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Thomas Earl Gates 1925–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 December 1925

Birth Location: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 8 June 1992

Death Location: Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Charles Gates

Mother: Lucy Forrester

Spouse(s): Annie Simington

Children(s): Minerva Gates

The story of Thomas Earl Gates began in 1925 in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Thomas Earl Gates resided in Rural, Randolph, Arkansas. In 1940, Thomas Earl Gates resided in Demun Township, Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA. Thomas Earl Gates married Annie Marvine Simington, and had children including Lee Edward Gates, Minerva Lorena Gates. Thomas Earl Gates passed away in 1992 in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Earl Gates began in 1925 in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Thomas Earl Gates resided in Rural, Randolph, Arkansas.
  • In 1940, Thomas Earl Gates resided in Demun Township, Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA.
  • Thomas Earl Gates married Annie Marvine Simington, and had children including Lee Edward Gates, Minerva Lorena Gates.
  • Thomas Earl Gates passed away in 1992 in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Gates's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Gates
1925–1992
Birth Place: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Charles Rufus Gates
1896–1948
Myrtle, Oregon, Missouri, USA
Lucy (Lorena) Forrester
1906–1989
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Michael (Calvin) Gates
1859–1912
Mt Pleasant, Lawrence Co., MO, USA
Mary (Piercy Elizabeth) Prevett
1856–1899
North Carolina, USA
William (Newton) Forrester
1874–1915
Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
Simpson Gates
1837–1911
SARAH NOSS
1842–1911
John Forester
1841–1880
Micky Garroutte
1856–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Gates
1811–1860
Catherine Cline
1810–1860
Christian Noss
1807–1896
Nancy Noss
1823–

Thomas Gates's Descendants

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Thomas (Earl) Gates (2 December 1925–8 June 1992) m. Annie (Marvine) Simington (14 Sept 1928–22 Jan 1994)
  1. 1. Minerva (Lorena) Gates 1948–2005

Thomas Gates's Timeline

5 Records

1925
2 December 1925
Birth of Thomas Earl Gates in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Thomas Earl Gates resided here in Rural, Randolph, Arkansas
Rural, Randolph, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 15
Thomas Earl Gates resided here in Demun Township, Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
Demun Township, Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Thomas Earl Gates resided here in Shiloh, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
Shiloh, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
1992
8 June 1992
Age 67
Death of Thomas Earl Gates in Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 December 1925
    Event Place: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Randolph, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Demun Township, Demun, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Shiloh, Randolph, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 June 1992
    Event Place: Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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