This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UeB.2ACI/446.470.1 Message Board Post: My grandfather, James Davis Bates, is 97 years old. He was born in Northern Greenville County in 1904. His father was David Hoke Bates. They are and were extensive landowners. My grandfather is 1 of 12 children. Please let me know if I can help as I need info too!