Benjamin II Cato

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ID: I25
Last: Cato
First: Benjamin
Middle: II
Birth: 4 Jun 1820 at South Carolina 1
Death: 7 Jun 1892 at Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina 2
Burial: Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church cemetery, Ridge Spring, Saluda Co., South Carolina 3
Sex: M
Sources: 4 5 6
 
Mother: Susanna Brown b: UNKNOWN d: UNKNOWN
Father: Benjamin Catoe b: ABT 1773 d: AFT 1850
 
Marriage 1   Malinda Jordan b: 15 May 1820 d: 18 Feb 1896
Wedding: UNKNOWN
 
Children:
1 Hiram Cato b: ABT 1840 Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina
2 John M. Cato b: 20 Aug 1843 Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina
3 Whitfield Cato b: 25 Dec 1845 Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina
4 Angeline Cato b: ABT 1847 Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina
5 Rufus Benjamin Cato b: ABT 1849 Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina
6 Clarence Pope Cato b: 18 May 1851 Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina
7 Paul Cato b: ABT 1855 Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina
8 Henry Brooks Cato b: ABT 1857 Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina
9 Catherine Cato b: ABT Feb 1860 Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina
10 Sallie Cato b: Sep 1862 Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina
11 Louis R. Cato b: 28 Mar 1867 Monetta, Aiken Co., South Carolina
 
Sources:
1 Title: Tombstone
Note: Year, only.
 
2 Title: Tombstone
 
3 Title: Tombstone
Note: Tombstone is of same shape and lies next to tombstone of wife Malinda Jordan (1820-1896); have photo.
Text: BENJAMIN CATO / Born / June 4, 1820 / Died / June 7, 1892.
 
4 Title: 1850 U.S. Census, Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll M432_852
Date: 30 Oct 1850
Page: p. 96-a
Note:
Neighbors:
HN 475 John Kirkland 41 M Miller, Lavina 39 F (is she "Viney", sister of Benj. Catoe?) and 10 children from 1 to 18 yrs old);
HN 476 Jesse Catoe 31 M Miller, Jane 19 F and 2 children;
HN 479 Benj. Catoe, 77 M Farmer, and Mary Ann 55 F.
Text:
HN 477/FN 477
Benj. Catoe - 29 M Farmer 1000 [real estate]
Malinda Catoe - 26 F
Hiram Catoe - 10 M
John M. Catoe - 8 M
Whitfield Catoe - 6 M
Angeline Catoe - 4 F
Rufus Catoe - 1 M
 
5 Title: 1860 U.S. Census, Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll M653_1219
Date: 5 Jun 1860
Page: p. 2-b,3-a
Note:
Benjamin Cato, head of HN 31/FN 30 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.
Text:
HN 31/FN 30
Benjamin Cato 39 M Farmer 6000 [real estate] 3000 [pers. estate]
Malinda - 38 F
Hiram - 19 M Farming
John M. - 17 M
Whitfield - 15 M
Angeline - 13 F
Rufus - 10 M
Charles R. - 8 M
L. R. - 7 M
Brooks - 3 M
Catharine - 4/12 F
 
6 Title: 1870 U.S. Census, Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll M593_1495
Date: 25 Jun 1870
Page: p. 481-a,b
Note:
Benjamin Cato, age 49 in HN 161/FN 173, Farmer with real estate of $1000 and personal estate of $1000, with wife Malinda age 48 and 8 children, in Spring Grove Township (Edgefield Co.), Wards P.O.
Related:
FN 233, Cato, Henry 56 M Farmer 2000 real estate, 1000 pers. val., and Matilda 55 F, keeping house (cannot read).
HN 163 / FN 175 Kirkland, John 60 M, Lavina 58 F, and 7 children.
Brother Jesse Cato 50 M, Jane 45 F, and 11 children ages 2 to 22 are in Saluda-Denton Twp. (Edgefield Co.), HN 2195,/FN 2207.
Text:
HN 161/FN 173
Name Age Sex Color Occup Values
Cato Benj. 49 M w Farmer 1000 1000
Malinda 48 F w Keeping house
Rufus 20 M w Farm laborer
Pope 18 M w Farm laborer
Angeline 20 F w Not occupied
Paul 15 M w Farm laborer
Brooks 11 M w Not occupied
Catherine 9 F w At home
Sallie 7 F w At home
Dock 3 M w At home
[all born SC; Transcriber CMB]
 


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