Boston Avery Cates (1891 - 1944)

Husband of Moda Tuckness Mae Cates — married 23 Sep 1910 in Llano, Texas, United States

Biography

Birth: Aug. 15, 1891

Mason County

Texas, USA

Death: May 28, 1944

Lubbock

Lubbock County

Texas, USA

Burial:

Dawson County Cemetery

Lamesa

Dawson County

Texas, USA

Born in Mason County, Texas, Avery was the youngest child of Matilda Ann Morrison, 1848 Missouri and William Thomas Cates, 1840 Missouri. Birth order of Avery and his siblings is as follows:

1. John Wesley Cates, b: 1864

(son of Wm. Thos and Martha Cavin Cates 1846-1864)

2. Sarah Cates, b: 1868

3. Mary Jane Cates, b: 1868

4. William Thomas Cates, Jr., b: 1870

5. Francis Stanford Cates, b: 1872*

6. Esther Arnetta Cates, b: 1875

7. Joseph Arnett Cates, b: 1877

8. Sina-Rosa Ana Cates, b: 1880

9. Cora Frances Cates, b: 1883

10. Mattie Ellen Cates, b: 1885

11. Emma Bell Cates, b: 1887

12. (Boston Avery Cates)

Avery married his childhood sweetheart, Moda Mae Tuckness, in 1912 in Mason County, Texas and they migrated north to the Lamesa area of Dawson County, Texas where they settled in and raised their family. He farmed until his death on May 28,1944. He was buried in the Dawson County Cemetery in Lamesa, Texas on May 30, 1944. His widow, Moda, remarried and lived to one hundred years of age. She and Avery rest in adjacent graves and share a common headstone.

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Parents:

William Thomas Cates (1840 - 1912)

Matilda Augusta Morrison Cates (1848 - 1914)

Spouse:

Moda Mae Tuckness Smith (1892 - 1992)

Siblings:

John Wesley Cates (1864 - 1918)

Mary Jane Cates (1868 - 1873)

William Thomas Cates (1870 - 1872)

Esther Arnetta Cates Campbell (1875 - 1955)

Joseph Arnett Cates (1877 - 1958)

Sinia Rosa Ana Cates Bush (1880 - 1951)

Cora Frances Cates Montgomery (1883 - 1957)

Mattie Ellen Cates Duncan (1885 - 1974)

Emma Belle Cates Wells (1887 - 1962)

Boston Avery Cates (1891 - 1944)

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Sources

1. ↑ Cates-686 was created by Tom Greene through the import of wikihallmark012515a.ged on Jan 25, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.