William Leon Cato
Additional Resources:| ID: | I17 |
| Last: | Cato |
| First: | William |
| Middle: | Leon |
| Birth: | 8 Jan 1899 at Aiken County, South Carolina |
| Death: | 16 Nov 1968 at Birmingham, Alabama |
| Burial: | Lakeview Memory Gardens, Phenix City Alabama |
| Sex: | M |
| Notes: | Was a Freemason, and member of The Tall Cedars of Lebanon. Attended Clemson University, South Carolina. Majored in Engineering. Ran a trucking company. |
| Sources: | 1 2 |
| Mother: | Leila Estelle Boatwright b: 16 Sep 1869 d: 2 May 1963 |
| Father: | William M. Cato b: 6 Jul 1869 d: 8 Feb 1949 |
| Marriage 1 | Meynel Clowney b: 27 Aug 1899 d: 28 Feb 1982 |
| Wedding: 18 Oct 1924 Chester County, South Carolina 3 | |
| Children: | |
| 1 Emmie Wolling Cato b: 25 Aug 1928 Aiken County, South Carolina | |
| Sources: | |
| 1 | Title: 1930 U.S. Census, Aiken Co., South Carolina Publication: T626_2184 Page: p. 105-a Note: Leon Cato, farmer age 31 with wife Maynel C(lowney) and daughter Emmie W(olling) in Chinquepin Twp., ED#5. (ancestry.com image 13 of 17). Leon Cato family is next to his parents, William M. and Lelia Cato in HN 121-124. Other neighbors include black families: HN123-FN126 Elsey Merritt, HN124-FN128 Andrew Hendrix, and HN125-FN129 Lara James, female, age 48 with sons John and Joseph. Lara James was "nanny" to neighbor (Wm.) Leon Cato when he was a baby. Text: HN121-FN124 Name Reln Sex Col Age Mar Born Occup Leon Cato Head M w 31 Md SC-SC-SC Farmer, general Age at 1st marriage: 25 Farm Schedule #89 Maynel C. " Wife F w 30 Md NC-NC-NC Age at 1st marriage: 24 Emmie W. " Dau F w 1yr8mo SC-SC-SC [Transcriber CMB] |
| 2 | Title: 1920 U.S. Census - Aiken Co., South Carolina Publication: Roll T625_1682 Date: 15 Jan 1920 Page: p. 8-b Note: Leon. Cato, age 21, Laborer on farm, in home of his parents in HN168-FN175 in Chinquepin Twp., ED#5, southeast of Monetta, South Carolina. Text: HN168-FN175 Name Reln Sex Col Age Mar Born-Fa-Mo William M. Cato Head M w 50 Md SC-SC-SC Occup: Farmer, general farm Owns home Lelah " Wife F w 52 Md SC-SC-SC Leon " Son M w 21 Sgl SC-SC-SC Occup: Laborer on farm Emily Louise " Dau F w 18 Sgl SC-SC-SC Elenor Boatwright Niece F w 8 Sgl SC-SC-SC [Transcriber CMB] |
| 3 | Title: Marriage Certificate Date: 19 Jul 1926 Text: Marriage Certificate / This certifies / That M: Meynel Clowney / of: Winnsboro / State of: South Carolina / and / M: William Leon Cato / of: Monetta / State of: South Carolina / were united in / Holy Matrimony / according to the ordinance of God and the laws of the State of / South Carolina at: Winnsboro South Carolina / on the eighteenth day of October / in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred twenty four / by: Rev. J. G. Huggin as appears from / Marriage Register No. 2830 Page: / Witness my Hand and Seal this: 19th / day of July 1926 / W. V. Halley, Judge of Probate / J. G. Huggin (Methodist Minister) |
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