in 1850 Census with Father James, stepmother Priscilla, and siblings Samuel (19), John (14), Charlotte (12), Perryman (15), Robert (3), Aliza (2), and Matilda (1).
Sources
Family history.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYG-BK1 : 12 April 2016), William Bates in household of James Bates, Franklin county, part of, Franklin, Georgia, United States; citing family 1400, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: