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REV. WILLIAM LUTHER GATES 1815–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Jul 1880

Death Location: Baton Rouge Wards 6, 7 and 8, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Father: John Gates

Mother: REBECCA GG'mother

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The story of REV. WILLIAM LUTHER GATES began in 1815 in Mississippi, USA. REV. WILLIAM LUTHER GATES passed away in 1880 in Baton Rouge Wards 6, 7 and 8, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • The story of REV. WILLIAM LUTHER GATES began in 1815 in Mississippi, USA.
  • REV. WILLIAM LUTHER GATES passed away in 1880 in Baton Rouge Wards 6, 7 and 8, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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REV. GATES's Ancestors

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REV. GATES
1815–1880
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
John (Morgan) Gates
1780–1845
Georgia, United States
REBECCA (BARKSDALE 4th) GG'mother
1785–1850
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Elias Gates
1785–1868
Nictaux, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hannah Ward
1774–1850
Nictaux, Nova Scotia, Canada
x (Abner E) Barksdale
1764–1840
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
x (Elizabeth 'Betsy') Garrett
1764–1822
Charlotte Co. Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph BARKSDALE
1740–1803
Hannah Barksdale
1742–1792
James Garrett
1737–1795
Elizabeth Shivers
1741–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Collier Barksdale
1715–1774
Sarah Randolph
1715–1774

REV. GATES's Timeline

2 Records

1815
1815
Birth of REV. WILLIAM LUTHER GATES in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1880
Jul 1880
Age 65
Death of REV. WILLIAM LUTHER GATES in Baton Rouge Wards 6, 7 and 8, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge Wards 6, 7 and 8, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1880
    Event Place: Baton Rouge Wards 6, 7 and 8, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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