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Matthew James Gates 1897–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 April 1897

Birth Location: Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 28 June 1982

Death Location: Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Tyler Gates

Mother: Nancy Creasey

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Robert Gates

Matthew James Gates was born in 1897 in Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Tyler Jackson Gates And Nancy Belle Creasey. Matthew James Gates married Carrie Boyd, and had children including Robert Lee Gates. Matthew James Gates passed away in 1982 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matthew James Gates was born in 1897 in Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Tyler Jackson Gates And Nancy Belle Creasey.
  • Matthew James Gates married Carrie Boyd, and had children including Robert Lee Gates.
  • Matthew James Gates passed away in 1982 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Tyler Gates
1867–1942
Birth Location: Patrick County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Creasey
1868–1918
Birth Location: Patrick County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Gates
1939–2019
Birth Location: Dobson Township, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Matthew Gates's Ancestors

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Matthew Gates
1897–1982
Birth Place: Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Tyler Jackson Gates
1867–1942
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Belle) Creasey
1868–1918
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Benjamin) Gates
1824–1895
Virginia, United States of America
Zilpha Ingram
1833–1887
, Franklin, Virginia, USA
James Creath
1845–1932
Patrick, Virginia, USA
Caroline Smith
1846–1923
Patrick Co. VA
Great-Grandparents
John Gates
1795–1850
Lucy Richardson
–1870
John Creasey
1825–1915
Munford Smith
1823–1862
Catherine Boyd
1823–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Richardson
1750–1830
John Creasy
1792–1876
Rebecca Shackelford
1800–1850

Matthew Gates's Descendants

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Matthew (James) Gates (6 April 1897–28 June 1982)
  1. 1. Robert (Lee) Gates 1939–2019

Matthew Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1897
6 April 1897
Birth of Matthew James Gates in Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America
Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America
1982
28 June 1982
Age 85
Death of Matthew James Gates in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 April 1897
    Event Place: Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 June 1982
    Event Place: Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
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