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Dr. John W. Bales
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
Son of Loyie McKimm Bales
and Zula Mae (Adams) Bales
Brother of
Sandra Joyce (Bales) Walker, [private brother (1940s - unknown)], [private sister (1940s - unknown)], [private brother (1950s - unknown)] and [private brother (1960s - unknown)]
[children unknown]
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Biography
Raised in Milam and Bell Counties until the age of 10 years at which point the family moved to Houston, TX so father Loyie McKimm Bales could find work as an auto-body mechanic. Attended Bowie Elementary school (1st grade) in Bryan TX (1948-1950), Heidenheimer Elementary school (grades 2-4) Heidenheimer, TX (1950-1953), Harvard Elem. (grade 5) Houston, TX (1953-1954). In 1954 the family bought a tract home in the Langwood Subdivision, 6626 Clemson St. in the Aldine School district. Attended Katherine Smith elementary (grade 6) (1954-1955), Aldine Jr. High (grades 7-8), Aldine Sr. High (grades 9-10), Sam Houston Sr. High (grade 11) graduated in the first graduating class of Waltrip Sr. High (1960-1961). Received BA and MA in mathematics from University of Texas 1965, 1967. Worked as Research Scientist Assoc. at the University of Texas Applied Research Laboratories (1966-1970). Moved to Auburn, AL Sept. 1970, received PhD in mathematics from Auburn University, 1975. Instructor in Department of Mathematics, Louisiana State University 1975-1976, Assistant, Associate and Full Professor of Mathematics at Tuskegee University 1976-2015, with sabbaticals at Battelle Memorial Institute (1989-1991) and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (1997). Performed various summer work for NASA and US Army research laboratories. Retired in 2015 President of the Opelika Civitan Club, Opelika, AL a couple of times in the 1980s, President of the Faculty Senate, Tuskegee University, 1999. Served on the board of directors of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance of Alabama as well as on the board of the Auburn Gay and Lesbian Association at Auburn University in the early 1990s.
- Fact: Informal marriage (Feb 14 1998) Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA
- Fact: Married (Feb 14 2015) Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA
- Fact: Residence 2201 Crestview St, Opelika, Alabama 36801-6919, USA
- Fact: Residence(1990-2017) 10565 US Highway 280W, Auburn, AL 36879, USA
- Fact: ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1986-5234[1]
Sources
- MyHeritage Family Trees (https://www.myheritage.com : accessed 21 December 2017), Person #445586371:1000001 for Prof. John Wayland Bales, PhD.
- First-hand information. Entered by John Bales at registration.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with John or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with John or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- John Bales: Y-Chromosome Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT12689, MitoYDNA ID T11518 [compare]
- John Bales: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H73a1, FTDNA kit #130122, MitoYDNA ID A10218 [compare]
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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about John:
- John Bales is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jan 29, 2020.
- John Bales is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jul 14, 2019.
John is 20 degrees from Irving Berlin, 20 degrees from George Burns, 21 degrees from Anna Cooper, 19 degrees from Olivia Galante, 21 degrees from Pierre Louis-Dreyfus, 17 degrees from Richard Overton, 25 degrees from Susanna Ramel, 18 degrees from Marjorie Robb, 41 degrees from Paul Royle, 30 degrees from Nicholas Winton, 26 degrees from 有光 周 and 26 degrees from Steven Whitfield on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Since this is your direct ancestor, how about you assuming the primary profile manager role. I am not expert on this line. Bill Pool
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