Daughter of Anthony Wayne Cates and Nancy E Fields Cates.

Married to William Harrison Dezern on July 13, 1907 in Durham County, North Carolina.

William and Margaret were the parents of:
Goldie Dezern Harward
William Robert Dezern
Mary Dezern Hanks
Obie Dezern(1918-unk)
Margaret Dezern Balaskey
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North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979
Name Willie Dezern
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 13 Jul 1907
Event Place Durham, North Carolina
Gender Male
Age 34
Birth Year (Estimated) 1873
Spouse's Name Maggie Cates
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1886

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Maggie Dezern
Age in 1910: 25
Estimated Birth Year: 1885
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Spouse's Name: William H Dezern
Home in 1910: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
William H Dezern 36
Maggie Dezern 25
Frank Dezern 17
Gola Dezern 1 9/12
Dezern 0

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Maggie Dezern
Home in 1920: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: William H Dezern
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
William H Dezern 47
Maggie Dezern 32
Goldie Dezern 11
William Dezern 10
Mary B Dezern 7
Obie Dezern 1
Margaret Dezern 0

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Margaret Helen Cates Dezern
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 78
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Housewife
Birth Date: 13 Mar 1886
Birth Place: Durham, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 13 Nov 1964
Death Location: Durham, Orange
Spouse's Name: William H Dezern
Father's name: Anthony Cates
Mother's name: Margaret Fields
Residence: Durham, Orange, North Carolina
Cause of death: Congestive heart failure, arteriosclerotic heart disease, generalized arteriosclerosis
Informant: Alma R Shepherd, Rt 1, Durham NC