Edward was a blacksmith. His place of birth is only known through census records but they provide an inconsistent picture: the 1860 & 1870 censuses say, Vermont; the 1880 census says Scotland; and when reported by his son, William, in 1910 & 1920, it changed to "At Sea."
Edward was a blacksmith. His place of birth is only known through census records but they provide an inconsistent picture: the 1860 & 1870 censuses say, Vermont; the 1880 census says Scotland; and when reported by his son, William, in 1910 & 1920, it changed to "At Sea."
Family Members
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Nancy Ann Hull Bates
1838–1907 (m. 1858)
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John Charles Bates
1860–1924
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William Riley Bates
1862–1934
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Mattie Marinda Bates Messenger
1865–1915
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Lavern William Bates
1867–1882
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Alva Acres Bates
1871–1943
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