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William Norwood Gates 1818–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1818

Birth Location: Jackson, TN, USA

Death Date: 19 September 1903

Death Location: Atascosa County, Texas, USA

Father: JOHN Gates

Mother: MARTHA Hampton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gates

Children(s): Mary Wilkins

The story of William Norwood Gates began in 1818 in Jackson, TN, USA. William Norwood Gates married Elizabeth Jane Gates, Mary Jane Petty, and had children including Mary Jane Wilkins. William Norwood Gates passed away in 1903 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Norwood Gates began in 1818 in Jackson, TN, USA.
  • William Norwood Gates married Elizabeth Jane Gates, Mary Jane Petty, and had children including Mary Jane Wilkins.
  • William Norwood Gates passed away in 1903 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gates's Ancestors

Self
William Gates
1818–1903
Birth Place: Jackson, TN, USA
Parents
JOHN Valentine Gates
1791–1837
Interence, Georgia
MARTHA (Jane) Hampton
1789–1899
North Carolina
Grandparents
Valentine Gates
1770–1830
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Patsy Rossen
1774–1822
Georgia, United States
Private (John Wade) Hampton
1761–1837
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Joyce. Malone
1766–1855
Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Gates
1738–1805
Elizabeth Tholl
1736–1807
William Hampton
1735–1790
Lydia Tucker
1729–
William Malone
1741–1826
Lucy Brooks
1726–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Gates
1699–
Susey Samuel
1700–
John HAMPTON
1690–1751
Lydia HOLT
1692–1751
Robert Malone
1700–1779
Mary Harrison
1702–1763

William Gates's Descendants

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William (Norwood) Gates (20 February 1818–19 September 1903) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Gates (20 September 1824–26 November 1881)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Wilkins 1855–1924 m. Wm (Martin) Wilkins 1853–1936
    1. 1. Andy (Armstrong) Wilkins 1898–1958 m. Marie Lucero 1896–1978
      1. 1. Maxyne (Louise) Wilkins 1931–2012 m. Richard Farlow 1929–2009
    2. 2. Amos (Herbert) Wilkins 1886–1920
    3. 3. John (Edmund) Wilkins 1876–1963
    4. 4. Thomas (M) Wilkins 1884–1920
    5. 5. James (Jim Dwight) Wilkins 1872–1937 m. Calpernia Hardcastle 1882–1959
    6. 6. Nancy (Agnes) Wilkins 1874–1944
    7. 7. William (Martin) Wilkins 1876–1876
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Jane) Miller 1878–
    9. 9. Mary (Lavanna) Wilkins 1880–1915
    10. 10. Mason (Kizar) Wilkins 1882–1953
    11. 11. Drusilla (Emmaline) Wilkins 1888–1888
    12. 12. Martin Wilkins 1893–1893
    13. 13. Henry (Grant) Wilkins 1895–1896
    14. 14. Nancy (Agnes Wilkins) Lann 1874–1944

William Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1818
20 February 1818
Birth of William Norwood Gates in Jackson, TN, USA
Jackson, TN, USA
1903
19 September 1903
Age 85
Death of William Norwood Gates in Atascosa County, Texas, USA
Atascosa County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1818
    Event Place: Jackson, TN, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 September 1903
    Event Place: Atascosa County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atascosa County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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