| Burial | | William Thomas Cates was buried in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, USABG. |
| Residence | | He lived in Clarke, Georgia, USABG. |
| Person Source | | He had person sources.1 |
| Residence | 1870 | He lived Residence Post Office: Bear Creek in Militia District 641, Henry, Georgia, USABG, in 1870. |
| Birth | July 1870 | He was born in July 1870 in Georgia, USABG. |
| Residence | 1880 | He lived Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son in District 595, Monroe, Georgia, USABG, in 1880. |
| Marriage | 30 October 1892 | He and Sarah Lillie Fincher were married on 30 October 1892 in Pike County, Georgia, USABG.2 |
| Residence | 1900 | He lived Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head in East Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USABG, in 1900. |
| Residence | 1910 | He lived Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head in Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, USABG, in 1910. |
| Residence | 1920 | He lived Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head in Fitzgerald Ward 1, Ben Hill, Georgia, USABG, in 1920. |
| Residence | 1930 | He lived Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head in Militia District 1537, Ben Hill, Georgia, USABG, in 1930. |
| Death | 17 December 1935 | He died on 17 December 1935 at age 65 in Clarke, Georgia, USABG. |