* From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883:
"Daniel B. Gates was the son of Zebediah and Betsy (Maxon) Gates, and was born in Courtland County, N.Y., March 11th, 1836. His mother was the daughter of General Maxon of Revolutionary fame, and his great grandfather was General Gates, whose name and deeds are familiar to every schoolboy. Mr. Gates' grandfather enlisted in the Continental army at the age of fourteen, and his father was a soldier in the Black Hawk War. Daniel lived at home until he was seventeen years of age and then went to Chicago where he was engaged in railroading for several years. He speculated largely in Missouri lands by buying and laying land warrants, owning at one time twenty thousand acres of land.
"He raised a company for the 111th Illinois Volunteers, but resigned the captaincy and was appointed by General Yates assistant provost marshal for the 11th Illinois congressional district, where he remained until the close of the war. In 1866 he went to Kansas City and Fort Scott, and in 1867 purchased the place where he now resides. He owns a finely improved farm of eight hundred acres, besides other lands in different parts of the State. He is one of the most substantial citizens of Greene County, and is regarded as a thorough gentleman. He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity for twenty-five years. Mr. Gates was married December 28, 1858, to Miss Mercy Wells, of Lafayette County, Wisconsin. They have had four children, two of whom are living, E. E. and Henry."
"Daniel B. Gates was the son of Zebediah and Betsy (Maxon) Gates, and was born in Courtland County, N.Y., March 11th, 1836. His mother was the daughter of General Maxon of Revolutionary fame, and his great grandfather was General Gates, whose name and deeds are familiar to every schoolboy. Mr. Gates' grandfather enlisted in the Continental army at the age of fourteen, and his father was a soldier in the Black Hawk War. Daniel lived at home until he was seventeen years of age and then went to Chicago where he was engaged in railroading for several years. He speculated largely in Missouri lands by buying and laying land warrants, owning at one time twenty thousand acres of land.
"He raised a company for the 111th Illinois Volunteers, but resigned the captaincy and was appointed by General Yates assistant provost marshal for the 11th Illinois congressional district, where he remained until the close of the war. In 1866 he went to Kansas City and Fort Scott, and in 1867 purchased the place where he now resides. He owns a finely improved farm of eight hundred acres, besides other lands in different parts of the State. He is one of the most substantial citizens of Greene County, and is regarded as a thorough gentleman. He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity for twenty-five years. Mr. Gates was married December 28, 1858, to Miss Mercy Wells, of Lafayette County, Wisconsin. They have had four children, two of whom are living, E. E. and Henry."
* From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883:
"Daniel B. Gates was the son of Zebediah and Betsy (Maxon) Gates, and was born in Courtland County, N.Y., March 11th, 1836. His mother was the daughter of General Maxon of Revolutionary fame, and his great grandfather was General Gates, whose name and deeds are familiar to every schoolboy. Mr. Gates' grandfather enlisted in the Continental army at the age of fourteen, and his father was a soldier in the Black Hawk War. Daniel lived at home until he was seventeen years of age and then went to Chicago where he was engaged in railroading for several years. He speculated largely in Missouri lands by buying and laying land warrants, owning at one time twenty thousand acres of land.
"He raised a company for the 111th Illinois Volunteers, but resigned the captaincy and was appointed by General Yates assistant provost marshal for the 11th Illinois congressional district, where he remained until the close of the war. In 1866 he went to Kansas City and Fort Scott, and in 1867 purchased the place where he now resides. He owns a finely improved farm of eight hundred acres, besides other lands in different parts of the State. He is one of the most substantial citizens of Greene County, and is regarded as a thorough gentleman. He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity for twenty-five years. Mr. Gates was married December 28, 1858, to Miss Mercy Wells, of Lafayette County, Wisconsin. They have had four children, two of whom are living, E. E. and Henry."
"Daniel B. Gates was the son of Zebediah and Betsy (Maxon) Gates, and was born in Courtland County, N.Y., March 11th, 1836. His mother was the daughter of General Maxon of Revolutionary fame, and his great grandfather was General Gates, whose name and deeds are familiar to every schoolboy. Mr. Gates' grandfather enlisted in the Continental army at the age of fourteen, and his father was a soldier in the Black Hawk War. Daniel lived at home until he was seventeen years of age and then went to Chicago where he was engaged in railroading for several years. He speculated largely in Missouri lands by buying and laying land warrants, owning at one time twenty thousand acres of land.
"He raised a company for the 111th Illinois Volunteers, but resigned the captaincy and was appointed by General Yates assistant provost marshal for the 11th Illinois congressional district, where he remained until the close of the war. In 1866 he went to Kansas City and Fort Scott, and in 1867 purchased the place where he now resides. He owns a finely improved farm of eight hundred acres, besides other lands in different parts of the State. He is one of the most substantial citizens of Greene County, and is regarded as a thorough gentleman. He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity for twenty-five years. Mr. Gates was married December 28, 1858, to Miss Mercy Wells, of Lafayette County, Wisconsin. They have had four children, two of whom are living, E. E. and Henry."
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