Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Webster County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Nancy Cates. Father of James Cates, Jane Cates, Alex Cates, Benjamin Cates, Charles H. Cates, Richard Cates, Sarah Cates, and Elias Cates. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Webster County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 2, p. 141B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Webster County, p. 699.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Webster County, District 4, p. 224A.

Citation

Cates, Alexander. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197096 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (3)

Petition
James M. Rice et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-01-30
Correspondence
Richard Cates and Alexander Cates to James F. Robinson
1863-03-04
Petition
Z. W. Brooks et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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