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Though the new Burns homeplace was built with a dogrun, Thomas Gates' bedroom was a new leanto room on the back. His grandchildren remembered him fondly as being kindly and admonishing them to live sober, righteous and Christ honoring lives.
1830 Census, Pickens County, Alabama, p.113, li. 15
Thos. Gates
1 Free White Male under 5; 1 Free White Male 5-9; 2 Free White Males 15-19; 1 Free White Male 40-49;
3 White Females 5-9; 1 Free White Female 10-14; 1 Free White Female 30-39; 1 Male Slave 10-23; 1 Female Slave 10-23; 8 Free White Persons under 20; 2 Free White Persons 20-49; 10 Total Free White Persons; 12 Total All Persons.
Old Tuskaloosa, Alabama Land Office, entry dated 3 Oct. 1838, Thomas Gates, Section 31, Township 20S, Range 16W.
U. S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. Thomas Gates, Issue date 14 Oct. 1834, State of Record: Alabama, 39.95 acres, Tuscaloosa Land Office, Congressional Authority of April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Statuate 566), Document # 8259, SE 1/4 SW1/4, Section 31, Township 20 South, Range 16 West, Huntsville Meridian, Pickens County.
1840 Census, Pickens County, Alabama, p. 351, li. 19
Thos. Gates
1 Free White Male 5-9; 1 Free White Male 15-19; 1 Free White Male 40-49;
1 Free White Female 15-19; 1 Free White Female 40-49;
1 Female Slave under10; 2 Persons Employed in Agriculture; 1 Free White Person over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write; 3 Free White a Persons under 20; 2 Free White Persons 20-49; 5 Total Free White Persons; 6 Total All Persons.
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Mrs. W. V. Nichols of Caledonia, Mississippi provided documentation from records that had belonged to her late mother, who was a descendant of John Pinkston Gates. Listed were Thomas Gates and Ann Hooper and their following children: John, Jim, Louisa, Audler, Hooper, Carter and daughters whose names she could not remember. Her most complete records were of the families of John Pinkston and James Pinkney Gates. These records were confirmed and added to by Mr. and Mrs. James P. (Lena) Gates of rural Pickensville and Mrs. Oscar T. (P.) Gates of Carrollton, Alabama.
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Thomas Gates' twin sons, James Pinkney and John Pinkston Gates were born March 7, 1813 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. James Pinkney Gates was elected sheriff of Pickens County, Alabama on August 6, 1877.
Thomas Gates' son, Obadiah Hooper Gates (1825-__), married Savilla Ann Williams (1830-1853). Savilla Ann Gates is buried in the Williams Cemetery, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. This is the same cemetery where his grandfather Obadiah Hooper's third wife, Sarah "Sallie" (Sanders) Hooper is buried. Nothing further is known of him, though it is suspected he was a Civil War casualty.
Thomas Gates' son, Charles Carter Gates (1828-1868), served as Pvt., Company K, Elmore's 20th Regiment Texas Infentry, CSA. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Crenshaw) Gates are both buried in the Martin Hill Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas. Mrs. Henry Emmet (Nellie Gray Gates) Putnam provided names and dates from her personal research.
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Burial location: unmarked
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Though the new Burns homeplace was built with a dogrun, Thomas Gates' bedroom was a new leanto room on the back. His grandchildren remembered him fondly as being kindly and admonishing them to live sober, righteous and Christ honoring lives.
1830 Census, Pickens County, Alabama, p.113, li. 15
Thos. Gates
1 Free White Male under 5; 1 Free White Male 5-9; 2 Free White Males 15-19; 1 Free White Male 40-49;
3 White Females 5-9; 1 Free White Female 10-14; 1 Free White Female 30-39; 1 Male Slave 10-23; 1 Female Slave 10-23; 8 Free White Persons under 20; 2 Free White Persons 20-49; 10 Total Free White Persons; 12 Total All Persons.
Old Tuskaloosa, Alabama Land Office, entry dated 3 Oct. 1838, Thomas Gates, Section 31, Township 20S, Range 16W.
