William Franklin Caton

   Cause of his death was bowel cancer.

  General Notes:

Research of James W. Straw

research of J. Barclay on www.rootsweb.com - dates of marriages & middle name

1880 Benton, MO
Wm F and new wife Ella [married 1873] with ch: Christopher, Addie B, Maud, Wm, Howell, Serilda; also in HH is Wm's mother Emily and his cousin Mark

1900 Benton, Holt, MO
Wm F. Caton b. Jan 1837 MO; wid; parents b. KY; farmer
Attie B. b. Apr 1865 MO [son]
Grant H. b. May 1876 MO [son]
Surelda F. b. Feb 1878 MO [dau]
Chester C. b. Dec 1880 MO [son]
Zola M. b. Apr 1883 MO [dau]
Rosa E. b. Oct 1889 MO [dau]
Anna C. b. Feb 1892 MO [dau]
[Next door is married son J. William b. Sep 1874 MO with wife Charlotte and children]

1910 Benton,Holt, MO
William F. Caton age 73
Rosa age 20
Annie age 18

1920 Benton, Holt, MO
John Erwin b. 1884 MO
Zulu Erwin b. 1884 MO
Anna C. Caton age 27 MO; divorced
William Fleming 1915 MO [nephew] father born England
William F. Caton 1837 MO; wid [Father in law]

Death certificate 24037 on file in Mound City, Holt County, MO for Wm Franklin Caton age 86y 7m 16d and born in Warren County, MO of parents: Christopher P. Caton born St. Louis Co, MO and Emley Finney born Kentucky; married to Ella Caton and he died 20 Aug 1923 at Mound city, Holt county, MO of Carcinoma of intestines and intestinal obstruction.
Informant A B Caton of Mound City

William married Ella Frances Porter, daughter of Cummings Porter Jr and Frances Skeen, on 5 Oct 1873. (Ella Frances Porter was born on 15 Mar 1850 in Little Hocking, Washington County, Ohio, died on 15 Mar 1900 and was buried in Caton Cemetery in Mound City, Holt County, Missouri.)

William next married Sarah Temperance Clark, daughter of Barry Clark and Margaret Meek, on 2 Sep 1862 in Holt County, Missouri. (Sarah Temperance Clark was born on 25 Nov 1842 in Henry County, Kentucky, died on 6 Nov 1872 in Holt County, Missouri and was buried in Caton Cemetery in Mound City, Holt County, Missouri.)

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