Moses Bates Williams was born on 4 August 1860 to Claudius L. and Martha B (Robards) Williams in Henderson County, Kentucky. He grew up in and around the same area, and met and married Dora A. Denton on March 8, 1886 in Henderson County, Kentucky. Moses Bates and Dora had 5 children, 4 boys and 1 girl, between 1886 and 1895. Dora passed away in 1896. Moses Bates met and married his second wife, Mary A. Gosnell, around 1905. They had 5 children, 2 girls and 3 boys, between 1907 and 1919. Moses died on January 27, 1927 in Henderson County, Kentucky, and is buried in either Christodelphian Cemetery or Ridgewood Cemetery.
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"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX7B-HVN : accessed 20 March 2015), Moses B Williams in household of Claudius Williams, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 6, family 32, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,957.
"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCCR-6Z1 : accessed 20 March 2015), Bates Williams in household of Martha Williams, Spottsville, Henderson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M94X-CS3 : accessed 20 March 2015), Bates Williams, Magisterial District 2, Spottsville Precinct Spottsville town, Henderson, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 9A, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,526.
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2D8-KV7 : accessed 21 March 2015), Bates Williams, Spottsville, Henderson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 63, sheet 1B, family 19, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,492.
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHL2-5PM : accessed 20 March 2015), Moses B Williams, Spottsville, Henderson, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,575.
"Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVLM-61NL : accessed 20 March 2015), Moses Bates Williams, 1927; Burial, , Henderson, Kentucky, United States of America, Christodelphian Cemetery; citing record ID 86554345, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
"Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVLM-2K62 : accessed 20 March 2015), Moses Bates Williams, 1927; Burial, Spottsville, Henderson, Kentucky, United States of America, Ridgewood Cemetery; citing record ID 84881974, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSZL-ZNG : accessed 20 March 2015), Moses B. Williams in entry for Laurence A. Williams, 1939.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9RS-NFM : accessed 20 March 2015), Bates Williams in entry for Jinks Waterman Williams, 1949.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVJ5-GL97 : accessed 20 March 2015), Bates Williams in entry for Moses Duncan Williams, 1956.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVJ5-NBWL : accessed 20 March 2015), Moses Bates Williams in entry for Bates Williams, 1960.
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