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Ralph Bates 1903 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1903

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 7 July 1986

Death Location: Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: George Bates

Mother: Lizzie Norton

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In 1903, Ralph Bates entered the world in Michigan, born to George W. Bates and Lizzie Estella Norton. In 1920, Ralph Bates resided in Pinora, Lake, Michigan, USA. Ralph Bates passed away in 1986 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1903, Ralph Bates entered the world in Michigan, born to George W. Bates and Lizzie Estella Norton.
  • In 1920, Ralph Bates resided in Pinora, Lake, Michigan, USA.
  • Ralph Bates passed away in 1986 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Ralph Bates's Ancestors

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Ralph Bates
1903 – 1986
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
George W. Bates
1861 – 1936
Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Lizzie (Estella) Norton
1868 – 1933
East Trumbull, Ohio
Grandparents
George (William) Bates
1833 – 1861
Ivychurch, Kent, England
Sarah (Anne) Penford
1838 – 1894
Kent County, England
Ambrose Norton
1833 – 1917
Ohio, United States of America
Helen (M.) Norton
1840 – 1919
Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Henry Penford
Elizabeth Reeder
1815 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Reeder
1775 –
Elizabeth Reeder
1790 –

Ralph Bates's Timeline

3 Records

1903
abt 1903
Birth of Ralph Bates in Michigan
Michigan
1920
1920
Age 17
Ralph Bates resided here in Pinora, Lake, Michigan, USA
Pinora, Lake, Michigan, USA
1986
7 July 1986
Age 83
Death of Ralph Bates in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States of America
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1903
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pinora, Lake, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 July 1986
    Event Place: Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: DeWitt, Clinton County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

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