Abel GATES Family History, Generation 2

Generation No. 2

2.    James Abel¹⁷ GATES (Abel¹⁶, Nathan¹⁵, Simon¹⁴, Amos¹³, Simon¹², Stephen¹¹,
        Stephen¹⁰, Thomas⁹, Peter⁸, Geoffrey⁷, Geoffrey⁶, Geoffrey⁵, William⁴, Geoffrey³,
       William², Thomas¹) was born January 17, 1826 in Pike County, Missouri, and
       died April 30, 1910. He married Elizabeth LOVETT. She was born 1831,
       and died June 11, 1898.

Notes for James Abel GATES:

(1) He was Civil War Veteran and was Abel Gates' first child; born in Pike County Missouri.

(2) James was a Civil War Veteran, a member of Capt. Good's Co., B, 39th Infantry Volunteers of Missouri. His son, Nolan, also volunteered. James signed a "Parent's Consent", Nolan being only 16 years old. Nolan was left a twisted cripple following service and died at 25 years of age. The family lived in 1000 Hills section west of Kirksville, Missouri, and apparently were members of Union Church of the United Brethren. Another son, Peter, moved to the Northwest where it is said he helped organize the First Lumberman's Union. Two others plied their trade as woodsmen in Missouri - James and Frank. James youngest son, Jasper Newton, belonged to the Missouri Home Guard and was a recruiter during and after World War I. All of James' children were described as tall, fair skinned, with light or medium brown hair, showing some red, inherited from their Grandmother Burns, an Irish lady.

(3) James' descendants are widely scattered, but many are yet to be found in Northeast Missouri, with family names such as Hunsaker, Palmer, Williams, Zinnert, Kuntz, Hobbs, Ashley, James, Walker and many others. A reunion is held in Burlington, Iowa each year in August in a section of Crapo Park. Many of James' descendants also attend the Aseph Gates reunion held at 1000 Hills State Park, west of Kirksville, Missouri each year in September. (From "Abel Gates, his Ancestors and His Descendants")

Children of James GATES and Elizabeth LOVETT are:

i.   Nolan D.¹⁸ GATES, b. April 30, 1848; d. December 30, 1873.
    (Nolan remained single.)

ii.   Mary Dulena GATES, b. March 06, 1850; m. John H. HINTON;
      b. 1847.

iii. Charity GATES, b. May 15, 1852; d. June 30, 1852.

iv. John D. GATES, b. September 14, 1853; d. February 11, 1854.

v.   Sarah Jane GATES, b. September 20, 1854; d. May 22, 1937;
      m. (1) Henry WILLIAMS; b. December 20, 1854; d. May 27,
      1937; m. (2) Absalom HUNSAKER; b. June 10, 1837; m. (3)
      William Henry CLUTTER; b. April 23, 1856; d. May 05, 1926
    (Sarah married William Henry CLUTTER after Caltha GATES died.)

vi. Rachel A. GATES, b. March 16, 1857; m. (1) Pleasant KIDD;
      m. (2) Albert PRAITHER; b. 1858; m. (3) GRISSOM.

vii. Peter E. GATES, b. June 30, 1859; m. Lucinda WINSLOW.

viii. Elizabeth GATES, b. October 30, 1861; d. August 27, 1896;
       m. Everett YOUNG; b. October 23, 1860.

ix.   Martha L. GATES, b. October 30, 1863; d. Abt. 1901;
       m. Samuel H. STANLEY; b. September 02, 1850;
       d. May 24, 1927.

x.    James Henry GATES, b. April 17, 1866; m. (1) Willi Belle
       WHITLOW; b. January 03, 1869; d. July 19, 1958;
       m. (2) Elizabeth GRISSOM; b. 1860; d. December 25, 1941.

xi.   Benjamin Franklin GATES, b. April 12, 1868; d. June 09, 1942;
       m. Martha Elizabeth ERWIN; b. May 12, 1870;
       d. June 10, 1945.

xii. Susan Florence GATES, b. June 02, 1870; m. (1) William
       PARCELLS; m. (2) RUXLOW.

xiii. Jasper Newton GATES, b. March 01, 1876; d. December 18,
       1944; m. (1) Mary Jane BRAGG; b. November 01, 1877;
       d. March 19, 1926; m. (2) Adelphia BISHOP; m. (3) Sarah
      GRIFFITH.

