Husband: William Notley Bates
Census name: William A. Bates
Born: Jan- -1872 in Harrison Co, WV 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Jan-22-1962 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV 3
Buried: in Lieutz-Bates Cemetery, Jacksonburg, Wetzel Co, WV 4,5
Resided: in Jacksonburg, Wetzel Co, WV 4
Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1930 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1929 in Hastings, Wetzel Co, WV 6
Census: 1920 in Brooklyn, Wetzel Co, WV
Census: 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV
Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 4,7
Father: Christopher Bates (1840 - 1904)
Mother: Elma Jane Strother (1842 - 1923)
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 3
Wife: Mary Underwood
Married: Dec- 7-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9
Born: Apr- 8-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,1 (see note 2)
Died: Nov- 9-1928 in Jacksonburg, Wetzel Co, WV 3
Buried: in Lieutz-Bates Cemetery, Jacksonburg, Wetzel Co, WV 5
Census: 1920 in Brooklyn, Wetzel Co, WV
Census: 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV
Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Joseph Underwood (1824 - 1903)
Mother: Cassie Emaline Lyons (1825 - 1908)
Notes
F Child 1: Elma J. Bates Born: Oct-27-1902 in Wetzel Co, WV 10,11 Died: Jun-14-1949 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Marion Co, WV 12 Census: 1920 in Brooklyn, Wetzel Co, WV Census: 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Harry Lanham b. ca 1898
F Child 2: Alma E. Bates Born: Oct-27-1902 in Wetzel Co, WV 10,11 Died: Mar-28-1961 in Woodville, Tyler Co, TX 13 Buried: in Beech Creek Baptist Cemetery, Spurger, Tyler Co, TX 13,5 Resided: in Spurger, Tyler Co, TX 13 Census: 1940 in Loeb, Hardin Co, TX Resided: 1935 in Hardin Co, TX Census: 1930 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Resided: 1922 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Brooklyn, Wetzel Co, WV Census: 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Cornelious Vanderbilt Swiger b. Feb-14-1885 d. Sep-29-1962 Married: Jul-24-1922 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 14
Sources: (1) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=33900&Type=Marriage. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793635&Type=Marriage. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as William N. Bates, 26, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Mary Underwood, 27, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 7 1898 at the residence of Isaac Ice, officiating minister. Informants for marriage license: W. N. Bates & Mary Underwood. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793635&Type=Marriage. (9) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (12) 1940 Census, Wetzel County, WV. (13) Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of State Health Svcs. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as C. V. Swiger, 37, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Alma Bates, 19, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jul 24 1922 at the residence of the officiating minister, Samuel Dotson, Morgansville. Informants for marriage license: C. V. Swiger & W. N. Bates. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796202&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1920 marriage record as Jan 22 1872, but in death record as Jan 27 1872. Note (2) Age 57y 7m 25d in death record calculates to a birth date of Mar-15-1871. But the 1900 Census shows it as April 1871.