Gen 1
Robert Berry × Mary Williamson
— Princess Anne County, Virginia
Gen 2
Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate
— Orange County, North Carolina
Gen 3David J. Berry × Mary Blalock — Orange County, NC → Georgia
Gen 4Sarah Berry × William A. Cates — Clayton County, Georgia
Gen 5Mary Polly Cates × James Alexander Walton — Clayton County, Georgia
Gen 6James Thomas Cates × Stella Lavina George — Clayton County, GA → Cass County, Texas
Gen 7Ralph Radford Cates × Esta Era Collins — Cass County, Texas → California
Generation 7 Ralph Radford Cates
- Born
- November 14, 1898, Hughes Springs, Cass County, Texas
- Died
- Unknown
- Married
- Esta Era Collins (married October 7, 1920)
- Parents
- James Thomas Cates and Stella Lavina George
The Story of Ralph Radford Cates#
Ralph Cates is the son of James Thomas Cates and Stella Lavina George. He was born in Hughes Springs, Cass County, Texas on November 14 1898. Cass County is the second County on the State line as you enter Texas in the north east corner of Texas and joining Oklahoma. Stella and her Family left Cass County at least 7 years before the great Dust Bowl disaster began in 1932. They were living in Mareno, Riverside California in 1930.
Ralph Radford Cates married Esta Era Collins on the 7th of October 1920 in Marshall, Harrison Texas. Esta was the daughter of Leonard D. and Thursey Kissinger Collins. She was born in West Plains, Howell Missouri, on June 12th 1904 and died on March 17th 1990 in Clovis, Fresno, California.
Children of Ralph Radford Cates
- Lillie Mae Cates Holland (1921–1986)
- Jesse Raymond Cates (1925–1991)
- Josephine Cates Walters (1929–2013)
- Juanita Elaine Cates (1931–1987)
- Charlie Cates (1938–1998)
Siblings#
- Alice Amanda Cates Wright (1896–1956)
- Lillie Mae Cates Horvat (1902–1987)
- Thomas Jefferson Cates (1906–1988)