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George W. Bates 1861 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1861

Birth Location: Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York, USA

Death Date: 26 Apr 1936

Death Location: Michigan, USA

Father: George Bates

Mother: Sarah Penford

Spouse(s): Lizzie Norton

Children(s): Durwood Bates, Howard Bates, Wirt Bates, Lee Bates, Ira Bates, Ralph Bates, Harold Bates, Irwin Bates, Norman Bates

According to available records, George W. Bates was born in 1861 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York, USA, the child of George William Bates and Sarah Anne Penford. Following those early years, George W. Bates married Lizzie Estella Norton, and their family grew to include Durwood Ambrose Bates, Howard George Bates, Wirt R. Bates, Lee Bates, Ira D Bates, Ralph Bates, Harold Bates, Irwin Herman Bates and Norman R Bates. In the later years of life, George W. Bates died in 1936 in Michigan, USA.

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Parents

George Bates
1833 – 1861
Birth Location: Ivychurch, Kent, England
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Sarah Penford
1838 – 1894
Birth Location: Kent County, England
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Spouses(s)

Lizzie Norton
1868 – 1933
Birth Location: East Trumbull, Ohio
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Children(s)

Durwood Bates
1892 –
Birth Location: Michigan
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Howard Bates
1893 – 1969
Birth Location: Lake County, Michigan, United States of America
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Wirt Bates
1895 – 1989
Birth Location: –
WB
Lee Bates
1899 – 1962
Birth Location: Pinora Township, Lake County, Michigan, United States of America
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Ira Bates
1901 – 1971
Birth Location: Michigan
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Ralph Bates
1903 – 1986
Birth Location: Michigan
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Harold Bates
1905 – 1967
Birth Location: Michigan
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Irwin Bates
1907 –
Birth Location: Michigan
IB
Norman Bates
1914 – 1999
Birth Location: Michigan
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 Jan 1861
    Event Place: Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pinora, Lake, Michigan; Roll: T625_780; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 44, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pleasant Plains, Lake, Michigan; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340741, Year: 1870; Census Place: Catskill, Greene, New York; Roll: M593_940; Page: 101A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1861

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 31 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Reed City, Lake, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Catskill, Greene, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Catskill, Greene, New York; Roll: M593_940; Page: 101A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Pinora, Lake, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pinora, Lake, Michigan; Roll: T625_780; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 44

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Pleasant Plains, Lake, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pleasant Plains, Lake, Michigan; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340741

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Apr 1936
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pinora Township, Lake County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

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