Hughes Relations:  Bates Family

This Bates family lived in Connecticut, Illinois, and Nebraska.

Leander Bates & Mary Degarmo

• Leander (b. 23 May 1812, New York)
• Mary, dau. of Elias Degarmo & Clementine Powell (b. 15 July 1813, Dutchess Co., New York)
• 7 Jan. 1832, m. New York
1. Dec. 1833, son Peter Degarmo Bates b. New York [m. Mary Swena 1853, m. Susan Miller by 1872]
2. 4 Mar. 1837, son Jacob Henry Bates b. Connecticut [m. Rebecca Hobson 1865]
3. 8 Dec. 1838, dau. Harriet Emily Bates b. Connecticut [d. 16 Oct. 1912, bur. Oakwood Cem., Weeping Water, NE, m. Edgar Cone by 1866]
4. July 1841, son Frederick A. Bates b. Connecticut [m. Ardis --- by 1870, m. Augusta --- by 1882]
5. c. 1846, dau. Mary Jane Bates b. New York [m. Samuel Dillman 1866]
6. 16 Jan. 1849, dau. Clementine Bates b. Whiteside Co., Illinois [m. Wesley Bird 1867]
7. 2 July 1852, dau. Ellen Bates b. Illinois [d. 1 Feb. 1951, bur. Oakwood Cem., Weeping Water, NE]
8. 2 Apr. 1855, dau. Lillian Bates b. Illinois [d. 5 July 1944, bur. Oakwood Cem., Weeping Water, NE]
• 26 Nov. 1893, Leander d. Weeping Water, Cass Co., Nebraska (bur. Oakwood Cem..)
• 11 July 1896, Mary d. Weeping Water, Cass Co., Nebraska (bur. Oakwood Cem.)
• Census Records:
• 1840, census Fairfield Co., Connecticut (res. Stamford, Leander Bates, 11001-11001)
• 20 Sep. 1850, census Whiteside Co., Illinois (Leander Bates 37 farmer NY, Mary 36 NY, Peter 17 laborer NY, Jacob 13 CT, Emily 11 CT, Frederick 9 CT, Mary J 4 NY, Clemma 1 IL)
• 8 Aug. 1860, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. Mt. Pleasant, Leander Bates 49 farmer CT, Mary 47 CT, Peter 27 NY, Jacob 23 CT, Emily 21 CT, Frederick 19 CT, Mary 14 NY, Clement 11 IL, Ellen 8 IL, Lilian 5 IL, Edgar Cone 21 NY)
• 19 July 1870, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. Mt. Pleasant Pct., Leander Bates 58 farmer NY, Mary 57 NY, Ellen 18 IL, Lillian 15 IL)
• 19 June 1880, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. Weeping Water, Leander Bates 68 laborer NY, Mary 67 NY, Ella 27 dressmaker IL, Lillian 25 dressmaker IL)
• Un
married children:
• 1 June 1900, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. Eldora Ave., Weeping Water, Ellen Bates 47 saleswoman dry goods IL, sis Lillian 45 IL)
• 16 Apr. 1910, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. Eldora Ave., Weeping Water, Ellen Bates 57 retail saleslady IL, sis Lillian 55 saleslady toilet articles IL)
• 5 Jan. 1920, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. Weeping Water, Ella Bates 67 clerk dry goods store IL, sis Lillian 64 saleswoman drug company IL)

Leander Bates moved to Illinois in 1843, and then to Nebraska in 1858.  (Sources:  C1840, C1850, C1860, C1870, C1880, C1900, C1910, C1920, Everling, IGI, IPDLS, Oakwood, WWR)

Peter Degarmo Bates & Mary Anne Swena

• Peter, son of Leander Bates & Mary Degarmo (b. 1833, New York)
• Mary, dau. of Truxton Swena & Emaline Jane Blakeslee (b. c. 1830, Pennsylvania)
• 24 Dec. 1853, m. Polo, Ogle Co., Illinois
• Census Records:
• 2 Oct. 1860, census Arapahoe Co. Kansas (res. Missouri City, Truxton Sweeny 54 miner NY, Jane 52 miner NY, Mary Ann Bates 30 miner PA, P D 27 miner CT)

