RICHARD THOMAS CATOR, SR. & MARGARET CATOR
RICHARD THOMAS CATOR, JR., & CARRIE W. CATOR
(DC and Poolesville, MARYLAND)
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1) RICHARD T. CATOR, SR. and MARGARET S. CATOR
1900 CENSUS: MARGARET CATOR, widow of Richard T. Cator, Sr., was 48 (born March 1852 in MD). She had 2 children, both of whom lived. She and her parents were born in MD, as were her children. Margaret was living in a home (not farm) in Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland and was a "seamstress". Her children, both born in MD to MD parents, were: Mary R. Cator, dau., born MD May 1884; in school; age 16. Richard T. Cator, Jr., son, born February 1887; in school; age 13. Census 5 June 1900 in Poolesville Township, Montgomery County, MD.
1910 CENSUS: 640 10th St. in DC: MARGARET S. CATOR (59), widow of Richard T. Cator, Sr., was now "54" and not working. Her daughter Mary R. Cator was 25, single and working as a dressmaker in a store. Her son Richard T. Cator, Jr., was 23, single, working as a general carpenter. All born in MD to MD born parents. Census April 20 1910 in DC Wash ED 183 Series: T624 Roll: 154 Pg: 9
MARGARET S. CATOR, died at age 68 (b. abt 1847) on 1/1/1915. She lived at 721 G Street, NE., Washington DC. Perhaps same person listed in the 1910 DC ED 231 Census as Margaret S. Cator.
2) RICHARD T. CATOR, JR. and CARRIE W. CATOR
Richard Thomas Cator, Jr. was born on Feb. 11, 1887 in Poolesville, Maryland. He grew to be tall, slender, with light blue eyes, and light brown hair. He was a self-employed carpenter/builder and in 1915 he married Caroline W. Rice. "Carrie" died in 1952 at age 62, but Richard Jr. did not pass away until he was 84. He died on the 16th of Feb 1971 in Washington DC, the same city where Carrie died.
Richard (b. 1887) completed his World War I Draft Registration Cards in 1917 which shows they were living at 624 Maryland Av., NE in DC.
Eleven years after their marriage they had a son, Richard T. Cator (III), who born on November 24, 1926 in the District of Columbia.
1930 Census, DC District 375, 4821 Kansas Avenue: Richard born 1887 in MD to MD born parents is now 43 years old and owns a home worth $12,000 that he and Carrie own. Carrie W. is now 40 (born 1890 in DC to MD born parents). They got married when he was 28 and she was 25 (1915). Dad is a building construction carpenter. Richard T. Cator (III) was born in 1926 and is 3 on the listing.
1952 Obituary for Carrie W. Cator:
1971 Obituary for Richard Thomas Cator:This obit from the Washington Post has an error in that it lists Jr. as
Sr. This may well be because the generation number1 in this lineage has passed on, and Richard Jr has assumed Sr. status over Richard III who is now referred to as a Jr instead of the III.
Burial: Monocacy Cemetery
Beallsville Montgomery County MD
Plot: Row C, Lot 28 Lower, Site 1çTombstone of Carrie and Richard Cator.
3) RICHARD T. CATOR, JR. (III) born 1926 - 2003 and THEDA LAW CATOR
Richard III a/k/a Richard T. "Dick" Cator Jr. was born in November 24, 1926 in DC. He died in 2003 in Florida and is buried at Crawford Lake Cemetery in Live Oak, FL. Daniels Funeral Home made the arrangements. He was 76 His wife Theda Law divorced him October 12 1984 in Suwannee County, FL.
In 1945 Richard III, single, and having completed 12 years of high school, enlisted in the U. S. Army to fight in WWII.
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