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Solomon Eli Gates 1835–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jul 1835

Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Oxford, Brant District, Upper Canada

Death Date: 02 Mar 1922

Death Location: Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA

Father: Hiram Gates

Mother: Sarah Sayles

Spouse(s): Mary Shimmin, Anna Lord

Children(s): Irene Gates, Eugene Gates, Marion Gates, Emelie Gates, Clara Gates, Thomas Gates, Infant Gates, Willie Gates, Perry Gates

In 1835, Solomon Eli Gates entered the world in Mount Pleasant, Oxford, Brant District, Upper Canada, born to Hiram Gates And Sarah Maria Sayles. Solomon Eli Gates married Anna B Lord, Mary Zerelda Shimmin, and had children including Clara Marie Gates, Emelie Zerelda Gates, Eugene Casserly Gates, Infant Boy Gates, Irene Wealthy Gates, Marion Francis Gates, Perry Nelson Gates, Thomas Edwin Gates, Willie Gates. Solomon Eli Gates passed away in 1922 in Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Solomon Eli Gates entered the world in Mount Pleasant, Oxford, Brant District, Upper Canada, born to Hiram Gates And Sarah Maria Sayles.
  • Solomon Eli Gates married Anna B Lord, Mary Zerelda Shimmin, and had children including Clara Marie Gates, Emelie Zerelda Gates, Eugene Casserly Gates, Infant Boy Gates, Irene Wealthy Gates, Marion Francis Gates, Perry Nelson Gates, Thomas Edwin Gates, Willie Gates.
  • Solomon Eli Gates passed away in 1922 in Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hiram Gates
1802–1850
Birth Location: Brantford, London District, On, Canada
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Sarah Sayles
1808–1849
Birth Location: Townsend, Ontario, Canada
SS

Spouses(s)

Mary Shimmin
1850–1884
Birth Location: Wisconsin, United States
MS
Anna Lord
1860–1934
Birth Location: Wisconsin
AL

Children(s)

Irene Gates
1876–1920
Birth Location: Tulare, California, United States
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Eugene Gates
1874–1915
Birth Location: Visalia, Tulare, California, USA
EG
Marion Gates
1878–1956
Birth Location: Fresno County, California
MG
Emelie Gates
1880–1970
Birth Location: San Luis Obispo, California, USA
EG
Clara Gates
1872–1947
Birth Location: Sherwood Valley, Mendocino, California, United States
CG
Thomas Gates
1870–1954
Birth Location: Sherwood Valley, Mendocino, California, United States
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Infant Gates
1884–1884
Birth Location: Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
IG
Willie Gates
1882–1903
Birth Location: San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
WG
Perry Gates
1901–1943
Birth Location: California, USA
PG

Solomon Gates's Ancestors

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Solomon Gates
1835–1922
Birth Place: Mount Pleasant, Oxford, Brant District, Upper Canada
Parents
Hiram Gates
1802–1850
Brantford, London District, On, Canada
Sarah (Maria) Sayles
1808–1849
Townsend, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
HENRY Gates
1774–1850
Ashburnham, Massachusetts
Martha Burtch
1783–1864
New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Burtch
1745–1834
Sarah Green
1780–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Solomon Gates's Descendants

