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James Dorsey Bates 1917 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 February 1917

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 14 August 1988

Death Location: Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Edward Bates

Mother: Margaret Adams

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The birth of James Dorsey Bates took place in 1917 in Mississippi, to Edward D. Bates and Margaret Emma Adams. James Dorsey Bates's death occurred in 1988 in Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi, USA.

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Edward Bates
1889 – 1962
Birth Location: Alabama
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Margaret Adams
1894 – 1946
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 February 1917
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richton, Perry, Mississippi; Roll: T625_889; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 128

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richton, Perry, Mississippi; Roll: T625_889; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 128

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 August 1988
    Event Place: Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi, USA
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