Sarah married Francis Marion Bates on 24 Oct 1833 in Henry County, Georgia. Francis (son of John Bates and Frances Burnett) was born on 24 Apr 1811 in Lincoln County, Georgia; died on 11 Dec 1888 in Freemansville, Cherokee County, Georgia; was buried in Hopewell Baptist Cemetery, Fulton County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. George W. Bates was born on 08 May 1835 in Henry County, Georgia; died on 01 Sep 1862 in Virginia.
2. Louisa Jane Bates was born on 11 Aug 1836 in Dekalb County, Georgia; died on 03 Jan 1929 in Jefferson County, Alabama.
3. Andrew Jackson Bates was born on 18 Dec 1837 in Dekalb County, Georgia; died on 24 May 1904 in Vance, Wyandotte County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Vance.
4. Francis Marion Bates was born on 30 Apr 1839 in Dekalb County, Georgia; died on 02 Jun 1864 in CIVIL WAR.
5. Newton Lee Bates was born on 22 Aug 1840 in Dekalb County, Georgia; died on 14 Aug 1915 in Altoona-Walnut Grove, Etowah County, Alabama; was buried in Harmony Missionary Baptist Cemetery, Altoona, Blount County, Alabama.
6. Jasper M.T. Bates was born on 28 Sep 1842 in Dekalb County, Georgia; died on 10 Sep 1914 in Bolton, Fulton County, Georgia; was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Atlanta.
7. Rhoda Ann Bates was born on 26 Jul 1844 in Dekalb County, Georgia; died on 25 Apr 1916 in Oakman, Gordon County, Georgia; was buried in Hopewell Baptist Cemetery, Oakman.
8. James Knox Polk Bates was born on 16 Nov 1846 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died on 07 May 1920 in Cherokee County, Georgia; was buried in Hopewell Baptist Cemetery.
9. John Henry T. Bates was born on 22 Mar 1847 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died on 27 Dec 1928 in Cherokee County, Georgia; was buried in Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery.
10. Martha Caroline Bates was born on 04 Mar 1850 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died on 13 Jun 1853 in Cherokee County, Georgia; was buried in Hopewell (unmarked).
11. Sarah Elizabeth Bates was born on 10 Jan 1854 in Cherokee County, Georgia; died on 12 Mar 1892 in Denton, Texas.