U. S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. Thomas Gates, Issue date 14 Oct. 1834, State of Record: Alabama, 39.95 acres, Tuscaloosa Land Office, Congressional Authority of April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Statuate 566), Document # 8259, SE 1/4 SW1/4, Section 31, Township 20 South, Range 16 West, Huntsville Meridian, Pickens County.
1840 Census, Pickens County, Alabama, p. 351, li. 19
Thos. Gates
1 Free White Male 5-9; 1 Free White Male 15-19; 1 Free White Male 40-49;
1 Free White Female 15-19; 1 Free White Female 40-49;
1 Female Slave under10; 2 Persons Employed in Agriculture; 1 Free White Person over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write; 3 Free White a Persons under 20; 2 Free White Persons 20-49; 5 Total Free White Persons; 6 Total All Persons.
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Mrs. W. V. Nichols of Caledonia, Mississippi provided documentation from records that had belonged to her late mother, who was a descendant of John Pinkston Gates. Listed were Thomas Gates and Ann Hooper and their following children: John, Jim, Louisa, Audler, Hooper, Carter and daughters whose names she could not remember. Her most complete records were of the families of John Pinkston and James Pinkney Gates. These records were confirmed and added to by Mr. and Mrs. James P. (Lena) Gates of rural Pickensville and Mrs. Oscar T. (P.) Gates of Carrollton, Alabama.
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Thomas Gates' twin sons, James Pinkney and John Pinkston Gates were born March 7, 1813 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. James Pinkney Gates was elected sheriff of Pickens County, Alabama on August 6, 1877.
Thomas Gates' son, Obadiah Hooper Gates (1825-__), married Savilla Ann Williams (1830-1853). Savilla Ann Gates is buried in the Williams Cemetery, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. This is the same cemetery where his grandfather Obadiah Hooper's third wife, Sarah "Sallie" (Sanders) Hooper is buried. Nothing further is known of him, though it is suspected he was a Civil War casualty.
Thomas Gates' son, Charles Carter Gates (1828-1868), served as Pvt., Company K, Elmore's 20th Regiment Texas Infentry, CSA. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Crenshaw) Gates are both buried in the Martin Hill Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas. Mrs. Henry Emmet (Nellie Gray Gates) Putnam provided names and dates from her personal research.
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Burial location: unmarked
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Though the new Burns homeplace was built with a dogrun, Thomas Gates' bedroom was a new leanto room on the back. His grandchildren remembered him fondly as being kindly and admonishing them to live sober, righteous and Christ honoring lives.
1830 Census, Pickens County, Alabama, p.113, li. 15
Thos. Gates
1 Free White Male under 5; 1 Free White Male 5-9; 2 Free White Males 15-19; 1 Free White Male 40-49;
3 White Females 5-9; 1 Free White Female 10-14; 1 Free White Female 30-39; 1 Male Slave 10-23; 1 Female Slave 10-23; 8 Free White Persons under 20; 2 Free White Persons 20-49; 10 Total Free White Persons; 12 Total All Persons.
Old Tuskaloosa, Alabama Land Office, entry dated 3 Oct. 1838, Thomas Gates, Section 31, Township 20S, Range 16W.
U. S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. Thomas Gates, Issue date 14 Oct. 1834, State of Record: Alabama, 39.95 acres, Tuscaloosa Land Office, Congressional Authority of April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Statuate 566), Document # 8259, SE 1/4 SW1/4, Section 31, Township 20 South, Range 16 West, Huntsville Meridian, Pickens County.
1840 Census, Pickens County, Alabama, p. 351, li. 19
Thos. Gates
1 Free White Male 5-9; 1 Free White Male 15-19; 1 Free White Male 40-49;
1 Free White Female 15-19; 1 Free White Female 40-49;
1 Female Slave under10; 2 Persons Employed in Agriculture; 1 Free White Person over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write; 3 Free White a Persons under 20; 2 Free White Persons 20-49; 5 Total Free White Persons; 6 Total All Persons.
