James Richard Cate Sr.

Male20 April 1923–25 December 1962

Brief Life History of James Richard

When James Richard Cate Sr. was born on 20 April 1923, in Shep, Taylor, Texas, United States, his father, William Avery Cate, was 30 and his mother, Lucy Lavina Curry, was 30. He married Ona Faye Watts on 13 March 1942, in Tom Green, Texas, United States. He lived in Pecos, Reeves, Texas, United States in 1950 and Blackwell, Nolan, Texas, United States in 1962. He died on 25 December 1962, in Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Blackwell Cemetery, Blackwell, Nolan, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Richard Cate Sr.
1923–1962
Ona Faye Watts
1925–2012
Marriage: 13 March 1942

Sources (14)

  • James R Cate, "United States 1950 Census"
  • James Richard Cates, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"
  • James Cate, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 March 1942Tom Green, Texas, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1927

    Age 4

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

    Age 6

    Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

    1935 · The FBI is Established

    Age 12

    The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

    Name Meaning

    Dutch: habitational name from any of several small farms in the East Netherlands known as Ten Cate, from katerstede ‘small cottage for a peasant or a laborer’.

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

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