Full name is Whaley Harrison Cates.
The date of birth on his death certificate and his tombstone cannot be correct.
**Please read below regarding date of birth**
Husband of
Nannie Clay Stephens (1874-1954)
Married September 8, 1899 in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Whaley's death certificate records the year of his birth as 1854. This cannot be true. His parents married in 1858. He does not appear on the 1860 census with his parents or siblings. He does appear on the 1870 census as an 8 year old (which would put his year of birth +/- 1862. He appears on the 1880 census as a 17 year old (which would put his date of birth as +/- 1863.
In the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 census; his age varies greatly.
In research, one should accept what is noted as close to the event as possible. Thus I am accepting the 1870 and 1880 given ages as the most probable accurate age as those are the recorded events closest to his birth year.
The date of birth on his death certificate and his tombstone cannot be correct.
**Please read below regarding date of birth**
Husband of
Nannie Clay Stephens (1874-1954)
Married September 8, 1899 in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Whaley's death certificate records the year of his birth as 1854. This cannot be true. His parents married in 1858. He does not appear on the 1860 census with his parents or siblings. He does appear on the 1870 census as an 8 year old (which would put his year of birth +/- 1862. He appears on the 1880 census as a 17 year old (which would put his date of birth as +/- 1863.
In the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 census; his age varies greatly.
In research, one should accept what is noted as close to the event as possible. Thus I am accepting the 1870 and 1880 given ages as the most probable accurate age as those are the recorded events closest to his birth year.
Full name is Whaley Harrison Cates.
The date of birth on his death certificate and his tombstone cannot be correct.
**Please read below regarding date of birth**
Husband of
Nannie Clay Stephens (1874-1954)
Married September 8, 1899 in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Whaley's death certificate records the year of his birth as 1854. This cannot be true. His parents married in 1858. He does not appear on the 1860 census with his parents or siblings. He does appear on the 1870 census as an 8 year old (which would put his year of birth +/- 1862. He appears on the 1880 census as a 17 year old (which would put his date of birth as +/- 1863.
In the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 census; his age varies greatly.
In research, one should accept what is noted as close to the event as possible. Thus I am accepting the 1870 and 1880 given ages as the most probable accurate age as those are the recorded events closest to his birth year.
The date of birth on his death certificate and his tombstone cannot be correct.
**Please read below regarding date of birth**
Husband of
Nannie Clay Stephens (1874-1954)
Married September 8, 1899 in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Whaley's death certificate records the year of his birth as 1854. This cannot be true. His parents married in 1858. He does not appear on the 1860 census with his parents or siblings. He does appear on the 1870 census as an 8 year old (which would put his year of birth +/- 1862. He appears on the 1880 census as a 17 year old (which would put his date of birth as +/- 1863.
In the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 census; his age varies greatly.
In research, one should accept what is noted as close to the event as possible. Thus I am accepting the 1870 and 1880 given ages as the most probable accurate age as those are the recorded events closest to his birth year.
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