Rice Ross BATES3,1,4,5,6,8,2,7

27th Jan 18213,1,4,5,6,2,7 - 3rd Oct 19071,2

Life History

27th Jan 1821	Born in Hall County, Georgia.3,1,4,5,6,2,7
13th Aug 1840	Married Frances Jane WATERS in Hall County, Georgia.1,8
1st Apr 1847	Birth of daughter Martha Oneida BATES in Murray County, Georgia.9,10,4,11
15th Apr 1852	Birth of daughter Emily Jones BATES in Murray County, Georgia.2,12,4,13,14,15
3rd Oct 1907	Died in Whitfield County, Georgia.1,2
after 3rd Oct 1907	Buried in Grove Level Cemetery, Whitfield County, Georgia.1,2

Notes

Ancestry.com transcription of Rice's marriage record record has the wrong date. The transcription reports the date of the certificate and ceremony as 19 August 1840, but on the certificate record it is 13 August 1840. The date is written out in longhand so cnanot be mistaken.

Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Jane Waters
License and Marriage "This thirteenth day of August, 1840" [13 Aug 1840] Hall County, Georgia, USA
Spouse Rice R Bates
Ceremony performed by Robert Lawrence, Justice of the Peace

1850 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 12 November, page 228, House/Family #1558 Rice R Bates 29 M Farmer born GA
Jane Bates 25 F GA
John S Bates 7 M GA
Napolion B Bates 5 M GA
Martha O Bates 13 F GA
Owen K Bates 1 M GA

Rice's widowed father, General John Bates, is living next door to him. In his household are two daughters, Nancy 30 and Frances 40, both unmarried, as far as I can tell.

1860 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 28 July, Militia District 1013, PO Hopler's Mills page 100, House #706, Family #671
R R Bates 39 M Farmer $10,000 Real Estate $6500 Personal born GA
Jane Bates 37 F GA John S Bates 17 M Farm Laborer GA
Napolion B Bates 15 M Farm Laborer GA
Martha Bates 13 F GA
Owen K Bates 11 M GA
Emaly J Bates 9 F GA
Ross Bates 6 M GA
George H Bates 3 M GA
Franklin S Bates 3 days M GA [born July 1860]

1870 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 26 July, Militia District 1013, PO Spring Place, page 12, House/Family #85
Rice R Bates 49 M W Farmer $5000 Real Estate $700 Personal born GA
Jane Bates 45 F W Keeping House GA
Owen K Bates 20 M W Farm Laborer GA
Ross Bates 15 M W At School GA
George H Bates 12 M W At School GA
Franklin S Bates 10 M W At School GA
Margaret Bates 7 F W At Home GA
Napolion B Bates 4 M W At Home GA
Martha Bates 17 F B Domestic Servant GA

Several Bates genealogies present the configuration of this family.

Rice Ross Bates
Birth 27 Jan 1821 in Hall County, GA
Death 3 Oct 1907 in Whitfield County, GA
Parents:
General John W. Bates 1778-1854
Barbary Crenshaw 1779-1848
Marriage 13 Aug 1840 in Hall Co., GA to Frances Jane Waters
Birth 12 Jan 1823 in Homer, GA
Death 14 Feb 1909 in Whitfield, County, GA
-- Sinclair Ancestors, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1071070/person/-2003569829?ssrc=&ftm=1

1880 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 17 June, 1015th District, Enumeration District 155, page 17, Hse/Fam #184
Bates, Rice R W M 59 Head Farmer Carpenter GA SC SC [b abt 1821]
Bates, Jane W F 54 Wife Keeping House GA SC SC [abt 1826]
Bates, George H W M 23 Son Works on Farm GA GA GA [b abt 1857]
Bates, Franklin W F 20 Son Works on Farm GA GA GA [abt 1870]
Bates, Robert L W F 14 Son Works on Farm GA GA GA [abt 1866]
Bates, Margret W M 17 Dau Keeping House GA GA GA [b abt 1863]
Bates, Ross W F 25 Son Farming GA GA GA [abt 1855]
Bates, Aurelia W M 22 Dau-in-law Keeping House GA GA GA [b abt 1858]

Rev Rice Ross Bates
Birth Jan. 27, 1821
Death Oct. 3, 1905
Georgia 39th Ga Inf Co A CSA
Daughter Martha Oneida Bates Terry (1847 - 1932)
Burial Grove Level Community Cemetery, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia
Created by Leon Foster Mar 16, 2010
-- Find A Grave Memorial #49826499, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49826499

Sources

1. Ancestry Trees
- Richard Bates, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rbbates1302004&id=I00253
2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
3. 1850 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 12 November, page 228, House/Family #1558
4. 1860 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 28 July, Militia District 1013, PO Hopler's Mills page 100, House #706, Family #671
5. 1870 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 26 July, Militia District 1013, PO Spring Place, page 12, House/Family #85
6. Ancestry Trees
- Sinclair Ancestors, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1071070/person/-2003569829?ssrc=&ftm=1
7. 1880 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 17 June, 1015th District, Enumeration District 155, page 17, Hse/Fam #184
8. Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
9. Ancestry Trees
- Kaye Nicholson, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kaye/rice.htm
10. 1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 8 June, McDonald, District 71, Page 5B, House #90, Family #92
11. 1870 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 23 July, Spring Place, Militia District 1013, page 7, House/Family #47
12. 1880 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 23 June, McDonald, District 155, page 29A (scan 482A), Hse #259, Fam #268
13. Ancestry Trees
- http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rbbates1302004&id=I00302
14. 1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 4 June, McDonald District, Enumeration District 71, page 5B, Hse #86, Fam #89
15. 1910 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 20 April, McDonald Militia District, District 110, page 2A, Hse/Fam #27