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Floyd Anderson Bates 1904–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1904

Birth Location: Winston, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 1980

Death Location: Old Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, Walker, Alabama, United States

Father: Green Bates

Mother: Dora Kirby

Spouse(s): Verda King, Vesta Allison

Children(s): Verda Bates, Josephine Bates, Sylvester Bates, Lillie Bates, Buddy Bates, Rossie Bates, Sibyl Bates, Jim Bates, Delaney Bates, Jennie Bates

Floyd Anderson Bates was born in 1904 in Winston, Alabama, United States, the child of Green Franklin Bates And Dora Leona Kirby. Floyd Anderson Bates married Verda Applewhite King, Vesta Elizabeth Allison, and had children including Buddy Bates, Delaney Franklin Bates, Jennie Vatura Odell Bates, Jim Bates, John Bates, Josephine Bates, Lillie Jeanette Bates, Rossie Mae Bates, Sibyl Bates, Sylvester Bates, Sylvia Bates, Verda Erlene Bates. Floyd Anderson Bates passed away in 1980 in Old Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, Walker, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Floyd Anderson Bates was born in 1904 in Winston, Alabama, United States, the child of Green Franklin Bates And Dora Leona Kirby.
  • Floyd Anderson Bates married Verda Applewhite King, Vesta Elizabeth Allison, and had children including Buddy Bates, Delaney Franklin Bates, Jennie Vatura Odell Bates, Jim Bates, John Bates, Josephine Bates, Lillie Jeanette Bates, Rossie Mae Bates, Sibyl Bates, Sylvester Bates, Sylvia Bates, Verda Erlene Bates.
  • Floyd Anderson Bates passed away in 1980 in Old Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, Walker, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Floyd Bates's Ancestors

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Floyd Bates
1904–1980
Birth Place: Winston, Alabama, United States
Parents
Green Franklin Bates
1881–1962
Alabama, United States
Dora (Leona) Kirby
1883–1970
Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Ruben (T) Bates
1848–1913
Alabama, United States
Nancy Shoo
1848–1938
Winston, Alabama, United States
George Kirby
1845–1897
Cherokee Indian Reservation North Carolin sUnited States.
Laura Griffin
1858–1945
Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Floyd Bates's Descendants

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Floyd (Anderson) Bates (21 May 1904–1980) m. Verda (Applewhite) King (18 March 1903–1961) m. Vesta (Elizabeth) Allison (23 February 1909–24 December 1982)
  1. 1. Verda (Erlene) Bates 1928–2019 m. Willie (Nathaniel) Wood 1928–1984
  2. 2. Josephine Bates 1925–1996
  3. 3. Sylvester Bates 1933–2019
  4. 4. Lillie (Jeanette) Bates 1944–2020
  5. 5. Buddy Bates 1927–1996
  6. 6. Rossie (Mae) Bates 1935–2014
  7. 7. Sibyl Bates 1924–2008
  8. 8. Jim Bates 1942–1942
  9. 9. Delaney (Franklin) Bates 1931–2008
  10. 10. Jennie (Vatura Odell) Bates 1939–2021

Floyd Bates's Timeline

3 Records

1904
21 May 1904
Birth of Floyd Anderson Bates in Winston, Alabama, United States
Winston, Alabama, United States
1980
15 February 1980
Age 76
Death of Floyd Anderson Bates in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, United States
Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, United States
1980
1980
Age 76
Burial of Floyd Anderson Bates in Old Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, Walker, Alabama, United States
Old Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, Walker, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1904
    Event Place: Winston, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Floyd Bates, "United States, Census, 1920", "United States, Census, 1920", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Jan 19 01:08:33 UTC 2025), Entry for Frank Bates and Dora Bates, 1920.
    [2] Floyd Anderson Bates, "Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", "Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Wed Apr 02 21:00:46 UTC 2025), Entry for Floyd Anderson Bates and Verda Bates, 14 Feb 1942.
    [3] United States, Social Security Death Index, "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 January 2021), Floyd Bates, Feb 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexan
    [4] Floyd Bates, "United States, Census, 1940", "United States, Census, 1940", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Jan 18 08:33:50 UTC 2025), Entry for Floyd Bates and Verda Bates, 1940.
    [5] Floyd Anderson Bates, "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992", "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Tue Mar 05 05:51:44 UTC 2024), Entry for Floyd Anderson Bates and Green Franklin Bates, 24 Jan 1969.
    [6] Floyd Anderson Bates, "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992", "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Mar 04 23:08:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Floyd Anderson Bates and Frank Bates, 8 Apr 1971.
    [7] Floyd A Bates, "United States, Census, 1950", "United States, Census, 1950", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Mon Mar 17 15:09:39 UTC 2025), Entry for Floyd A Bates and Verda K Bates, April 6, 1950.
    [8] Floyd Anderson Bates, "Find a Grave Index", "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Apr 03 19:24:01 UTC 2025), Entry for Floyd Anderson Bates.
    [9] A Floyed Bates, "United States, Census, 1910", "United States, Census, 1910", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 00:18:11 UTC 2024), Entry for F Green Bates and L Dora Bates, 1910.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February 1980
    Event Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] United States, Social Security Death Index, "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 January 2021), Floyd Bates, Feb 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexan
    [2] Floyd Anderson Bates, "Find a Grave Index", "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Apr 03 19:24:01 UTC 2025), Entry for Floyd Anderson Bates.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: Old Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, Walker, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Floyd Anderson Bates, "Find a Grave Index", "Find a Grave Index", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Apr 03 19:24:01 UTC 2025), Entry for Floyd Anderson Bates.

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