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Wayne O'Neal Bates 1935–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1935

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1 Jun 1996

Death Location: Union Hill, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Theodore Bates

Mother: Lillie Smithwick

Spouse(s): Ruby Jo

Children(s):

Wayne O'Neal Bates was born in 1935 in Georgia, the child of Theodore Roosevelt Bates And Lillie G Smithwick. In 1935, Wayne O'Neal Bates resided in R, Cherokee, Georgia. In 1940, Wayne O'Neal Bates resided in Little River, Cherokee, Georgia, USA. Wayne O'Neal Bates married Ruby Jo, and had children including Lonny Bates. Wayne O'Neal Bates passed away in 1996 in Union Hill, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wayne O'Neal Bates was born in 1935 in Georgia, the child of Theodore Roosevelt Bates And Lillie G Smithwick.
  • In 1935, Wayne O'Neal Bates resided in R, Cherokee, Georgia.
  • In 1940, Wayne O'Neal Bates resided in Little River, Cherokee, Georgia, USA.
  • Wayne O'Neal Bates married Ruby Jo, and had children including Lonny Bates.
  • Wayne O'Neal Bates passed away in 1996 in Union Hill, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wayne Bates's Ancestors

Self
Wayne Bates
1935–1996
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Theodore Roosevelt Bates
1909–1992
Georgia
Lillie (G) Smithwick
1910–1990
Georgia
Grandparents
Wesley (Ernest) Smithwick
1889–1973
Elizabeth (A) Watkins
1889–1963
Great-Grandparents
James Smithwick
1860–1973
Arminda Smith
1863–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Smith
1824–1887
Mary Shockley
1827–1887

Wayne Bates's Timeline

4 Records

1935
15 Jun 1935
Birth of Wayne O'Neal Bates in Georgia
Georgia
1935
1935
Wayne O'Neal Bates resided here in R, Cherokee, Georgia
R, Cherokee, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 5
Wayne O'Neal Bates resided here in Little River, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Little River, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
1996
1 Jun 1996
Age 61
Death of Wayne O'Neal Bates
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1935
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Little River, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00655; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 28-23
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: R, Cherokee, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Little River, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00655; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 28-23

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Little River, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Little River, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00655; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 28-23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1996
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Union Hill, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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