Rosanna Elizabeth Cato

Brief Life History of Rosanna Elizabeth

When Rosanna Elizabeth Cato was born on 3 May 1812, in Claiborne, Monroe, Alabama, United States, her father, William Henry Cato, was 46 and her mother, Sarah Massey, was 41. She married Col. William Barret Travis on 26 October 1828, in Claiborne, Monroe, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 11 April 1848, in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 35.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Grandin Cloud
1792–1862
Rosanna Elizabeth Cato
1812–1848
Marriage: 15 February 1836
William Amadis Cloud
1837–1840
Rosanna Cloud
1837–1837

Sources (18)

  • England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  • Rosanna E. Travis, "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957"
  • Rosanna Elizabeth Cato Travis Cloud, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1816

Historical Boundaries 1816: Monroe, Alabama Territory, United States 1820: Monroe, Alabama, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English: variant of Catoe .

Swedish: perhaps a soldier's name, bestowed with reference to Cato, the Roman statesman.

Bosniak, Serbian, and Croatian (Ćato, in Bosnia and Herzegovina also Čato): occupational name from Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian ćato ‘scribe, clerk’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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