William M. Cato
Additional Resources:| ID: | I19 |
| Last: | Cato |
| First: | William |
| Middle: | M. |
| Nickname: | Willie, Will |
| Birth: | 6 Jul 1869 at Monetta, Aiken County, South Carolina |
| Death: | 8 Feb 1949 at Monetta, Aiken County, South Carolina 1 |
| Burial: | Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church cemetery, Ridge Spring, Saluda Co., South Carolina 2 |
| Sex: | M |
| Notes: | Resided in Monetta SC Not on list from Willa May Cato Yonce; the branches had lost track of one another |
| Sources: | 3 4 5 |
| Mother: | Sarah Louisa Randall b: 1842 d: 1881 |
| Father: | John M. Cato b: 20 Aug 1843 d: 21 Aug 1921 |
| Marriage 1 | Leila Estelle Boatwright b: 16 Sep 1869 d: 2 May 1963 |
| Wedding: 26 Jan 1896 | |
| Children: | |
| 1 William Leon Cato b: 8 Jan 1899 Aiken County, South Carolina | |
| 2 Emily Louise Cato b: 22 May 1902 Monetta, South Carolina | |
| Sources: | |
| 1 | Title: Obituary Text: William Cato. MONETTA, Feb. 10.--Funeral services for William Cato, planter and life-long resident of this section, were conducted at 3 p.m. yesterday at the Batesburg cemetery by the Rev. Law Mobley of Columbia, and the Rev. Kennet Littlejohn Hamilton of the Batesburg-Leesville Presbyterian church. Active pallbearers were Chester Cato, J. P. Shealy, Legare Lorick, Marion D. Cullum, Weldon DuBose, and Raymond White. Honorary pallbearers were Arthur Collum, J. Fred Wills, Clarence J. Asbill, C. Brice Jordan, J. Ernest Boatwright, L. Harold Boatwright, George Quattlebaum, Gantt B. Cato, R. B. Cato, Milwee Cook, V. E. Hutto, and Dorian Swearingen. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Leila Boatwright Cato, whom he married 50 years ago; a daughter, Mrs. A. P. Wilson of Batesburg; a son, William Leon Cato of Monetta, and three grandchildren. |
| 2 | Title: Tombstone Note: Individual tombstones of William Cato and Leila Boatwright are of same style and material and lie next to one another. Text: William Cato / July 6, 1869 / Feb. 8, 1949 |
| 3 | Title: 1880 U.S. Census, Aiken Co., South Carolina Publication: Roll T9_1218 Date: 9 Jun 1880 Page: p. 154-c Note: "Willie" Cato, age 10, in household of John Cato, HN/FN 6 in McTier Twp. E.D.#11 south of Monetta, SC. Neighbors include families of uncles Rufus Cato (HN5), Whitfield Cato (HN10), and aunt Angeline Cato Yaun (HN4). |
| 4 | Title: 1930 U.S. Census, Aiken Co., South Carolina Publication: T626_2184 Page: p. 105-a Note: William M. Cato, farmer age 60 with wife Lelia in HN121-FN124, Chinquepin Twp., ED#5. (ancestry.com image 13 of 17). Will's son, Leon Cato and family live next door, renting HN122-FN125. 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 (Wm.) Leon Cato when he was a baby. Text: HN121-FN124 Name Reln Sex Col Age Mar Born Occup William M. Cato Head M w 60 Md SC-SC-SC Farmer, general Farm schedule #88 Lelia " Wife F w 60 Md SC-SC-SC [Transcriber CMB] |
| 5 | Title: 1920 U.S. Census - Aiken Co., South Carolina Publication: Roll T625_1682 Date: 15 Jan 1920 Page: p. 8-b Note: William M. Cato, age 50, with wife, children and niece 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] |
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