Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check it out. My Elizabeth Davis was born about 1796 in SC. I hope to find out more. Lee Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret H. Dillard" <mhdillard@directvinternet.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] BATES - cemetery, will/probate, obituary lookup > PS. > James Carson Davis left Union County, SC and moved to Cobb County, GA. If > they are all in the same family, perhaps some of the Bates were with them. > You may find something in Cobb Co. > Peggy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee Anne Center" <lacenter@attbi.com> > To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 5:38 PM > Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] BATES - cemetery, will/probate, obituary lookup > > > > Not yet. But I am researching that. I think that if I can find out if they > > were married in 1824 GA or TN, that would help me narrow the search. > > > > Do you have DAVISes in your line? > > > > John A. Bates had two wives, and the second one Elizabeth Davis was my > > ancestor. > > > > His first wife was Elizabeth Alford. They married in 1818 in Greene County > > GA. There is a marriage between them recorded there. A Goodspeed article > on > > his son John N. Bates said that John A. Bates and Elizabeth Alford had > three > > daughters and that she died "about" 1919. That "about" must have had a > wide > > range, as Elizabeth would have either had to have had triplets or died > much > > later. The same article says that John A. Bates married Elizabeth Davis in > > 1824. It failed to mention where. > > > > You can see that there are date issues that I have to nail down here. I > need > > to find out when John A. Bates married Elizabeth Davis and where. Then, > > hopefully, I can work backwards to find her parents. > > > > I would appreciate any suggestions you might have. > > > > Lee Anne > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Margaret H. Dillard" <mhdillard@directvinternet.com> > > To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 5:15 PM > > Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] BATES - cemetery, will/probate, obituary lookup > > > > > > > I don't have the information for which you search but the Davis line is > of > > > interest to me. Do you know the names of Elizabeth Davis Bates' > parents? > > > Thanks. > > > P. Dillard > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Lee Anne Center" <lacenter@attbi.com> > > > To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 2:38 PM > > > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] BATES - cemetery, will/probate, obituary lookup > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am looking for a > > > > > > > > a.. cemetery listing > > > > b.. will/probate > > > > c.. obituary > > > > for my ggg-grandfather John A. BATES (b. abt. 1794 in VA; died 1868 in > > > Coffee Co. TN) and his wife Elizabeth (DAVIS) BATES (b. abt. 1796 in SC; > > > died 1869). They lived in both Bedford Co. and Coffee Co., so I am > looking > > > in both counties. All of their 11 children were born in TN. > > > > > > > > Their children were > > > > > > > > a.. Jasper M. (b. 24 July 1825 in ? Co. TN; d. 1889 in AR) (married > in > > > Rutherford Co. TN in 1844 Mary A. ODLE (b. 1825 in TN; d. 1900 in AR) > > > > b.. Altheia (b. abt. 1827 in TN; d. bef. 1889) > > > > c.. John N. (b. 25 Feb 1829 in Bedford Co. TN) (married Harriet L. > > > Oldfield (b. 11 Nov. 1827 in TN; d. 9 feb 1897), daughter of Charles > > > Oldfield) > > > > d.. Frances Elmanda (b. abt. 1831 in TN) married J. Hickerson (b. ?; > > d. > > > bef. 1889) > > > > e.. Rebecca A. (b. abt. 1833 in TN; d. before 1889) > > > > f.. Louisa J. (b. abt. 1835 in TN) (married Alex Oldfield > > > > Jasper M. Bates' (my gg-grandfather's) children were (they were born > in > > > TN) > > > > > > > > a.. Martha Elizabeth Bates (b. 20 Sept 1845 in TN; d. 28 Mar 1934 in > > AR) > > > (married Milton Franklin Billingsley (b. 27 Mar 1837 in AR; d 28 Aug > 1911 > > in > > > AR) > > > > b.. Francis L. Bates (female) (b. 9 Oct 1847) > > > > c.. Nancy A. Bates (b. 15 June 1850; d. 19 Feb 1871) (married Nathan > > > Arnold > > > > d.. Zachariah T. (b. 15 Sept 1852) > > > > e.. John G. (b. 15 Jan 1855) > > > > f.. Margaret L. (b. 27 Nov 1856) > > > > g.. Jeremiah (b. 30 Oct 1858) > > > > h.. Moses H. (b. 11 July 1861; d. 29 Aug 1863) > > > > i.. Newton R. (b. 3 Dec 1863) > > > > j.. Mary E. (b. 2 May 1866) > > > > k.. Hariet D. 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