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Ernest Merrill Bates 1917–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1917

Birth Location: Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1987

Death Location: Heyburn, Minidoka, Idaho, USA

Father: Ernest Bates

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Thora Little

Children(s): Lynn Bates

The story of Ernest Merrill Bates began in 1917 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA. In 1920, Ernest Merrill Bates resided in Fall River, Fremont, Idaho, USA. In 1930, Ernest Merrill Bates resided in Bates, Teton, Idaho, USA. Ernest Merrill Bates married Thora Irene Little, and had children including David Ernest Bates, Dee L Bates, Irene Bates, Lynn Merrill Bates, Neil Alonzo Bates. Ernest Merrill Bates passed away in 1987 in Heyburn, Minidoka, Idaho, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Merrill Bates began in 1917 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA.
  • In 1920, Ernest Merrill Bates resided in Fall River, Fremont, Idaho, USA.
  • In 1930, Ernest Merrill Bates resided in Bates, Teton, Idaho, USA.
  • Ernest Merrill Bates married Thora Irene Little, and had children including David Ernest Bates, Dee L Bates, Irene Bates, Lynn Merrill Bates, Neil Alonzo Bates.
  • Ernest Merrill Bates passed away in 1987 in Heyburn, Minidoka, Idaho, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Ernest Bates's Ancestors

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Ernest Bates
1917–1987
Birth Place: Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
Parents
Ernest George Bates
1891–
Idaho
Mary (Ellen) Brown
1893–
Idaho
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Bates's Descendants

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Ernest (Merrill) Bates (11 Jan 1917–22 May 1987) m. Thora (Irene) Little (19 Apr 1923–07 Jan 2008)
  1. 1. Lynn (Merrill) Bates 1944–2008

Ernest Bates's Timeline

5 Records

1917
11 Jan 1917
Birth of Ernest Merrill Bates in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Ernest Merrill Bates resided here in Fall River, Fremont, Idaho, USA
Fall River, Fremont, Idaho, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Ernest Merrill Bates resided here in Bates, Teton, Idaho, USA
Bates, Teton, Idaho, USA
1957
1957
Age 40
Ernest Merrill Bates resided here in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA
Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA
1987
22 May 1987
Age 70
Death of Ernest Merrill Bates in Heyburn, Minidoka, Idaho, USA
Heyburn, Minidoka, Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 519-03-8328; Issue State: Idaho; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fall River, Fremont, Idaho; Roll: T625_291; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 263; Image: 376
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bates, Teton, Idaho; Roll: 403; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 583.0; FHL microfilm: 2340138
    [4] Web: Idaho, Find A Grave Index, 1863-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fall River, Fremont, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fall River, Fremont, Idaho; Roll: T625_291; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 263; Image: 376

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bates, Teton, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bates, Teton, Idaho; Roll: 403; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 583.0; FHL microfilm: 2340138

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1987
    Event Place: Heyburn, Minidoka, Idaho, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 519-03-8328; Issue State: Idaho; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Web: Idaho, Find A Grave Index, 1863-2011

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