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Franklin Washington Gates 1838–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 December 1838

Birth Location: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 29 May 1923

Death Location: Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Henry Gates

Mother: Sarah Jenkins

Spouse(s): Serilda Gibson

Children(s): Nancy Gates, Charles Gates, Sarah Heckman, Emma Gates, Oscar Gates, Edgar Gates, Norah Gates, Lois Gates, Lois Gates, Oliver Gates

Franklin Washington Gates was born in 1838 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Henry Harrison Gates And Sarah Sallie Jenkins. In 1920, Franklin Washington Gates resided in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA. Franklin Washington Gates married Serilda Jane Gibson, and had children including Charles Mansford Gates, Edgar Frank Cappy Gates, Emma Mae Gates, Lois Gates, Lois Irene Gates, Nancy Ellen Ella Gates, Norah Gates, Oliver B Gates, Oscar Henry Cullen Gates, Sarah J Gates Heckman. Franklin Washington Gates passed away in 1923 in Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Franklin Washington Gates was born in 1838 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Henry Harrison Gates And Sarah Sallie Jenkins.
  • In 1920, Franklin Washington Gates resided in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.
  • Franklin Washington Gates married Serilda Jane Gibson, and had children including Charles Mansford Gates, Edgar Frank Cappy Gates, Emma Mae Gates, Lois Gates, Lois Irene Gates, Nancy Ellen Ella Gates, Norah Gates, Oliver B Gates, Oscar Henry Cullen Gates, Sarah J Gates Heckman.
  • Franklin Washington Gates passed away in 1923 in Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Franklin Gates's Ancestors

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Franklin Gates
1838–1923
Birth Place: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Henry Harrison Gates
1810–1873
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah (Sallie) Jenkins
1817–1895
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Henry) Gates
1774–1810
Rhoda (Bowles) Boles
1768–
Chesterfield Co. , Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Gates
1759–1831
Elizabeth Pettus
1758–1822
Mary Martin
1735–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gates
1729–1808
Jane Rice
1734–1807
Dabney Pettus
1730–1788
Elizabeth Rodes
1740–1790

Franklin Gates's Descendants

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Franklin (Washington) Gates (23 December 1838–29 May 1923) m. Serilda (Jane) Gibson (24 Feb 1845–13 Feb 1940)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ellen "Ella") Gates 1871–1918
  2. 2. Charles (Mansford) Gates 1875–1926
  3. 3. Sarah (J Gates) Heckman 1862–1954
  4. 4. Emma (Mae) Gates 1868–1957
  5. 5. Oscar (Henry Cullen) Gates 1870–1956
  6. 6. Edgar (Frank "Cappy") Gates 1884–1965
  7. 7. Norah Gates 1874–1948
  8. 8. Lois Gates 1865–1865
  9. 9. Lois (Irene) Gates 1886–1974
  10. 10. Oliver (B) Gates 1866–1866

Franklin Gates's Timeline

3 Records

1838
23 December 1838
Birth of Franklin Washington Gates in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 82
Franklin Washington Gates resided here in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1923
29 May 1923
Age 85
Death of Franklin Washington Gates in Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 December 1838
    Event Place: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Girard, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: T625_388; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 55

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1923
    Event Place: Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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