Henry Bates
b. circa 1853
- Father: Joseph V. Bates b. circa 1825, d. between 1862 and 1865
- Mother: Isa Runnels b. circa 1832, d. circa 22 August 1891
- Henry Bates was born circa 1853 in Texas.
- Joseph V. Bates and Isa Runnels appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Henry Bates, Franklin T. Bates and Hiram G. Bates.
- Bagwell L. DeFreese and Isa Runnels appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Anderson PO, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Henry Bates, Franklin T. Bates, Bedie Runnels Bates, Charles Allen DeFreese and Albert B. DeFreese.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
- Isa Runnels appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 114 Louisiana. Other members of the household included Henry Bates, Franklin T. Bates, Charles Allen DeFreese, Albert B. DeFreese and William Baker DeFreese. Although Henry's name is recorded in the household, the line is struck through. Also in the household was boarder Minnie Phelps, age 24.
- He was a clerk in wholesale drygoods, according to the 1880 census.
- Last Edited: 24 Dec 2012