Jul-28-2018Husband: Homer Glen Bates Census name: Glen Bates 1 Born: Jun- 5-1893 at Dola, Harrison Co, WV 2,3 Died: Apr-16-1969 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 2,4 Resided: in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 2,5 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: coal miner 2,1 Occupation: 1940 mechanic at county garage 6 Father: Andrew Jackson Bates (1837 - 1909) Mother: Mary Icephene Harbert (1852 - 1908) Other spouse 2
Wife: Clara Jane Bates Married: Apr-27-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: Jul-31-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9,7 Died: Oct-20-1965 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 8,4 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: John Robert Bates (1866 - 1933) Mother: Cordelia Swiger (1872 - 1946)
M Child 1: Travis Leon Bates Born: Feb- 9-1913 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 10,3 Died: Mar-11-1937 in Laura Lee Mine, near Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 10 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Cause of death: crushed skull from coal mining accident (slate fall) 10 Census: 1930 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: coal miner 10 Wife: Opal Wilmoth b. Mar- 5-1915 Married: Oct- 3-1936 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 3M Child 2: Kermit Alvin Bates Born: Jan-22-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12,13 Died: Oct- -1978 11,12 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 14,4 Resided: in Spotswood, Middlesex Co, NJ 11 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 3: Denver Paul Bates Born: Jul-24-1915 11 Died: Aug-31-1992 in San Diego, San Diego Co, CA 11,15 Resided: in Fallbrook, San Diego Co, CA 16 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 4: Farris W. "Happy" Bates 14 Born: Oct-29-1919 in Harrison Co, WV 11,13 Died: May- -1983 11 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Enterprise, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: in Mannington, Marion Co, WV 16 Resided: 1969 in Cortland, Trumbull Co, OH 17 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 5: Clovis Ned Bates Born: Nov-18-1922 at Rosebud, Harrison Co, WV 3 (see note 1) Died: Jul- -1971 11 Resided: in Newton Falls, Trumbull Co, OH 16 Resided: 1942 near Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Wife: Rosalee Virginia Digman b. Mar-12-1922 Married: Apr- 8-1942 at Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 3
M Child 6: John Russell Bates Born: Apr- 9-1924 at Dola, Harrison Co, WV 3,16,18 Died: Apr-18-1972 18,16 Buried: in Junction Cemetery, Junction, Kimble Co, TX 13 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Military: Jan-20-1943 - Dec- 3-1945 Pfc, US Army, World War II 19,20,18 Wife: Donna Helen Oglesby b. Apr- 5-1925 d. Sep-28-1980 Married: Dec-14-1945 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 3
F Child 7: Mary Jane Bates Born: Nov-13-1928 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 3 Died: Oct-29-2004 Resided: 1947 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Chester Wayne Eugene Curry b. Apr-22-1928 Married: Apr-27-1947 in Salem, WV 3
F Child 8: Martha Lou Bates Born: Mar- 5-1931 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 21,22,6 Died: Sep- 7-2007 21 Resided: in Belington, Barbour Co, WV 16 Resided: in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 23 Resided: in Onancock, Accomack Co, VA 23 Resided: 1947 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 22 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Husband: John White, Jr. b. Dec-17-1925 Married: Oct- 9-1947 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 22 Husband: ___ McIntyreF Child 9: Ernestine Bates Born: Aug-21-1932 in Robey, Harrison Co, WV 24 Died: Sep-22-1932 in Robey, Harrison Co, WV 24 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 24,25 Cause of death: iliocolitis 24
F Child 10: Waveline Bates Born: Aug-21-1932 in Robey, Harrison Co, WV 26 Died: Sep-12-1932 in Robey, Harrison Co, WV 26 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 26,25 Cause of death: malnutrition 26
Sources: (1) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (4) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (5) Death record of wife. (6) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (8) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=26106&Type=Death. (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) Headstone (year only) (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Headstone. (15) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) Death record of father. (18) Military Grave Marker. (19) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (20) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=62203&Type=Marriage. (23) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (24) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1948332&Type=Death. (25) Findagrave.com, Headstone incorrectly inscribed: Erenstine & Wavolene Bates 1931. (26) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1948331&Type=Death. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in SSDI as Nov 18 1920, but he was age 7 in the 1930 Census, and his marriage record shows his birth date as Nov 18 1922 .Name Index