Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: W. Bates    
       Also known as: X. W. Bates 1
                Born: Feb-28-1879          in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV  1,2,3
                Died: Apr- 9-1947          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV  1
              Census: 1900                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Andrew Jackson Bates   (1837 - 1909) 
              Mother: Elizabeth Cordelia Smith   (1841 - 1881) 
                Wife: Livada Bell "Vada" Watts     
         Census name: Vada 
                Born: Sep-13-1878           1
                Died: Feb-14-1938          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV  1
              Census: 1900                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
              Father:
              Mother:
           F Child 1: Gaynell Ruth Bates      
                Born: May-25-1899          in Tyler Co, WV  4,2,5
                Died: Mar-10-1920          in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV  6,5
              Buried:                      in Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV  1
              Census: 1920                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
             Resided: 1918                 in Harrison Co, WV  7
              Census: 1900                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
             Husband: George William Spray  b. ca 1897  
       Also known as: George William Sperry 8
             Married: Oct-12-1918          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  7,9

Sources:
(1) Findagrave.com. 
(2) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(3) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). 
(4) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(5) Headstone (year only) 
(6) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(9) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 







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