Seventh Generation

614. Lena Vesta (Vestie) Bryan^{64,119,123,124,242,244,248,273,427,471,472}. Birth: 14 October 1891, [Sevier County], Tennessee.^{123,124,273,427,472} There are also records for her name as LaVestra, LaVesta, and LaVestia.

Census: 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee.¹²⁴ Lena L. 7 daughter, female, single, white, Oct 1892, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee.⁴²⁷ Vesta L. 18 wife female m1-0 w, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee. Vestea 28 wife female married white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee. Vesta 38 wife female m@18 w, born TN, father and mother born TN, can R/W.

Death: 14 December 1963, age 72, Knox County, Tennessee.^123,273,472 Social Security Death Index Information: Name: Vestia Cate; Last Residence: Tennessee; Born: 14 Oct 1891; Died: Dec 1963; State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (1958).

Burial: at Oak Grove Cemetery Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee.^123,472 Grave marker: Vestia Cate, 14 Oct 1891 - 14 Dec 1963.

As of 1999, Aunt Vestie's house is still there. It is on Bryan Road, Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Lena Vesta (Vestie) Bryan and Peter Walker (Walker) Cate Marriage: 9 January 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee.^123,244,427

Peter Walker (Walker) Cate^{16,64,119,123,244,427,471,472}, son of Allen Perry Cate and Harriett Rebecca Cate,. Birth: 12 June 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee.^427,472

Census: 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee. Peter W. 14 son, male, single, white, Jun 1885 farm laborer, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee.⁴²⁷ Dist. 8, Sevier County, Tennessee, 4 May 1910; page 123a, dwelling number 209, family number 210; Cate Walker P. 24 head male m1-0 w farmer, born TN, father and mother born TN; Vesta L. 18 wife female m1-0 w, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee. Dist. 8, Sevier County, Tennessee, 5 Jan 1920; page 159a, dwelling number 29, family number 30; Cate Peter W. 34 head male married white, farmer, born TN, father and mother born TN; Vestea 28 wife female married white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Stanly 7 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Genella 6 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Mark 4 7/12 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Max 1 7/12 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee. Dist. 8, Sevier County, Tennessee, 24 Apr 1930, Shady Grove Pike Road, page 111a, dwelling number 140, family number 140, Cate Walker 44 head male m@24 w farmer, born TN, father and mother born TN, owns home, can R/W, Vesta 38 wife female m@18 w, born TN, father and mother born TN, can R/W, Stanley 18 son, male, single, white, farmer, born TN, father and mother born TN, can R/W, Genella 17 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, can R/W, Mark 15 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, can R/W, Macks 11 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, attended school, can R/W, Mauree 8 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, attended school, can R/W, Willie 4 2/12 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, can R/W, Wilburn 4 2/12 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, can R/W, John B. 1 7/12 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, can R/W.

Death: 12 May 1957, age 71, Tennessee.^123,472

Burial: at Oak Grove Cemetery Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee.⁴⁷² Grave marker: Walker P. Cate, 12 Jun 1885 - 12 May 1957.

Lena Vesta (Vestie) Bryan-173 and Peter Walker (Walker) Cate-281 had the following children:

1083	i.	Laurence Waldon Cate^{16,64,123,446,471}. Birth: 27 September 1910, [Sevier County], [Tennessee].^123,446 Death: 22 June 1912, age 1, [Sevier County], [Tennessee].^123,446 Burial: at Oak Grove Cemetery Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee.^123,446 Grave marker: Laurence W. Cate, 27 Sep 1910 - 22 Jun 1912.
+1084	ii.	Ray Stanley (Stanley) Cate-282.
+1085	iii.	Genella Cate-283.
+1086	iv.	Mark Walker Cate-284.
+1087	v.	Max Vernon Cate-285.
1088	vi.	Homer Cate^{16,64,123,446,471}. Birth: 13 July 1920,.^123,446 Death: 4 March 1922, age 1,.^123,446 Burial: at Oak Grove Cemetery Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee.^123,446 Grave marker: Homer Cate, 13 Jul 1920 - 4 Mar 1922.
+1089	vii.	Maurice Bryan (Doc) Cate-287.
1090	viii.	William Perry Cate^{16,64,123,472}. Birth: 9 March 1925, [Sevier County], [Tennessee].^123,472 Death: 10 March 1925, age 0, [Sevier County], [Tennessee].^123,472 There was no death certificate for William. It was common in back in the 1920's that no death certificate was filed for infants who died within a day or two of birth. William probably was born and died in Sevier County because the family resided in Sevier County at the time. Burial: at Oak Grove Cemetery Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee.^123,472 Grave marker: William P. Cate, 9 Mar 1925, 10 Mar 1925.
1091	ix.	Living (private).
+1092	x.	Living.
+1093	xi.	Living.
+1094	xii.	Living.