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William Lee Gates 1868–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1868

Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States

Death Date: 6 Mar 1899

Death Location: Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, United States

Father: John Gates

Mother: Malinda Gates

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Laura Haney

In 1868, William Lee Gates entered the world in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States, born to John Wesley Gates And Malinda Gates. In 1870, William Lee Gates resided in Palestine, Cooper, Missouri, USA. William Lee Gates married Jessie Gates, and had children including Laura Belinda Haney. William Lee Gates passed away in 1899 in Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1868, William Lee Gates entered the world in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States, born to John Wesley Gates And Malinda Gates.
  • In 1870, William Lee Gates resided in Palestine, Cooper, Missouri, USA.
  • William Lee Gates married Jessie Gates, and had children including Laura Belinda Haney.
  • William Lee Gates passed away in 1899 in Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gates's Ancestors

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William Gates
1868–1899
Birth Place: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
Parents
John Wesley Gates
1832–1908
Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Malinda Gates
1838–1901
Indiana
Grandparents
Michael (Calvin) Gates
1811–1860
Kentucky, USA
Catherine (Ann ("Caty")) Cline
1810–1860
Virginia
Joshua (E) Gates
1812–1872
Kentucky
Mary (E) Blackburn
1817–1879
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
John Gates
1781–1850
Elizabeth Bullon
1784–1860
John Cline
1788–1870
Catherine Ramey
1780–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gates
1759–1831
Elizabeth Pettus
1758–1822
Sarah BULLON\BULLEN
1771–1864
Johann "Klein"
1758–1828
Rachael Cline
1755–1828
Johannes Mull
1735–1805
Maria Klein
1740–1837

William Gates's Descendants

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William (Lee) Gates (27 Feb 1868–6 Mar 1899)
  1. 1. Laura (Belinda) Haney 1889–1968

William Gates's Timeline

3 Records

1868
27 Feb 1868
Birth of William Lee Gates in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
1870
1870
Age 2
William Lee Gates resided here in Palestine, Cooper, Missouri, USA
Palestine, Cooper, Missouri, USA
1899
6 Mar 1899
Age 31
Death of William Lee Gates in Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Palestine, Cooper, Missouri; Roll: M593_772; Page: 528B; Family History Library Film: 552271

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Palestine, Cooper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Palestine, Cooper, Missouri; Roll: M593_772; Page: 528B; Family History Library Film: 552271

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1899
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, United States

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