DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS CLARENCE GATES
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Don Norman
1.THOMAS CLARENCE GATES
Thomas Clarence
Gates was born in Tazwell County VA June 5, 1837
and died in Nicholas County WV August 7, 1920. He married
Nancy Groves
in Nicholas County WV. Nancy was born in VA September 15,
1843 and
died in Nicholas County January 18, 1906.
Children of Thomas Clarence and Nancy (Groves) Gates.
2. (1). Barbara b.c. 1866
3. (2). Alexander b.c. 1868
d.Jun 28 1949
m.Sarah
Chapman
4. (3). Lydia Ann b.c. 1869
5. (4). Lewis
6. (5). Wallace
7. (6). Lee
8. (7). Joe
9. (8). Grover
10. (9). Sarah
11. (10). Mary
12. (11). Susan
13. (12). Lily
3.ALEXANDER GATES
1.THOMAS CLARENCE GATES
Alexander
Gates, a son of Thomas Clarence and Nancy (Groves) Gates,
was born in Nicholas County WV about 1868 and died there
June 28, 1949.
He married Sarah Chapman. Sarah, a daughter of James
Wesley and Talitha
(McCue) Chapman, was born in Nicholas Country WV
September 12, 1878 and
died January 25, 1959.
Children of Alexander and Sarah (Chapman) Gates.
14. (1). Alma
15. (2). Cletus
16. (3). Lloyd
17. (4). Elmer
18. (5). Okey Joseph b.Mar 19 1911 d.Jul
2 1983
m.Ora
Lewanda Messenger 1955
19. (6). Paul
18.OKEY JOSEPH GATES
3.ALEXANDER GATES 1.THOMAS
CLARENCE GATES
Okey Joseph
Gates, a son of Alexander and Sarah (Chapman) Gates, was
born in Nicholas County WV March 19, 1911 and died there
July 2, 1983.
He married Ora Lewanda Messenger in 1955. Ora, a daughter
of Oras and
Ollie (Rose) Messenger, was born in Webster County WV
March 17, 1923.
Children of Okey Joseph and Ora Lewanda (Messenger)
Gates.
20. (1). Thomas Christopher b.Jun 22 1956
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
"Nicholas County WV History 1985" p.202
Norman, Don, "Descendants of Jacob Chapman"
1870 Nicholas County WV census