3.     Mary Elizabeth¹⁷ GATES (Abel¹⁶, Nathan¹⁵, Simon¹⁴, Amos¹³, Simon¹², Stephen¹¹,
         Stephen¹⁰, Thomas⁹, Peter⁸, Geoffrey⁷, Geoffrey⁶, Geoffrey⁵, William⁴, Geoffrey³,
        William², Thomas¹) was born July 28, 1827 in Missouri, and died February 13,
        1905. She married Elcana Delaney HENSLEY, son of Elcanah HENSLEY
        and Sarah HEAD. He was born July 30, 1814, and died November 09,
        1898.

Mary Elizabeth Gates
Elcana Delaney Hensley

Notes for Mary Elizabeth GATES:

(1) Mary is the second child of Abel Gates. She was born in Pike County, Missouri and was married in Kirksville, Missouri to Elcana D. Hensley on November 15, 1845. The 1880 census for Schuyler County, Missouri lists Elcana and Mary plus three children: James, age 18; Samuel, age 14; Thomas, age 13. They later move to Washington State and lived near Mount Vernon. For a time they also lived in Castle Rock, Washington. Mary and her husband are buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Mount Vernon. Also buried in the same plot are a daughter-in-law (Hannah) and a grandson, Thomas.

(2) GATES publication, "Records of the Gates Families of America from the Colonial Period to 1860, Second Edition" (page 207) verifies that Mary Elizabeth GATES and Elcanah Delaney HENSLEY were married in Kirksville, Missouri on November 15, 1845. (Kathryn CURTIS Martin)

(3) Mary and Elcanah were my great-great grandparents. (Kathryn CURTIS Martin)

Children of Mary GATES and Elcana HENSLEY are:

i. Sarah Jane¹⁸ HENSLEY. (Died young.)

ii. Susan E. HENSLEY. (Died young.)

iii. Joseph HENSLEY. (Died young.)

iv.   Martha D. HENSLEY, b. December 09, 1849; d. March 08, 1912;
       m. (1) Unknown La Plant; m. (2) Luther James CURTIS, August
       15, 1880, Near Queen City, Missouri; b. July 19, 1855, Lee Co.,
       Iowa; d. May 12, 1927. (I have found no documented proof that Luther
        was born in Lee County, Iowa -- Kathryn CURTIS Martin)

Note for Luther James CURTIS -- information found with family notes of Aunt Eleanor's (Eleanor CURTIS Dewees).

- - - - -

Luther CURTIS family arrived from Fordland, Missouri at Skagit City, Skagit County, Washington January 28, 1888. In April 1888 they moved to the old ranch 2 1/2 miles East of Mount Vernon, near Grandma Mary (GATES) HENSLEY'S place. Mary HENSLEY was a sister of Thomas, Newton, John, and Jasper GATES of Mount Vernon (Washington) who also came from Missouri. They moved here in the 1870's. Mount Vernon was Uncle Jasper GATES' farm. A few stores were along the river bank. (Mr.) ENGLISH was the storekeeper.

- - - - -

v.    William HENSLEY, b. October 17, 1854; d. November 21, 1943;
       m. Hannah HUNSAKER; b. August 17, 1864; d. July 08, 1896.

vi.   James HENSLEY, b. March 1862; m. Maggie BART.

vii. Samuel HENSLEY, b. July 13, 1865; d. January 07, 1947;
       m. Louise PHILLIPS; d. January 20, 1957.

viii. Thomas HENSLEY, b. March 02, 1867; d. August 09, 1949;
       m. (1) Mary Viola BOWLEY; b. May 10, 1878; d. March 16,
      1920; m. (2) Phoebe VINSON; m. (3) Nettie PROBST PRATHER.

4.    Samuel E.¹⁷ GATES (Abel¹⁶, Nathan¹⁵, Simon¹⁴, Amos¹³, Simon¹², Stephen¹¹, Stephen¹⁰,
      Thomas⁹, Peter⁸, Geoffrey⁷, Geoffrey⁶, Geoffrey⁵, William⁴, Geoffrey³, William²,
      Thomas¹) was born April 22, 1829 in Pike County, Missouri, and died January
       16, 1914. He married Mary J. ALLEN. She was born Abt. 1838.

