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Doris Elizabeth Gates 1925–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1925

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Virginia

Death Date: 1 Apr 1996

Death Location: Petersburg, Virginia Nursing Home

Father: William Gates

Mother: Bessie Sadler

Spouse(s): James Shields, James Shields, Warren Dill

Children(s): William Barthamew, James Shields, David Shields

Doris Elizabeth Gates was born in 1925 in Chesterfield, Virginia, the child of William Berkley Gates And Bessie Sadler. Doris Elizabeth Gates married James Richard Shields, James Robert Shields, Warren Francis Dill, and had children including Anthony Francis Dill, Bonnie Carol Dill Dalton, Cheryle Lynn Dill, David Samuel Shields, Doris Annette Dill Rinehart, James Robert Shields, Sandra Joyce Dill, William Dwyght Barthamew. Doris Elizabeth Gates passed away in 1996 in Petersburg, Virginia Nursing Home.

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Biography

  • Doris Elizabeth Gates was born in 1925 in Chesterfield, Virginia, the child of William Berkley Gates And Bessie Sadler.
  • Doris Elizabeth Gates married James Richard Shields, James Robert Shields, Warren Francis Dill, and had children including Anthony Francis Dill, Bonnie Carol Dill Dalton, Cheryle Lynn Dill, David Samuel Shields, Doris Annette Dill Rinehart, James Robert Shields, Sandra Joyce Dill, William Dwyght Barthamew.
  • Doris Elizabeth Gates passed away in 1996 in Petersburg, Virginia Nursing Home.

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Doris Gates's Ancestors

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Doris Gates
1925–1996
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Virginia
Parents
William Berkley Gates
1899–1954
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Bessie Sadler
1902–1977
Virginia
Grandparents
William ("Willie" Buford) Gates
1874–1948
Chesterfield, Virginia
Lona (Beatrice or Brintle) Nicholson
1879–1946
Chesterfield, VA
Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1838–1919
Martha Mann
1841–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Mann
1810–1875
Caroline Vaden
1808–1900

Doris Gates's Descendants

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Doris (Elizabeth) Gates (23 Nov 1925–1 Apr 1996) m. James (Robert) Shields (abt 1916–) m. James (Richard) Shields (13 Feb 1916–13 Oct 1973) m. Warren (Francis) Dill (23 Apr 1929–Oct 1973)
  1. 1. William (Dwyght) Barthamew 1947–1974
  2. 2. James (Robert) Shields 1943–2005
  3. 3. David (Samuel) Shields 1946–2007

Doris Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1925
23 Nov 1925
Birth of Doris Elizabeth Gates in Chesterfield, Virginia
Chesterfield, Virginia
1996
1 Apr 1996
Age 71
Death of Doris Elizabeth Gates in Petersburg, Virginia Nursing Home
Petersburg, Virginia Nursing Home

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1925
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168559

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1996
    Event Place: Petersburg, Virginia Nursing Home

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