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Charles Alfred Bates 1874 – 1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1874

Birth Location: Macomb, Michigan

Death Date: 13 Dec 1932

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: William Bates

Mother: MaryEllen VanVoorhees

Spouse(s): Christena MacPhail

Children(s): Russell Bates, Frances Bates, Dorothy Bates, Sara Bates

Charles Alfred Bates was born in 1874 in Macomb, Michigan, the child of William Bates and MaryEllen VanVoorhees. Charles Alfred Bates married Christena Gillies MacPhail, and had children including Russell Charles Bates, Frances Bates, Dorothy Mildred Bates, Sara Elizabeth Bates. Charles Alfred Bates passed away in 1932 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Charles Alfred Bates was born in 1874 in Macomb, Michigan, the child of William Bates and MaryEllen VanVoorhees.
  • Charles Alfred Bates married Christena Gillies MacPhail, and had children including Russell Charles Bates, Frances Bates, Dorothy Mildred Bates, Sara Elizabeth Bates.
  • Charles Alfred Bates passed away in 1932 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bates
1843 – 1922
Birth Location: Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan
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MaryEllen VanVoorhees
1844 – 1917
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Christena MacPhail
Birth Location: Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Russell Bates
1904 – 1943
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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Frances Bates
– 1981
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
FB
Dorothy Bates
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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Sara Bates
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
SB

Charles Bates's Ancestors

Self
Charles Bates
1874 – 1932
Birth Place: Macomb, Michigan
Parents
William Bates
1843 – 1922
Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan
MaryEllen VanVoorhees
1844 – 1917
New York, USA
Grandparents
Alfred Bates
1817 – 1881
Clarkson, Monroe Co., New York
Luna (Lena " Malanea " ( Laura )) Wright
1813 – 1881
Monroe County, New York, USA
Alfred VanVoorhees
1812 – 1889
New York, USA
Eliza Grey
1815 –
Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Russell Bates
1793 – 1842
Zilla Bates
1800 –
Ira Wright
1791 – 1859
Mary Unknown
1790 – 1866
abraham VanVoorhees
Polly
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Oliver Bates
1748 – 1814
Rachel Adams
1751 – 1838

Charles Bates's Descendants

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Charles (Alfred) Bates (9 Oct 1874 – 13 Dec 1932) m. Christena (Gillies) MacPhail (31Dec1880 – 04March1963)
  1. 1. Russell (Charles) Bates (6 Jun 1904 – Dec 10 1943)
  2. 2. Frances Bates (07Nov1905 – 19 Sep 1981)
  3. 3. Dorothy (Mildred) Bates (15Dec1910 – 25 Dec) m. Harold (Frederick) Strohauer m. Martin (G.) Phillips (abt 1900 – 5 Feb 1977)
    1. 1. Edward (Russell) Strohauer (11/11/1930 – 07/02/1979) m. Janet (Aileen) Maki (09/04/1932 – 22 Mar 2013)
      1. 1. Janet (Lynn) Strohauer (5 Dec 1951 – 13 Sep 2016) m. Alan (Sellif) Lundgren (abt 1950 – )
      2. 2. Edward (Martin) Strohauer (27 Feb 1953 – )
      3. 3. Jack (Ross) Strohauer (4 Apr 1954 – Jan 2019)
      4. 4. Charles (Emil) Strohauer (11 Jul 1955 – )
      5. 5. Gary (Scott) Strohauer (21 Jul 1957 – )
      6. 6. Nancy (A) Strohauer (18 Oct 1961 – )
  4. 4. Sara (Elizabeth) Bates (28July1915 – 07July1968)

Charles Bates's Timeline

2 Records

1874
9 Oct 1874
Birth of Charles Alfred Bates in Macomb, Michigan
Macomb, Michigan
1932
13 Dec 1932
Age 58
Death of Charles Alfred Bates in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1874
    Event Place: Macomb, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1932
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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