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Ethel Relley Bates 1893 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1893

Birth Location: Indian City, Payne, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 22 Mar 1983

Death Location: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Millard Bates

Mother: Mary Autry

Spouse(s): Irvin Townsend

Children(s): Nettie Townsend, Mildred Townsend, Pearl Townsend, Irvin Townsend, Billy Townsend

Born in 1893 in Indian City, Payne, Oklahoma, USA, Ethel Relley Bates was the child of Millard Filmore Bates and Mary Ida Autry. In time, Ethel Relley Bates married Irvin Harrison Townsend, and they raised a family that included Nettie Louise Townsend, Mildred Townsend, Pearl Pauline Townsend, Irvin H Townsend and Billy Hugh Townsend. Ethel Relley Bates died in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA in 1983.

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Parents

Millard Bates
1856 – 1929
Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Autry
1866 – 1955
Birth Location: Farmville, Carroll, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Irvin Townsend
1892 – 1964
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Nettie Townsend
1912 – 1997
Birth Location: Konowa, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
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Mildred Townsend
1916 – 2007
Birth Location: Konowa, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
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Pearl Townsend
1920 – 1982
Birth Location: Konowa, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
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Irvin Townsend
1921 – 1983
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
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Billy Townsend
1927 – 2004
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Oct 1893
    Event Place: Indian City, Payne, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Mar 1983
    Event Place: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
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