Children of Samuel GATES and Mary ALLEN are:

i.    Louis C.¹⁸ GATES, b. 1856. (Remained single.)

ii.   Benjamin F. GATES, b. 1857; m. Leanna ROBERTS.

iii. Lydia GATES, b. 1858. (Died young.)

iv. Caltha Melvina GATES, b. 1860; m. William Henry CLUTTER.

      Notes for Caltha Melvina GATES from "Abel Gates, His Ancestors, His
      Descendants":

      (1) Following Caltha's death, her husband (William Clutter) married Sarah Jane
      (GATES) HUNSAKER. Sarah mothered the CLUTTER children.

      (2) Nancy Edna CLUTTER also married into the HUNSAKER family.

v.   Caroline Clarinda GATES, b. 1861; m. James DAVIS.
     (More About Caroline Clarinda GATES: Three other children - all boys)

vi. John Thomas GATES, b. 1866; m. Adah MORGAN.

vii. Francis Marion GATES, b. February 10, 1870; d. May 08, 1947;
      m. Eva Ann BELL.

5.    Sarah A.¹⁷ GATES (Abel¹⁶, Nathan¹⁵, Simon¹⁴, Amos¹³, Simon¹², Stephen¹¹, Stephen¹⁰,
       Thomas⁹, Peter⁸, Geoffrey⁷, Geoffrey⁶, Geoffrey⁵, William⁴, Geoffrey³, William²,
       Thomas¹) was born April 22, 1829 in Pike County, Missouri, and died May
       1887. She married (1) William P. MOORE August 12, 1852 in Kirksville,
       Missouri. He was born 1826, and died 1871. She married (2) Lewis
       WALTERS 1873.

Children of Sarah GATES and William MOORE are:

i.   Virilander¹⁸ MOORE, b. 1853; m. Samuel JACOBS.

ii. James William MOORE, b. 1854; m. Adalaide RAINIER.

iii. Christia Anne MOORE, b. January 01, 1860;
     m. (1) William H. WILLIAMS; b. May 24, 1850;
     d. August 20, 1885; m. (2) Samuel H. CLAYBROOK.

iv. Jarow MOORE, b. December 07, 1862; d. March 12, 1929;
     m. (1) Ada Delina JEWETT; m. (2) Sarah Margaret BRAN.

v. Jerome MOORE, b. December 07, 1862. (Died young.)

6.    John Burns¹⁷ GATES, I (Abel¹⁶, Nathan¹⁵, Simon¹⁴, Amos¹³,
       Simon¹², Stephen¹¹, Stephen¹⁰, Thomas⁹, Peter⁸, Geoffrey⁷,
       Geoffrey⁶, Geoffrey⁵, William⁴, Geoffrey³, William², Thomas¹)
       was born October 06, 1831 in Pike County, Missouri,
       and died January 12, 1905. He married Sarah
       TURNER. She was born November 26, 1838, and died
       April 27, 1909.

Note for John Burns GATES, I:

From the publication, "Abel Gates, His Ancestors, His Descendants" --

In the Abel Gates publication, this photo identified the woman as Sarah Ann Gates (married to William P. Moore); child as Grace (last name unknown). My inherited copy has corrected this to read: Sarah Turner Gates and the child as Grace Marl. A "Moore" cousin verifies the correction.
"John was a Civil War Veteran who saw service with the Confederate Army. Following the war he was married to Sarah TURNER, a native of South Carolina. Like his brothers, he took a land grant in the Oregon Territory (now Washington State), and brought up his family near Mt. Vernon. His white hair and beard were distinguishing features and it is said that they were white from a very early age. John is credited as a good neighbor, good farmer, and a man of good deeds. He and Sarah are buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Mt. Vernon................."