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Solomon (Eli) Gates (30 Jul 1835–02 Mar 1922) m. Mary (Zerelda) Shimmin (18 October 1850–13 May 1884) m. Anna (B) Lord (Sep 1860–1934)
  1. 1. Irene (Wealthy) Gates 1876–1920 m. William (C) Sinclair 1874–1948
    1. 1. Dorcas Sinclair 1905–1995 m. John (William) Hurtt 1910–1996
      1. 1. June (Irene) Hurtt 1942–2021
    2. 2. Emelie Sinclair 1904–1992 m. Ray (T) Sanchez 1897–
    3. 3. Daniel Sinclair 1907–1997
      1. 1. Edward ("Big Ed" John) Sinclair 1938–2017
    4. 4. William (Richard) Sinclair 1910–1992 m. Thelma (Eva) Negley 1914–2006
    5. 5. Baby (Boy) Sinclair 1912–1912
    6. 6. Thomas Sinclair 1915–1950
    7. 7. Irene (W) Sinclair 1918–2001 m. James (Eugene) Freeman 1908–1994
  2. 2. Eugene (Casserly) Gates 1874–1915
  3. 3. Marion (Francis) Gates 1878–1956
  4. 4. Emelie (Zerelda) Gates 1880–1970
  5. 5. Clara (Marie) Gates 1872–1947
  6. 6. Thomas (Edwin) Gates 1870–1954
  7. 7. Infant (Boy) Gates 1884–1884
  8. 8. Willie Gates 1882–1903
  9. 9. Perry (Nelson) Gates 1901–1943

Solomon Gates's Timeline

10 Records

1835
30 Jul 1835
Birth of Solomon Eli Gates in Mount Pleasant, Oxford, Brant District, Upper Canada
Mount Pleasant, Oxford, Brant District, Upper Canada
1850
1850
Age 15
Solomon Eli Gates resided here in Greenwood Valley, El Dorado, California, USA
Greenwood Valley, El Dorado, California, USA
1870
1870
Age 35
Solomon Eli Gates resided here in Little Lake, Mendocino, California, USA
Little Lake, Mendocino, California, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Solomon Eli Gates resided here in Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, California, USA
1882
1882
Age 47
Solomon Eli Gates resided here in San Luis Obispo, California, United States
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
1892
1892
Age 57
Solomon Eli Gates resided here in Fresno, California, United States
Fresno, California, United States
1900
1900
Age 65
Solomon Eli Gates resided here in Cholame, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Cholame, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
Solomon Eli Gates resided here in Township 3, Fresno, California, USA
Township 3, Fresno, California, USA
1920
1920
Age 85
Solomon Eli Gates resided here in Township 3, Fresno, California, USA
Township 3, Fresno, California, USA
1922
02 Mar 1922
Age 87
Death of Solomon Eli Gates in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, Fresno, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1835
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Oxford, Brant District, Upper Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Voter Registers, California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 14; FHL Roll Number: 976462
    [2] California, Voter Registers, California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 121; FHL Roll Number: 977284
    [3] California, Death Index, 1905-1939
    [4] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Township 3, Fresno, California; Roll: T625_96; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 340
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fresno, California; Roll: 65; Family History Film: 1254065; Page: 225C; Enumeration District: 005
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Little Lake, Mendocino, California; Roll: M593_74; Page: 197B; Image: 100120; Family History Library Film: 545573
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cholame, San Luis Obispo, California; Roll: 109; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1240109
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 3, Fresno, California; Roll: T624_76; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1374089
    [10] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Greenwood Valley, El Dorado, California; Roll: M432_34; Page: 450B; Image: 406
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1841
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Township 3, Fresno, California; Roll: T625_96; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 340

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1842
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 3, Fresno, California; Roll: T624_76; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1374089

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Greenwood Valley, El Dorado, California, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Greenwood Valley, El Dorado, California; Roll: M432_34; Page: 450B; Image: 406

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Little Lake, Mendocino, California, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Little Lake, Mendocino, California; Roll: M593_74; Page: 197B; Image: 100120; Family History Library Film: 545573

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fresno, California; Roll: 65; Family History Film: 1254065; Page: 225C; Enumeration District: 005

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1882
    Event Place: San Luis Obispo, California, United States
    Record Source: California, Voter Registers, California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 121; FHL Roll Number: 977284

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Fresno, California, United States
    Record Source: California, Voter Registers, California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 14; FHL Roll Number: 976462

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cholame, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cholame, San Luis Obispo, California; Roll: 109; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1240109

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Township 3, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 3, Fresno, California; Roll: T624_76; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1374089

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Township 3, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Township 3, Fresno, California; Roll: T625_96; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 340

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1922
    Event Place: Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Death Index, 1905-1939
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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