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Margaret Laura Etta Bates 1885–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1885

Birth Location: Limestone Co, Texas

Death Date: 10 Jan 1968

Death Location: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Thomas Bates

Mother: Margaret Whitwell

Spouse(s): William Davidson

Children(s): Frances Davidson, Mary Davidson, William Davidson, Vera Davidson

Margaret Laura Etta Bates was born in 1885 in Limestone Co, Texas, the child of Thomas Andrew Bates And Margaret Elvira Whitwell. In 1900, Margaret Laura Etta Bates resided in Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Margaret Laura Etta Bates resided in Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA. Margaret Laura Etta Bates married William Rudolph Davidson, and had children including Frances Louise Davidson, Mary Mildred Davidson, Vera Davidson, William Andrew Davidson. Margaret Laura Etta Bates passed away in 1968 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Laura Etta Bates was born in 1885 in Limestone Co, Texas, the child of Thomas Andrew Bates And Margaret Elvira Whitwell.
  • In 1900, Margaret Laura Etta Bates resided in Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Margaret Laura Etta Bates resided in Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA.
  • Margaret Laura Etta Bates married William Rudolph Davidson, and had children including Frances Louise Davidson, Mary Mildred Davidson, Vera Davidson, William Andrew Davidson.
  • Margaret Laura Etta Bates passed away in 1968 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Bates's Ancestors

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Margaret Bates
1885–1968
Birth Place: Limestone Co, Texas
Parents
Thomas Andrew Bates
1851–1888
Hickman Co, Tennessee
Margaret (Elvira) Whitwell
1847–1931
Pleasantville, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Moses BATES
1816–1876
Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Shelton
1819–1861
Tennessee, USA
John (Anderson (Johnny)) Whitwell
1813–1892
Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Susannah (McGee) Graham
1816–1896
Dickson County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
William Bates
1787–1825
Elizabeth Green
1790–1860
Thomas II
1774–1846
Mary Anderson
1781–1838
Solomon Graham
1792–
Elizabeth (Graham)
1794–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitwell
1750–1775
Mary Bromfield
1752–1774
John Anderson
1750–1805
Rebecca Maxwell
1753–1824

Margaret Bates's Descendants

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Margaret (Laura Etta) Bates (15 Feb 1885–10 Jan 1968) m. William (Rudolph) Davidson (8 AUG 1873–16 Sep 1949)
  1. 1. Frances (Louise) Davidson 1926–1988
  2. 2. Mary (Mildred) Davidson 1917–1979
  3. 3. William (Andrew) Davidson 1919–1979
  4. 4. Vera Davidson 1916–

Margaret Bates's Timeline

4 Records

1885
15 Feb 1885
Birth of Margaret Laura Etta Bates in Limestone Co, Texas
Limestone Co, Texas
1900
1900
Age 15
Margaret Laura Etta Bates resided here in Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Margaret Laura Etta Bates resided here in Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
1968
10 Jan 1968
Age 83
Death of Margaret Laura Etta Bates in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Limestone Co, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 10, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1968
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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