Harriet Reynold 63 AR (widowed, w/brother)

1940 census: Tarrant, Texas, Harriet Reynolds 73 AR (widowed, w/daughter)

1959 death index: Harriett Rebecca Reynolds, b.23 Dec 1866, d.29 Jul 1959 CA

1959 burial: Harriet Rebecca Barger Reynolds(1867-1959) - Grave # 93723459

LEONIDAS (LEE):

1890 Marriage(1): L E Barger, Lula Morrison, 7 Sep 1890 - Boone, Arkansas

1900 census: Boone, Arkansas, Lee Barger 31 AR, Lula B Barger 26

1910 census: Boone, Arkansas, Lee Barger 42 AR, Lulu B Barger 35

1920 census: Newton, Arkansas, Lee Barger 51 AR, Lillie Barger 46

1920 wife: Lula Bell Morrison Barger (1873-1920) - Find A Grave# 25209311

1923 marriage(2): Lee Burger, Myrtle Willis(b.1891), 8 Apr 1923 - Newton, AR

........ Note wife's marriage(1): Myrtle Ramsey, T J Willis, 29 May 1910, Searcy, AR

1930 census: Newton, Arkansas, Lee Barger 61 AR, Myrtle Barger 38

1940 census: Newton, Arkansas, Lee Barger 71 AR, Myrtle Barger 48

1958 burial: Leonidas Polk Barger(1869-1958) - Find A Grave# 25209247

MARY T:

1920 census: Johnson Co. TX, Mary T Barger 48 AR,TN,TN (single)

192x marriage: to Thomas E Summers, sometime between 1920 & 1930

1930 census: Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, Tom E Summers 54 TN, wife 56 AR

1940 census: Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, Mary T Summers 69 AR, Thomas E 67 KY

1850 death record: Mary T Summers(1871-1950), widowed,

........ parents shown as Wiley Barger and Cates

1950 burial: Marey Tennessee Barger Summers(1871-1950) - Grave# 27537462

Not sure about husband:

... Might be: Thomas Emanuel Summers(1873-1949) - Find A Grave # 46427869

... This Thomas is also from KY, and disappears after 1st wife (Vina) death in 1920. Death Informant is daughter Ruby, says he is widowed in Dec-1949 (but Mary still alive)

JEFFERSON D:

1903 marriage: J D Barger, Othell Nelson, 1 Nov 1903 - Boone, Arkansas

1910 census: Pittsburg, Oklahoma, Jefferson D Baryer 36 AR, Ethel L Baryer 27

1917 cannot locate draft registration.  ? too old, or died before 1917/18 ?

Burial: Jefferson D. Barger (1874-xxxx) - Find A Grave Memorial# 93724555

1920 census: Pittsburg, OK, Ethel Isenhower 37 AR, C C Isenhower 37 (2nd)

........ household includes BARGER children

Burial: Ethel Nelson Isenhower(1882-1965) - Find A Grave Memorial# 17653757

EBINEZER FLOYD:

1907 marriage: E F Barger, Eddie Russell, 22 Aug 1907 - Searcy, Arkansas

1910 census: Johnson, Texas, E F Barger 35 AR, Etta Barger 24

1917 draft regis: Pittsburg, Oklahoma, Ebenezer Floyd Barger

........ shows b. 17 Dec 1875, wife Ettie

1920 census: ???

1930 census: ???

1940 census: Ellis, Texas, Ebeneger Barger 64 AR, Ettie Barger 55

........ household includes Etta's father

1952 wife: Etta Elaine Russell Barger (1885-1952) - Find A Grave# 27536753

1955 burial: Ebenezer Floyd Barger (1875-1955) - Find A Grave# 27536752

REFERENCES

• 1850 United States Federal Census for Mary Cates, Tennessee, Bradley, Subdivision 26 Roll: 871; Page: 218A, Ancestry.com

• 1860 United States Federal Census for Mary Ann Barger, Arkansas, Searcy, Prairie Page: 901; Family History Library Film: 803050

• 1870 United States Federal Census for Mary A Barger, Arkansas, Boone, Jefferson Roll: M593_48; Page: 448B; Family History Library Film: 545547

• 1880 United States Federal Census for Mary Barger, Arkansas, Boone, Jefferson, 020Roll: 39; Page: 575A; Enumeration District: 020, Ancestry.com