Charles Henry Caton (abt. 1832 - 1861)

Born about 1832 in Randolph, Georgia, United States

Husband of Rebecca Tommas (Ivey) Caton — married 28 Jan 1854 in Coffee, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1861 at about age 29 in Santa Rosa Island, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States

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Biography

Charles was born about 1832 to John Dent Caton and Sarah Euphama Robinson.

• Fact: Residence (1850) Barbour, Alabama, United States^[1]
• Fact: Marriage (28 Jan 1854) Coffee, Alabama, United States^[2][3]
• Fact: Residence (1860) Warrenton, Warren, Georgia, United States^[4]
• Fact: Military Service (1861) McDuffie Rifles, Company "D", 5th Georgia Regiment^[2][3][5]

CPL Caton was killed in the Civil War on Santa Rosa Island, Florida in 1861 at the age of about 29.^[2][3][6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHP5-NSG : 19 December 2020), Charles Caton in household of John D Caton, Barbour, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Georgia, U.S., Confederate Pension Applications, 1879-1960", Ancestry.com, accessed 20 Nov 2021, http://search.ancestry.com/collections/1560/records/50644, Charles Henry Caton in the record of Mrs Rebecca T Caton, 1891, Fulton County.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958", Ancestry.com, accessed 29 Nov 2021, http://search.ancestry.com/collections/1677/records/242459, Charles Henry Caton in the record of Mrs. Rebecca Tommas Caton, 9 May 1929, Hopkins County, Texas.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM4-F8B : 18 February 2021), Charles H Caton, 1860.
5. ↑ "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFZ8-N6L : 24 December 2014), Charles H Caton, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 5th Infantry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 194.
6. ↑ "U.S., Confederate Army Casualty Lists and Reports, 1861-1865", Ancestry.com, accessed 29 Nov 2021, http://search.ancestry.com/collections/2401/records/70152, Corporal C H Caton, 8 Oct 1861, Santa Rosa Island, Florida.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53312652/charles-mt-caton : accessed 05 April 2022), memorial page for CPL Charles M.T. Caton (1832–9 Oct 1861), Find A Grave: Memorial #53312652 citing Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Andalusia, Covington County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Donna Chisum Fountain (contributor 46950751) .

See Also :

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 November 2021, 09:31), entry for Charles Henry Caton (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LYVB-1BF ); contributed by various users.
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