Peter Degarmo Bates & Susan Ellen Miller

• Susan (b. Sep. 1851, Ohio)
1. c. 1872, son Frank E. Bates b. Nebraska [d. 1890, Cass Co. NE]
2. c. 1876, dau. Minnie L. Bates b. Nebraska
• 1916, Peter d. Cass Co., Nebraska
• 1936, Susan d. Cass Co., Nebraska
• Census Records:
• 2 June 1880, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. Elm St., Plattsmouth, Peter D Bates 40 carpenter NY, Susan E 30 OH, Frank E 8 NE, Minnie L 4 NE, boarder David Kankie 36 carpenter IL)
• 7 June 1900, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. Plattsmouth, Peter D Bates 64 carpenter NY, Susan Allen 48 OH)
• 15 Apr. 1910, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. 615 Granite St., Plattsmouth, Peter D Bates 77 carpenter NY, Susan E 57 OH)
• 2 Jan. 1920, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. Pearl St., Plattsmouth, Susan E Bates wd 66 OH, bro Henry Miller wd 50 janitor IN)

(Sources:  C1860, C1880, C1900, C1910, C1920, Carmichael, Radway)

Jacob Henry Bates & Rebecca Matilda Hobson

• Jacob, son of Leander Bates & Mary Degarmo (b. c. 1837, Connecticut)
• Rebecca, dau. of Stephen Hobson & Mary Ann Current (b. 1845, Missouri)
• 9 Nov. 1865, m.
1. 16 Aug. 1866, son Walter Lee Bates b. Nebraska [d. 11 Sep. 1866, age 3 wks. & 5 days, bur. Mt. Pleasant Cem.]
2. 5 Jan. 1869, son Alfred Bates b. Nebraska [d. 5 Jan. 1869, bur. Mt. Pleasant Cem.]
3. 5 Jan. 1869, son Milton Irving Bates b. Nebraska [d. 1 Feb. 1890]
4. 8 Jan. 1871, dau. Carrie Luella Bates b. Nebraska [m. Elver Boaz 1895]
5. 29 May 1874, son Roscoe Hobson Bates b. Nebraska [d. 28 Jan. 1876, age 20m, bur. Mt. Pleasant Cem.]
6. 27 Nov. 1877, son George Wilbur Bates b. Nebraska [m. Dollie Cresop 1905]
• Census Records:
• 20 July 1870, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. Mt. Pleasant Pct., Jacob H Bates 33 farmer CT, Rebecca M 25 MO, Milton Z 1 NE)
• 22 June 1880, census Jewell Co., Kansas (res. Browns Creek Twp., Jacob Bates 43 carpenter CT, Rebecca 35 MO, Milton 11 NE, Carrie 9 NE, George 2 NE)
• 15 June 1900, census Los Angeles Co., California (res. San Fernando Twp., Jacob H Bates 63 farmer CT, Rebecca M 55 MO, George W 22 railroad laborer NE)
• 22 Apr. 1910, census Los Angeles Co., California (res. Griswold Ave. San Fernando, Jacob H Bates 73 farmer CT, Rebecca M 65 MO)
• 10 Jan. 1920, census Los Angeles Co., California (res. 546 Griswold Ave. San Fernando, Rebecca M Bates wd 74 MO)

(Sources:  C1870, C1880, C1900, C1910, C1920, Dolan, Everling, MPC2)

Frederick A. Bates & Ardis C. ---

• Frederick, son of Leander Bates & Mary Degarmo (b. 1841, Connecticut)
• Ardis (b. c. 1848, Iowa)
1. Mar. 1870, dau. Mazilla Bates b. Nebraska
• Census Records:
• 2 July 1870, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. Plattsmouth, Frederick Bates 29 carpenter CT, Ardis C 22 IA, Mazilla 3m NE)
• 1 June 1880, census Buchanan Co., Missouri (res. N. Third St., St. Joseph, Fred A Bates 38 carpenter CT, boarder at S. E. Purdy)

Frederick A. Bates & Augusta V. ---

• Augusta (b. Mar. 1850, Kentucky)
• c. 1880, m.
1. Feb. 1882, dau. Nellie L. Bates b. Nebraska
2. Feb. 1883, son Charles A. Bates b. Nebraska
• Census Records:
• 9 June 1900, census Cass Co., Nebraska (res. Plattsmouth, Fredrick Bates 58 carpenter CT, Augusta V 50 KY, Nellie L 18 NE, Charles A 17 telephone operator NE, boarder Phillip B McCully carpenter 35)
• 15 Apr. 1910, census Pierce Co., Washington (res. 5630 Cedar St. Tacoma, Fredrick A Bates 69 carpenter CT, Agusta 63 KY)
• 8 Jan. 1920, census Pierce Co., Washington (res. 5212 Union Ave. Tacoma, Augusta Bates wd 72 KY)

(Sources:  C1870, C1880, C1900, C1910, C1920)