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OBJE:_META	<metadataxml><content><line><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; background-color: #ffffcc;">From all reports, Caty Ann was a shy, but very pretty girl. She could have had her pick of any man in the area, but she chose Absolum Bower, a well to do miller in the area. Unfortunately for her, Absolum was married. Absolum was also attracted to her. They began seeing one another, which didn't sit too well with Caty Ann's father, Andrew who was a preacher in the Church of the Brethren. Caty Ann refused to stop seeing Absolum, so Andrew disowned her. So, Caty Ann began living in a cave, located along side Roan Creek just outside of Jefferson, Ashe County, NC. Absolum's wife, Susannah Koontz Bower, also knew of the affair, but he refused to stop seeing Caty Ann. Eventaully, Susannah simply accepted the situation. Caty Ann lived in the cave for at least 15 years and possibly as long as 18. During this time she had 9 children.&nbsp;</span><br style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; background-color: #ffffcc;"><br style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; background-color: #ffffcc;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; background-color: #ffffcc;">Caty Ann never married. Her children were all fathered by Absolum Bowers. Caty raised all of her children in a cave that measured 24x30 feet. She eventially built a house over top of the cave and worked at a nearby grist mill.&nbsp;</span></p></line><line><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; background-color: #ffffcc;">&nbsp;</span></p></line><line><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; background-color: #ffffcc;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">Catherine was never married but her children were all fathered</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">by Absolum Bowers, a married man. Catherine (Katie; Caty) raised</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">all of her children in a cave that measured 24x30 feet . This</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">information can be found at the genealogy department of the West</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">Jefferson, Ashe County Library. The information was written by</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">Reverend Clayton B. Miller who was a minister of the Church of</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">the Brethern. Absolom Bowers, whom Katie lived with, was a</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">brother to Colonel George Bowers who was drowned in the Yadkin</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">River 1850 Ashe County North Carolina census; 54 yrs (found on</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">internet) 1870 Federal census of Peak Creek Township, Ashe</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">County North Carolina; list Catherine Sheets, age 74 living in</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">the householdof J B Miller and Mary Sheets, Catherine's</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">daughter. (Paul Rotenberry - protenbery@aol.com) Katherine Ann,</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">also known as Kattie Ann, may have been disowned by Andrew,</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">because of her relationship with Absolum Bowers, who was already</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">married. It is said that Catherine never married. She lived with</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">Absolum Bowers and they produced about 5 children together.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: ; background-color: #f8f8f3;">Absolum was born 4/1/1786 and died 2/ 16/1857.</span></span></p></line></content></metadataxml>
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Alive Dead Death>100 Death<=100 Birth>100 Birth<=100 Roots Leaves
Given names	Surname	Sosa	Birth		Place		Death		Age	Place	Last change
Catherine Katie Ann Sheets Catherine Ann Sheets Catherine Anne Sheets Catherine Ann Katie Sheets CATHERINE ANN SHEETS ** Catherine Ann Katie Sheets Catherine Sheets Father: Andrew Sheets (Reverend) Mother: Mary Molly Shearer				February 16, 1795 about 1795 1795 April 1, 1795	229	Baldwin, Ashe, North Carolina, USA Baldwin, Ashe, North Carolina, USA Baldwin, Ashe, North Carolina, USA Baldwin, Ashe, North Carolina, USA	8	June 7, 1879 June 17, 1881 1880 June 17, 1880	144	84	Peak Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA Peak Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA Peak Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA Peak Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA	Never	F	YES	YES

Both alive Widower Widow Both dead Roots Leaves Not married Marriage>100 Marriage<=100 Divorce Multiple marriages
Given names	Surname	Age	Given names	Surname	Age	Marriage		Place		Last change