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Thomas Franklin Gates 1903–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1903

Birth Location: Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 5 Nov 1983

Death Location: Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Robert Gates

Mother: Melissa Bussell

Spouse(s): Bertha Courtright

Children(s): Tricia Gates, Louis Gates, Galen Gates, Tommy Gates

The story of Thomas Franklin Gates began in 1903 in Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Thomas Franklin Gates resided in Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma. In 1940, Thomas Franklin Gates resided in Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA. Thomas Franklin Gates married Bertha Dorothy Courtright, and had children including Galen Frank Gates, Louis Dale Gates, Tommy Dee Gates, Tricia Joleen Gates. Thomas Franklin Gates passed away in 1983 in Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Franklin Gates began in 1903 in Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Thomas Franklin Gates resided in Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma.
  • In 1940, Thomas Franklin Gates resided in Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Thomas Franklin Gates married Bertha Dorothy Courtright, and had children including Galen Frank Gates, Louis Dale Gates, Tommy Dee Gates, Tricia Joleen Gates.
  • Thomas Franklin Gates passed away in 1983 in Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Gates's Ancestors

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Thomas Gates
1903–1983
Birth Place: Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Robert Thomas Gates
1875–1909
O'Kean, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
Melissa Bussell
1883–1908
Randolph City, Arkansas
Grandparents
Simpson (Franklin) Gates
1837–1911
Alabama
SARAH (JANE) NOSS
1842–1911
Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
Barton (Elijah) Bussell
1856–1935
Clairborne, Tennessee
LOUISA (ELLEN) HOUSE
1859–1946
Lynn, Oregon, Missouri, United States
Great-Grandparents
Michael Gates
1811–1860
Catherine Cline
1810–1860
Christian Noss
1807–1896
Nancy Noss
1823–
Sherley Bussell
1811–1872
Mary Jones
1813–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gates
1781–1850
Elizabeth Bullon
1784–1860
John Cline
1788–1870
Catherine Ramey
1780–1833
Jacob Gates
1777–1835

Thomas Gates's Descendants

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Thomas (Franklin) Gates (22 Dec 1903–5 Nov 1983) m. Bertha (Dorothy) Courtright (14 Mar 1908–11 Oct 2004)
  1. 1. Tricia (Joleen) Gates 1940–2012
  2. 2. Louis (Dale) Gates 1929–2004
  3. 3. Galen (Frank) Gates 1937–1999
  4. 4. Tommy (Dee) Gates 1928–2009

Thomas Gates's Timeline

5 Records

1903
22 Dec 1903
Birth of Thomas Franklin Gates in Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Thomas Franklin Gates resided here in Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma
Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 37
Thomas Franklin Gates resided here in Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Thomas Franklin Gates resided here in Glencoe, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
Glencoe, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
1983
5 Nov 1983
Age 80
Death of Thomas Franklin Gates in Glencoe, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
Glencoe, Payne, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03316; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 54-20

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Okfuskee, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03316; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 54-20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Glencoe, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1983
    Event Place: Glencoe, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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