Re: William Henry Gates & Minnie Maples- AL.
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In reply to:
Re: William Henry Gates & Minnie Maples- AL.
3/30/00
A Gates letter from the past, typed as written.....
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Leroy Gates
Alvonser Greenberry Gates was borne nere Choctaw Corner, Ala
Feb 23, 1882
Gray Hicks was Borne - 1890 nere Rural, Ala
they wer married Dec 24, 1905, Rural, Ala
Bracy was Borne June 24, 1907, Syrene, Ala
And you was Borne 2 or 3 yers later
your Grand father and grand mother Gates
John nathanel gates Borne July 30, 1848
Nere Scyrene Ala
Margrete Ann White Borne apr 9, 1860 in Tex
they wer married mar 13, 1879, Choctaw Corner
your grate grandmother and grate grand Pa Gates
William Lewis Gates Scyrene Alabama
Sarah Gladys Bradford borne Jan 10, 1830
nere Rockville Ala
they wer married 1846 raised 4 boys 4 girls
your Grate Grate Grand Pa & Grate Grate Grandma
was named William Gates & Mary Stifflemeyre
they wer married in South Carolina
they wer married in South Carolina
they raised 6 boys 3 Girls
your Grate Grate Grand Pa Bradford Thomas was his first name
was married 4 times he had 4 boys 8 Girls by
two wives your Grate Grand ma Gates mothers name
was Blackwell nere rockville Alabama
your Grand Pa Hicks was name Samuel Hicks hiw wife was Bamer Dansey
your Grate Grate Grand Pa Hicks was named Bishope Hicks
he was married twist his last wife was Suse Ann Brandenburg
they raised only 3 girls 4 boys
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Greenberry White he married Robert Herran
Grandfather Reden Herran sister Elizabeth
this is your Grandmother Gates mother and
father name
I have given this all as correct as I coud
Pick it oute my my brain for I havent any of it
on paperNow cousin Jim Gates has
the old Bible that belong to your Greate Greate
grandfather Gates has names of older Gates in it
Leroy you cand ceepe this sheete if you
want to for old future us just put down in
your bible what ever you want too
this is written by your aunt Stuckey to day Mar 12 - 1942
1217 - 16th Place S.W.Birmingham Ala
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John Nathanel Gates died Dec 25, 1927
Margaret Ann White Gates died Dec 20, 1936
your Greate Grandma Gates died Ap 1911
your Greate Great Grand Pa Gates
diede nere Thomasville - 1884 or 85
and it taken them till night to drive to
Gates Grave Yard and William
and I was a sleep and I cried
because they did not wake me up
and your father got to see him
burried he was very small then
your Greate Grandma White diede 1870
your Greate Grand Pas Gates and White
was kiled in the war in the 60 thus
I for got to put these Deaths down
On the other piece I wrote so you
take the other piece I’ve just sent
you and this and get it straitened
oute right and tipe it on paper
and keep it in your bibleI
bet none of the rest has this
your Greate Greate Greate Grand Pa
Thomas Bradford is burried near Aunt
Dolley’s house.Your aunt Alice Stuckey
Mar 14, 1942
Birmingham, Ala
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Best Wishes,
Michael A. Morgan
[email protected]
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