Son of William John Bates and Elizabeth Smith, husband of Susan M. Horncastle, whom he married on May 19, 1869, and father of Susan E., Jessie Preston (married Squires), Bessie O. (married Nussbaumer) and Maude S. Bates (married Wetsell).
In 1846, his father, William, was killed in an accident in Patchogue while digging a well.
In 1850, when Sidney was 4, he and his mother, Elizabeth, were living in the home of his grandparents, L'Hommedieu and Betsey Smith.
In 1860, John Bates, aged 14, was living in Brookhaven, NY, post office Holtsville, in the home of his stepfather, James Clark, aged 30, and mother, Elizabeth Clark, aged 34, with siblings, Stephen H. Bates, aged 7, Betsey A. Bates, aged 5, William F. Bates, aged 4, Mary E. Bates, aged 2, and Charlotte I. Bates, aged 8 months. His stepfather was shown to be a shoemaker.
In 1870 Sidney J. Bates, aged 23, was living in Brookhaven, NY, post office Port Jefferson, with his wife Susan M. Bates, aged 2. He was shown to be a farmer. Living next door were L'Hommedieu Smith, aged 70, a basket maker, and Betsey Smith, aged 65. On the other side was his stepfather, James Clark, aged 51, a farmer, and mother, Elizabeth Smith, aged 43, and his siblings, Stephen H. Bates, aged 19, Betsey Ann Bates, aged 16, William Thomas Bates, aged 14, Mary Elizabeth Bates, aged 12, Charlotte Jane Bates, aged 10, and George I. Bates, aged 8.
In 1900, Sydney J. Bates, aged 41, was living in Brookhaven, NY. Living with him were his children, Jessie P., 24, Bessie O., 18, and Maude S. Bates, aged 16.
September 9, 1936 - "John Sidney Bates, Holtsville's "grand old man," who recently celebrated his ninetieth birthday, was born in the house he now lives in on July 28, 1846. His father's name was William John Bates and his mother's name was Elizabeth Smith. His father died in a well cave-in when John Bates was a three-month-old baby and he was brought up by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L'Hommedieu Smith, with whom he lived until they died. He later bought the home he now owns and married Susan Horncastle on May 19, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Bates had three daughters, Jessie, Bessie and Maude. About 50 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Bates and their three daughters made the place he now lives in their permanent home. Their daughter, Jessie, married Clifford Squires and now lives in Colchester, Conn., and their daughter Bessie married Albert Nussbaumer and made her home in Brooklyn. Their third daughter, Maude, is now Mrs. James Wetsell and resides at the old homestead. Mr. Wetsell is an engineer at the Suffolk sanatorium. Mrs. Bates died about 37 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Bates were members of the Waverly Baptist Church for more than 50 years, and Mr. Bates was deacon as long as the church services were held. Some time ago the church was sold because of the few members left and the Farmingville Congregational Church was then built. Mr. Bates has managed several farms, the one of W.S. Logan in Selden, G.W. Beck of Bald Hills, the French farm in Selden, where seeds for Peter Henderson & Co. were grown, and the farms of Anthony Marx and George Bussing, Sr., of Holtsville. Mr. Bates at the age of 90 years is still active and well and all his life has been a temperate man. He now tends a flock of chickens and occasionally take care of a fruit and vegetable stand in his yard."
Obituary - Sidney John Bates, aged 97, of Farmingville, died last night in the South Shore Convalescent Home, Patchogue. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. James Wetsell, of Farmingville, with whom he resided, and Mrs. Clifford Squires, of South Windsor, Conn., and seven grandchildren. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 from Mrs. Wetsell's home, the Rev. John Ker of the First Baptist Church, Patchogue, officiating, followed by interment in the Holtsville Cemetery. Mr. Bates, who was a farmer, resided practically all his life in Farmingville and will be buried from the house in which he was born.
