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Mary "Lela" Gates 1891 – 1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1891

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 27 Nov 1964

Death Location: Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina

Father: William Gates

Mother: Margaret Gibson

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Mary "Lela" Gates was born in 1891 in North Carolina, the child of William "Henderson" Gates and Margaret Telithia Gibson. In 1900, Mary "Lela" Gates resided in Barker Creek Township, Jackson, North Carolina. Mary "Lela" Gates passed away in 1964 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Mary "Lela" Gates was born in 1891 in North Carolina, the child of William "Henderson" Gates and Margaret Telithia Gibson.
  • In 1900, Mary "Lela" Gates resided in Barker Creek Township, Jackson, North Carolina.
  • Mary "Lela" Gates passed away in 1964 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina.

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Mary Gates's Ancestors

Self
Mary Gates
1891 – 1964
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
William "Henderson" Gates
1859 – 1930
Macon, Bibb, Georgia
Margaret (Telithia) Gibson
1870 – 1929
Jackson, North Carolina
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Gates's Timeline

3 Records

1891
2 Oct 1891
Birth of Mary "Lela" Gates in North Carolina
North Carolina
1900
1900
Age 9
Mary "Lela" Gates resided here in Barker Creek Township, Jackson, North Carolina
Barker Creek Township, Jackson, North Carolina
1964
27 Nov 1964
Age 73
Death of Mary "Lela" Gates in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina
Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1891
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1201; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 47.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Barker Creek Township, Jackson, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1201; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 47.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1964
    Event Place: Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina

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