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Leander W "Lee" Gates 1854–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 1854

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

Death Date: 19 September 1889

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

Father: Henry Gates

Mother: Sarah Jenkins

Spouse(s): Nancy Gates

Children(s): John Wilson, Roy Gates, Frank Gates, Flora Gates, George Gates

In 1854, Leander W "Lee" Gates entered the world in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Henry Harrison Gates And Sarah Sallie Jenkins. In 1880, Leander W "Lee" Gates resided in Shaws Point, Macoupin, Illinois, USA. Leander W "Lee" Gates married Nancy Gates, and had children including Flora P J Gates, Frank Milton Gates, George Leander Gates, John Wilson, Roy Lee Gates. Leander W "Lee" Gates passed away in 1889 in Womac, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Leander W "Lee" Gates entered the world in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Henry Harrison Gates And Sarah Sallie Jenkins.
  • In 1880, Leander W "Lee" Gates resided in Shaws Point, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.
  • Leander W "Lee" Gates married Nancy Gates, and had children including Flora P J Gates, Frank Milton Gates, George Leander Gates, John Wilson, Roy Lee Gates.
  • Leander W "Lee" Gates passed away in 1889 in Womac, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Leander Gates's Ancestors

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Leander Gates
1854–1889
Birth Place: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Henry Harrison Gates
1810–1873
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah (Sallie) Jenkins
1817–1895
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Henry) Gates
1774–1810
Rhoda (Bowles) Boles
1768–
Chesterfield Co. , Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Gates
1759–1831
Elizabeth Pettus
1758–1822
Mary Martin
1735–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gates
1729–1808
Jane Rice
1734–1807
Dabney Pettus
1730–1788
Elizabeth Rodes
1740–1790

Leander Gates's Descendants

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Leander (W "Lee") Gates (September 1854–19 September 1889) m. Nancy Gates (Abt 1853–02/20/1932)
  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

Leander Gates's Timeline

3 Records

1854
September 1854
Birth of Leander W "Lee" Gates in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 26
Leander W "Lee" Gates resided here in Shaws Point, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Shaws Point, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1889
19 September 1889
Age 35
Death of Leander W "Lee" 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: September 1854
    Event Place: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Shaws Point, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shaws Point, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 232; Page: 296B; Enumeration District: 124

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 September 1889
    Event Place: Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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