David, I have a distant cousin who was a Cates. Her dad lives in Wolfe City and her brother in Plano. I'm not sure of his name but I'll forward this to her. Deanne > Hey Mike. I'm not sure to tell the truth. U have not been able to track relatives of my grandfathers brothers and sister. My aunt, Velma Lee Cates married a man from Wolfe City; his name Weldon Anthony. I've been told the Anthonys' had a store in Wolfe City and Sherman. > > Do you have ancestors named Cates? If so, where'd they originate. My Cates' originated in Tennessee and had an original surname of CATE, not CATES. > > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Barker > Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 3:08 PM > To: TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Porter Cemetery > > Are you related to any Cates in Plano or Wolfe City, TX? > > > My great grandmother, Callie Watson Cates, is buried in Porter > Cemetery; I have visited twice and cannot find her because of the > condition. I am in Ohio, but am interested in getting and keeping the > property cleaned. My son and daughter live in the DFW area as well as > several of my cousins (surnames: Watson, Skipworth. and Cates). Please > let me know what we can do. I am not opposed to traveling there to help > in a cleanup project. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Mike Barker > > Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 12:18 AM > > To: TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Porter Cemetery > > > > He who dies with the most ancestors wins! > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > > Threaded Archives > > Search List by subject line in a time period > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > > -- > Koyote Communications Web Mail > http://www.koyote.com > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > Search List Archives by keyword > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > Threaded Archives > Search List by subject line in a time period > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > -- Koyote Communications Web Mail http://www.koyote.com
David and Mike, There was an Edward Monroe Cates that married a Harriet A. Williams who was born abt. 1874 and died 1948. I think Edward was a second husband. The Williams family lived in Hunt County, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County and Clyde, Texas. I have no other information on Mr. Cates. Armond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Barker" <mbarker@koyote.com> To: <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Porter Cemetery > David, > I have a distant cousin who was a Cates. Her dad lives in Wolfe City > and her brother in Plano. I'm not sure of his name but I'll forward > this to her. > Deanne > > > Hey Mike. I'm not sure to tell the truth. U have not been able to > track relatives of my grandfathers brothers and sister. My aunt, Velma > Lee Cates married a man from Wolfe City; his name Weldon Anthony. I've > been told the Anthonys' had a store in Wolfe City and Sherman. > > > > Do you have ancestors named Cates? If so, where'd they originate. My > Cates' originated in Tennessee and had an original surname of CATE, not > CATES. > > > > David > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Mike Barker > > Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 3:08 PM > > To: TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Porter Cemetery > > > > Are you related to any Cates in Plano or Wolfe City, TX? > > > > > My great grandmother, Callie Watson Cates, is buried in Porter > > Cemetery; I have visited twice and cannot find her because of the > > condition. I am in Ohio, but am interested in getting and keeping > the > > property cleaned. My son and daughter live in the DFW area as well > as > > several of my cousins (surnames: Watson, Skipworth. and Cates). > Please > > let me know what we can do. I am not opposed to traveling there to > help > > in a cleanup project. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Mike Barker > > > Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 12:18 AM > > > To: TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Porter Cemetery > > > > > > He who dies with the most ancestors wins! > > > > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > > > Threaded Archives > > > Search List by subject line in a time period > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Koyote Communications Web Mail > > http://www.koyote.com > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > > Search List Archives by keyword > > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > > Threaded Archives > > Search List by subject line in a time period > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > > -- > Koyote Communications Web Mail > http://www.koyote.com > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > Your listowner Susan Hawkins & > she can be reached at owner-TXFANNIN@lists.rootsweb.com > >