Charles Nicholas Bates was born in Strong, Maine, April 8th, 1863, and came to Iowa with his parents in 1869, where he lived until he was married to Nettie May Crapser July 15th, 1891.
After his marriage, he and his wife lived in different parts of South Dakota until 1896, then moved to Ionia and lived thera until 1903. After liviing one year in Nashua, he and his family moved to Osage, where Mr. Bates was employed by the Western Elevator Co. for ten years, and one year bv the Farmers' Elevator Co.
The last year of his life was spent Charles City, where he died Sept. 20th, 1916, at 1:45 p.m., after an illness of several months. He had been in poor health for years.
Three children werp born to this union, two dying in infancy, one still survives him.
Besides his wife and daughter, Juanita May, he leaves two sisters, Mrs. Alexander Sweet, New Vinyard, Maine, ami Mrs. Oren Hammon Of Charles City.
The funeral was held from tne Baptist Church in this city Monday at 2:30, Rev. Brown of Osage officiating, and interment was in Greenwood.
THE NASHUA REPORTER, NASHUA, IOWA.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1916, Page 1.
Charles Nicholas Bates was born in Strong, Maine, April 8th, 1863, and came to Iowa with his parents in 1869, where he lived until he was married to Nettie May Crapser July 15th, 1891.
After his marriage, he and his wife lived in different parts of South Dakota until 1896, then moved to Ionia and lived thera until 1903. After liviing one year in Nashua, he and his family moved to Osage, where Mr. Bates was employed by the Western Elevator Co. for ten years, and one year bv the Farmers' Elevator Co.
The last year of his life was spent Charles City, where he died Sept. 20th, 1916, at 1:45 p.m., after an illness of several months. He had been in poor health for years.
Three children werp born to this union, two dying in infancy, one still survives him.
Besides his wife and daughter, Juanita May, he leaves two sisters, Mrs. Alexander Sweet, New Vinyard, Maine, ami Mrs. Oren Hammon Of Charles City.
The funeral was held from tne Baptist Church in this city Monday at 2:30, Rev. Brown of Osage officiating, and interment was in Greenwood.
THE NASHUA REPORTER, NASHUA, IOWA.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1916, Page 1.
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