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Lillian Bell Gates Dennis 1898–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1898

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 1981

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Father: Silas Gates

Mother: Nancy MAPES

Spouse(s): Howard Roberts

Children(s): Howard Jr, Katherine Roberts

The story of Lillian Bell Gates Dennis began in 1898 in Illinois, USA. In 1935, Lillian Bell Gates Dennis resided in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. In 1940, Lillian Bell Gates Dennis resided in , Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA. Lillian Bell Gates Dennis married Howard Walter Douglas Roberts, and had children including Howard Walter Douglas Roberts Jr, Katherine Lorraine Roberts. Lillian Bell Gates Dennis passed away in 1981 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lillian Bell Gates Dennis began in 1898 in Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Lillian Bell Gates Dennis resided in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.
  • In 1940, Lillian Bell Gates Dennis resided in , Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.
  • Lillian Bell Gates Dennis married Howard Walter Douglas Roberts, and had children including Howard Walter Douglas Roberts Jr, Katherine Lorraine Roberts.
  • Lillian Bell Gates Dennis passed away in 1981 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lillian Dennis's Ancestors

Self
Lillian Dennis
1898–1981
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Silas S Gates
1861–1952
Michigan
Nancy (Zemira) MAPES
1851–1943
Woodland, Barry, MI
Grandparents
Elijah (Hyde) Gates
1832–
Harmony, Chataqua, New York, USA
Sarah (Eletha) Butler
1838–1874
Erie County, Ohio
Albert (R) Mapes
1822–1912
Niagara, Niagara, New York
Esther (Ann) Hager
1834–1852
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Silas Gates
1803–1845
Angeline Hyde
1812–1887
Justus Butler
1813–1897
Lois Butler
1817–1905
Ira Mapes
1790–1864
Phoebe Hilton
1796–1866
John Hager
1805–1849
Nancy Irwin
1809–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Gates
1774–1840
Lydia Brown
1786–1835
Eliphalet Hyde
1778–1850
Jane WALKER
1783–1853
Jethro Butler
1783–1839
Sarah Smith
1793–1813
Daniel XX
1779–1854
Jemima Bishop
1794–1884
Smith Mapes
1756–1830
Rachel McKnight
1764–1833
William Hilton
1742–1828
Ruth Butler
1752–1826

Lillian Dennis's Descendants

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Lillian (Bell Gates) Dennis (3 Apr 1898–16 Feb 1981) m. Howard (Walter Douglas) Roberts (2 Aug 1895–23 Jul 1956)
  1. 1. Howard (Walter Douglas Roberts) Jr 1923–2002 m. Wilma (L) Baker 1925–2006
  2. 2. Katherine (Lorraine) Roberts 1921–1991

Lillian Dennis's Timeline

5 Records

1898
3 Apr 1898
Birth of Lillian Bell Gates Dennis in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Lillian Bell Gates Dennis resided here in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 42
Lillian Bell Gates Dennis resided here in , Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Lillian Bell Gates Dennis resided here in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
1981
16 Feb 1981
Age 83
Death of Lillian Bell Gates Dennis in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1898
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Grand Rapids, Kent

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Grand Rapids, Kent

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Grand Rapids, Kent

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1981
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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