Indiana Death Certificiates, 1899-2011
1870 Census Monroe, Delaware, Indiana, pg607B
1880 Census Monroe, Delaware, Indiana, pg470A, ED187
He married Sarah Elizabeth Rigdon 1865 at Indiana . Sarah Elizabeth Rigdon was born at Union, Rush, Indiana 11 Mar 1844 daughter of Basil T. Rigdon and Lucinda Taylor .
They were the parents of 6
children:
William H. Bates
born 5 Jan 1866.
John F. Bates
born Oct 1868.
Oscar B. Bates
born 1869.
Simon Lafayette Bates
born Dec 1871.
Minnie D. Bates
born 1874.
Jonah Emerson Bates
born 30 Sep 1877.
Sarah Elizabeth Rigdon died 9 Mar 1903 at Fairmount, Grant, Indiana .