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Willard Maston Bates 1910–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1910

Birth Location: Noble County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 24 Oct 2002

Death Location: Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA

Father: Aaron Bates

Mother: Irria Smith

Spouse(s): Eileen Cooper

Children(s): Vance Bates

The story of Willard Maston Bates began in 1910 in Noble County, Ohio, USA. In 1920, Willard Maston Bates resided in Enoch, Noble, Ohio, USA. In 1930, Willard Maston Bates resided in Enoch, Enoch, Noble, Ohio, USA. Willard Maston Bates married Eileen Ruth Cooper, and had children including Samuel Sammy N Bates, Vance Mckinley Bates. Willard Maston Bates passed away in 2002 in Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willard Maston Bates began in 1910 in Noble County, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1920, Willard Maston Bates resided in Enoch, Noble, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1930, Willard Maston Bates resided in Enoch, Enoch, Noble, Ohio, USA.
  • Willard Maston Bates married Eileen Ruth Cooper, and had children including Samuel Sammy N Bates, Vance Mckinley Bates.
  • Willard Maston Bates passed away in 2002 in Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aaron Bates
1887–1962
Birth Location: Enoch, Noble, Ohio, USA
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Irria Smith
1894–1980
Birth Location: Burksville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eileen Cooper
1918–2011
Birth Location: Ohio
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Children(s)

Vance Bates
1937–2020
Birth Location: Caldwell, Noble, Ohio, USA
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Willard Bates's Ancestors

Self
Willard Bates
1910–2002
Birth Place: Noble County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Aaron Dighton Bates
1887–1962
Enoch, Noble, Ohio, USA
Irria (Lue) Smith
1894–1980
Burksville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Rev. (Dighton Moore) Bates
1844–1921
Seneca, Noble, Ohio, USA
Hester (Anna) Phelps
1856–1928
Noble County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Phelps
1829–1887
Phebe Bates
1834–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Phelps
1801–1887
Mary Staley
1812–1866

Willard Bates's Descendants

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Willard (Maston) Bates (10 Sep 1910–24 Oct 2002) m. Eileen (Ruth) Cooper (abt 1918–21 Oct 2011)
  1. 1. Vance (McKinley) Bates 1937–2020 m. Patricia ("Pat" Ellen) McDiffitt 1936–2014

Willard Bates's Timeline

8 Records

1910
10 Sep 1910
Birth of Willard Maston Bates in Noble County, Ohio, USA
Noble County, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Willard Maston Bates resided here in Enoch, Noble, Ohio, USA
Enoch, Noble, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Willard Maston Bates resided here in Enoch, Enoch, Noble, Ohio, USA
Enoch, Enoch, Noble, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Willard Maston Bates resided here in Olive, Noble, Ohio, USA
Olive, Noble, Ohio, USA
1940
1940
Age 30
Willard Maston Bates resided here in Olive, Olive, Noble, Ohio, USA
Olive, Olive, Noble, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 41
Willard Maston Bates resided here in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1984
1984
Age 74
Willard Maston Bates resided here in Byesville, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
Byesville, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
2002
24 Oct 2002
Age 92
Death of Willard Maston Bates in Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1910
    Event Place: Noble County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Enoch, Noble, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Enoch, Enoch, Noble, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Olive, Noble, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Olive, Noble, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03124; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 61-18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Olive, Olive, Noble, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Olive, Noble, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03124; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 61-18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1984
    Event Place: Byesville, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Oct 2002
    Event Place: Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Willard M Bates 24 Oct 2002

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Caldwell, Noble, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 74

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Guernsey, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 2002
    Event Place: Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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