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Chester Ray Bates 1884–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1884

Birth Location: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 July 1956

Death Location: Joliet, Will County, Illinois, USA

Father: John Bates

Mother: Mary Rhodes

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Chester Ray Bates was born in 1884 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Chamberlan Bates And Mary E Rhodes. Chester Ray Bates passed away in 1956 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Chester Ray Bates was born in 1884 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Chamberlan Bates And Mary E Rhodes.
  • Chester Ray Bates passed away in 1956 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, USA.

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Chester Bates's Ancestors

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Chester Bates
1884–1956
Birth Place: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Chamberlan Bates
1851–1924
Mercer, PA
Mary (E) Rhodes
1855–1896
Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Kinsman) Betts
1810–1893
PA
Mary Sisley
1809–1887
Crawford, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Sisley
1775–1843
Annie Mattocks
1780–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Sisley
1735–1812
Jane Freeman
1745–1775

Chester Bates's Timeline

2 Records

1884
24 March 1884
Birth of Chester Ray Bates in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
1956
14 July 1956
Age 72
Death of Chester Ray Bates in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, USA
Joliet, Will County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1884
    Event Place: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 July 1956
    Event Place: Joliet, Will County, Illinois, USA

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