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Children, Grandchildren of
CAPT. WILLIAM WHITFIELD CATOR,
Great Grandchildren of
EDWARD & MARY LeCOMPTE CATOR
Generation No. 5
(Mid 1800s+)
1) SHERIFF
THOMAS BEAUREGARD CATOR
Capt.
WM. W CATOR4, JOSEPH3, LEVIN2, EDWARD1)
Denton Journal (MD) on July 23, 1892:
1855
June 6th: MOSELINA
"Lena" LeCOMPTE KEENE, daughter
of MOSES
L.
and SOPHIA KEENE was
born at Taylors
Island at the family home.
1857-58:
THOMAS BEAUREGARD CATOR
was born between 1857-58 on Taylors Island, MD
1880 January
14th: Thomas married his
first wife, "Lena"
LeCOMPTE KEENE.
1880
MD Census: Thomas B. Cator is listed in the 1880 Census for Parsons
Creek, Dorchester, with his wife "Lena
M." Cator. He is 22;
she is 24. Also living there as a "boarder" is William E.
Keene who is 23 (brother?). Thomas and William are merchants/grocers.
About
1884: First
daughter,
Rita (Reita) L. CATOR born.
Between 1884 and 1888: Second daughter, NADINE
CATOR born.
1888
June 18th: "Lena"
LeCOMPTE KEENE CATOR died.
1891:
Thomas elected Sheriff of Dorchester County.
1898 April 6th: At age 40, he married his second (and last)
wife HALEY/HALIE
P. HARRIS in Cambridge, MD.
She was the daughter of ISAAC
HARRIS and EMILY SPEDDEN. Halie
was born 27 May 1867 in Cambridge.
15 Apr 1903: Emily
Cator,
daughter of Thomas and Halie is born.
18 Apr 1910:
Nadine Cator, 1910 Census for Dorchester MD, Election Dist. 8, Dist 42:
Nadine is now boarding with the Layton Family (sawyer at the local
sawmill). She is 24 and Single, and she works as a teacher at a
public school:
18 Apr 1910:
Reita L. Cator, 1910 Census for Dorchester MD, Election Dist. 8, Dist 42:
Reita is now boarding with the Seward Family (general farmer). She
is 28 and Single, and she works as a teacher at a public school:
1915 Jan
12th: Thomas and Lena's daughter
Rita marries.
1920
Census: Living in house at 122 Muse and Gay Street, Cambridge,
MD with his wife "Hallie P" who is 52 (he is 62), and daughter
Emily W. who is 16. He is the proprietor of the boarding house at
this location.
1920
May 21st: From New
Smyrna Daily News in Florida.
Is this namesake our Thomas B. Cator?
1924
May 20th: His wife Halie
died at age 57 at Muse and Gay Sts, Dorchester Cty, MD. She was buried in the Christ Church Cemetery.
The cause of her death is: " Stroke of Apoplexy suffered morning of
death"; she died that night at 11:55 pm. She had had
two previous strokes within several months of her death, from which
she had recovered.
1927
June 2nd: Thomas'
daughter Nadine
marries.
1930
MD Census: Thomas is Head of Household with his daughter
Emily, both living
in a $12,500 home for which he was Proprietor for the
"hotel". He was not a veteran. In 1930 he was 72;
Emily was 26. (See Emily below).
1930
April 2nd: A widower at his death, Thomas
was in the Cambridge Hospital after a prolonged 5 week stay; he died at 72 years 2 months old and was buried on April 3, 1930
in the Christ Church Cemetery.
His home was on Gay and Muse Streets in Dorchester County.
Note: Thomas was an Honorary Member: Rescue Fire Company, Cambridge
MD.
Children of
THOMAS BEAUREGARD AND "LENA" LeCOMPTE KEENE CATOR
About
1884: Daughter,
Rita
(Reita) L. CATOR born.
Jan
12th in 1915: Rita married
T. Edgar
Spedden at
Cambridge. She was 31
and from Lloyds; Edgar
was younger at 27 and from Hills Point. His family was the
same family as Rita's stepmother, Halie. They had one
son, Thomas
"Cator" Spedden.
1930
September 27th: Taylors Island Items from the Daily Banner:
"Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Spedden and son,
'Cator',
of Cambridge, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
H.P. Spilman. Rev. McClelland was a supper guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Spilman. Also Mrs. H.P. Spilman entertained at dinner on Wednesday evening, in honor of Mr.
Spilman's birthday. She had as her guests Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lloyd, Jr., and
Miss Emily Cator, of Cambridge, and Mrs. William Keene."
1930:
Rita lived in Cambridge; this is the year of her
father’s death.
1932:
Edgar Spedden died. Widowed, Rita
would only live four more years.
1936:
Rita Cator Spedden died, 4 years after
Edgar died.
The
second daughter of Thomas and Lena was
NADINE CATOR.
1927
June 2nd: Nadine married 12 years after her sister Rita married.
Nadine married HENRY LLOYD, JR.
