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Melvin William Bates 1910–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 October 1910

Birth Location: Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America

Death Date: 30 October 1995

Death Location: Grand Meadow, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Adelbert Bates

Mother: Inga Sletten

Spouse(s): Martha Skaran

Children(s): Jerry Bates, Arlene Bates

Melvin William Bates was born in 1910 in Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America, the child of Adelbert Luther Bates And Inga Georgine Amalia Sletten. Melvin William Bates married Martha Otelia Skaran, and had children including Arlene Lillian Bates, Jerry A Bates. Melvin William Bates passed away in 1995 in Grand Meadow, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melvin William Bates was born in 1910 in Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America, the child of Adelbert Luther Bates And Inga Georgine Amalia Sletten.
  • Melvin William Bates married Martha Otelia Skaran, and had children including Arlene Lillian Bates, Jerry A Bates.
  • Melvin William Bates passed away in 1995 in Grand Meadow, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adelbert Bates
1862–1947
Birth Location: Pleasant Valley Twp, Mower, Minnesota, United States
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Inga Sletten
1889–1959
Birth Location: Perley, Norman County, Minnesota, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Martha Skaran
1911–1997
Birth Location: Grand Meadow, Mower, Minnesota, USA
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Children(s)

Jerry Bates
1939–1999
Birth Location: Grand Meadow, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America
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Arlene Bates
1930–1930
Birth Location: Frankford Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America
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Melvin Bates's Ancestors

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Melvin Bates
1910–1995
Birth Place: Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America
Parents
Adelbert Luther Bates
1862–1947
Pleasant Valley Twp, Mower, Minnesota, United States
Inga (Georgine Amalia) Sletten
1889–1959
Perley, Norman County, Minnesota, United States of America
Grandparents
Luther (S) Bates
1825–1907
Queensbury, Warren, New York, USA
Lorinda (F) Adams
1824–1908
Ludlow, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melvin Bates's Descendants

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Melvin (William) Bates (15 October 1910–30 October 1995) m. Martha (Otelia) Skaran (April 30, 1911–June 30, 1997)
  1. 1. Jerry (A.) Bates 1939–1999
  2. 2. Arlene (Lillian) Bates 1930–1930

Melvin Bates's Timeline

2 Records

1910
15 October 1910
Birth of Melvin William Bates in Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America
Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America
1995
30 October 1995
Age 85
Death of Melvin William Bates in Stewartville, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Stewartville, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 October 1910
    Event Place: Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 October 1995
    Event Place: Stewartville, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Meadow, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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