Children of John GATES, I and Sarah TURNER are:

i.   John Burns¹⁸ GATES, II, b. October 10, 1865.

ii. Robert A. GATES, b. March 30, 1867.

iii. James Edwin GATES, b. May 02, 1868.

iv. Mary Louise GATES, b. September 30, 1869; d. September 28,
      1951; m. (1) DR. William THOMPSON; b. 1852; d. 1902;
      m. (2) Bordy MOORE; m. (3) Charles ECK.

v.    Lillian M. GATES, b. September 02, 1872; d. December 14,
       1919; m. (1) Unknown SLOSSON; m. (2) Unknown KING.

vi.   Narcissa Lamora GATES, b. November 16, 1873; d. July 06,
      1899; m. WILLIAM REED; d. April 1894.

vii. David A. GATES, b. October 23, 1875; d. November 04, 1924;
       m. Lucy McCLOUD.

viii. Margaret Adaline GATES, b. November 09, 1878;
       d. February 28, 1903; m. Joseph STROUD.

ix.   Henry Asaph GATES, b. November 18, 1879; d. March 04, 1919;
       m. Lucy DEWEES; b. 1888; d. 1971.

x.    Dortha Ann Rebecca GATES, b. March 1882; d. 1892.

7.    Jasper Newton¹⁷ GATES (Abel¹⁶, Nathan¹⁵, Simon¹⁴, Amos¹³,
        Simon¹², Stephen¹¹, Stephen¹⁰, Thomas⁹, Peter⁸, Geoffrey⁷,
        Geoffrey⁶, Geoffrey⁵, William⁴, Geoffrey³, William², Thomas¹)
       was born April 09, 1840 in Missouri, and died
       November 29, 1923. He married Clarinda KIMBLE in
       Kirksville, Missouri. She was born September 20, 1845,
       and died March 21, 1909.

Jasper Gates

Notes for Jasper Newton GATES: (From the publication, "Abel Gates, His Ancestors, His Descendants")

(1) Abel's sixth child was born in Cole County, Missouri.

(2) Jasper enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil war. He was described as six feet one inch tall, light hair, fair skinned, blue eyes and was twenty-two years old. He was a member of Company C, Twenty Seventh Regiment, Missouri Infantry, and was a Sergeant.

(3) On the Sixth of October, Eighteen Sixty, Jasper married Clarinda KIMBLE in Kirksville, Missouri.

(4) Following the war he pioneered in the Oregon Territory (now Washington State) where he was awarded a land claim. Mt. Vernon, Washington is situated on a part of his claim. The Skagit County History states that Jasper was County Sheriff, and later a U.S. Marshall. With his family, he left Missouri by covered wagon and arrived in Skagit County about Eighteen Seventy. He was a man of distinction and was called "The Father of Mount Vernon". Many prized relics of pioneer days are to be found among Jasper's descendants, as well as in the Public Library and the Courthouse. A reunion is held annually at Mt. Vernon during August."

More About Clarinda (KIMBLE) GATES: She helped sew a flag for July 4, 1877 town celebration.

Children of Jasper GATES and Clarinda KIMBLE are:

i.    INFANT¹⁸, b. November 04, 1861; d. November 04, 1861.
       (Gender unknown)

ii.   Jasper Newton GATES, b. January 15, 1863; m. Unknown
      ANDERSON.

iii. Matilda GATES, b. September 13, 1864; d. 1926; m. George
      HARTSON; b. 1858; d. 1930.

iv.   Ida Alis GATES, b. September 30, 1866; d. May 23, 1873.

v.    Nancy Maria GATES, b. May 17, 1868; d. June 07, 1902;
       m. William KNOX.

vi.   INFANT, b. August 26, 1870; d. August 26, 1870.
      (Gender unknown.)

vii. Mary GATES, b. September 11, 1873; d. December 18, 1960;
       m. Julius BEESON; b. September 22, 1862; d. June 1934.

viii. Martha Jane GATES, b. August 11, 1875; d. June 26, 1965;
       m. (1) Griffith HASTIE; m. (2) William Perry PARKER;
       b. November 12, 1865; d. June 20, 1932; m. (3) Thomas FELL.

ix.   Otto GATES, b. July 22, 1877.

x.    Clarinda Caroline GATES, b. March 22, 1880; d. 1941;
       m. Edward COWELL; b. 1868; d. 1949.

xi.   Lawrence GATES, b. January 26, 1882; d. April 09, 1882.

xii. William L. GATES, b. April 09, 1883.

xiii. Cleon Emmett GATES, b. April 22, 1885; d. April 29, 1910.

