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Silas Valentine Gates 1782–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1782

Birth Location: Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Jul 1850

Death Location: Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA

Father: Hezekiah Gates

Mother: Sarah Gates

Spouse(s): Mary Faure

Children(s): Egbert Gates, Mary Gates, Sarah Gates, Elisha Gates, Elijah Gates, Peter Gates, Horatio Gates, Silas Jr, Rachel Gates

The story of Silas Valentine Gates began in 1782 in Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA. Silas Valentine Gates married Mary Fore Faure, and had children including Egbert Hezekiah Gates, Elijah Gates, Elisha Gates, Horatio Horace Gates, Mary Polly Gates, Peter Austin Gates, Rachel J Gates, Sarah Jane Gates, Silas Valentine Gates Jr. Silas Valentine Gates passed away in 1850 in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Valentine Gates began in 1782 in Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA.
  • Silas Valentine Gates married Mary Fore Faure, and had children including Egbert Hezekiah Gates, Elijah Gates, Elisha Gates, Horatio Horace Gates, Mary Polly Gates, Peter Austin Gates, Rachel J Gates, Sarah Jane Gates, Silas Valentine Gates Jr.
  • Silas Valentine Gates passed away in 1850 in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hezekiah Gates
1757–1833
Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Gates
1757–1806
Birth Location: Albamarle, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Faure
1780–1858
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Egbert Gates
1811–1859
Birth Location: Ashville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Gates
1814–1870
Birth Location: Ashville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Gates
1812–1890
Birth Location: Ashville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Elisha Gates
1828–
Birth Location: –
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Elijah Gates
1820–
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Peter Gates
1816–1898
Birth Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Horatio Gates
1807–1846
Birth Location: Ashville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Silas Jr
1814–1879
Birth Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Rachel Gates
1808–1870
Birth Location: Ashville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Silas Gates's Ancestors

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Silas Gates
1782–1850
Birth Place: Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Hezekiah A. Gates
1757–1833
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Fore) Gates
1757–1806
Albamarle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Charles ("Charley" Gates) Sr
1738–1805
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Tholl Taler) Gates
1736–1807
Spotsylvania, Virginia, Colony
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Gates's Descendants

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Silas (Valentine) Gates (14 Sep 1782–Jul 1850) m. Mary (Fore) Faure (13 Jun 1780–06 Feb 1858)
  1. 1. Egbert (Hezekiah) Gates 1811–1859 m. Cynthia (Anna) Allen 1813–1895 m. Cynthia (Anna) Allen 1812–1870 m. Emily (Leona) Harrison 1815–1908
    1. 1. Silas (Mattison) Gates 1847–1929 m. Vianna (Cordelia WOODARD) Gates 1850–1928
      1. 1. Horace (Greeley) Gates 1888–1969 m. Lydia (Camerlyn) Gouge 1891–1972
        1. 1. Cordelia (Josphine) Gates 1917–2010 m. Albert (Steven Hensley) Sr 1912–1966 m. Eugene (Irvine) Tuttle 1922–1989
        2. 2. Richard (Leon) Gates 1924–2001
        3. 3. Silas (Jackson 'Jack') Gates 1921–2008
        4. 4. Claud (Ray Gates) (twin) 1929–2011
        5. 5. Beulah (Mae Gates) (twin) 1929–2011
        6. 6. Ethel (Frances) Gates 1913–2001
        7. 7. Wilbert (Lee) Gates 1910–1979
        8. 8. Margaret ('Nixie') Gates 1919–2005
        9. 9. Raymond (Ralph) Gates 1911–1914
        10. 10. Curtis (Levi) Gates 1926–1994
      2. 2. Louella (Rebecca) Gates 1884–1943
      3. 3. Benjamin ("Benj" P) Gates 1874–
      4. 4. Isom (Roscoe) Gates 1881–1956
      5. 5. Lillian (Jane "Lily") Gates 1873–1920
      6. 6. James (Henry) Gates 1870–1949
      7. 7. Elbert (Severe "Ebb") Gates 1867–1926
      8. 8. Mattison (Silas B) Gates 1881–1913
      9. 9. Matt (Silas) Gates 1879–1913
    2. 2. Sarah (Z) Gates 1850–1916
    3. 3. Horatio (L) Gates 1837–1901
    4. 4. William (Dudley) Gates 1846–1895
    5. 5. Mary (E) Gates 1843–1917
    6. 6. Rachael (V) Gates 1841–
    7. 7. Martha (Louise) Gates 1837–1917
    8. 8. Sintha\Cynthia (Ann) Gates 1853–
    9. 9. Hezekiah (M) Gates 1857–
    10. 10. Martha Gates 1837–1917
    11. 11. Elisha Gates 1848–1921
    12. 12. Jacob Gates 1858–
    13. 13. Silas (V) Gates 1856–
    14. 14. Sarah (A) Gates 1854–
    15. 15. Mary (E) Gates 1852–
  2. 2. Mary (Polly) Gates 1814–1870
  3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Gates 1812–1890
  4. 4. Elisha Gates 1828–
  5. 5. Elijah Gates 1820–
  6. 6. Peter (Austin) Gates 1816–1898
  7. 7. Horatio ((Horace?)) Gates 1807–1846
  8. 8. Silas (Valentine Gates) Jr 1814–1879
  9. 9. Rachel (J) Gates 1808–1870

Silas Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1782
14 Sep 1782
Birth of Silas Valentine Gates in Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA
1850
Jul 1850
Age 68
Death of Silas Valentine Gates in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA
Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1782
    Event Place: Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1850
    Event Place: Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA
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