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Jessie Alford Cates Sr

28 Mar 1880 – 16 Dec 1951

Birth	28 Mar 1880
Death	16 Dec 1951
Cemetery	Old Hall Cemetery Lewisville , Denton County , Texas , USA
Added by	S Harris on 02 Nov 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13491500

Gravesite details

s/o James Cates and Lenore Iles

Bio

Father: James Cate Mother: Lenora Iles Jesse Alfred Cates was born on March 28, 1880 in Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas,son of James and Eleanor Cates. He married Minnie Lee Stockard on June 26, 1901 Denton, Dallas County, Texas. They had five children during their marriage; Willie Dee Cates, Hettie Gertrude Cates, Lenora Cates, Vicci Charlotte Cates and Jesse Alfred Cates. After his wife Minnie passed away, Jesse Cates married Lois Pearl Stallings Hill. He died on December 16, 1951 in Little Elm, Denton County, Texas, at the age of 71 and was buried in Lewsiville, Texas. Texas, Select County Marriage Record Name: Jesse Cates Gender: Male Marriage Date: 26 Jun 1901 Marriage Place: Denton, Texas Spouse: Minnie Stockard Denton Record Chronicle - December 19, 1951 - Obituary Jessie A. Cates Funeral is Held Little Elm, December 19, (5sp) - Last rites for Jessie Alfred Cates of Little Elm were held Monday at 1:30 in Little Elm Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Luck officiating, assisted by Rev. J.L. Rodes. Cates died Sunday at his home in Little Elm. He was born March 28, 1880, in Grapevine. Burial was held in Little Elm Cemetery. In 1900, Cates married Miss Minnie Stockard. She and two daughters preceded him in death. Survivors include his second wife, two daughters, Mrs. Homer Green and Mrs. Monroe Allen of Denton; one son, J.A. Cates of Dallas; one step-daughter, Mrs. L.E. Smotherman of Little Elm, and four brothers, Homer of Anna, I.H and D.I., of Fort Worth and C.C. of Dickens. Notes: DOB from death certificate; marker gives 1884.

Inscription

Weep not for me for I am waiting in Heaven for thee.

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Family

Parents

• James Alonzo Cate Sr 1849–1913
• Lenora J Iles Cate 1854–1923

Spouse

• Minnie Lee Stockard Cates 1882–1929
• Lois Pearl "Dollie" Stallings Hill 1890–1980

Siblings

• James Alonzo Cate Jr 1872–1894
• John Floyd Cates 1876–1944
• Alonzo Dorris Cate Sr 1888–1936
• Dealous Lee "Dea" Cates 1890–1955
• Carlos Cornelius "Odis" Cates 1892–1962
• Ira Hastin Cate 1895–1964
• Eulious Homer Cates 1898–1969

Children

• Willie Dee "Little Willie" Cates 1902–1906
• Hettie Gertrude Cates Green 1904–1968
• Lenora Cates Allen 1906–1998
• Viccie Charlotte "Lottie" Cates White 1908–1940
• Jessie Alford Cates Jr 1913–1993

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