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Rev William M. Gates 1791–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1791

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1877

Death Location: Siloam, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Frederick Gates

Mother: Katherine (Gates)

Spouse(s): Etha (Gates)

Children(s): Elizabeth Gates

Rev William M. Gates was born in 1791 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Frederick Gates And Katherine Smith Messersmith Gates. Rev William M. Gates married Etha Malinda White Gates, and had children including Elizabeth Gates. Rev William M. Gates passed away in 1877 in Siloam, Surry County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Rev William M. Gates was born in 1791 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Frederick Gates And Katherine Smith Messersmith Gates.
  • Rev William M. Gates married Etha Malinda White Gates, and had children including Elizabeth Gates.
  • Rev William M. Gates passed away in 1877 in Siloam, Surry County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick Gates
1771–1816
Birth Location: Orange Co. North Carolina
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Katherine (Gates)
1773–1886
Birth Location: North Carolina (not verified)
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Spouses(s)

Etha (Gates)
1797–1878
Birth Location: Warren, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Gates
1825–1908
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Rev Gates's Ancestors

Self
Rev Gates
1791–1877
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Frederick Gates
1771–1816
Orange Co. North Carolina
Katherine (Smith\Messersmith) (Gates)
1773–1886
North Carolina (not verified)
Grandparents
Elizabeth Miller
1755–1830
Dover, Kent, Delaware, American Colonies
Stephen (Smith) (Messersmith)
1740–1825
Berks County, PA
Susanna (Wagner\Waggoner) (Smith\Messersmith)
1740–1816
United States
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Millington
1730–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev Gates's Descendants

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Rev (William M.) Gates (1791–1877) m. Etha (Malinda White) (Gates) (1797–1878)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Gates 1825–1908 m. Thomas (Tucker) Snow 1826–1904
    1. 1. James (Mallory Jim) Snow 1847–1912 m. America Davis 1844–1930
      1. 1. Immanuel (Lwood) Snow 1878–1947 m. Mary (Lydia "Mollie") Smith 1884–1966
        1. 1. Virgie (May Snow (Leard,) Bowman) 1908–2001 m. Charlie (Lee) Bowman 1905–1988

Rev Gates's Timeline

3 Records

1791
1791
Birth of Rev William M. Gates in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1823
6 April 1823
Age 32
Rev William M. Gates was married in Surry, North Carolina, United States
Surry, North Carolina, United States
1877
1877
Age 86
Death of Rev William M. Gates in Siloam, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Siloam, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 April 1823
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of NC

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Siloam, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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