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Martin Van Buren Bates 1860–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1860

Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky

Death Date: 16 Nov 1928

Death Location: Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States

Father: Henderson Bates

Mother: Martha Robinson

Spouse(s): Heneritta Craft

Children(s): B Sr, Myrtle Bates, Joseph Bates, John BATES, Mattie Bates, Henretta Bates, Anna Bates, Zebedee Bates, John Bates

The story of Martin Van Buren Bates began in 1860 in Letcher, Kentucky. Martin Van Buren Bates married Heneritta Lettie Craft, and had children including Anna Bates, B Bates Sr, Henretta Etta Bates, John W Bates, Joseph Bates, Mattie Bates, Myrtle Bates, Zebedee Bates. Martin Van Buren Bates passed away in 1928 in Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
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Biography

  • The story of Martin Van Buren Bates began in 1860 in Letcher, Kentucky.
  • Martin Van Buren Bates married Heneritta Lettie Craft, and had children including Anna Bates, B Bates Sr, Henretta Etta Bates, John W Bates, Joseph Bates, Mattie Bates, Myrtle Bates, Zebedee Bates.
  • Martin Van Buren Bates passed away in 1928 in Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henderson Bates
1832–1870
Birth Location: Rockhouse Creek, Whitesburg, Letcher, Perry, Kentucky, USA
HB
Martha Robinson
1823–1924
Birth Location: Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States
MR

Spouses(s)

Heneritta Craft
1866–1951
Birth Location: Kentucky
HC

Children(s)

B Sr
1882–1961
Birth Location: Letcher Co. Ky.
BS
Myrtle Bates
1904–
Birth Location: Menifee County, Kentucky, USA
MB
Joseph Bates
1908–
Birth Location: Kentucky
JB
John BATES
1883–
Birth Location: Wise, Virginia, United States
JB
Mattie Bates
1885–
Birth Location: Menifee, Kentucky, United States
MB
Henretta Bates
1888–1948
Birth Location: Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States
HB
Anna Bates
1891–1984
Birth Location: Virginia
AB
Zebedee Bates
1898–1962
Birth Location: Menifee, Kentucky, United States
ZB
John Bates
1892–
Birth Location: Kentucky
JB

Martin Bates's Ancestors

Self
Martin Bates
1860–1928
Birth Place: Letcher, Kentucky
Parents
Henderson Robert Bates
1832–1870
Rockhouse Creek, Whitesburg, Letcher, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Patty) Robinson
1823–1924
Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Wallis Bates) Sr.
1779–1843
Broad Ford Holsten River, Washington, Virginia, USA
Sarah Walthrop
1793–1865
Boone, Watauga, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bates
1736–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph IV
1714–1740
Mary King
1719–1743

Martin Bates's Descendants

1.
MB
Martin (Van Buren) Bates (23 Apr 1860–16 Nov 1928) m. Heneritta ("Lettie") Craft (28 April 1866–27 May 1951)
  1. 1. B (Bates) Sr 1882–1961
  2. 2. Myrtle Bates 1904–
  3. 3. Joseph Bates 1908–
  4. 4. John (W) BATES 1883–
  5. 5. Mattie Bates 1885–
  6. 6. Henretta (Etta) Bates 1888–1948
  7. 7. Anna Bates 1891–1984
  8. 8. Zebedee Bates 1898–1962
  9. 9. John (W) Bates 1892–

Martin Bates's Timeline

2 Records

1860
23 Apr 1860
Birth of Martin Van Buren Bates in Letcher, Kentucky
Letcher, Kentucky
1928
16 Nov 1928
Age 68
Death of Martin Van Buren Bates in Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1860
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1928
    Event Place: Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
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