Emily Mary Bates

b. 13 January 1894, d. 30 January 1971
  • Emily Mary Bates was born on 13 January 1894 in Gordon, Palo Pinto County, Texas.
  • She married Henry Harvey Pegues, son of Henry Maxwell Pegues and Lula Graham, circa 1916.
  • Henry Harvey Pegues registered for the draft on 26 June 1917 in Ector County, Texas, while living with his wife in Odessa, self-employed as a stock farmer near Odessa.
  • Henry Harvey Pegues and Emily Mary Bates appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Odessa, Ector County, Texas, at Fourth Street. Other members of the household included Mary Frank Pegues and Henry Maxwell Pegues. Also in the household were Graham stepchildren Laura (age 11), Boyd (10) and George (7), likely cousins related to Henry's mother Lula Graham.
  • Henry Harvey Pegues and Emily Mary Bates appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Odessa, Ector County, Texas, at 805 North Sam Houston. Other members of the household included Mary Frank Pegues and Henry Maxwell Pegues. Also in the household was one male roomer.
  • She was employed as a secretary in her husband's auditing office, according to the 1930 census.
  • She officially witnessed the death of Mary Frank Pegues on 20 June 1967 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Ector County, Texas.
  • She officially witnessed the death of Henry Harvey Pegues on 17 November 1967 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Ector County, Texas.
  • Emily Mary Bates became a widow at the 17 November 1967 death of her husband Henry Harvey Pegues.
  • At the time of her death Emily Mary Bates was living in Odessa, Ector County, Texas, at 805 North Sam Houston.
  • Emily Mary Bates died on 30 January 1971 at age 77 in Odessa, Ector County, Texas, at Medical Center Hospital.
  • She was interred at Ector County Odessa Cemetery, Odessa, Ector County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 8 Apr 2015

Family: Henry Harvey Pegues b. 7 December 1894, d. 17 November 1967