(Long Island Surnames; 1850, 1860, 1870, 1900 US Federal Census; The Mid-island mail., September 09, 1936, Page 6; The Patchogue advance., April 15, 1943, Page 7)
In 1846, his father, William, was killed in an accident in Patchogue while digging a well.
In 1850, when Sidney was 4, he and his mother, Elizabeth, were living in the home of his grandparents, L'Hommedieu and Betsey Smith.
In 1860, John Bates, aged 14, was living in Brookhaven, NY, post office Holtsville, in the home of his stepfather, James Clark, aged 30, and mother, Elizabeth Clark, aged 34, with siblings, Stephen H. Bates, aged 7, Betsey A. Bates, aged 5, William F. Bates, aged 4, Mary E. Bates, aged 2, and Charlotte I. Bates, aged 8 months. His stepfather was shown to be a shoemaker.
In 1870 Sidney J. Bates, aged 23, was living in Brookhaven, NY, post office Port Jefferson, with his wife Susan M. Bates, aged 2. He was shown to be a farmer. Living next door were L'Hommedieu Smith, aged 70, a basket maker, and Betsey Smith, aged 65. On the other side was his stepfather, James Clark, aged 51, a farmer, and mother, Elizabeth Smith, aged 43, and his siblings, Stephen H. Bates, aged 19, Betsey Ann Bates, aged 16, William Thomas Bates, aged 14, Mary Elizabeth Bates, aged 12, Charlotte Jane Bates, aged 10, and George I. Bates, aged 8.
In 1900, Sydney J. Bates, aged 41, was living in Brookhaven, NY. Living with him were his children, Jessie P., 24, Bessie O., 18, and Maude S. Bates, aged 16.
September 9, 1936 - "John Sidney Bates, Holtsville's "grand old man," who recently celebrated his ninetieth birthday, was born in the house he now lives in on July 28, 1846. His father's name was William John Bates and his mother's name was Elizabeth Smith. His father died in a well cave-in when John Bates was a three-month-old baby and he was brought up by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L'Hommedieu Smith, with whom he lived until they died. He later bought the home he now owns and married Susan Horncastle on May 19, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Bates had three daughters, Jessie, Bessie and Maude. About 50 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Bates and their three daughters made the place he now lives in their permanent home. Their daughter, Jessie, married Clifford Squires and now lives in Colchester, Conn., and their daughter Bessie married Albert Nussbaumer and made her home in Brooklyn. Their third daughter, Maude, is now Mrs. James Wetsell and resides at the old homestead. Mr. Wetsell is an engineer at the Suffolk sanatorium. Mrs. Bates died about 37 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Bates were members of the Waverly Baptist Church for more than 50 years, and Mr. Bates was deacon as long as the church services were held. Some time ago the church was sold because of the few members left and the Farmingville Congregational Church was then built. Mr. Bates has managed several farms, the one of W.S. Logan in Selden, G.W. Beck of Bald Hills, the French farm in Selden, where seeds for Peter Henderson & Co. were grown, and the farms of Anthony Marx and George Bussing, Sr., of Holtsville. Mr. Bates at the age of 90 years is still active and well and all his life has been a temperate man. He now tends a flock of chickens and occasionally take care of a fruit and vegetable stand in his yard."
Obituary - Sidney John Bates, aged 97, of Farmingville, died last night in the South Shore Convalescent Home, Patchogue. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. James Wetsell, of Farmingville, with whom he resided, and Mrs. Clifford Squires, of South Windsor, Conn., and seven grandchildren. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 from Mrs. Wetsell's home, the Rev. John Ker of the First Baptist Church, Patchogue, officiating, followed by interment in the Holtsville Cemetery. Mr. Bates, who was a farmer, resided practically all his life in Farmingville and will be buried from the house in which he was born.
