Ike
Bateman
Born about in Tennessee, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Francis (Unknown) Bates
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Bates
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Ike's son John Bates was interviewed in Corsicana, Texas about 1937 about his life, and his time as an enslaved person.
"My pappy was Ike Bateman, 'cause his massa's name was Mockbateman [sic], and mammy's name was Francis. They come from Tennessee and I had four brothers and six sisters. We jes' left de last part of de name off and call it Bates and dat's how I got my name. Mammy 'longed to Massa Harry Hogan and while I's small us moved to Texas, to Limestone County, and I don't 'member much 'bout pappy, 'cause I ain't never seed him since."
Interview: son John Bates was interviewed in Corsicana, Texas as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. [1]
Sources
- ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - John Bates - Vol. 16, Part 1, Texas, pages 51-53, images 57-59 of 315.
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