Wilson
Cato
Sr
Born in Christian, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Cato
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Nathan Milton Cato
Husband of
Leana (Unknown) Cato
— married
about 1834 in Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Eliza (Cato) Berry
Died about
at about age 49
in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Mar 2017
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Biography
Sources
- Selected records of the War Department relating to Confederate prisoners of war, 1861-1865 [microform]. U.S. War Department. Published 1965. Roll 13, page 62
- "United States Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,1861-1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-Y6LJ : 16 March 2018), Wilson Cato, 09 Nov 1862; citing Death, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States, p. 7, NARA microfilm publication M918 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 1,024,456.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZR-1RN : 12 April 2016), Wilson Cato, Wayne county, Wayne, Missouri, United States; citing family 657, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Alton Telegraph 5 Dec 1862 p 3. "Cato, Wilson, Sr. 11 Nov. of Gen'l Deb'y."
Research Note
Cato seems to have been arrested as a spy, not a Confederate POW. Will confirm/refute/explain if possible.
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