Joseph was born in Greenville/St. Matthews Parish, Orangeburg, S.C., 1814. He passed away in 1866.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850", database and images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: M674-MQ7 : 05 Oct 2023), Entry for Joseph Gates and Rebecca Gates, 1850.
"United States Census, 1860", database and images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MFPF-MSN : 04 Oct 2023), Entry for J Gates and A R Gates, 1860.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: QVKQ-KDWF : 16 December 2020), Joseph Gates, ; Burial, Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, Taylor-Liberty Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 37101274, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37101274/joseph-gates : accessed 02 October 2021), memorial page for Joseph Gates Sr. (4 Mar 1815–2 Dec 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37101274, citing Taylor-Liberty Hill Cemetery, Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Brickman Family History (contributor 50398440) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph: