POSSIBLE
GENERATION #1:
Unsure if Sophia is Mother of Benjamin Cator/Cater or the Grandmother?
1850 Census
for Hill Top, Charles County, Doncaster, MD, 9/26/1860:(M432_290
Pg 293)
Mother/Grandmother?,
SOPHIA CATOR, Age 54 (born about 1796
in Maryland).
Mother?
MARY
E. CATOR,
Age
35 (born about 1815 MD).
Daughter,
ELIZA
CATOR,
Age
20, (born about 1830 MD).
Daughter,
MARY
J. CATOR,
Age
13, (born about 1837 MD).
Son,
BENJAMIN
CATOR,
Age
12 (born about 1838 MD)
Son? PRESTLY CATOR, age 4 (born about
1846 MD)
1860 Census
for Hill Top, Charles County, Doncaster, MD, 9/26/1860:(M653-R473 Pg 707)
Mother?
SOPHIA
CATOR, Age 50 (b. abt 1810 MD), Spinner, cannot read or write.
Mother? MARY CATOR,
Age 35 (born about 1825), no
occupation, cannot read or write. Daughter,
ELIZABETH CATOR,
Age 18, (born about
1842).
Son,
BENJAMIN CATOR,
Age 22 (born about
1838), Sailor
KNOWN
GENERATION #2:
BENJAMIN
CATOR was born in Maryland to Maryland-born parents on June
30, 1868.
He married LAURA BADEN
1867. She was about 10 years younger than Benjamin as she was born in
Maryland to Maryland-born parents around 1849 or 1850. Laura
Baden and family from the Aquasco District and Milingham, Prince George's
County, MD.
1870
MD, Charles County, MD, 1st District, Page 17 August 1870:
B
C Cater/L (Benjamin "C?") age 31,
farmer with personal property of $100
L (Laura) Cater,
age 31 (b 1849), keeping house Note: BC and Laura Cater listed as
"cannot read" "cannot write".
BB (Benjamin Baden) Cater is age 2 (b 1868)
MJ (Mary J.)
Cater is 34 (b 1836)
Wm (William?)
Cater is 2 (b. 1868)
Frank Cater
is
22 (born 1848)
LNU age
26, male, farmer having personal property of $400.
1880 Census
for Hill Top, Charles County, MD:
Dad,
BENJAMIN CATOR,
is a "laborer" at age 42.
Mom,
LAURA
BADEN
CATOR is 30 and keeps house for the family.
Son,
BENJAMIN Baden Cater is 12 (b. 1868).
Note: He married
MARGARET IRENE
"Maggie" MINTO who was b.
Oct
9, 1869.
Daughter,
MARY CATER
is 9 (b. 1871).
GENERATION
#3:
For
additional information on the Cator/Minto line,
CLICK HERE.
1910 Census
for Washington, DC, District 79
Benjamin Baden
Cator is a laborer for the government. He and his wife,
MARGARET
IRENE MINTO CATOR, have 5 children, all born in DC, all
living, in the 10 years they have been married. Their residence is 1309
South Capital Street in DC.
.
Children are:
Baden (Minto) Cator age 7 (born 29 Sep 1902 in DC)
Clyde B. Cator age 6 (born about 1904 in DC)
 Margaret "Maggie"
Violet Irene Cator, age
5 or 9 (born 23 Apr 1901 in DC);' died 12 May 1967 in Alexandria, VA.
Buried in Arlington, VA.
Walter
Leroy "Reds" Cator age 4 (born 14 Feb 1906 in DC; died 19
Nov 1974 in DC)
Ross Cater age 2 (born about 1908 in DC).
Note:
Rootsweb
lists baptism for a
VIOLET
IRENE CATOR:
"BAPTISMS
Cator
Violet Irene - bp 11/12/1901, b 4/23/1901; c/o
Cator
Baden &
Maggie."
MARGARET
IRENE MINTO CATOR died Nov 22, 1946 in DC.
Benjamin Baden Cator died April 23,
1937 in
DC. Both are
buried at Ft. Lincoln
Cemetery, Brentwood, MD.
GENERATION
#4 WALTER LEROY "REDS" CATER:
Walter
Leroy "Reds" Cator was born on Valentine's Day February
14, 1906.
He married a Fannie P. ________ born on January 26, 1910.
He died on November 19, 1974.
She died on March 26, 1990
Interred Ft. Lincoln Cemetery.
