Louis R. Cato

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ID: I209
Last: Cato
First: Louis
Middle: R.
Nickname: Dock
Birth: 28 Mar 1867 at Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina 1
Death: 25 May 1930 at Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina 2
Burial: Ridge Spring Cemetery, Hwy. 23, Saluda Co., South Carolina 3
Sex: M
Notes: On list from Willa May Cato Yonce, gives nickname "Dock"
Sources: 4 5 6
 
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   Sally Asbill b: 24 Aug 1860 d: 30 Jul 1923
Wedding: UNKNOWN
 
Children:
1 Julia A. Cato b: 16 Oct 1888 South Carolina
2 Purvis Cato b: 18 Dec 1889 South Carolina
3 Keitt Benjamin Cato b: 6 Apr 1892 South Carolina
4 LeGaree Cato b: 12 Jun 1894 South Carolina
5 Lucille Cato b: 29 Mar 1897 South Carolina
 
Sources:
1 Title: Hand written notes by ECP - miscellaneous
 
2 Title: Hand written notes by ECP - miscellaneous
 
3 Repository:
  --Name: Library of Congress
Title: Saluda County, South Carolina, Epitaphs (Formerly Old Edgefield District) Still Villages
Author: Seay, June Anderson
Publication: Privately published, Lexington, South Carolina, 1986
Call Number: Lib.Congr.86-90675, ISBN 0-9617786-0-1 and -1-x
Page: p. 182
Note: Buried next to wife Sallie Asbill and their children. The initials on tombstone, D.L., refer to his lifelong nickname Dock and given name Lewis/Lewis
Text: D. L. Cato / March 28, 1867 / May 25, 1930
 
4 Title: 1870 U.S. Census, Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll M593_1495
Date: 25 Jun 1870
Page: p. 481-a,b
Note: Dock Cato, age 3, son, in HN 161/FN 173 of his father, Benjamin Cato, with 7 siblings, in Spring Grove Township (Edgefield Co.), Wards P.O. Dock Cato is the baby of the family.
 
5 Title: 1920 U.S. Census - Aiken Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll T625_1682
Date: 12 Jan 1920
Page: p. 73-b (7-b)
Note: Dock L. Cato, 52, and wife Sallie, 4 adult children and a daughter-in-law on their farm HN142/FN147 in Chinquepin Twp, ED#5.
Neighbors: Fallan, Franklin, Pope Cato, Shealy, Gantt
Text: HN142/FN147
Name Rel Sex Col Age Mar Born-Fa-Mo Occup
Cato Dock L. Head w 52 Md SC-SC-SC Farmer
" Sallie Wife w 58 Md SC-SC-SC
" Julia Dau w 31 Sgl SC-SC-SC
" Lewis Son w 28 Sgl SC-SC-SC Cashier at bank
" Legare Son w 24 Sgl SC-SC-SC Merchant
" Kitt B. Son w 27 Md SC-SC-SC Farmer
" Leola Dau-in-law w 23 Md SC-SC-SC
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6 Title: 1930 U.S. Census, Aiken Co., South Carolina
Publication: T626_2184
Date: 11 Apr 1930
Page: p. 1-b
Note: Dock L. Cato, 63 with dau Julia in HN23/FN27 on Main St. in Monetta, Chinquepin Twp. Neighbors include son Keitt B. Cato and his family.
Dock Cato died the following month in May, 1930.
Text: HN23/FN27
Name Rel Sex Col Age Mar Born-Fa-Mo Occup
Cato, Dock L. Head M w 63 Wd SC-SC-SC Farmer
" Julia Dau F w 42 Sgl SC-SC-SC
 


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