James Henry Bates (1943 - 1987)

Born 24 Dec 1943 in South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Donna Jean (Smith) Bates — married 6 Feb 1965 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Died 17 Apr 1987 at age 43 in South Carolina, United States

Biography

James Henry Bates was born on 24 Dec 1943 in South Carolina, United States, son of Claude Thomas Bates I (1909 - 1987) and Mary Lou (Carman) Bates ( - ).

His siblings were:

1. Sara Bates ( - )
2. Martha Ann (Bates) Holliday ( - )
3. Robert Eugene Bates (1946 - 1946)

James married Donna Jean Smith ( - ) on 6 Feb 1965 in Greenville, South Carolina.^[1] Their daughter was Amanda Jean Bates ( - ).

James died on 17 Apr 1987 in South Carolina aged 43.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
   The Greenville News; Publication Date: 20/ Feb/ 1965; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/188774883/?article=605d1e13-d69c-4ee0-b011-808f6786c1f5&focus=0.16376454,0.18740293,0.2813852,0.6918925&xid=3398
   Ancestry Record 62116 #66231254 (accessed 19 October 2022)
   Jimmy Henry Bates marriage to Donna Jean Smith on 6 Feb 1965.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52623115/james-henry-bates: accessed 19 October 2022), memorial page for James Henry “Jimmy” Bates (24 Dec 1943–17 Apr 1987), Find A Grave: Memorial #52623115, citing Hillcrest Memorial Park, Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by ray waldrop (contributor 47228967) .

• 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
  citing Page: 12; Line: 28;
  FamilySearch Record: 6F7W-FGFN (accessed 19 October 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-GQHW-12GY
  Jimmie Bates (6), single son, in household of Claude Bates (41 years) in Wolf Creek Twp, Pickens, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina.

• Mentioned in "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4G-WZ2W : accessed 20 October 2022), James Henry Bates Jr in entry for Katie L Bates, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 31 Jan 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Commercial Appeal, The, born-digital text.

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.