Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Notley S. Bates    
         Census name: Notly Bates 
                Born: Feb- 7-1846          in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  1,2
                Died: Apr-12-1917          in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV  3
              Buried:                      in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1
              Census: 1870                 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
            Military:                      Pvt, Co B, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  4
              Father: Andrew Bates   (1806 -     ) 
              Mother: Delila Swiger 
                Wife: Laura Frances Swiger     
       Also known as: Frances Laura Swiger 1
             Married: 1865                  5
                Born: May- 5-1840           1
                Died: Aug-29-1900           1
              Buried:                      in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1
              Census: 1870                 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Father: Jeriah Swiger   (1793 -     ) 
              Mother: Ruth Glaspy Wilson   (1796 -     ) 
           F Child 1: Minerva Jane Bates      
                Born: Feb- 3-1867          in Harrison Co, WV  1
                Died: Jul-27-1929          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Lumberport Lions Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV  1
              Census: 1870                 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV  
             Husband: John Washington Fortney  b. Jul- 2-1865  d. Jan- 6-1956  
           F Child 2: Louisa Belle Bates      
       Also known as: Belle Bates 6
                Born: Mar-28-1868          in Harrison Co, WV  1,7,8
                Died: Mar-25-1938          in Weston, Lewis Co, WV  1,8
              Buried:                      in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1
              Census: 1900                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV  
             Husband: James Harvey Ash  b. Apr-17-1857  d. Oct- 2-1934  
       Also known as: Harvey Ash 6
             Married: ca 1885               7
           F Child 3: Apama Bates      
                Born: 1869                  8,9
                Died: 1906                  8
              Buried:                      in Lumberport Lions Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV  
             Husband: Thomas Jefferson Swiger  b. Jan- 1-1870  d. Sep- 7-1950  
           M Child 4: Emory H. Bates      
                Born: Dec-30-1876          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  5
             Resided: 1927                 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  5
          Occupation: 1927                 Deputy Assessor of Harrison County  5

Sources:
(1) Findagrave.com. 
(2) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. 
(3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(4) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster 
General, and National Archives & Records Administration. 
(5) Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com. 
(6) Marriage record of daughter. 
(7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) 
(8) Headstone (year only) 
(9) 1870 Census, Harrison County, WV. 







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