Bates Family Bible

 

The Bates Bible was shared with St. Louis Genealogical Society by member, Barbara S. (Miller) Giles. In 1974, the Bible pages were given to Barbara by her paternal grandfather, Walter Leslie Miller. He had received the pages from his mother, Martha Jane (Bates) Miller [19 June 1862–18 December 1955]. It is believed that Martha Bates Miller received the Bible from her mother. Most of the dates have been verified with cemetery records. This record was originally published in the 1978 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume 11, number 1, pages 16–17.

Births



Name Date Place
Bates Annie Laurie 3 July 1864 Quincy, Illinois
Bates Bessie Carkner 15 October 1873 St. Louis, Missouri
Bates Charles Wesley 1 May 1867 St. Louis, Missouri
Bates Elizabeth 6 March 1834 Salem, Washington County, Indiana
Bates Emily 5 August 1808 Scott County, Kentucky
Bates Fannie Crane 15 October 1873 St. Louis, Missouri
Bates George Silas 3 December 1840 Scott County, Kentucky
Bates Ida Roweana 15 November 1857 St. Louis, Missouri
Bates Martha Jane 19 June 1862 Mount Sterling, Brown County, Illinois
Bates Martin L. 14 August 1804 Worthington, Massachusetts
Bates Mary Emily 10 July 1860 St. Louis, Missouri
Bates Newton R. 4 June 1828 Scott County, Kentucky
Bates William Newton 16 May 1870 St. Louis, Missouri
Bates William Newton 18 May 1826 Newton, Scott County, Kentucky
Miller Elizabeth Janette 19 September 1897 Kansas City, Missouri
Miller George Edwin 4 March 1885 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Miller Helen 15 August 1886 Chicago, Illinois
Miller Mildred L. 23 July 1883 St. Louis, Missouri
Miller Walter Leslie O. 25 September 1890 Oak Hill, Buchanan County, Missouri


Marriages



Groom Bride Date Place
Bates Martin L. Cannon Emily 21 July 1825  
Bates Newton R. Turpen Elizabeth 29 October 1856  
Miller John G. Bates Martha J. 12 August 1882  
Witte Elias Bates Laura A. May 1897  


Deaths



Name Date Age Place
Bates Bessie C. 16 April 1875 1 yr, 6 mos, 1 dy  
Bates Charles Wesley 8 November 1869 2 yrs, 6 mos, 8 dys  
Bates Elizabeth Turpin 28 April 1914 80 yrs, 1 mo Galion, Ohio
Bates Emily 31 December 1840 32 yrs, 4 mos, 25 dys  
Bates Fannie Crane 10 February 1883 10 yrs, 4 mos, 5 dys  
Bates George Silas 19 May 1841 5 mos, 15 dys  
Bates Mary Emily 19 July 1861 1 yr, 9 dys  
Bates Newton R. 27 July 1880 52 yrs, 1 mo, 23 dys Centralia, Illinois
Bates William Newton 12 July 1827 1 yr, 1 mo, 25 dys  
Witte Annie Laurie 20 April 1917 53 yrs Auburn, Indiana