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Alexander Franklin Gates 1846–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1846

Birth Location: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 24 May 1918

Death Location: Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Gates

Mother: Elizabeth Stacy

Spouse(s): Harriett Gates

Children(s): Ellis Gates, Francis Gates, Samuel Gates, Leona Crouch, Bittie Kilborn, Joel Gates, William Gates, Francis Gates, Eli Gates

The story of Alexander Franklin Gates began in 1846 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA. In 1900, Alexander Franklin Gates resided in Justice Precinct 2, Atascosa, Texas, USA. Alexander Franklin Gates married Harriett Elizabeth Gates, Mary A Hethcock, Mary Ann Gates, and had children including Bittie Myrtle Kilborn, Eli Fountaine Gates, Ellis Franklin Gates, Francis E Gates, Joel Dawson Gates, Leona Jane Crouch, Samuel Edmund Gates, William Mason Gates. Alexander Franklin Gates passed away in 1918 in Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Franklin Gates began in 1846 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1900, Alexander Franklin Gates resided in Justice Precinct 2, Atascosa, Texas, USA.
  • Alexander Franklin Gates married Harriett Elizabeth Gates, Mary A Hethcock, Mary Ann Gates, and had children including Bittie Myrtle Kilborn, Eli Fountaine Gates, Ellis Franklin Gates, Francis E Gates, Joel Dawson Gates, Leona Jane Crouch, Samuel Edmund Gates, William Mason Gates.
  • Alexander Franklin Gates passed away in 1918 in Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Gates's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Gates
1846–1918
Birth Place: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
William Norwood Gates
1818–1903
Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Stacy
1824–1882
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Valentine) Gates
1791–1837
Martha (Jane) Hampton
1789–1899
North Carolina, United States
Alexander (F) Stacy
1798–1865
Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Valentine Gates
1770–1830
Patsy Rossen
1774–1822
John Hampton
1761–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Gates
1738–1805
Elizabeth Taler
1736–1807

Alexander Gates's Descendants

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Alexander (Franklin) Gates (3 Apr 1846–24 May 1918) m. Harriett (Elizabeth) Gates (22 February 1848–29 September 1865)
  1. 1. Ellis (Franklin) Gates 1886–1979
  2. 2. Francis (E) Gates 1867–1867
  3. 3. Samuel (Edmund) Gates 1878–1927
  4. 4. Leona (Jane) Crouch 1880–1914
  5. 5. Bittie (Myrtle) Kilborn 1882–1950
  6. 6. Joel (Dawson) Gates 1891–1975
  7. 7. William (Mason) Gates 1896–1995
  8. 8. Francis (E) Gates 1886–
  9. 9. Eli (Fountaine) Gates 1874–1934 m. Elizabeth (Annette) Collins 1880–1958
    1. 1. Mary (Lou) Gates 1901–1946
    2. 2. Herbert (Ellis) Gates 1903–1983 m. Maude (Gertrude) Powell 1904–1969
      1. 1. Eli (Fount) Gates 1926–2005 m. Alma (Lee) Cowen 1935–2013 m. Bertha (Melaine) Reppel 1928–2015
      2. 2. William (Herbert) Gates 1927–2003
      3. 3. Kenneth Gates 1936–1978
    3. 3. Floy (Mae) Gates 1899–1971

Alexander Gates's Timeline

4 Records

1846
3 Apr 1846
Birth of Alexander Franklin Gates in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
1873
1873
Age 27
Alexander Franklin Gates was married
None
1900
1900
Age 54
Alexander Franklin Gates resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Atascosa, Texas, USA
1918
24 May 1918
Age 72
Death of Alexander Franklin Gates in Lytle, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Lytle, Atascosa, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1846
    Event Place: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] Arizona, Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1873
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Atascosa, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1918
    Event Place: Lytle, Atascosa, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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