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CATES, Willis J.

City: Tiptonville

CATES, Willis J., planter, merchant; born Lake Co., Tenn., May 18, 1860; son of Anderson and Susan (Box) CATES; father’s occupation, farmer; educated in country schools; began career in Lake Co., Tenn., as a farmer; now interested in farming, mercantile business and cotton; married Mattie D. BLEDSOE, Nov. 16, 1892; Democrat.


Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.