MARK LEE CATON

Mark and Lilla Caton

with children William and Ida

Mark Lee Caton was born March 6, 1862 to William S. and Malissa Jane (Blevins) Caton. On March 11, 1885, he married Lilla Overstreet, daughter of William S. and Lucinda (Bass) Overstreet.  Two children were born to them:

          William S. Caton, December 16, 1885

          Ida B. Caton, December 10, 1887

Mark Caton was a farmer in Bacon Township of Vernon County in the 1870 census; and by 1900 he had moved his family to Rio Grande County, Colorado, where he continued to farm.

Nancy Caton, great-granddaughter of Mark Caton, provides this additional information: Mark Caton became ill in Colorado, having moved there sometime following Ida's death in 1896. Mark's son William S. Caton drove a covered wagon with all their belongings and his Mother back to Missouri, while Mark took the train. This would have been maybe 1902-3 (?) and Grandfather (William Caton) would have been 17 or 18 years old. I heard that story directly from Grandfather, and again from my Dad and Dad's sister. By 1910, Mark was dead and Lilla and Grandfather were back in Missouri.

Worsley Cemetery near Bronaugh, Vernon County, Missouri

Mark Caton died June 29, 1908 and Lilla Overstreet Caton October 26, 1939. They are buried in Worsley Cemetery, Bronaugh, Missouri. Daughter Ida B. Caton died December 3, 1896. William S. Caton died October 6, 1967 in Los Angeles County, California.

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