8.    Martha Toms¹⁷ GATES (Abel¹⁶, Nathan¹⁵, Simon¹⁴, Amos¹³, Simon¹², Stephen¹¹,
        Stephen¹⁰, Thomas⁹, Peter⁸, Geoffrey⁷, Geoffrey⁶, Geoffrey⁵, William⁴, Geoffrey³,
        William², Thomas¹) was born July 20, 1845 in Missouri, and died July 25,
       1879. She married John D. CORRELL October 07, 1866 in Kirksville,
       Missouri. He was born September 01, 1837, and died January 31, 1921.

Notes for Martha Toms GATES:

(1) Martha was Abel Gates' ninth child, born in Cole County Missouri. She was married to John D. Correll at Kirksville, Missouri on October 7, 1866. The family lived in the vicinity of Green Castle, Missouri.

(2) Martha passed away after only thirteen years of her marriage, leaving five children. One son preceded her in death. Her older brother, Samuel E., cared for the three youngest children and her younger brother, Aseph W., raised Don.

(3) Martha was buried in Union Cemetery beside her mother (Mary Burns Gates). Many of the Gates Family are buried there as well as the Moore and Walters families. Union Cemetery is situated in the Southwest corner of the junction of Missouri Highways 6 and 49. The United Brethren Church once stood there but burned down many years ago.

Children of Martha GATES and John CORRELL are:

i.    Alfred C.¹⁸ CORRELL, b. October 07, 1867; d. April 1934;
      m. Nettie HOUSTON.

ii.   Charles T. CORRELL, b. November 17, 1868; d. June 05, 1870.

iii. Don St. Paul CORRELL, b. July 08, 1870; d. January 25, 1961;
      m. (1) Lydia WILLIAMS; d. February 01, 1902; m. (2) Maude
      RILEY; b. January 10, 1881; d. April 19, 1941.

iv.   Henry Francis CORRELL, b. March 30, 1873.

v.    Samuel William CORRELL, b. August 25, 1875; d. 1905;
       m. Leona Ethel HENSLEY; b. September 28, 1882;
       d. November 20, 1946.

vi.   Virginia Elnora CORRELL, b. July 06, 1879; d. November 25,
      1969; m. James Edward WILLIAMS; b. November 04, 1874;
      d. June 24, 1959.

9.    Aseph Wells¹⁷ GATES (Abel¹⁶, Nathan¹⁵, Simon¹⁴, Amos¹³, Simon¹², Stephen¹¹,
         Stephen¹⁰, Thomas⁹, Peter⁸, Geoffrey⁷, Geoffrey⁶, Geoffrey⁵, William⁴, Geoffrey³,
        William², Thomas¹) was born November 30, 1848 in Adair County, Missouri,
       and died October 23, 1928. He married Mary J. SHOLLEY February 16,
       1873 in Kirksville, Missouri. She was born August 21, 1851, and died 1922.

Notes for Aseph Wells GATES:

(1) Aseph was Abel Gates' tenth; born in Adair County, Missouri. Aseph married Mary J. SHOLLEY at Kirksville, Missouri on February 16th, 1873. The family lived at Stahl, Missouri (West of Kirksville) and many of Aseph's descendants are to be found around that area, but many more are living in other parts of the Midwest, west and southwest. He was a very successful farmer and his children own some of the finest farmland in Missouri.

(2) [At the writing of this publication], a reunion is held annually in September at 1000 Hills State Park west of Kirksville on Missouri Highway 6. It was at a reunion there that our genealogy began to expand into what we have today. Through the help of Aseph's daughter, Zula (GATES) Novinger, we got on the trail of Aseph's brothers who pioneered in the Oregon Territory. This tiny lady's remarkable memory served to find many relatives who had not been heard from for many years. At this point the author gives a SPECIAL SALUTE to this dear lady and her husband, Jacob NOVINGER, himself a member of a very distinguished family.

