Abel GATES Family History, Generation 1

About the ABEL GATES family history:
This information is only a couple generations of the Abel GATES family. Enough to get from Abel to my great-great grandmother, Mary. My actual database contains the Gates family history as noted in a 1976 publication entitled "Abel Gates (1793-1870), His Ancestors; His Descendants." In that booklet, his direct line of ancestry was traced back to Thomas Gates, Esq., of Higheaster, Essex England (1327). (Some GATES researchers contend there are errors in that lineage claim.)

Other than my own great-great grandmother (Mary Elizabeth GATES), I have done no specific research on the GATES family, therefore cannot help determine the truth from a good story. If there are any discrepancies here from that in above noted publication, they are typographical errors and not intended as corrections. There is no known connection to Microsoft's Bill GATES and my great-great-grandmother. (Kathryn CURTIS Martin)

Always verify any genealogical information you find published on a web page. The best advice I can give you is to treat web-based genealogy as a starting point for your own family history research. Enjoy!

Descendants of Abel Gates

Generation No. 1
(Click on images to view a slightly picture.)

1.   Abel¹⁶ GATES (Nathan¹⁵, Simon¹⁴, Amos¹³, Simon¹²,
      Stephen¹¹, Stephen¹⁰, Thomas⁹, Peter⁸, Geoffrey⁷,
      Geoffrey⁶, Geoffrey⁵, William⁴, Geoffrey³, William²,
      Thomas¹) was born July 10, 1793 in Gardner,
      Massachusetts, and died November 02, 1870.
      He married (1) Miss PEABODY. He married
      (2) Mary Jane BURNS. She was born June
      05, 1807, and died 1888.

Mary (Burns) Gates and Abel Gates

This is a scanned image of a photocopy from above mentioned publication -- probably tin type photos originally. Very difficult to get a good representation.

Abel was a corporal in the 5th Regiment, U.S. Army Regulars, from 1820 to 1825 during the Frontier Wars in the Michigan Territory. He married following his army service and first settled in Pike County, Missouri. Later he lived in Cole County and finally in Adair County, east of Greencastle, where he passed away.

More About Mary Jane Burns: She was buried west of Novinger, MO

Children of Abel GATES and Mary BURNS are:

2. i. James Abel¹⁷ GATES, b. January 17, 1826, Pike County, Missouri;
        d. April 30, 1910.

3. ii. Mary Elizabeth GATES, b. July 28, 1827, Missouri;
         d. February 13, 1905.

4. iii. Samuel E. GATES, b. April 22, 1829, Pike County, Missouri;
         d. January 16, 1914.

5. iv. Sarah A. GATES, b. April 22, 1829, Pike County, Missouri;
         d. May 1887.

     v. Isaac K. GATES, b. January 29, 1831.

6. vi. John Burns GATES, I, b. October 06, 1831, Pike County,
          Missouri; d. January 12, 1905.

   vii. Edward C. GATES, b. April 10, 1834; d. July 08, 1839.

   viii. William P. GATES, b. January 09, 1836; d. October 25, 1838.

     ix. Lydia J. GATES, b. December 07, 1837; d. July 15, 1840.

7. x.    Jasper Newton GATES, b. April 09, 1840, Missouri;
          d. November 29, 1923.

    xi. David Azariah GATES, b. January 07, 1842, Missouri. (Died young.)

8. xii. Martha Toms GATES, b. July 20, 1845, Missouri; d. July 25, 1879.

9. xiii. Aseph Wells GATES, b. November 30, 1848, Adair County, Missouri;
           d. October 23, 1928.

    xiv. Harriet M. GATES, b. December 20, 1849; d. December 20, 1849.

10. xv. Thomas GATES, b. February 26, 1850, Cole County, Missouri;
           d. June 23, 1898.

From left to right:

James A. Gates, Samuel E. Gates, Thomas Gates, Aseph W. Gates
(Photo taken at home of Aseph Gates about 1900.)

View Generation No. 2, Abel's Grand-Children

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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, it seldom gives official documentation sources. Any data from this publication should be treated with caution. (Kathryn CURTIS Martin).