Husband: Dorsie R. C. Bates 1
Also known as: D. R. C. Bates 2,3
Born: Jun-16-1879 at Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,5
Died: Nov-11-1943 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 3,5
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3,1
Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer, oil man 3
Father: Benjamin Bates (1853 - 1925)
Mother: Phebe A. M. Lyon (1856 - 1935)
Wife: Margaret L. A. "Maggie" Craig
Married: 1899 4
Born: Oct-17-1880 in Pennsylvania 6,5
Died: Jan-17-1961 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,5
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 6,1
Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: John Craig
Mother: Louise Myers
M Child 1: Arnold F. Bates Born: ca 1901 7 Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 2: Herald E. Bates Born: ca 1904 7 Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Sybil P. Bates
Born: Jun-20-1906 3
Died: Oct-18-1969 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3,2
Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: clerk 3
Never married: 3
F Child 4: Alma Evelyn Bates Born: Jun-12-1912 in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 8,9,2,10 Died: Feb- 3-1993 in Columbia, Howard Co, MD 11,9 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10 Resided: formerly in Barboursville, Cabell Co, WV 10 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Salem College (teaching degree) 10 Husband: Leon Ash b. Sep-29-1911 d. Dec-30-1981
F Child 5: Edna E. Bates Born: ca 1915 7 Resided: 1993 in West Virginia 12 Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 6: Richard Eugene Bates
Born: Jan-19-1916 at Robinson Fork, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 8,13
Died: Jun-23-2000 13,14
Buried: in River Hill Cemetery, Blennerhassett, Wood Co, WV 14
Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15,12
Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: CPO, US Navy, attack transport USS Mendocino (APA100), WW II 14,16
F Child 7: Ida Nell Bates Census name: Nell Bates Born: Sep-13-1919 in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 8,17,2 Died: Jan- 9-1989 in Columbiana Co, OH 17,2 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Resided: in Columbiana Co, OH 17 Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Albert Thomas Ash b. Dec-13-1919 d. Jul- 7-1984 Married: Mar-29-1941 in Harrison Co, WV 19
M Child 8: Denver Craig "Ted" Bates
Born: May-29-1924 at Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 8,13
Died: Sep- 3-2009 13
Buried: in Chattanooga National Cemetery, Tennessee 10,20
Resided: in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co, TN 15,12
Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: (enlisted 3/4/1943) S/Sgt, U.S. Army, WW II (China, Burma, India), Major USAR 10
Occupation: Bates Floor Covering Inc. 10
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Headstone. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (7) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (8) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Obituary. (11) Obituary - Hospital. (12) Obituary of sister. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives. (17) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (18) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (19) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com), Section UU, Site 77.