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Cecil Willard Gates 1925–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1925

Birth Location: Lepanto, Poinsett, Arkansas

Death Date: 23 November 2014

Death Location: Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Charles Gates

Mother: Gladys Banks

Spouse(s): Charlene Neal

Children(s): Marsha GATES

Cecil Willard Gates was born in 1925 in Lepanto, Poinsett, Arkansas, the child of Charles Harry Gates And Gladys Curlee Banks. In 1935, Cecil Willard Gates resided in Rural, Miss, Arkansas. In 1940, Cecil Willard Gates resided in Harrisburg, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA. Cecil Willard Gates married Charlene Neal, and had children including Marsha Ray Gates. Cecil Willard Gates passed away in 2014 in Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Cecil Willard Gates was born in 1925 in Lepanto, Poinsett, Arkansas, the child of Charles Harry Gates And Gladys Curlee Banks.
  • In 1935, Cecil Willard Gates resided in Rural, Miss, Arkansas.
  • In 1940, Cecil Willard Gates resided in Harrisburg, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA.
  • Cecil Willard Gates married Charlene Neal, and had children including Marsha Ray Gates.
  • Cecil Willard Gates passed away in 2014 in Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cecil Gates's Ancestors

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Cecil Gates
1925–2014
Birth Place: Lepanto, Poinsett, Arkansas
Parents
Charles Harry Gates
1898–1975
Wolf Lake, Union, Illinois
Gladys (Curlee) Banks
1904–1994
Lepanto, Arkansas
Grandparents
Thomas (Benjamin) Gates
1869–1904
Seymour, Indiana
Pearl (A) BRYANT
1872–1952
Anna, Union, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Gates
1831–1915
Emily Chandler
1833–1911
Martin Bryant
1843–1883
Cynthia Turner
1838–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cecil Gates's Descendants

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Cecil (Willard) Gates (23 Apr 1925–23 November 2014) m. Charlene Neal (1920–)
  1. 1. Marsha (Ray) GATES 1949–2013

Cecil Gates's Timeline

4 Records

1925
23 Apr 1925
Birth of Cecil Willard Gates in Lepanto, Poinsett, Arkansas
Lepanto, Poinsett, Arkansas
1935
1935
Age 10
Cecil Willard Gates resided here in Rural, Miss, Arkansas
Rural, Miss, Arkansas
1940
1940-1945
Age 15
Cecil Willard Gates resided here in Harrisburg, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
Harrisburg, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
2014
23 November 2014
Age 89
Death of Cecil Willard Gates in Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1925
    Event Place: Lepanto, Poinsett, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, Poinsett, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00162; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 56-8
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: tributesTX; Publication Place: City, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Miss, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, Poinsett, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00162; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 56-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940-1945
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, Poinsett, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00162; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 56-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Soddy Daisy, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: tributesTX; Publication Place: City, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 11 24 2014; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 November 2014
    Event Place: Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 11 24 2014; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: tributesTX; Publication Place: City, Texas, USA

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