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Thomas Jefferson Catchings

1859–1919

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Life

Born: 6 Feb 1859 · Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2 May 1919 · Corrigan, Polk, Texas, United States

Parents

Father✦ Benjamin Franklin Catchings (c. 1819–c. 1858)

Mother✦ Malissa Ann "Ethel" Rose (c. 1825–1897)

Research notes

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Research note · 25 Jul 2026

Audited 25 Jul 2026 - Junction #4: sonship CONFIRMED (1880 census + onomastics); birth 6 Feb 1859 (poss to Feb 1861, possibly posthumous). See ancestry/catchings-branch-research.md §4-§7.

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