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Eli Fountaine Gates 1874–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1874

Birth Location: Benton City, Ataxosa County, Texas

Death Date: 2 Jul 1934

Death Location: Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Father: Alexander Gates

Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Collins

Children(s): Mary Gates, Herbert Gates, Floy Gates

Eli Fountaine Gates was born in 1874 in Benton City, Ataxosa County, Texas, the child of Alexander Franklin Gates And Mary Ann Gates. Eli Fountaine Gates married Elizabeth Annette Collins, and had children including Floy Mae Gates, Herbert Ellis Gates, Mary Lou Gates. Eli Fountaine Gates passed away in 1934 in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eli Fountaine Gates was born in 1874 in Benton City, Ataxosa County, Texas, the child of Alexander Franklin Gates And Mary Ann Gates.
  • Eli Fountaine Gates married Elizabeth Annette Collins, and had children including Floy Mae Gates, Herbert Ellis Gates, Mary Lou Gates.
  • Eli Fountaine Gates passed away in 1934 in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Eli Gates's Ancestors

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Eli Gates
1874–1934
Birth Place: Benton City, Ataxosa County, Texas
Parents
Alexander Franklin Gates
1846–1918
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
William (Norwood) Gates
1818–1903
Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Stacy
1824–1882
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Gates
1791–1837
Martha Hampton
1789–1899
Alexander Stacy
1798–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Valentine Gates
1770–1830
Patsy Rossen
1774–1822
John Hampton
1761–1837

Eli Gates's Descendants

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Eli (Fountaine) Gates (9 Oct 1874–2 Jul 1934) m. Elizabeth (Annette) Collins (11 April 1880–4 January 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

Eli Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1874
9 Oct 1874
Birth of Eli Fountaine Gates in Benton City, Ataxosa County, Texas
Benton City, Ataxosa County, Texas
1934
2 Jul 1934
Age 60
Death of Eli Fountaine Gates in Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1874
    Event Place: Benton City, Ataxosa County, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Arizona, Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1934
    Event Place: Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arizona, Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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