Brief Life History of Ormus Elias
When Ormus Elias Bates was born on 11 April 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Ormus Ephraim Bates, was 30 and his mother, Phoebe Maria Matteson, was 28. He married Sarah Elizabeth Tuttle in 1869, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1860 and Marion, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1852. He died on 6 March 1912, in Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Oakley Cemetery, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (33)
- Ormus Bates, "United States Census, 1880"
- Ormus Baits in household of Maria Baits, "United States Census, 1850"
- A Ely Bates in entry for Winnona M Dyer, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"
Spouse and Children
1845–1912 Male
1852–1932 Female
Children (4)
1895–1982 Female
1901–1975 Male
1902–1971 Female
1913–1959 Female
Parents and Siblings
1815–1873 Male
1817–1888 Female
Siblings (9)
1836–1899 Male
1838–1905 Male
1840–1900 Female
1842–1912 Female
1845–1912 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
1846 · First Nauvoo Temple Dedicated
Age 1
1863
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: variant of Bate with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also common in Ireland.
Americanized form of German Betz . See also Betts .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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