Husband: Travis Leon Bates
Born: Feb- 9-1913 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Mar-11-1937 in Laura Lee Mine, near Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 1
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Cause of death: crushed skull from coal mining accident (slate fall) 1
Census: 1930 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
Occupation: coal miner 1
Father: Homer Glen Bates (1893 - 1969)
Mother: Clara Jane Bates (1894 - 1965)
Wife: Opal Wilmoth Married: Oct- 3-1936 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 2
Born: Mar- 5-1915 in Harrison Co, WV 2 Resided: 1937 in Laura Lee Mine, near Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 1 Resided: 1936 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 2 Father: Laco Wilmoth Mother: Maggie Lantz
Sources: (1) 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. (2) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.