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James Wally 'Walt' Gates 1887 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1887

Birth Location: Martha Furnace, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1974

Death Location: Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA

Father: Daniel Gates

Mother: Mary McDonald

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The story of James Wally 'Walt' Gates began in 1887 in Martha Furnace, Pennsylvania, USA. James Wally 'Walt' Gates passed away in 1974 in Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wally 'Walt' Gates began in 1887 in Martha Furnace, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Wally 'Walt' Gates passed away in 1974 in Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA.

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James Gates's Ancestors

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James Gates
1887 – 1974
Birth Place: Martha Furnace, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Daniel Percil Gates
1863 – 1927
Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) McDonald
1868 – 1927
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Daniel Gates
1827 – 1863
Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Ann) Brooks
1839 – 1870
Pennsylvania, United States
James (Crowder) McDonald
1833 – 1921
Huston Twp, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Dillon
1837 – 1922
Huston, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hayes Dillon
1813 – 1889
Catherine Spotts
1820 – 1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dillon
1774 – 1858
Susannah Rickard
1774 – 1857

James Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1887
18 Aug 1887
Birth of James Wally 'Walt' Gates in Martha Furnace, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha Furnace, Pennsylvania, USA
1974
24 Dec 1974
Age 87
Death of James Wally 'Walt' Gates in Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA
Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1887
    Event Place: Martha Furnace, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1974
    Event Place: Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA

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