Wendel and Wilhelm Gotz immigrated with parents to US in 1830's. Changed names to Wendel Gates and William Gates and settled in Maryland. Other names associated with this family are Dyche and Powell.

Would like to make contact with anyone researching this GATES family. More can be found on RALPH and JANE GATES, on my personal homepage: http://home.insightbb.com/~adyer/Gates_Index.html There is a chronological chart of the information I've compiled on Ralph Gates and associated families of ROCK, WILEY, MANNIX, BEST, ENSMINGER and a few others. ============================================================================ ==== Husband: Ralph GATES ============================================================================ ==== Born: Dec 1752 - Unknown Died: After 1811 - Unknown, probably Clark Co., OH, but possibly Belmont Co., OH Married: 20 Oct 1783 Place: Greenbrier Co. [W] VA Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown ============================================================================ ==== Wife: Jane WILEY ============================================================================ ==== AKA: Jeanette Born: 29 Sep 1753 - Unknown Died: After 1822 - Probably Tippecanoe Co., IN Father: John WILEY? Mother: Unknown ============================================================================ ==== Children ============================================================================ ==== 1 M James GATES Born: 1784 - Greenbrier Co. [W]VA Died: 1827 - Clark Co., OH Buried: Spouse: Isabella BEST (Abt 1785- unknown, probably Clark Co., OH ) Marr. Date: 19 Feb 1808 - Champaign Co., OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- 2 M John GATES Born: 10 Nov 1786 - Greenbrier Co., [W]VA Died: 16 Apr 1868 - Clark Co., OH Spouse: Mary BEST (Abt 1788-1840) Marr. Date: 8 Sep 1814 - Champaign Co., OH ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- 3 M Henry GATES Sr. - my ancestor Born: 20 Dec 1789 - Greenbrier Co., [W]VA Died: 22 Dec 1862 - Tippecanoe Co., IN Buried: - Burton Cemetery, Tippecanoe Co., IN Spouse: Eleanor "Ellen" ROCK (Abt 1796-1869) Marr. Date: 2 Dec 1819 - Clark Co., OH