18.  SARAH EFFIE⁶ ADAMS  (JESSE THOMAS⁵, BRIANT (BRYAN)⁴, HENRY³, JESSE², HENRY¹) was born May 28, 1890 in Ripley Co, MO. She married (1) MAXWELL WILLIAMS.  She married (2) GROVER CLEVELAND CATES August 29, 1910 in Ripley Co, MO.  He was born December 09, 1889, and died May 28, 1976.  

Notes for SARAH EFFIE ADAMS:  Shown as Sallie on the 1900 census but listed as Effie on the 1901 estate record for her mother. 1915 deed of conveyance to heirs of William Trammel lists "Effie Cates and husband Cleveland Cates".

Prospect News article on her 88th birthday gives her birthday and says all her children were present. All her sons' surnames were CATES. Her  surname was Williams and Nila Adams Williams mentioned (but I don't recall) how she was related to Uncle Lowell. Aunt Nila's scrapbooks had many pictures, clippings, etc.

A 1921/22 picture (from Mindie) identified the children as Nila, Arthur, Ila Sue, Thelma, and twin baby's Avon & Ada,  The 1978 PN article mentioned Ada (Brown), Thelma (Lasater), Ivan , Nila (Beal), Ila (Bennett),  Art and Iver.  I assume Iver or Ivan was the baby identified as Avon and the other probably born after the picture.  

More About SARAH EFFIE ADAMS: Burial: April 07, 1981, prob. Ripley Co, MO

Notes for MAXWELL WILLIAMS: ! Second husband of Effie ADAMS CATES.  He was related to Lowell WILLIAMS.        

Children of SARAH ADAMS and GROVER CATES are:

                   i.    ILA SUE⁷ CATES, b. November 24, 1911; m. (1) OTT BENNETT; m. (2) ELMER RHARNELLA MURPHEY, November 09, 1930.

                  ii.       ARTHUR ROSHIER CATES, b. February 26, 1913; m. ADELINA OPAL.

                 iii.       NILA SARAH CATES, b. July 21, 1914; m. RUSSELL ELMER BEAL.

                 iv.       THELMA ELIZABETH CATES, b. July 22, 1918; m. SAMUEL LASATER; b. June 24, 1910.  

Notes for THELMA ELIZABETH CATES:

!..of Greenfield in 1978 (Mrs. Sam Lasater)  

                  v.       ADA EFFIE CATES, b. March 30, 1921; m. (1) LARRY BEUTELL; m. (2) RUSSELL WASHINGTON.  

Notes for ADA EFFIE CATES:

BIRTH: Twin infants on 1921/22 picture were identified as Ada and Avon. 

                 vi.       AVON CLEVELAND CATES, b. March 30, 1921; m. (1) ARLENA; m. (2) VIRGINIA.

                vii.       WILLIAM IVAN CATES, b. May 12, 1924; m. DESSIE PALMER; b. October 17, 1928.  

Notes for WILLIAM IVAN CATES:

!..of Belleville, IL in 1978; 807 E Pine Street, Doniphan, MO in 1998 (573-996-7476) -- Will am Ivan per PN, identified as "Avon" on 1921/2 picture.  

               viii.       WILLIS IVER CATES, b. May 12, 1924; m. (1) INGLE MILLER; m. (2) OPAL.

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