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Willis Hubbard Bates 1815–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 June 1815

Birth Location: Rocky Hill, Amherst County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 Aug 1892

Death Location: Argyle, Denton, Texas, USA

Father: Reuben Bates

Mother: Nancy Edmunds

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hawkins

Children(s): Baby Bates, Teresa Bates, Joseph Bates, Mary Bates, Melissa Bates, Nancy Bates, James Sgt, John Bates, William Bates, Charles Bates, Jefferson Bates, Reuben Bates

The story of Willis Hubbard Bates began in 1815 in Rocky Hill, Amherst County, Virginia, USA. Willis Hubbard Bates married Elizabeth Jane Hawkins, and had children including Baby Bates, Charles Willis Bates, James Polk Bates Sgt, Jefferson Davis Bates, John Hawkins Bates, Joseph B Bates, Mary George Bates, Melissa Jane Bates, Nancy Henry Bates, Reuben Henry Bates, Teresa Bristo Bates, William Edmonds Bates. Willis Hubbard Bates passed away in 1892 in Argyle, Denton, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Hubbard Bates began in 1815 in Rocky Hill, Amherst County, Virginia, USA.
  • Willis Hubbard Bates married Elizabeth Jane Hawkins, and had children including Baby Bates, Charles Willis Bates, James Polk Bates Sgt, Jefferson Davis Bates, John Hawkins Bates, Joseph B Bates, Mary George Bates, Melissa Jane Bates, Nancy Henry Bates, Reuben Henry Bates, Teresa Bristo Bates, William Edmonds Bates.
  • Willis Hubbard Bates passed away in 1892 in Argyle, Denton, Texas, USA.

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Willis Bates's Ancestors

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Willis Bates
1815–1892
Birth Place: Rocky Hill, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Reuben Bates
1771–1853
Amhurst, Virginia, USA
Nancy Edmunds
1784–1867
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Edmunds
1743–1826
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Lavender
1744–1787
Barren, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Lavender
1730–1776
Mildred Mills
1735–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mills
1699–1766
Mary Walton
1703–1776

Willis Bates's Descendants

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Willis (Hubbard) Bates (15 June 1815–9 Aug 1892) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Hawkins (13 Dec 1819–18 Jun 1900)
  1. 1. Baby Bates 1856–1856
  2. 2. Teresa (Bristo) Bates 1851–1889
  3. 3. Joseph (B) Bates 1857–1858
  4. 4. Mary (George) Bates 1838–1911
  5. 5. Melissa (Jane) Bates 1841–1925
  6. 6. Nancy (Henry) Bates 1845–1920
  7. 7. James (Polk Bates) Sgt 1843–1921
  8. 8. John (Hawkins) Bates 1847–1931
  9. 9. William (Edmonds) Bates 1853–1928
  10. 10. Charles (Willis) Bates 1849–1920 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Witt 1852–1947
    1. 1. Martha Bates 1869–1924
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bates 1872–1961
    3. 3. Milerd Bates 1875–
    4. 4. Liucena Bates 1878–
    5. 5. Willis (Hubbard) Bates 1880–1961 m. Palestine Hefner 1887–1937 m. Lillie Bates 1880–
      1. 1. Minnie (Vestal) Bates 1916–2003
      2. 2. Anna (Pauline) Bradley 1918–2011
      3. 3. Vaughn (Willis) Bates 1915–1995 m. Helen (Marie) Stubes 1918–2014
        1. 1. Marcia (Wallis) Bates 1940–1997 m. Earl (Leonard) Metz 1939–1995 m. Herman (Howell Plott) Jr 1940–2007
      4. 4. Mary (Lou) Bates 1911–2001
      5. 5. Garland (Curry) Bates 1910–1988
      6. 6. William (Lamon) Bates 1927–2005
      7. 7. Thelma (Irene) Bates 1908–2001
      8. 8. Pierce (Charles) Bates 1921–1986
      9. 9. Iris (Marie) Bates 1923–2001
      10. 10. Gene (Taylor) Bates 1924–2002
    6. 6. Alice (S) Bates 1894–1959
    7. 7. Minnie Bates 1896–1975
    8. 8. Ben (Bounds) Bates 1884–1972
    9. 9. John (Alvin) Bates 1889–1964
    10. 10. Charles (Edmonds) Bates 1887–1891
    11. 11. Eunice (Mildred) Bates 1879–1950
    12. 12. Mary (Jane) Bates 1891–1981
    13. 13. Stillborn (Female) Bates 1882–1882
  11. 11. Jefferson (Davis) Bates 1861–1937
  12. 12. Reuben (Henry) Bates 1840–1913

Willis Bates's Timeline

2 Records

1815
15 June 1815
Birth of Willis Hubbard Bates in Rocky Hill, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Rocky Hill, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
1892
9 Aug 1892
Age 77
Death of Willis Hubbard Bates in Argyle, Denton, Texas, USA
Argyle, Denton, Texas, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 June 1815
    Event Place: Rocky Hill, Amherst County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1892
    Event Place: Argyle, Denton, Texas, USA

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