Whitfield Cato

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ID: I138
Last: Cato
First: Whitfield
Middle:
Birth: 25 Dec 1845 at Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina
Death: 26 Jan 1913 at South Carolina
Burial: Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church cemetery, Ridge Spring, Saluda Co., South Carolina 1
Sex: M
Notes: On list by Willa May Cato Yonce
Sources: 2 3 4 5
 
Mother: Malinda Jordan b: 15 May 1820 d: 18 Feb 1896
Father: Benjamin II Cato b: 4 Jun 1820 d: 7 Jun 1892
 
Marriage 1   Harriet Randall b: 8 Dec 1847 d: 3 May 1926
Wedding: 30 Nov 1865 6
 
Children:
1 Hiram Cato b: 30 Aug 1866 South Carolina
2 Ellen Sissie Cato b: UNKNOWN
3 Mike Cato b: UNKNOWN
4 Harriet Cato b: 1873
5 Leila B. Cato b: 1877
 
Sources:
1 Title: Tombstone
Note: One tombstone with both Whitfield Cato and wife Harriett Randall.
Text: Whitfield Cato / Dec. 25, 1845 / Jan. 26, 1913 / -- /
Harriett Cato / Dec. 8, 1847 / May 3, 1926 / We will meet again
 
2 Title: 1850 U.S. Census, Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll M432_852
Date: 30 Oct 1850
Page: p. 96-a
Note: Whitfield Catoe age 6, M, third of 5 children in HN/FN 477 of Benj. Catoe age 29, M, Farmer 1000 [real estate] and Malinda Catoe, 26, F.
Neighbors include:
HN 475 John Kirkland 41
HN 476 Jesse Catoe 31
HN 479 Benj. Catoe, 77
 
3 Title: 1860 U.S. Census, Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll M653_1219
Date: 5 Jun 1860
Page: p. 2-b,3-a
Note: Whitfield Cato, age 15, in HN 31/FN 30 of Benjamin Cato age 39 and Malinda age 38. Location: Post Office - Ridge (Ridge Spring).
Neighbors include:
HN 32 / FN 31 Jesse Cato 40 M Mechanic 200 (pers. estate), Elizabeth 26 F, and 7 children ages 4/12 to 10.
 
4 Title: 1870 U.S. Census, Lexington Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll M593_1502
Date: 16 Aug 1870
Page: p. 394-a
Note:
W. Cato age 24, head of HN 103 in Rocky Springs/McTier Twp south of Monetta, SC. Neighbors include Sawyer, Bowers, Clarke, Smith, Gaston.
Text:
HN/FN 103
Name Age Sex Color Occup
Cato W. 24 M w Farmer
Hattie 21 F w Housekeeper
Hiram 5 M w
Ella 1 F w
[Transcriber CMB]
 
5 Title: 1880 U.S. Census, Aiken Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll T9_1218
Date: 9 Jun 1880
Page: 154-d
Note:
Whitfield Cato, age 35, head of household HN/FN 10 in McTier Twp. E.D.#11 south of Monetta, SC. Neighbors include families of siblings John Cato (HN6), Rufus Cato (HN5), and Angeline Cato Yaun (HN4).
Text:

HN/FN 10
Name Rel'n Col Sex Age Status Born:Fa:Mo
Cato, Whitfield w M 35 Md SC SC SC
" Harriett wife w F 33 Md SC SC SC
" Hiram son w M 13 Sgl SC SC SC
" Ellen dau w F 11 Sgl SC SC SC
" Mike son w M 9 Sgl SC SC SC
" Hattie dau w F 7 Sgl SC SC SC
" Lela B. dau w F 3 Sgl SC SC SC
[Transcriber CMB]
 
6 Title: Edgefield Marriage Records, Edgefield, South Carolina, from the late 18th Century up through 1870
Author: Mcclendon, Carlee T.
Publication: (c) 1970
Page: p. 31
Note: E.A. = Edgefield Advertiser. Two Cato brothers married two Randall sisters: John Cato md Louisa Randall; Whitfield Cato md Harriet Randall (per note by E.C. Pinson). Thanks to Margaret Cato for copy of record.
Text: CATO, WHITFIELD and HARRIET RANDALL, November 30, 1865, by Rev. E. W. Horne at the residence of Mr. John B. Randall, father of the bride. (E.A.)
 


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