Anyone have family for subject Bates ? A poss. brother is John A. Bates b 1825 AL. Closely related in Ala - 1850 is family of Wm E. Bates b 1818 TN & poss sister Louisa Caroline Bates b 1816 TN; Louisa's mother is Frances "Fanny" Proctor b 1790 NC; father unknown died bef 1850. Joel Mize