Ben Franklin Bates
1889 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Ben Franklin Bates was born in 1889 (son of Gen Rafe Bates and Emma Hester Methvin).
2. Gen Rafe Bates was born in 1860 (son of Wilson Hamilton Bates and Martha ?). Gen married Emma Hester Methvin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Emma Hester Methvin Children:
- Bernice Bates was born in 1887.
- 1. Ben Franklin Bates was born in 1889.
Generation: 3
4. Wilson Hamilton Bates was born in 1813 (son of John Bates and Sarah Springfield). Wilson married Martha ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Martha ? Children:
- Col Hugh Bates was born in 1857.
- Sarah Adeline Bates was born in 1856.
- Thomas T Bates was born in 1836.
- 2. Gen Rafe Bates was born in 1860.
Generation: 4
8. John Bates was born in 1788; died in 1859. John married Sarah Springfield. Sarah was born in 1796; died in 1846 in GREENVILLE, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Sarah Springfield was born in 1796; died in 1846 in GREENVILLE, SC. Children:
- 4. Wilson Hamilton Bates was born in 1813.
- Joe J Isaac M Bates was born in 1827.