In 1843 he traveled the Oregon Trail with the Applegates, Dr. Whitman, and Col. Nesmith. Three years later he established the first land claim in Belknap Settlement in Benton County. He married Precious Starr on December 31, 1848, in Oregon. He was the father of Sarah Frances, Ann M., Precious Sabina, John Wesley, Ida Mae, and Jessie Luther Caton.
In 1843 he traveled the Oregon Trail with the Applegates, Dr. Whitman, and Col. Nesmith. Three years later he established the first land claim in Belknap Settlement in Benton County. He married Precious Starr on December 31, 1848, in Oregon. He was the father of Sarah Frances, Ann M., Precious Sabina, John Wesley, Ida Mae, and Jessie Luther Caton.
Gravesite Details
No marker. Plot # is unknown. Included in the cemetery listing Cemetery records, Benton County, Oregon
Family Members
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Christopher Pittman Caton
1815–1867
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Hugh McDermid Caton
1817–1894
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William S. Caton
1822–1882
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Elizabeth Alcaline Caton Woolsey
1824–1862
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Susanna Wright "Aunt Sookey" Caton Myers
1826–1912
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Frances Roseltha Caton Fuller
1829–1873
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Nelson B. Caton
1831–1862
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Emily Caroline Caton Teel
1833–1915
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Hester Ann Caton Moore
1839–1900
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