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Nicholas Bates, Jr.

Nicholas Bates, Jr.

Male 1798 - 1870  (71 years)


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  • Name Nicholas Bates 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 3 Sep 1798  Exeter, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1 Jun 1830  York Township, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Males in Household
      2 under 5 - Eli, John Coe
      1 aged 5-10 - Charles Coe
      1 aged 30-40 - Nicholas (father)

      Females in Household
      1 under 5 - Susan Ann
      1 aged 20-30 - Eunice (mother)
    Census 1 Jun 1840  York Township, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Males in Household
      2 under 5 - William, Joseph
      3 aged 5-10 - Columbus, ?, ?
      2 aged 10-15 - Eli, John Coe
      1 aged 15-20 - Charles Coe
      1 aged 40-50 - Nicholas (father)

      Females in Household
      1 under 5 - Salina
      1 aged 5-10 - Caroline
      1 aged 10-15 - Susan Ann
      1 aged 30-40 - Eunice (mother)

      Perhaps: If George Wesley was born in 1840 rather than 1841, then the 2 boys under 5 could be George Wesley and William. The 3 boys aged 5-10 would be Joseph, Columbus, and only ONE unknown child.
    Occupation From 1850 to 1860  York Township, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    farmer 
    Census 1 Jun 1850  York Township, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • His sons Charles and Eli had farms on either side of him, each with their young families.
      This household:
      Nicholas Bates, 51M, Farmer, $2000, born Rhode Island
      Eunice Bates, 44F, born Ohio (as are all the rest)
      Caroline Bates, 18F
      Joseph Bates 16M
      Selina Bates 12F
      George Bates 9M
      Witness Role: head of household: [I786] Nicholas BATES
      Witness Role: wife: [I787] Eunice COE
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2646] Caroline BATES
      Witness Role: son: [I2645] Joseph BATES
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2649] Salina BATES
      Witness Role: son: [I2971] George Wesley BATES
    Ω Census father 1 Jun 1860  York Township, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I788] Eli BATES
      Witness Role: head of household: [I788] Eli BATES
      Witness Role: wife: [I789] Ruth Amanda HILL
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2439] Harriet BATES
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2438] Lowell Esteline BATES
      Witness Role: daughter: [I754] Clara Alma BATES
      Witness Role: son: [I2437] William BATES
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2978] Sarah J. MOORE
      Witness Role: Sarah became their adopted daughter following the deaths of her parents.
      Witness Role: father: [I786] Nicholas BATES
      Witness Role: Mother: [I787] Eunice COE
      Witness Role: Brother: [I2645] Joseph BATES
      Witness Role: Brother: [I2971] George Wesley BATES
    Death 7 Jan 1870  Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Burial Aft 7 Jan 1870  Greenlawn Cemetery, Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    gravestones\BATES Nicholas d1870    		 gravestones\BATES Nicholas d1870
    Death 4 Jan 1878  Nelsonville, York Township, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family Search ID LHD9-QTL 
    Count of Children 11  [8] 
    • At Eunice's death in 1898, she had 4 children still living, 21 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.
      Witness Role: father: [I786] Nicholas BATES
      Witness Role: mother: [I787] Eunice COE
    _UID 0952AD010676487B9EDE1E7FBF74EC58D817 
    Person ID I786  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2024 

    Father Nicholas Bates,   b. 1775, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1845, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Susanna Wethers,   b. 1777, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1855 (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1797  Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Eunice Coe,   b. 12 Mar 1806, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1898, Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jul 1821  Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • Book about Puritan immigrant Robert Coe, which includes Eunice's ancestry, lists their children as Charles Coe Bates, John Coe Bates, Eli Bates, Susan Ann Bates, Caroline Bates, Joseph Bates, Columbus Bates, Selina Bates, William Bates, George Wesley Bates. Of those, only William Bates has not been located on other documentation.
    Children 
    +1. Charles Coe Bates,   b. 28 Apr 1822, Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1909, Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. John Coe Bates,   b. Abt 1824, Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 6 Sep 1898 (Age < 74 years)
    +3. Eli Bates,   b. 15 Jul 1826, York Township, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1901, Greenfield Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4. Susan Ann Bates,   b. Abt 1828, Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 6 Sep 1898 (Age < 70 years)
    +5. Caroline Bates,   b. 1 Jun 1832, Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1914 (Age 82 years)
     6. Columbus Bates,   b. Abt 1834, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 6 Sep 1898 (Age < 64 years)
    +7. Joseph Bates,   b. 1835, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 6 Sep 1898 (Age < 63 years)
    +8. Salina Bates,   b. 4 Sep 1838, Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1914, Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     9. William Bates,   b. Est 1840   d. Bef 6 Sep 1898 (Age < 58 years)
     10. George Wesley Bates,   b. 1841, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1863, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
    Family ID F267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

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  • Photos
    gravestones\BATES Nicholas d1870    		gravestones\BATES Nicholas d1870

  • Sources 
    1. [S266] Cens1860 - OH Athens York p92.

    2. [S1131] Book - Robert Coe, puritan, p206.

    3. [S1410] DAR - Campbell, Virginia Ruth Brenholts to Silas Bates.

    4. [S1533] Cens1830 - OH Athens York p230.

    5. [S1532] Cens1840 - OH Athens York p414.

    6. [S265] Cens1850 - OH Athens York p222.

    7. [S1132] Find a Grave: Nicholas Bates.

    8. [S1486] Obit - Bates Eunice Coe.

    9. [S1536] Book - CT New London Biographical Sketches, Nathan Dennison Bates, pp.361-363.