Brief Life History of William B
When William B Gates was born on 4 October 1794, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Gates, was 24 and his mother, Betty Robertson, was 32. He married Elizabeth Betsy Vermillion on 29 March 1824, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Deepwater Township, Henry, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Nelson, Kentucky, United States in 1860. He died on 12 April 1860, in Deepwater, Henry, Missouri, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Henry, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Wm Gates, "United States Census, 1840"
- William Gates, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- William B Gates, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1794–1860 Male
1806–1878 Female
Children (9)
1826–1842 Male
1829–1843 Female
1830–1836 Male
1834–1899 Female
1836–1837 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1769– Male
1763– Female
Siblings (10)
1789–1871 Female
1791–1852 Female
1792– Female
1794–1860 Male
1796– Male
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World Events (8)
1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
Age 2
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 6
1812
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: variant of Gate with plural or excrescent -s. The English surname Gate has three possible origins: (i) a topographic name from Middle English gate ‘gate’ (Old English geat, dative plural gatum), denoting someone who lived by a gate or set of gates (possibly sometimes an occupational name for a gate keeper; compre Yates); (ii) in northern England, the East Midlands, and East Anglia, a topographic name from Middle English gate ‘street, road, path’ (Old Norse gata) for someone who lived by a road (compare Street ); (iii) a nickname meaning ‘goat’, from northern Middle English gate, gait (Old English gāt, Old Norse geitr).
Americanized form of German Götz (see Goetz ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Barrière (see Barriere ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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