In 1861, when Thomas Cator was in his late 20’s
and his wife, Sarah E. Cator, was about 18 years of age, Sarah gave birth
to William
Cator and his brother, our direct line ...
Charles
Conrad Cator, Sr. William may actually be
James William Cator.
We know from the 1880 Census that when
William was 18 years of age, he still resided in Prince George’s County, MD,
at the home of his parents, Thomas and Sarah. Also residing in this home
at that time were Ella, age 14, an adopted daughter of Thomas and Sarah, and
Florence, age 6, a niece of this family. John Thomas Ridgeway, age 32, was also
listed in the Census as a resident of this Cator household. It is
possible that Sarah E. is a "Ridgeway" and this is her relative.
William worked as a Superintendent at St. Elizabeth’s
Hospital in Washington, DC.
1870 From the Spauldings,
PGC, MD Census taken on July 10, 1870; This is Thomas and Sara E. Cator and
their children, James William Cator, Charles Conrad Cator, and Mary E. Cator.
Our family line in Forestville:
William
Cator's first wife was Mary Margaret Liston from Ireland, with whom
he fathered James Cator (1893),
William Cator (1894/95)and
Margaret Cator (1895-96) Mary Margaret Liston Cator died sometime around
1896-97. Click
here for information on: Mary
Margaret Liston's siblings
Soon after her death, he married his second wife, Charity Clifton and
fathered their children Edward Cator (1899)
and
Mary Myrtle
Cator (1901). He also was the stepfather for Robert Clifton, Charity's
son. Click here for information on
William and Charity
Clifton Cator's marriage.
William lived
until 1930 and his second wife Charity lived
on until 1947. Both are
buried at St. Barnabas
Episcopal Church in Temple Hills, MD.
William's first wife,
Mary Margaret Liston Cator is buried at the Catholic Cemetery (Mt.
Olivet), Bladensburg Road. She died in late 1890s.
TIDBIT: William
lived from 1861 to 1930 - his lifetime spanned many major events.
When William
was born Abraham Lincoln had just been elected President (1860).
South Carolina
seceded from the Union in 1860 and by 1861 the Confederate States of America
comprised 11 states.
The Confederate States took Fort Sumter in 1861, beginning
the Civil War. Maxmilian was Emperor(!) of Mexico in 1863. When William died in
1930, the United States was in the Great Depression and technology of the ‘30s
had just discovered the Pencillium mold but it would be 1943 before it would
treat patients as "Penicillin"! Imagine - living through the
Civil War and the Depression!!
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM & MARGARET LISTON CATOR (LINE TO WILLIAM AND BELLE PETTIT CATOR)
James Cator (nicknamed
“Jimmy) was born December 23, 1893. He married
Eva O’Connell;
they had no children. Jimmy
died in 1957 at
approximately age 64. James is
buried at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, in Temple Hills, MD.
He was a Sgt. in 354 Bakery Co, QMC, WWI. He lived in D.C.
Margaret Cator
was born approximately 1895/1896; died November 25, 1968;
she was
buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Margaret
married
Clarence Winemiller
and they had three children,
Myrtle
Winemiller
who married
Richard F.
Williams.
Richard Winemiller
who married Mary
(last name
unknown).
Richard was born before 1929; died 1994.
Frederick Winemiller
who married Evelyn
(last name
unknown). Frederick
and Evelyn had Fred, Jr.
Evelyn is buried at Ft. Lincoln Cemetery also.
n
William Charles Cator,
often referred to as
“Uncle
Willie” was born on August 20th, 1895 and died on February 3, 1938 -
in his 40’s. He is buried
at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, MD.
Uncle
Willie married
“Aunt
Belle” -
Belle Estelle
Pettit in 1913.
William was a Railroad
Fireman by occupation. He was a
member of the Church of the Nativity (Episcopal).
Belle’s father worked at the Meadows near what is now Andrews Air Force
Base. William and Belle are
important ancestors to our personal family tree.
1905 From the Washington
Post on June 9, 1905:
It is interesting to note that Ellen Liston Edwards (Mrs. James Edwards) is Mary
Margaret Liston Cator's sister. Mary Margaret Liston Cator died in the
late 1890s and her widowed husband remarried to Charity Clifton very soon
thereafter. To my knowledge The Cators retained custody of their
children/stepchildren.
1916 From
the Washington Post on October 16, 1913 under Licenses to Wed:
1920
Census for District 113, Washington DC on January 6, 1920:
Clarence R. Winemiller is married to Margaret Marie Cator and they have Clarence
R. Winemiller, Jr. and Frederick M. Winemiller, sons, living with them.
Also, Edward and Ruth Viola Cator (married) are boarding with them. Edward
is the son of Charity Clifton Cator. Also a Henry D. Green (relationship
unknown).
1943
From the Washington Post around August 1943:
This is a great picture of William Cator, and the only one
that I have seen to date:
LtoR:
Robert Clifton with dog
Boy named Buddy
Cator (finger extended),
Edward "Bill" Cator (looking down),
Tallest
boys: Fred and Richard Winemiller (William’s grandsons through Margaret Cator
and husband Clarence Winemiller),
And Standing at Rear:
William Cator.
1937 Washington Post:
Eva Cator, wife of James Cator
Click
for info on:
Mary
Liston Cator's Siblings
Click
for info on:
Belle
Cator's Ancestors (Tenley/Pettit)
Click
for info on:
William
and Charity Clifton Cator's Family
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