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Roy Sherman Bates 1945–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1945

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 11 Nov 2017

Death Location: Hazel Green, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Shelby Bates

Mother: Lila Pogue

Spouse(s): Gwinnette Meads

Children(s):

The story of Roy Sherman Bates began in 1945 in Alabama, USA. In 1950, Roy Sherman Bates resided in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA. Roy Sherman Bates married Gwinnette Missouri Meads, Ida Mozella, and had children including Christina A Bates. Roy Sherman Bates passed away in 2017 in Hazel Green, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Roy Sherman Bates began in 1945 in Alabama, USA.
  • In 1950, Roy Sherman Bates resided in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.
  • Roy Sherman Bates married Gwinnette Missouri Meads, Ida Mozella, and had children including Christina A Bates.
  • Roy Sherman Bates passed away in 2017 in Hazel Green, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roy Bates's Ancestors

Self
Roy Bates
1945–2017
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Shelby Pleasant "S.P." Bates
1895–1990
Hazel Green, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America
Lila Pogue
1912–1990
Taft, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roy Bates's Timeline

8 Records

1944
2 Dec 1944
Birth of Roy Sherman Bates in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1945
abt 1945
Birth of Roy Sherman Bates
None
1950
1950
Age 5
Roy Sherman Bates resided here in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1964
Sep 1964
Age 19
Roy Sherman Bates was married in Madison, Alabama
Madison, Alabama
1990
1990-2017
Age 45
Roy Sherman Bates resided here in Elkmont, Alabama, USA
Elkmont, Alabama, USA
1993
13 May 1993
Age 48
Roy Sherman Bates was married in Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
1993
14 Jun 1993
Age 48
Roy Sherman Bates resided here in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
2017
11 Nov 2017
Age 72
Death of Roy Sherman Bates in Decherd, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Decherd, Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1944
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, tributesAL; Publication Place: City, AL, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: 4147; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 52-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1945
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1964
    Event Place: Madison, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama Marriage Collection

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 May 1993
    Event Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: 4147; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 52-2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990-2017
    Event Place: Elkmont, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1993
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 14 Jun 1993 - Page 8, Ida Mozella Bates, wife of Sherman Bates

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1993
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 14 Jun 1993; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elkmont, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, tributesAL; Publication Place: City, AL, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 2017
    Event Place: Decherd, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, tributesAL; Publication Place: City, AL, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hazel Green, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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