GENERATION
#4 BADEN CATER:
1930
Census for Washington, DC
Baden Minto Cater
(not Cator) is now married to
Helen "Nellie" Jones
. They rent what appears to be an apartment or
triplex in DC for $18/mo. Their address is 1007 B St. NE, in DC.
Baden is 26 and Nellie is 21. They do not have any children at this
time. At right is a picture of Baden Minto Cater taken at the beach
in 1963.==>
Note:
In the Washington Post, July 20, 1930, on pg 4, Births, Deaths and
Marriages lists:
BADEN M. and NELLIE V. CATOR, boy.
GENERATION
#4 CLYDE B. CATOR aka BENJAMIN CLYDE CATOR,
brother of Baden M. Cater
Clyde B. Cater
(not Cator) is now 26 (also!) and was born on December 28, 1903
in DC;
he married at 21 years
of age to the then 15 year old
Mary
Estella Chick. She is now 21. They have two children,
Clyde E.
who is 4 (b. 23 Feb 1926*) and
Ruth
who is 1 (b. 1929). All were born in DC. They live at 1129 NJ
Avenue, SE, DC. Note that in
his obituary, Clyde B. Cater is listed as Benjamin C. Cater! Mary
Estella Chick is the daughter of Joseph E. and Sidney Chick of DC.
Her brothers are Joseph S. Chick, Arthur B. Chick and Charles E. Chick.
*Per US Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 on Ancestry.com: Clyde E.
Cator was born on 23 Feb 1926 and died 22 October 2004. He is buried
at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery in Maryland.
Obituary of
Benjamin C. Cater (aka Clyde B. Cator):
Clyde E. Cator
Grave:
GENERATION
#4 MAGGIE IRENE CATOR
MISCELLANEOUS:
SARAH BADEN
marries THOMAS
CATER, 31 August 1791 per Marriage Licenses Issued at Upper
Marlborough, Prince George's County, Maryland--1777 to 1801
Per Database: Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899:
WILLIAM M. BADEN
marries SARAH M.
BADEN 15 Dec 1885 Prince Georges
MD
ALEXANDER BADEN
marries
SARAH
GIBBONS 32 Mar 1804 Prince Georges MD
THOMAS
BADEN marries
SARAH
DORSETT 6 Feb 1797 Prince Georges MD
THOMAS
CATER marries
SARAH
BADEN, 31 August 1791 Prince Georges MD
JOSIAS
GIBBONS marries
SARAH
GOVER BADEN 18 Oct 1819 Prince Georges
MD
Note: So many Sarahs!
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PERSONS |
MISC. |
| 1838 |
Benjamin Cator born. |
Maryland |
|
1849
or 1850 |
Laura Baden born. |
Maryland |
|
1867 |
Benjamin marries
Laura Baden |
|
June 30, 1868 |
Benjamin Baden
Cator born. |
Maryland |
Oct. 9, 1869 |
Margaret Irene
Minto born. Future wife of Benjamin Baden Cator |
Pennsylvania |
| 1871 |
Mary Cator born. |
Maryland |
| 1880 Census |
Ben is a laborer;
Laura works at home taking care of family. |
Hill Top, Charles
County, MD |
About 1901
(or 1905) |
Margaret
"Maggie" Cator |
DC |
| 29 Sep 1902 |
Baden Minto Cator
born. |
DC |
| 1904 |
Clyde B. Cator born. |
DC |
| 1906 |
Walter Leroy Cator born. |
DC |
| 1908 |
Ross Cator born. |
DC |
| 23 Feb 1926 |
Clyde E. Cator
born. |
DC |
| Before 1930 |
Benjamin Baden Cator and Helen
"Nellie" Jones marry |
|
| 23 Apr 1937 |
Benjamin Baden Cator dies in DC. |
Buried at Ft..Lincoln
Cem. Brentwood, MD |
|
|
|
Nov 22, 1946 |
Margaret Irene Minto Cater dies in DC. |
Buried at Ft..Lincoln
Cem. Brentwood, MD |
| 13 Apr 1973 |
Baden Minto Cator dies. |
SSDI indicates 15 April 1973 |
|
11 June
1978 |
Clyde B.
Cator (aka Benjamin C. Cater) dies at Colonial Beach, VA |
|
| 22 October 2004 |
Clyde E. Cator dies. |
Buried at Cheltenham Veterans Cem. MD |
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1895 Charles County Map
1895 Prince Georges County MD Map
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Baden Minto Cater
Photo
courtesy of
Robert Malay
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