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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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James Dorsey Bates was born in 1917 in Mississippi, the child of Edward D. Bates and Margaret Emma Adams. In 1920, James Dorsey Bates resided in Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA. James Dorsey Bates passed away in 1988 in Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • James Dorsey Bates was born in 1917 in Mississippi, the child of Edward D. Bates and Margaret Emma Adams.
  • In 1920, James Dorsey Bates resided in Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA.
  • James Dorsey Bates passed away in 1988 in Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi, USA.

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James Bates's Ancestors

Self
James Bates
1917 – 1988
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Edward D. Bates
1889 – 1962
Alabama
Margaret (Emma) Adams
1894 – 1946
Mississippi, United States
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James Bates's Timeline

3 Records

1917
11 February 1917
Birth of James Dorsey Bates in Mississippi
Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 3
James Dorsey Bates resided here in Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA
Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA
1988
14 August 1988
Age 71
Death of James Dorsey Bates in Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi, USA
Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 14 August 1988
    Event Place: Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi, USA

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