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Henry Harrison Gates 1810–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul. 1810

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

Death Date: 5 January 1873

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

Father: John Gates

Mother: Rhoda Boles

Spouse(s): Sarah Jenkins

Children(s): Thomas Gates, Franklin Gates, Henry Gates, Andrew Gates, John Gates, Mary Gates, Leander Gates, Susan Gates, Sarah Gates

The story of Henry Harrison Gates began in 1810 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America. Henry Harrison Gates married Sarah Sallie Jenkins, and had children including Andrew Peter Gates, Franklin Washington Gates, Henry Harrison Gates, John Perry Gates, Leander W Lee Gates, Mary Jane Gates, Sarah Ellen Gates, Susan Delilah Gates, Thomas Marion Gates. Henry Harrison Gates passed away in 1873 in Womac, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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  • The story of Henry Harrison Gates began in 1810 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • Henry Harrison Gates married Sarah Sallie Jenkins, and had children including Andrew Peter Gates, Franklin Washington Gates, Henry Harrison Gates, John Perry Gates, Leander W Lee Gates, Mary Jane Gates, Sarah Ellen Gates, Susan Delilah Gates, Thomas Marion Gates.
  • Henry Harrison Gates passed away in 1873 in Womac, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Gates's Ancestors

Self
Henry Gates
1810–1873
Birth Place: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
John Henry Gates
1774–1810
Rhoda (Bowles) Boles
1768–
Chesterfield Co. , Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Gates
1759–1831
Hadley, Hunts
Elizabeth Pettus
1758–1822
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Mary Martin
1735–1815
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Gates
1729–1808
Jane Rice
1734–1807
Dabney Pettus
1730–1788
Elizabeth Rodes
1740–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Gates
1704–1758
Bethulia Rice
1704–1758
Deacon II
1707–1793
Jane Hall
1700–1769
Stephen Pettus
1658–1759
Mary Dabney
1683–1736

Henry Gates's Descendants

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Henry (Harrison) Gates (27 Jul. 1810–5 January 1873) m. Sarah (Sallie) Jenkins (4 March 1817–30 December 1895)
  1. 1. Thomas (Marion) Gates 1852–1941
  2. 2. Franklin (Washington) Gates 1838–1923 m. Serilda (Jane) Gibson 1845–1940
    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
  3. 3. Henry (Harrison) Gates 1841–1917 m. Elizabeth (A) Gates 1849–
    1. 1. Caroline Gates 1893–
  4. 4. Andrew (Peter) Gates 1847–1927 m. Rosa (B) Gates 1859–
    1. 1. Charles (H) Gates 1884–
    2. 2. William (H) Gates 1891–
    3. 3. Ernest (R) Gates 1898–
  5. 5. John (Perry) Gates 1844–1931 m. Susan (Jane) Clark 1849–1922
    1. 1. Jennie (May) Gates 1877–1921 m. Abraham (D Travis) Jr 1872–1945
      1. 1. Allyn (Dale) Travis 1897–1963
      2. 2. Dean (Joseph Travis) - 1905–1961
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Gates 1859–1947
  7. 7. Leander (W "Lee") Gates 1854–1889 m. Nancy Gates 1853–1932
    1. 1. John Wilson 1868–1941
    2. 2. Roy (Lee) Gates 1882–1966
    3. 3. Frank (Milton) Gates 1884–1948
    4. 4. Flora (P J) Gates 1888–1962
    5. 5. George (Leander) Gates 1880–1963
  8. 8. Susan (Delilah) Gates 1850–1895
  9. 9. Sarah (Ellen) Gates 1857–1891

Henry Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1810
27 Jul. 1810
Birth of Henry Harrison Gates in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
1873
5 January 1873
Age 63
Death of Henry Harrison Gates in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul. 1810
    Event Place: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1873
    Event Place: Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Womac, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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