I search through the Jackson County Mega Cemetery File and did not find your Cates listed. Only a couple of Cates were listed with birth dates after 1900.
I did find Samuel Cates in Cherokee Co. AL Census
1860 Cherokee Co. AL
Saml Cate 57 TN
Polly 47 NC
Miriam 12 GA
Wm R. 7 GA
Avy M. 2 AL
Nero 2months.
Clay Gullatt
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