It must be stated that Aseph's entire family cooperated in a magnificent manner to make this section of our book possible. Dofa HERNDON was of special assistance. (Excerpt from publication: "Abel Gates, His Ancestor, His Descendants")

Children of Aseph GATES and Mary SHOLLEY are:

i.    Joseph¹⁸ GATES, b. February 25, 1874; d. March 14, 1963.
       (Joseph remained single.)

ii.   Harriet M. GATES, b. December 06, 1875; d. February 19,
      1970; m. Webster M. FRANKFORD.

iii. John Henry GATES, b. September 03, 1877; d. January 17,
      1961; m. Mary McFARLAND; b. September 12, 1880;
      d. November 05, 1964.

iv. Sylvester M. GATES, b. September 03, 1879; d. October 28,
      1967; m. Sasia Delia ALGER; b. July 08, 1882; d. 1952.

v.   Eva GATES, b. July 08, 1881; d. November 03, 1973; m. Elmer
      RILEY; b. December 16, 1877; d. August 23, 1940.

vi. Olive GATES, b. January 30, 1884; d. December 21, 1968;
      m. Charles LEDFORD; b. April 12, 1888; d. March 10, 1963.

vii. Ora Aseph GATES, b. July 08, 1886; d. April 27, 1973;
       m. (1) Chloe BELL; b. October 06, 1888; d. May 25, 1955;
       m. (2) Sarah BACHMAN; b. November 28, 1888; d. April 26,
       1971.

viii. Ursula [Zula] GATES, b. October 20, 1888; m. Jacob
      NOVINGER; b. August 11, 1890.

ix. Otto Thomas GATES, b. February 16, 1891; d. May 11, 1968;
      m. Vena V. HUDSON.

x.   Armeda Delroe GATES, b. September 23, 1893; m. Ernest Elias
     WILSON; b. October 02, 1888; d. October 24, 1957.

10.   Thomas¹⁷ GATES (Abel¹⁶, Nathan¹⁵, Simon¹⁴, Amos¹³, Simon¹²,
        Stephen¹¹, Stephen¹⁰, Thomas⁹, Peter⁸, Geoffrey⁷, Geoffrey⁶
        Geoffrey⁵, William⁴, Geoffrey³, William², Thomas¹) was born
       November 7, 1843 in Cole County, Missouri, and died
       March 6, 1917. He married Martha J. WALTERS
       March 25, 1869 in Kirksville, Missouri. She was born
       February 26 and died June 23, 1898.

Thomas Gates

I don't know why Family Tree Maker listed Thomas last. One of those computing ponderables. Oh well. . . -k-

Notes for Thomas GATES:

(1) Abel Gates Eighth Child - Thomas Gates, born in Cole County Missouri

(2) "Thomas served in the 39th Regiment, Company B, Missouri Infantry, during the Civil War. He was described as six feet two inches tall, with red hair, blue eyes, and twenty-one years old. After his army service he was married to Martha J. WALTERS at Kirksville, Missouri on March 25th, 1869. Thomas pioneered in the Oregon Territory (Now Washington State), working in timber at first, then as a farmer once land was cleared. In 1909 he moved to Conrad, Montana, in Teton County. Like his brothers, Thomas has many descendants in and about Washington. It has been said that one must use great tact in talk of the pioneers of Mt. Vernon because so many folks are related. Both Thomas and Martha are buried in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery at Mount Vernon....." (Note from publication: "Abel Gates - His Ancestors, His Descendants")

Children of Thomas GATES and Martha WALTERS are:

i.   Mary Elizabeth¹⁸ GATES, b. February 22, 1870; d. November 07,
     1915; m. Jacob Manuel WOODRING; b. 1844.

ii. Nellie Mae GATES, b. May 29, 1875; d. February 25, 1920;
     m. Sivert Edwin HANSTAD.

iii. Ira Buxton GATES, b. January 27, 1878; d. August 19, 1950;
     m. Ethel Mae GOOD; b. May 02, 1885; d. June 24, 1945.

iv. Thomas Jay GATES, b. November 12, 1881; d. September 10,
     1920; m. Etta Elizabeth GOOD; b. May 26, 1887; d. April 16
     1947.

Return to Generation 1 (Abel's Children)

Endnotes

"Abel Gates - His Ancestors, His Descendants" (1793-1870), Private Publication. Printed by Dinner and Klein of Seattle in 1976 -- A great deal of work went into this publication. However, because it seldom gives official documentation sources, any data from this publication should be treated with caution. (Kathryn Curtis Martin).