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Richard Lee Bates 1927–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1927

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 21 December 2018

Death Location: Oldfort, Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Clyde ***

Mother: Mellie (Bates)

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In 1927, Richard Lee Bates entered the world in Tennessee, born to Clyde Bates And Mellie Young Bates. Richard Lee Bates passed away in 2018 in Oldfort, Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1927, Richard Lee Bates entered the world in Tennessee, born to Clyde Bates And Mellie Young Bates.
  • Richard Lee Bates passed away in 2018 in Oldfort, Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Richard Bates's Ancestors

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Richard Bates
1927–2018
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Clyde Bates ***
1889–1964
Tennessee, USA
Mellie (Young) (Bates)
1895–1938
Tennessee
Grandparents
George (W.) Young
1853–1912
Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Bates's Timeline

2 Records

1927
1 April 1927
Birth of Richard Lee Bates in Tennessee
Tennessee
2018
21 December 2018
Age 91
Death of Richard Lee Bates in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1927
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 December 2018
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oldfort, Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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