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Joseph Christian Bates

Birth: 23 Jan 1841
Batesville, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Death: 23 Jun 1925 (aged 84)
Batesville, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Burial: Big Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery

Hickory Flat, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 34.1501757, Longitude: -84.3904485
Memorial ID: 26118836 View Source

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Joseph Christian Bates married Martha Herrington "Bertha" Wheeler on 9-18-1860 in Cherokee Co. Ga.. They had 8 known children: William, D.Z., E.C., Franklin M., Alvarilla "Rilla" Bates Tatum, J. Kimsey Bates, J. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bates Grimes and Nannie Bates Roberts.

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Martha Herrington "Bertha" Wheeler Bates

1846–1926 (m. 1860)

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Indiana V Bates Burtz

1864–1881
Maretta Alvarilla "Rilla" Bates Tatum

1873–1950
John Kimsey Bates

1875–1940
Elizabeth Julia Bates Grimes

1877–1962
Nannie Geneva Bates Westbrook

1879–1954
Enoch Cicero Bates

1884–1941

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Attendees of the 1909 or 1910 Old Soldiers Reunion, Alpharetta, Georgia
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1. W. H. Upshaw (name on picture when received) [Wm. T.?] 2. Henry T. Rogers (name on picture when received) 3. William F. or A. Gillespie (1847) 7th GA Co. G 4. F. M. McGinnis 12th GA Capt. Gartrell's Co.(?) 5. James L. Mayfield (1838) 7th GA Co. H 6. Unknown (appears to be young….is he a son?) 7. Unknown (appears to be young….is he a son?) 8. Oscar M. James (1831SC) 6th GA Militia 9. Richard M. Tucker (1841) 38th GA Co. B 10. Unknown 11. David William DeVore (1845SC) 27th GA Co. A 12. Daniel M. Davis (1833) Lumpkin Co. 1st GA Co. D 13. Thomas Franklin Spruill (1846) 63rd GA Co. C 14. Unknown (Vest Mashburn was written as (2) on bottom of page) 15. James A. Gourley (1834 SC) 14th GA Co. D 16. Unknown 17. Wallace M. Henry (1843 Tenn) 9th Ala Co K 18. William A. Fields (1845 SC) Unknown Unit 1850 Gwinette Co GA 19. William W. Mosteller (1843) 22nd GA Co. E Sergeant 20. Claborne P. Dalton (1840) 18th GA Co G 21. Stephen D. Tribble (1837) 36th GA Broyles or 32nd GA 22. Unknown 23. Thomas L. Lewis (1847) 12th GA Co. F 24. J. J. Weatherford (1846) 28th GA Co. D. Enl. 15 Jan 1864 25. Robert B. Shaw (1843) 1st GA Ramsey's Co. G 26. James A. Boggs (1837 SC) Inf. Reg. Hampton Legion Co. D 27. James E. Devore (1837 SC) 38th GA Co. B [POW Camp Douglas, Ill] 28. Rice O. Garrett (1844 SC) 3rd GA Calvary Co. F (POW Camp Chase) 29. Thomas D. Hardeman (16 Sep 1845) 3rd GA Calvary Co. F 30. J. W. Hood 28th GA Co. F 31. Unknown 32. Milton H. Trammell (1839) 42nd GA Co. C 2nd Lieutenant 33. John Altheus Walker (1841) 38th GA Co. B(?) 34. Unknown (1/2 Picture of young man) 35. Unknown 36. James W. Rainwater (1847) 27th GA Co. E 37. Cap Marion Dallas Hood (Pvt) (13 Jul 1846) 64th GA Co. E 38. J. Johnson Unknown Information 39. Filo Bagley (name on picture when I received) Unknown 40. Abram P. Lathem (1838 SC) Cherokee Legion St. Gd. Co C. 2nd Lieut. 41. Mark W. Reeves? (1834) Phillips Legion Co., M 42. Wm. F. McClane(Dr.) (1843) ?42nd GA Co. D 43. Samuel R. Autrey (1843) 22nd GA Co. E 44. John Rucker (1843) 22nd GA Co. E 45. James W. Rhodes (1843) 48th Co. C;9th Co. B;56th Co. G(many ?) 46. Oscar M. Benson (1843) 16th GA; 3rd GA Sharpshooters 47. Robert Cobb (1834) 56th GA Co. F; 50th Co. F; 20th GA Cal.(many?) 48. Sylanius Scoggins (1845) 7th GA State Guard 49. Unknown (Possible Ben Castleberry from Forsyth Co.?) 50. T William Wills (1844) 42nd GA Co. C Corporal 51. Timothy R.Castleberry(20 May 1841)38th GA Co I (Brother Ben; both POW) 52. Joe C. Bates (1842 Cherokee Co GA) 18th GA Reg. Phillips Legion 53. William F. Burge (1849) 1st Conf. Inf. Co. C; 1st GA Regs Co. D 54. Thomas M. Francis (1835 NC) 56th GA Co. D

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