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William Arthur Gates 1889–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1889

Birth Location: Indian Territory

Death Date: 1942

Death Location: Wynnewood, Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Elbert Gates

Mother: Mary Byers

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In 1889, William Arthur Gates entered the world in Indian Territory, born to Elbert Severe Ebb Gates And Mary Katherine Byers. In 1900, William Arthur Gates resided in Earlboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA. William Arthur Gates passed away in 1942 in Wynnewood, Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1889, William Arthur Gates entered the world in Indian Territory, born to Elbert Severe Ebb Gates And Mary Katherine Byers.
  • In 1900, William Arthur Gates resided in Earlboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA.
  • William Arthur Gates passed away in 1942 in Wynnewood, Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gates's Ancestors

Self
William Gates
1889–1942
Birth Place: Indian Territory
Parents
Elbert Severe "Ebb" Gates
1867–1926
Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia
Mary (Katherine) Byers
1871–1945
Arkansas
Grandparents
Silas (Mattison "Matt") Gates
1847–1929
Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Virginia ("Viney" "Viana" Cordelia) Woodard
1850–1928
Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Lewis (P.) Byers
1847–1915
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Egbert Gates
1811–1846
Cynthia Allen
1812–
Rebecca Webb
1810–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Silas Sr.
1782–1850
Mary
–1708

William Gates's Timeline

3 Records

1889
1889
Birth of William Arthur Gates in Indian Territory
Indian Territory
1900
1900
Age 11
William Arthur Gates resided here in Earlboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
Earlboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
1942
1942
Age 53
Death of William Arthur Gates
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Indian Territory
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Earlboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1942
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wynnewood, Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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