Charles Jefferson Cates

Brief Life History of Charles Jefferson

When Charles Jefferson Cates was born in 1791, in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States, his father, John Morgan Cates, was 20 and his mother, Mary Hannah Smith, was 14. He married Sarah Jane Hamrick on 4 February 1819, in Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Carroll, Georgia, United States in 1850. He died in 1863, in Blount Springs, Blount, Alabama, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Blount Cemetery, Washington, Alabama, United States.

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Charles Jefferson Cates
1791–1863
Sarah Jane Hamrick
1802–1857
Marriage: 4 February 1819
Nicey Elizabeth Cates
1819–1901
William Jefferson Cates
1821–1891
John Marion Cates
1823–1893
Warren Cates
1824–
Robert Newton Cates
1827–1910
Joseph Cates
1828–
Warren Dekalb Cates
1834–
Louisa Cates
1837–
Amanda Cates
1840–1859

Sources (2)

  • Chas Cates, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Charles Jefferson Cates - birth-name: Charles Jefferson Cates

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1795 · Yazoo Land Fraud

As Georgia had been weakened during the Revolutionary War, it was unable to defend its Yazoo lands, or land west of the Yazoo River. Thirty-five million acres were sold to four companies for $500,000 as Governor George Mathews signed the Yazoo Act on January 7, 1795. Angry Georgians protested in the streets as they felt bribery and corruption were involved and the sale was far below market value. The legislation tried to rescind the Yazoo Act, but much of the land had been sold to third parties. The issue made its way to the United States Supreme Court and it was determined that rescinding the law was an unconstitutional infringement on a legal contract. The government took full possession of the territory by 1814 and awarded its claimants over $4,000,000.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English (Middlesex and Surrey): from the Middle English reflex of the Old Norse male personal name Káti, Kati, Kate (from kátr ‘merry’), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s (Kate was not in use as a pet form of Catherine during the Middle Ages). See also Kates .

Americanized form of German Katz . See also Kates .

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

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