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Family HistoryFamily History - Thomas Richard Caton


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Thomas Richard Caton and five of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Thomas Richard Caton,1 born ca. 1891 in Ohio (parents not determined).1 Thomas married Catherine Elizabeth Risser (born ca. 1894 in Ohio, parents not determined1).

Child of Thomas Richard Caton and Catherine Elizabeth Risser:

+2i. Thomas Nelson Caton, born 19 December 1930 in Vaughnsville, Putnam County, Ohio; died 23 July 1991 in Rochester, Olmstead County, Minnesota. Married (1) Pauline Warner Married (2) Rosalie Frances Adams (née Sapp) .

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Ohio, Putnam County, Sugar Creek Township, E.D. 69-32, Sheet No. 32, T. Richard Caton, 59, Ohio; wife Catherine E. Caton, 56, Ohio; son T. Nelson Caton, 19, Ohio.
Second and Third Generations
2. Thomas Nelson Caton2 (Thomas1), born 19 December 1930 in Vaughnsville, Putnam County, Ohio;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 23 July 1991 in Rochester, Olmstead County, Minnesota.2, 3, 5 Thomas married, first, 1951 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Pauline Warner11 (born 10 September 1931 in Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan, the daughter of Paul Duane Warner and Mary Amelia Maxwell;6, 7, 8 Pauline died 28 May 1977 in Northport, Leelanau County, Michigan6, 9, 10). Thomas married, second, 1987 in Missouri, Rosalie Frances Adams (née Sapp) 3, 14 (born 6 May 1944 in Michigan, the daughter of Harold W. Sapp and Frances Glowacki12, 13). Thomas is buried in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park North, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.2 Pauline is buried in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park North, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.6

Children of Thomas Nelson Caton and Pauline Warner:

 3i. Mary Denise Caton, born 10 August 1952.
 4ii. Patricia Kathleen Caton, born 27 August 1956.13
 5iii. Joseph Paul Caton, born 15 June 1960.13
 6iv. Rebecca R. Caton, born 17 January 1965.13

  1. Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003; Putnam County, Thomas Nelson Caton, born: 19 December 1930 in Vaughnsville, Ohio; father: Thomas Richard Caton, born in Sugar Creek, farmer; mother: Cath. Eliz. Risser, born in Sugar Creek.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park North, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Thomas Nelson Caton, born: 19 December 1930 in Vaughnsville, Putnam County, Ohio; died; 23 July 1991 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota (from record, which includes a copy of his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and wife).
  3. Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001 (available at familysearch.org), Certificate of Death, Thomas Nelson Caton, died: 23 July 1991 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota; born: 19 December 1930 in Vaughnsville, Ohio; occupation: plant manager, manufacturing; married; wife: Rosalie F. Sapp; father: T. Richard Caton; mother: Catherine Risser.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Ohio, Putnam County, Sugar Creek Township, E.D. 69-32, Sheet No. 32, T. Richard Caton, 59, Ohio; wife Catherine E. Caton, 56, Ohio; son T. Nelson Caton, 19, Ohio.
  5. Obituary, Leelanau Enterprise, Leelanau County, Michigan (available at digmichnews.cmich.edu), 1 August 1991, Thomas N. Caton, died: 23 July 1991 in Rochester, Minnesota, age 60; 19 December 1930. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his wife Rosalie, four children and three step-children.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park North, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Pauline Warner Caton, born: 1931; died: 1977 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  7. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Pauline Caton, born: 10 September 1931 in Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan; other name: Pauline Warner; father: Paul D. Warner; mother: Mary A. Maxwell.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Paw Paw, E.D. 80-23, Sheet No. 17B, Paul D. Warner, 39, Michigan, proprietor, supply store; wife Mary A. Warner, 39, Michigan, assistant, supply store; daughter Pauline Warner, 8, Michigan.
  9. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Pauline Caton, died: May 1977; born: 10 September 1931; death payment zip code: 49007 [corresponding to Kalamazoo, Michigan].
  10. Deaths, Leelanau Enterprise, Leelanau County, Michigan (available at digmichnews.cmich.edu), Thursday, 2 June 1977, Pauline Caton, age 46, died on Saturday [28 May 1977] in Northport. The article provides brief biographical details and the name of her husband Richard.
  11. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (available at ancestry.com), Thomas Nelson Caton and Pauline Warner, married in 1951 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
  12. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Berrien County, Berrien, E.D. 11-71, Sheet No. 17, Harold W. Sapp, 36, Indiana, foreman, cty road com.; wife Frances Sapp, 31, Illinois; son Duane B. Sapp, 10, Indiana, son Eugene H. Sapp, 7, Michigan; daughter Rosalea F. Sapp, 5, Michigan; daughter Jennie L. Sapp, 3, Michigan.
  13. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  14. U.S., Newspapers.com, Marriage Index, 1800s-current (available at ancestry.com), Tom Caton and Rosalie Adams, married in 1987 in Missouri.