Brief Life History of Needham Nelson
When Needham Nelson Cato was born in 1781, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Sterling Harlan Cato, was 41 and his mother, Abigail Brewer, was 33. He married Anne Aline Ladd about 1823, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States in 1820 and Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1812. He died about 1860, in Saltillo, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 80.
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- Needham Cato, "United States Census, 1790"
- Needham Cato, "United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815"
- Nelson Cato, "United States Census, 1850"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1788 · South Carolina becomes the 8th state in the Union
On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratifies the Constitution of the United States making it the 8th State of the Union.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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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