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. (b. 10 Sept 1868)

Interesting, my bullets were converted to a., b., c. Lee Anne ----- 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. (b. 10 Sept 1868) > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

These are the Bates listed in Bedford Co Cemeteries book by Marsh Hope it helps. Cindy Stephenson Robertson page 150 Hollywood Cemetery Maggie R. wife of William B. Bates Feb 15, 1856 Dec 22, 1881 page 194 Willow Mount Cemetery Lilly S. Bates Oct 17, 1892 May 10, 1971 Ethel Frost C. Bates "She did what she could" Jan 18, 1892 Dec 9, 1923 page 232 Willow Mount Cemetery Alice Bates, wife of Frank Buckner Jun 21, 1878 Dec 10, 1943 Thomas F. Bates Aug 21, 1822May 23, 1897 James E. Bates Mar 28, 1853 Sep 13, 1902 William B. Bates Jan 15, 1851 Oct 14, 1917 Jennie M. Bates Dec 8, 1864 Mar 15, 1939 William B. Bates, Jr. Aug 23, 1880 Jun 6, 1927 Thomas Fletcher Bates, D.D.S. Oct 27, 1876 Mar 7, 1964 Ethel Myers, wife of Thomas F. Bates Dec 22, 1881 Nov 6, 1972 page 296 Three Forks Cemetery W. B. Bates Died June 27, 1892 No marker by hanging (Hoskins-Nance Funeral Home) shelbyville Gazette June 30, 1892 obit Scott Bates ------ - 1898 page 296 Mc Quiddy Cemetery Minnie Lee, dau of John G. & Annie Bates May 22, 1882 July 21, 1883 page 316 Shofner Lutheran Cemetery Ida Bates, daughter of T. J. Koonce May 26, 1870 Jun 24, 1892 Harvey T. Bates TN Pvt 16 Inf 1 Div Jan 23, 1940 page 319 Mt. Herman Cemetery Lillie M. Patterson, wife of W. M. Bates May 11 1890 Jan 2, 1911 W. M> Batrs Sept 12, 1884 Apr 17, 1951 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Anne Center" <lacenter@attbi.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 1:38 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. (b. 10 Sept 1868) > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Thank you Cindy. Lee Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Robertson" <cndpooh@cox.net> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] BATES - cemetery, will/probate, obituary lookup > These are the Bates listed in Bedford Co Cemeteries book by Marsh Hope it > helps. Cindy Stephenson Robertson > > page 150 Hollywood Cemetery > Maggie R. wife of William B. Bates > Feb 15, 1856 Dec 22, 1881 > page 194 Willow Mount Cemetery > Lilly S. Bates Oct 17, 1892 May 10, 1971 > Ethel Frost C. Bates "She did what she could" > Jan 18, 1892 Dec 9, 1923 > page 232 Willow Mount Cemetery > Alice Bates, wife of Frank Buckner > Jun 21, 1878 Dec 10, 1943 > Thomas F. Bates Aug 21, 1822May 23, 1897 > James E. Bates Mar 28, 1853 Sep 13, 1902 > William B. Bates Jan 15, 1851 Oct 14, 1917 > Jennie M. Bates Dec 8, 1864 Mar 15, 1939 > William B. Bates, Jr. > Aug 23, 1880 Jun 6, 1927 > Thomas Fletcher Bates, D.D.S. > Oct 27, 1876 Mar 7, 1964 > Ethel Myers, wife of Thomas F. Bates > Dec 22, 1881 Nov 6, 1972 > page 296 Three Forks Cemetery > W. B. Bates Died June 27, 1892 No marker > by hanging (Hoskins-Nance Funeral Home) > shelbyville Gazette June 30, 1892 obit > Scott Bates ------ - 1898 > page 296 Mc Quiddy Cemetery > Minnie Lee, dau of John G. & Annie Bates > May 22, 1882 July 21, 1883 > page 316 Shofner Lutheran Cemetery > Ida Bates, daughter of T. J. Koonce > May 26, 1870 Jun 24, 1892 > Harvey T. Bates TN Pvt 16 Inf 1 Div > Jan 23, 1940 > page 319 Mt. Herman Cemetery > Lillie M. Patterson, wife of W. M. Bates > May 11 1890 Jan 2, 1911 > W. M> Batrs Sept 12, 1884 Apr 17, 1951 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee Anne Center" <lacenter@attbi.com> > To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 1:38 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. (b. 10 Sept 1868) > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

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. (b. 10 Sept 1868) > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >