Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 
1886. Allen County.

LAFAYETTE L. GATEWOOD was born December 19, 1837, in the community where 
he now resides, and is a son of Fletcher and Mary (Calvert) Gatewood.  
He is the second of four boys and eight girls, all of whom lived to be 
grown.  The father of our subject was born near Augusta, Ga.; when a lad 
of six year he was brougt by his parents to Allen County, Ky., where he 
resided in the eastern part of the county on a farm of 300 acres, except 
years spent in Scottsville, engaged in the hotel business.  He was 
school commissioner at his death, which occurred in January, 1871, at 
the age of sixty-six years.  Before the war he was the owner of some 
slaves; he was the son of John Gatewood, who married a Miss White, and 
emigrated from Georgia to Allen County, in 1810, and settled in the 
eastern part of the county.  He was one of the patriots of the war for 
independence; was a farmer and of Irish descent.  Our subject's mother 
was born in Virginia, and was a daughter of John Calvert, of Virginia, 
who immigrated to Kentucky after the war of 1812, in which he had 
served, and settled in Allen County.  He was of Irish descent, and was 
one of the finest calculators in the county.  Lafayette L. Gatewood was 
reared on a farm and received but little schooling; after he arrived at 
maturity he concluded to educate himself, and for that purpose entered 
school; after one year's attendance at school the war broke out, and 
possessing a patriotic spirit, he enlisted in defense of the Union, 
Septembr, 1861, in Company A, Ninth Kentucky Infantry; took part in the 
battles of Crab Orchard, Chickamauga, Chatoonooga, Atlanta, Jonesboro, 
Peach Tree Creek and numerous skirmishes; was in all the engagements in 
which his regiment took part, except Shiloh and Stone River; was 
discharged as second sergeant in December, 1864, when he returned to his 
home and engaged in the mercantile business, at Scottsville for two 
years - one year in packing tobacco.  He has since been engaged in 
farming. In 1868, he moved to Jackson County, Mo., where he engaged in 
farming for one year.  He moved to Neosha County, Kas., and entered 160 
acres of land; one year later, on account of ill-health, he sold out and 
returned to Kentucky, where he has since been engaged in farming.  He 
married, November 24, 1870, Georgie Follis, of Allen County, a daughter 
of Shelby B. and Elizabeth (Burton) Follis, who were born and reared in 
Allen County.  Shelby B. Follis was a saddler by trade; since the war he 
has been engaged in farming.  He was a son of Raven Follis, who married 
Mary Waggle - both early pioneers of Kentucky.  Mr. and Mrs. Gatewood 
have had born to them seven children; six of whom are living:  Lucy, 
Lillian, Clara Elizabeth, George Boone, Zilpha and Fayette Follis.  Mr. 
Gatewood located where he now resides, February, 1871, on 100 acres of 
land.  He cast his first presidential vote for John Bell; since the war 
has been a Democrat.

Gatewood Calvert White Burton Follis Waggle
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GA VA Jackson-MO Neosha-KS

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