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 2
Wife: Cora Elba Martin
Also known as: Elba C. Martin
Married: May- 7-1929 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 6
Born: Jun- 3-1876 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV 8,9 (see note 2)
Died: Feb- 7-1950 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4
Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4
Resided: 701 Baltimore St. in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4
Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1930 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1929 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6
Resided: 1903 in Harrison Co, WV 10
Census: 1900 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1898 in Harrison Co, WV 9
Father: Elias E. Martin
Mother: Mary Jane Garrett
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 2
Notes
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) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=24207&Type=Marriage. (10) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=53148&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) Birth date given in death record as Jun 9 1888 in the community of Brown. But her birth record shows it to be Jun 3 1876 in Tenmile District. That date is also reflected in the 1900 Census and in her age 22 in her 1898 marriage record.