(Long Island Surnames; 1850, 1860, 1870, 1900 US Federal Census; The Mid-island mail., September 09, 1936, Page 6; The Patchogue advance., April 15, 1943, Page 7)
Son of William John Bates and Elizabeth Smith, husband of Susan M. Horncastle, whom he married on May 19, 1869, and father of Susan E., Jessie Preston (married Squires), Bessie O. (married Nussbaumer) and Maude S. Bates (married Wetsell).
In 1846, his father, William, was killed in an accident in Patchogue while digging a well.
In 1850, when Sidney was 4, he and his mother, Elizabeth, were living in the home of his grandparents, L'Hommedieu and Betsey Smith.
In 1860, John Bates, aged 14, was living in Brookhaven, NY, post office Holtsville, in the home of his stepfather, James Clark, aged 30, and mother, Elizabeth Clark, aged 34, with siblings, Stephen H. Bates, aged 7, Betsey A. Bates, aged 5, William F. Bates, aged 4, Mary E. Bates, aged 2, and Charlotte I. Bates, aged 8 months. His stepfather was shown to be a shoemaker.
In 1870 Sidney J. Bates, aged 23, was living in Brookhaven, NY, post office Port Jefferson, with his wife Susan M. Bates, aged 2. He was shown to be a farmer. Living next door were L'Hommedieu Smith, aged 70, a basket maker, and Betsey Smith, aged 65. On the other side was his stepfather, James Clark, aged 51, a farmer, and mother, Elizabeth Smith, aged 43, and his siblings, Stephen H. Bates, aged 19, Betsey Ann Bates, aged 16, William Thomas Bates, aged 14, Mary Elizabeth Bates, aged 12, Charlotte Jane Bates, aged 10, and George I. Bates, aged 8.
In 1900, Sydney J. Bates, aged 41, was living in Brookhaven, NY. Living with him were his children, Jessie P., 24, Bessie O., 18, and Maude S. Bates, aged 16.
September 9, 1936 - "John Sidney Bates, Holtsville's "grand old man," who recently celebrated his ninetieth birthday, was born in the house he now lives in on July 28, 1846. His father's name was William John Bates and his mother's name was Elizabeth Smith. His father died in a well cave-in when John Bates was a three-month-old baby and he was brought up by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L'Hommedieu Smith, with whom he lived until they died. He later bought the home he now owns and married Susan Horncastle on May 19, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Bates had three daughters, Jessie, Bessie and Maude. About 50 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Bates and their three daughters made the place he now lives in their permanent home. Their daughter, Jessie, married Clifford Squires and now lives in Colchester, Conn., and their daughter Bessie married Albert Nussbaumer and made her home in Brooklyn. Their third daughter, Maude, is now Mrs. James Wetsell and resides at the old homestead. Mr. Wetsell is an engineer at the Suffolk sanatorium. Mrs. Bates died about 37 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Bates were members of the Waverly Baptist Church for more than 50 years, and Mr. Bates was deacon as long as the church services were held. Some time ago the church was sold because of the few members left and the Farmingville Congregational Church was then built. Mr. Bates has managed several farms, the one of W.S. Logan in Selden, G.W. Beck of Bald Hills, the French farm in Selden, where seeds for Peter Henderson & Co. were grown, and the farms of Anthony Marx and George Bussing, Sr., of Holtsville. Mr. Bates at the age of 90 years is still active and well and all his life has been a temperate man. He now tends a flock of chickens and occasionally take care of a fruit and vegetable stand in his yard."
Obituary - Sidney John Bates, aged 97, of Farmingville, died last night in the South Shore Convalescent Home, Patchogue. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. James Wetsell, of Farmingville, with whom he resided, and Mrs. Clifford Squires, of South Windsor, Conn., and seven grandchildren. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 from Mrs. Wetsell's home, the Rev. John Ker of the First Baptist Church, Patchogue, officiating, followed by interment in the Holtsville Cemetery. Mr. Bates, who was a farmer, resided practically all his life in Farmingville and will be buried from the house in which he was born.
