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Effie Mae Laws

Female 1887 - 1962  (74 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Effie Mae Laws was born 4 May 1887, Tennessee (daughter of Elbert Martin Laws and Amanda McMahan); died 14 Feb 1962.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 10, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Effie — Isaac Tillman "Ike" Cates. Isaac (son of Ben Lewis Cates and Dovie Clark) was born 25 Apr 1885, Tennessee; died 4 May 1973. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Zanna Mae Cates was born Abt 1911, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 2001; was buried 10 Feb 2001, Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.
    2. Eloda Cates was born Abt 1914, Tennessee; died Bef 10 Feb 2001.
    3. Evolyn Cates was born Abt 1917, Tennessee; died 31 Mar 1999, Lincoln Medical Center, Lincolnton, North Carolina; was buried 3 Apr 1999, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. Ben M. Cates was born 21 Apr 1919, Tennessee; died 9 Aug 2001, Hartford, Tennessee; was buried Hugh L. Clark Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. Naoma Cates was born 2 Jan 1922, Tennessee.
    6. Lorna Beatrice "Bea" Cates was born Abt 1925, Tennessee.
    7. Earl C. Cates was born 30 Aug 1927, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 2013, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Cates Cemetery.
    8. Doris Cates

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elbert Martin Laws was born 12 Sep 1849, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Jimmie Laws and Mandy Philburn); died 16 Jan 1953, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jun 1953, Minosa Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Grassy Fork, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Lawrence County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in 1920 3rd civil district, Lawrence County, Tennessee census with second wife.

    Elbert married Amanda McMahan 21 Aug 1888, Cocke County, Tennessee; divorced Yes, date unknown. Amanda was born May 1872, Tennessee; died 1964. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Amanda McMahan was born May 1872, Tennessee; died 1964.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Lawrence County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 14, Lawrence County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in 1920 4th civil district, Lawrence County, Tennessee census.

    Children:
    1. 1. Effie Mae Laws was born 4 May 1887, Tennessee; died 14 Feb 1962.
    2. Ben B. Laws was born 20 Apr 1891, Tennessee; died 3 Jul 1971; was buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee.
    3. Marion Chief Laws was born 20 Sep 1892, Tennessee; died 17 Oct 1974; was buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee.
    4. Hattie Laws was born Feb 1895, Tennessee.
    5. Bertie J. Laws was born Jun 1897, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jimmie Laws

    Jimmie — Mandy Philburn. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mandy Philburn
    Children:
    1. 2. Elbert Martin Laws was born 12 Sep 1849, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 16 Jan 1953, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jun 1953, Minosa Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee.