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Parents
of JOHN ERNEST CATOR's wife, KATHERINE
BENJAMIN
WESLEY McGAHA was born around 1878 in MD. He married CLARA
BELL NICHOLSON
who was born about 1871 in MD. Their daughter, KATHERINE
B. McGAHA was born
on August 17th, 1908 in DC. She lived till age 85, d. March 14th
1994 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Maryland and is
buried at Potomac Methodist Cemetery in MD. Benjamin
Wesley McGaha died suddenly on New Year's Eve in 1952.
WWI
Registration Card for Benjamin Wesley McGaha shows that he lived at 1413
36th St., NW in DC. He was born on December 31, 1877 (and died on
same day years later!) Benjamin McGaha worked as a street car
conductor for Capital Traction Co on 36th and M. Streets NW. His
wife is listed as Clara B. McGaha, same address. This form shows his
signature. Benjamin is listed also as having blue eyes and light
born hair, medium build and height, and no scars.
JOHN
ERNEST and KATHERINE McGAHA CATOR
KATHERINE
B. McGAHA married JOHN ERNEST
CATOR when she was 15 and he was 32! When widowed, she
married JESSE HIGGINS.
While married to Jesse, she worked as a fountain clerk at People's Drug
Store in Gaithersburg, MD, and then retired.
This is the 1910 Washington DC Census on Katherine and her parents,
Benjamin W. McGaha and Catherine Bell Nicholson McGaha:
Catherine (Katherine) was born in 1908 in DC. Her parents were born
in Maryland, to Maryland-born parents. Her father, Benjamin W.
McGaha was 31 and had been married 4 years (about 1906) and he and Clara
had one child (Catherine). Benjamin McGaha worked as a Streetcar
Conductor.
In the 1920 Census for
Washington DC Clara Bell Nicholson and her husband Benjamin McGaha, live
at 1408 36th Street in DC. Living with Benjamin and Clara are their
daughter Catherine who is now 11, and two cousins, Morris and Marian (Female)Nicholson,
ages 18 and 16 respectively. Benjamin is still a Conductor for St.
Railway, and Morris is a Clerk for a Cigar Store and Marion is a cashier.
KATHERINE
B. McGAHA's
husband, JOHN ERNEST CATOR
was born May
8, 1890 in
Manassus, Virginia. Per the 1930 Census, he was
a carpenter. John died 22
Jun 1959, before his son BENJAMIN
WESLEY CATOR died in 1969.
Children
of KATHERINE MCGAHA and JOHN CATOR
who were married in 1923 are:
BENJAMIN
WESLEY CATOR was born
March 15,
1925
in Washington DC. He married PHYLLIS
MAE QUINLAN and worked as a Carpenter for Carpenter's Local #132.
In 1969 he and his wife were living at 4700 Holly Ridge Road in
Rockville, Maryland. This is the year that Benjamin died before
his parents, when he passed away on November 19th 1969 at Holy Cross
Hospital; interred at Rockville Cemetery.
NEW: Enlistment Record:
BARBARA
R. CATOR,
unknown when she was born. She married a "Garrad". When
her mother died (d. 14 Mar 1994), Barbara was living in Mt. Airy, NC.
CATHERINE
BELL CATOR, also
unknown when she was born. She married a "Pearre". When
her mother died, she was still living Jacksonville, FL.
NORMAN
A. CATOR,
 born
December 31,1940 in Washington
Grove, MD; died on September 13, 2009
at the age of 68. Norman was a plumber for over 35 years and enjoyed
being an avid fisherman and hunter. Burial was arranged by Advent
Funeral Home, Falls Church, VA.
JOHN
ERNEST CATOR, JR.,
was born 12 Jun 1927 in Washington DC. He was still living when his
mom died. He married a Shirley L. LNU, who was born on 13
Dec 1926.
They
were married 62 years. John was a US Army WWII veteran and a
retired sheet metal master craftsman per his obit. He is interred
at the Columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery (with military
honors).
OBITUARY
OF BENJAMIN WESLEY CATOR
BENJAMIN
WESLEY CATOR:
Wash.Post 11/21/1969:
OBITUARY
OF
KATHERINE B. CATOR/Higgins, wife of John Ernest Cator; mother of
Benjamin Wesley Cator
Katherine
B. Cator/Higgins:
The Frederick
Post in MD March 14, 1994
The
Frederick Post in MD March 17, 1994:
1930
Census - John E.Cator, Son-in-Law in DC
Draft
C Card for JOHN ERNEST CATOR, JR. 1917-1919
WWII
Registration Card for John Ernest Cator in 1942:
John was
living in Washington Grove, Montgomery County, DC in 1942 when this card
was completed. He was 51 years old, born on5/8/1890 in Manassas,
VA. He was employed by Butler Contractors in DC.
Obituary of John Ernest Cator, Jr. May 2007:
TIME LINE
| DATE |
PERSONS |
MISC. |
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May 8, 1890 |
JOHN
ERNEST CATOR born |
In VA |
| August 17,
1908 |
KATHERINE
B. McGAHA born |
In DC |
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15 Mar 1925 |
Benjamin
Wesley Cator born |
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22 Jun 1959 |
JOHN
ERNEST CATOR dies |
Buried Potomac
Cemetery in Montgomery County, MD |
| 1969 |
Benjamin
Wesley Cator dies |
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| 1969
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Katherine Cator when her son Benjamin Wesley
Cator died. |
Residence:
Washington Grove, MD |
| March 14
1994 |
KATHERINE
B. McGAHA died |
Age 85.
Died at Shady Grove Adventist
Hospital in Rockville, MD. Buried at Potomac Methodist Cemetery in MD. |
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12/19/06 |
John Ernest Cator, Jr. |
Involved in auto collision. Age 79. |
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5/4/07 |
John Ernest Cator, Jr. dies |
Died at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring MD
from injuries sustained in Dec. 06 auto collision. |
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9/13/09 |
Norman A. Cator dies at
the age of 68 |
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