Thomas Jefferson Bates Jr

Brief Life History of Thomas Jefferson

When Thomas Jefferson Bates Jr was born on 24 January 1865, in Texas, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Bates, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Thomas, was 22. He married Florence Virginia Whaley on 24 November 1889, in Robertson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Smith, Texas, United States in 1920 and Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 8 January 1952, in Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.

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Thomas Jefferson Bates Jr
1865–1952
Florence Virginia Whaley
1870–1936
Marriage: 24 November 1889
Benjamin Lee Bates
1892–1945
James Colbert Bates
1895–1957
Thomas Bates
1896–1910
Elmer Bates
1898–1975
Flinn M Bates
1901–1938
Lorraine Alvins Bates
1902–2000
Rosner Romer Bates
1903–1936
Alva Mae Bates
1907–1983

Sources (37)

  • Thomas J Bates, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Thomas Bates, Jr, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Thomas Jefferson Bates, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union

Congress restored Texas to the Union on March 30, 1870, despite not yet meeting all of the requirements established for re-admittance.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

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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