(Long Island Surnames; 1850, 1860, 1870, 1900 US Federal Census; The Mid-island mail., September 09, 1936, Page 6; The Patchogue advance., April 15, 1943, Page 7)
In 1846, his father, William, was killed in an accident in Patchogue while digging a well.
In 1850, when Sidney was 4, he and his mother, Elizabeth, were living in the home of his grandparents, L'Hommedieu and Betsey Smith.
In 1860, John Bates, aged 14, was living in Brookhaven, NY, post office Holtsville, in the home of his stepfather, James Clark, aged 30, and mother, Elizabeth Clark, aged 34, with siblings, Stephen H. Bates, aged 7, Betsey A. Bates, aged 5, William F. Bates, aged 4, Mary E. Bates, aged 2, and Charlotte I. Bates, aged 8 months. His stepfather was shown to be a shoemaker.
In 1870 Sidney J. Bates, aged 23, was living in Brookhaven, NY, post office Port Jefferson, with his wife Susan M. Bates, aged 2. He was shown to be a farmer. Living next door were L'Hommedieu Smith, aged 70, a basket maker, and Betsey Smith, aged 65. On the other side was his stepfather, James Clark, aged 51, a farmer, and mother, Elizabeth Smith, aged 43, and his siblings, Stephen H. Bates, aged 19, Betsey Ann Bates, aged 16, William Thomas Bates, aged 14, Mary Elizabeth Bates, aged 12, Charlotte Jane Bates, aged 10, and George I. Bates, aged 8.
In 1900, Sydney J. Bates, aged 41, was living in Brookhaven, NY. Living with him were his children, Jessie P., 24, Bessie O., 18, and Maude S. Bates, aged 16.
September 9, 1936 - "John Sidney Bates, Holtsville's "grand old man," who recently celebrated his ninetieth birthday, was born in the house he now lives in on July 28, 1846. His father's name was William John Bates and his mother's name was Elizabeth Smith. His father died in a well cave-in when John Bates was a three-month-old baby and he was brought up by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L'Hommedieu Smith, with whom he lived until they died. He later bought the home he now owns and married Susan Horncastle on May 19, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Bates had three daughters, Jessie, Bessie and Maude. About 50 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Bates and their three daughters made the place he now lives in their permanent home. Their daughter, Jessie, married Clifford Squires and now lives in Colchester, Conn., and their daughter Bessie married Albert Nussbaumer and made her home in Brooklyn. Their third daughter, Maude, is now Mrs. James Wetsell and resides at the old homestead. Mr. Wetsell is an engineer at the Suffolk sanatorium. Mrs. Bates died about 37 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Bates were members of the Waverly Baptist Church for more than 50 years, and Mr. Bates was deacon as long as the church services were held. Some time ago the church was sold because of the few members left and the Farmingville Congregational Church was then built. Mr. Bates has managed several farms, the one of W.S. Logan in Selden, G.W. Beck of Bald Hills, the French farm in Selden, where seeds for Peter Henderson & Co. were grown, and the farms of Anthony Marx and George Bussing, Sr., of Holtsville. Mr. Bates at the age of 90 years is still active and well and all his life has been a temperate man. He now tends a flock of chickens and occasionally take care of a fruit and vegetable stand in his yard."
Obituary - Sidney John Bates, aged 97, of Farmingville, died last night in the South Shore Convalescent Home, Patchogue. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. James Wetsell, of Farmingville, with whom he resided, and Mrs. Clifford Squires, of South Windsor, Conn., and seven grandchildren. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 from Mrs. Wetsell's home, the Rev. John Ker of the First Baptist Church, Patchogue, officiating, followed by interment in the Holtsville Cemetery. Mr. Bates, who was a farmer, resided practically all his life in Farmingville and will be buried from the house in which he was born.
(Long Island Surnames; 1850, 1860, 1870, 1900 US Federal Census; The Mid-island mail., September 09, 1936, Page 6; The Patchogue advance., April 15, 1943, Page 7)
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