1930:
Nadine lived in Cambridge; this is the year of her
father’s death.
Question: Is
Henry
Lloyd, Jr., the son of Henry Lloyd (born
February 21, 1852 Dorchester; died December 30,
1920), great-grandson of Edward Lloyd).
http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lloyd.html
:
"(Governor) Henry Lloyd (Sr.), son of Daniel and Catherine Henry Lloyd,
was Member of Maryland state senate, 1882-84; Governor of Maryland,
1885-88; circuit judge, 1892-1908. Episcopalian. Died in Cambridge,
Dorchester County, MD 1920. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church
Cemetery, Cambridge, Dorchester County, MD. Church Cemetery listed in the National Register of Historic
Places, 1984. Governor
Henry Lloyd Sr.’s maternal great grandfather was Governor John
Henry, born in Dorchester County, Md.,
1750. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates,
1777-80; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1778-80,
1785-86; member of Maryland state senate, 1780-90; U.S. Senator from
Maryland, 1789-97; received 2 electoral votes, 1796; Governor of
Maryland, 1797-98. Episcopalian. Died in Dorchester County, Md.,
December 16, 1798. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery."
Child of
THOMAS BEAUREGARD AND HALIE CATOR
1903 April 15th: Emily
Cator,
daughter
of Thomas and Halie is born.
EMILY
CATOR was
the owner of the Cator House in
Cambridge, a boarding house that is now a restaurant by the same
name, The Cator House. It
is believed that Emily never married.
She was a notary
public in Dorchester County several times.
Note:
The Cator House was originally the home of Moses LeCompte, built
in 1710, it is said, and long known as The Old LeCompte House, in
the neighborhood of Church Creek. In 1781, Moses
LeCompte IV, invited the newly organized Methodist Congregation to
hold meetings at his home, pending the erection of a chapel. The
CATOR family acquired the property in 1801, and it became known as
the Cator House until 1940 when it was not habitable. Remodeled now
as the current "Cator House" Restaurant.
The Cator House in Cambridge is believed to be haunted by the spirit
of Emily Cator per the employees of this restaurant who claim to
have heard and felt her presence. Emily built the inn
originally for travelers.
1991
July 20th: Emily
Cator,
daughter
of Thomas and Halie dies. Still single. 88 years
old. Last residence is Church Creek in Dorchester, MD.
Her SSN is 214079702.
2)
SAMUEL B. CATOR
Capt.
WM. W CATOR4, JOSEPH3, LEVIN2, EDWARD1)
SAMUEL
B. CATOR,
born
May 13, 1860, on Taylors Island; died August 18, 1922 in Dorchester County,
MD at the age of 62. Samuel is buried at Grace P.E. Church Graveyard
on Taylors Island.
3)
ELLA B. WATERS CATOR
Capt.
WM. W CATOR4, JOSEPH3, LEVIN2, EDWARD1)
ELLA
B. (Ella
Watters) CATOR, b.
May 11, 1861, Taylors Island, MD; d. August 28, 1952; m.
HARRY PATTISON SPILLMAN
on December 11, 1906, at "The Pines" Taylor's Island. He was 46
years old. No known children. Ella and
"Vee" (Elmira
Valorie Mace Cator/Mrs. Charles Bragg Cator) lived together in their
later years on Taylors Island. They both died in the early 1950s.
SALISBURY TIMES (MARYLAND)
Sept 2, 1952
4) CHARLES
BRAGG CATOR
Capt.
WM. W CATOR4, JOSEPH3, LEVIN2, EDWARD1)
1863
January 15th: Charles Bragg Cator
born at Taylors Island.
1872
Sept. 26th: "Vee"
Mace born.
1880
Census: Charles Bragg Cator was 17 years old
and worked on a farm. His burial place is
at Grace P.E. Church Graveyard on Taylors Island.
1891:
He is recorded as living on Taylors Island in Dorchester County.
1891
December 2:
At the age of 28, he married ELMIRA
VALERIA "VEE" MACE,
December 2, 1891 in Woolford, MD.
In
the 1900 Census they are living in Parson's Creek in Dorchester County
and he is farming. Valeria and Charles have with them: Benjamin
F age 7, Catherine M. Cator who is two, born in  Apr 1898.
Charles' sister Ella who is 39 is also living with them, along with a niece
"Reith L" who was born May
1881 and is 19. "Reith is Reita, daughter of Sheriff Thomas
B. Cator.
In
1910 Census Charles Bragg Cator is a farmer. Living with him on
Taylors Island are his wife, Vee, to whom he has been married 18
years. Son Benjamin F. Cator is 17; Catherine Cator is 13; and Charles
B. Jr. is just a newborn infant - about 2 months or so.
1922
October 23rd: Charles
Bragg Cator dies.
1930
Census PENNSYLVANIA: Valerie
Mace CATOR:
Age
50, born about 1880 in Maryland. Living in 1930 in
Philadelphia. She rents a boarding house and takes in
boarders. She is widowed. She lives next to Southampton
Road (see Benjamin and George and Ward below:
1953
July 29th: "Vee"
Cator dies at age 80 in Cambridge Hospital.
She is buried at Grace P.E. Church Graveyard on Taylors Island.
At the time of her death, all three of her children were living in
Pennsylvania.
Obituary of Valerie Mace Cator, Salisbury Times, MD,
July 31, 1953:
Note:
Valeria's brothers: Bassett S. Mace, who was born in Cambridge,
married Mary Agnes Doyle Mace; he died at age 67. His funeral was held
at home in Mt. Washington and burial in Woodlawn
Cemetery.
Children of
CHARLES BRAGG and VALERIE "Vee" MACE CATOR:
1893
January 27th: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CATOR
born.
Benjamin F.
Cator died before 1971.
His wife's name is Tacy Lott
Cator.
1930
CENSUS IN PA:
Benjamin
F. CATOR and wife
Tacy Lott Cator. Next door is a
"Carter". If this is a Cator instead, they may be related as they are
also from Maryland. Benjamin F. Cator was born in MD to MD born parents, CHARLES
BRAGG and VALERIE "Vee" MACE CATOR.
Tacy was born in PA to PA born parents. Son
Ward
Cator was born in Maryland.
Benjamin and the neighbor, George H. Carter/Cator both are "chauffeurs
for the city transportation". George H Carter/Cator was also
born in MD to MD born parents. George is just two years younger than
Benjamin. They live next door to each other on Southhampton
Road in Philadelphia.
New: WWII Registration Card for
Benjamin Franklin Cator:
Benjamin Franklin Cator was living
at Byberry Road, Somerton Philadelphia, . Pennsylvania at the time of the
registration, April 27, 1942. He was listed as 49 years old, born on
1/27/1893 on Taylors Island in Maryland. Mrs. Tacy Lott Cator, his
wife, is listed as emergency contact. He does not list any employment.
Benjamin is 5'5" tall, 178 bs., brown eyes, brown hair with a
light complexion.
1910
Feb. 23rd:
CHARLES
B. CATOR, JR. born. He married
a "MARGARET"
and they had a daughter NANCY
CATOR. Charles
died Oct 25 or 26 in 1971.
1895:
KATHERINE MACE CATOR born.
She married
FLOYD
DONALD SUTHERLAND. Katherine Mace Cator is buried at Jefferson Memorial
Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but may have died in Richmond VA
(1953).
They
had two children,
Janice Mace Sutherland who was born April 11, 1929
in McKeesport PA, and died November 25, 2000 in
Pittsburgh. Second daughter was KATHLEEN
SUTHERLAND. No other information
known..
5) WILL CATOR,
JR.
Capt.
WM. W CATOR4, JOSEPH3, LEVIN2, EDWARD1)
1864 November 24th: William
Whitfield
Cator (Sr.) born at Taylors Island,
Maryland; d. November 10, 1946, Grace P.E. Church Graveyard, on Taylors
Island.
Per the 1880 Census he worked on a farm at age 15.
1920 Census: William
Whitfield
Cator, 55 year old merchant born about 1865 (Nov 1884), owned a
mortgaged home at 511 Roland Avenue,
Baltimore, MD, residing there with his wife, Mabel B. Cator (47, b. abt. 1873),
and son William W. Cator (Jr.) (b. abt 1894-5). His son William Jr. worked
in Commercial Trucking for a wholesale millinery (likely Armstrong and Cator
Company in Baltimore). William Sr. and his parents were all born in
Maryland. Mabel was born in NJ and her parents were born in
Massachusetts. She did not work. William Jr. was born in
Maryland. 1920 Census - Baltimore City 23 June 1920,
District 3, ED 454, 27th City Ward, Sheet 6A.. Also listed in Baltimore
County MD Farmer's 1915 Directory on page 46: William W. Cator, 511
Roland Avenue, Tuxedo B tel.
His residence in 1930 was Baltimore, MD - the year of his brother,
Sheriff Thomas', death No other info.
 1930
Census: William Whitfield
Cator (Sr.) retired, owned a $28,500 home at
4907 Roland
Avenue. He was 65 in 1930 (born about 1865 = Nov 24, 1864); his wife (name not listed on
census, but is Mabel) was 58. They were married when he was 28 and she was
36. He and his parents were all born in Maryland. She was born
in New Jersey and her parents were both born in Massachusetts.
Living with
them was their son, FRANKLIN
CATOR, who was 19 and Single. He was born in
Maryland about 1911. Franklin worked as a clerk for a Bonding Co.
TO
GENERATION 1 Edward and Mary
LeCompte Cator
TO
GENERATION 2 Family of Son,
Levin Cator
TO
GENERATION 3 Families of Joseph & Abel Cator
TO
GENERATION 4 Families of Joseph E, Capt Wm., &
Robinson W. Cator
TO
GENERATION 5 Family of Capt. Wm. Whitefield Cator
TO
THOMAS BROOME TRAVERS +dau.
Mary and spouse WILLIAM CATOR
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