Elmer BATES

Cal 1868 - 1946  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Elmer BATES  [1]
  Born	Cal 10 Nov 1868	, Fillmore, Minnesota, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Apr 1910	, Marshall, South Dakota, USA
  ED 307, pg 1A
  Dumarce Township Eligah M Delap Head M 43 Minnesota Mary M Delap Wife F 39 Wisconsin Earl L Delap Son M 19 South Dakota Marsdon Delap Son M 17 South Dakota Deforest C Delap Son M 14 South Dakota Kenneth D Delap Son M 12 South Dakota Bernard I Delap Son M 10 South Dakota Bruce A Delap Son M 2 South Dakota Myrtle L Delap Dau F 0 South Dakota Merinda S Delap Mother F 77 New York Gertrude Wickmise Boarder F 22 Minnesota Elmer Bates Boarder M 36 Minnesota Frank Bates Boarder M 29 South Dakota Thomas Bates Boarder M 25 South Dakota Elmer, Frank and Thomas work on the Delap farm.
  Census	18 Apr 1940	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA
  ED 37-11, pg 4B
  Ward 2, 2815 Verona Frank Bates Head M 61 South Dakota Elmer Bates Brother M 70 Minnesota Frank works on a strawberry farm, possibly his. They have never married and Frank is not a vet. In 1935, Frank lived in Whatcom Coounty and Elmer lived in Beltrami County Minnesota.
  Died	18 May 1946	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA   [4]
  Buried	20 May 1946	Lynden, Whatcom, Washington, USA
  	Address: Lynden Cemetery Whatcom County Whatcom County, Washington
  Person ID	I23774	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas W BATES,   b. 19 Jun 1820, , , Vermont, USA ,   d. 12 Dec 1895, , , Missouri, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Hanna KECK,   b. Jun 1837, , , Vermont, USA ,   d. Aft 1919  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Married	Abt 1853
  Family ID	F8873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Poor Elmer was enumerated as female on his first census as Elmira, then named Eleanor in 1875 and finally, as Almeran on the 1880. I believe his name is Elmer, as he was called in later years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2578] 1870 Fillmore MN, pg 22 (628), d/f #165/165. Elmira Bates [S2578] 1870 Fillmore MN, pg 22 (628), d/f #165/165. age 2, Minnesota [S1468] Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960, Bates, Elmer. 77 years 6 months 8 days [S1468] Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960, Bates, Elmer.