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Virgil Allen Bates 1919–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1919

Birth Location: Prosperity N, South Carolina

Death Date: 1955

Death Location: South Carolina, USA

Father: Esco Bates

Mother: Blanche Hiller

Spouse(s): Mary Bates

Children(s):

The story of Virgil Allen Bates began in 1919 in Prosperity N, South Carolina. In 1935, Virgil Allen Bates resided in Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina. In 1940, Virgil Allen Bates resided in Township 9 Storey Battery, Stony Battery, Newberry. Virgil Allen Bates married Mary Lightsey Bates, and had children including John Samuel Chad Bates Sr. Virgil Allen Bates passed away in 1955 in South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Virgil Allen Bates began in 1919 in Prosperity N, South Carolina.
  • In 1935, Virgil Allen Bates resided in Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, Virgil Allen Bates resided in Township 9 Storey Battery, Stony Battery, Newberry.
  • Virgil Allen Bates married Mary Lightsey Bates, and had children including John Samuel Chad Bates Sr.
  • Virgil Allen Bates passed away in 1955 in South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Esco Bates
1895–1973
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Blanche Hiller
1900–1975
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bates
1924–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Virgil Bates's Ancestors

Self
Virgil Bates
1919–1955
Birth Place: Prosperity N, South Carolina
Parents
Esco Bates
1895–1973
South Carolina, USA
Blanche Hiller
1900–1975
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Patrick ((Abraham)) Bates
1865–1946
South Carolina, USA
Viney ((Wise)) Bates
1878–
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Drayton Bates
1845–1910
Charlotte, Bates
1850–
Carwile Wise
1855–1916
Catherine Leaphart
1857–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Virgil Bates's Timeline

5 Records

1919
16 Dec 1919
Birth of Virgil Allen Bates in Prosperity N, South Carolina
Prosperity N, South Carolina
1935
1935
Age 16
Virgil Allen Bates resided here in Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina
Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 21
Virgil Allen Bates resided here in Township 9 Storey Battery, Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Township 9 Storey Battery, Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Virgil Allen Bates resided here in Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1955
1955
Age 36
Death of Virgil Allen Bates in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1919
    Event Place: Prosperity N, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For South Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 11
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03827; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 36-30
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: 5688; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 36-53

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03827; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 36-30

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Township 9 Storey Battery, Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For South Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 11
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stony Battery, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03827; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 36-30

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Newberry, South Carolina, 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: Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: 5688; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 36-53

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
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