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| | Bates Family - Mercer Co, Il (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) |
 | | All the Bates families found in the census records indicate the heads of household were born in Tennessee, although they came at different times to the County. |
 | | Pleasant and Lucinda Bates Mathews are found in the 1860 census in Millersburg Township: P. B., age 40, farmer, born Tennessee; Lucinda, age 35, born Indiana; John, 12; Joseph, 11; Orin 9; Elfe, 2; Walter 6/12, all born Illinois. |
 | | John and Elizabeth Noble Bates are found in the 1860 Census in New Boston Township: John Bates, 60, farmer, born Va (probably a transcription error, or whoever gave the information knew of John's Virginia connections); Elizabeth, 56, Tn; Elizabeth, 26, In; Nancy J., 24, In; Joseph A., 22, Il; Martha C., 10, Il. |
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