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Mrs. W. V. Nichols of Caledonia, Mississippi provided documentation from records that had belonged to her late mother, who was a descendant of John Pinkston Gates. Listed were Thomas Gates and Ann Hooper and their following children: John, Jim, Louisa, Audler, Hooper, Carter and daughters whose names she could not remember. Her most complete records were of the families of John Pinkston and James Pinkney Gates. These records were confirmed and added to by Mr. and Mrs. James P. (Lena) Gates of rural Pickensville and Mrs. Oscar T. (P.) Gates of Carrollton, Alabama.
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Thomas Gates' twin sons, James Pinkney and John Pinkston Gates were born March 7, 1813 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. James Pinkney Gates was elected sheriff of Pickens County, Alabama on August 6, 1877.
Thomas Gates' son, Obadiah Hooper Gates (1825-__), married Savilla Ann Williams (1830-1853). Savilla Ann Gates is buried in the Williams Cemetery, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. This is the same cemetery where his grandfather Obadiah Hooper's third wife, Sarah "Sallie" (Sanders) Hooper is buried. Nothing further is known of him, though it is suspected he was a Civil War casualty.
Thomas Gates' son, Charles Carter Gates (1828-1868), served as Pvt., Company K, Elmore's 20th Regiment Texas Infentry, CSA. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Crenshaw) Gates are both buried in the Martin Hill Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas. Mrs. Henry Emmet (Nellie Gray Gates) Putnam provided names and dates from her personal research.
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Burial location: unmarked
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Though the new Burns homeplace was built with a dogrun, Thomas Gates' bedroom was a new leanto room on the back. His grandchildren remembered him fondly as being kindly and admonishing them to live sober, righteous and Christ honoring lives.
1830 Census, Pickens County, Alabama, p.113, li. 15
Thos. Gates
1 Free White Male under 5; 1 Free White Male 5-9; 2 Free White Males 15-19; 1 Free White Male 40-49;
3 White Females 5-9; 1 Free White Female 10-14; 1 Free White Female 30-39; 1 Male Slave 10-23; 1 Female Slave 10-23; 8 Free White Persons under 20; 2 Free White Persons 20-49; 10 Total Free White Persons; 12 Total All Persons.
Old Tuskaloosa, Alabama Land Office, entry dated 3 Oct. 1838, Thomas Gates, Section 31, Township 20S, Range 16W.
U. S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. Thomas Gates, Issue date 14 Oct. 1834, State of Record: Alabama, 39.95 acres, Tuscaloosa Land Office, Congressional Authority of April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Statuate 566), Document # 8259, SE 1/4 SW1/4, Section 31, Township 20 South, Range 16 West, Huntsville Meridian, Pickens County.
1840 Census, Pickens County, Alabama, p. 351, li. 19
Thos. Gates
1 Free White Male 5-9; 1 Free White Male 15-19; 1 Free White Male 40-49;
1 Free White Female 15-19; 1 Free White Female 40-49;
1 Female Slave under10; 2 Persons Employed in Agriculture; 1 Free White Person over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write; 3 Free White a Persons under 20; 2 Free White Persons 20-49; 5 Total Free White Persons; 6 Total All Persons.
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Mrs. W. V. Nichols of Caledonia, Mississippi provided documentation from records that had belonged to her late mother, who was a descendant of John Pinkston Gates. Listed were Thomas Gates and Ann Hooper and their following children: John, Jim, Louisa, Audler, Hooper, Carter and daughters whose names she could not remember. Her most complete records were of the families of John Pinkston and James Pinkney Gates. These records were confirmed and added to by Mr. and Mrs. James P. (Lena) Gates of rural Pickensville and Mrs. Oscar T. (P.) Gates of Carrollton, Alabama.
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Thomas Gates' twin sons, James Pinkney and John Pinkston Gates were born March 7, 1813 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. James Pinkney Gates was elected sheriff of Pickens County, Alabama on August 6, 1877.
Thomas Gates' son, Obadiah Hooper Gates (1825-__), married Savilla Ann Williams (1830-1853). Savilla Ann Gates is buried in the Williams Cemetery, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. This is the same cemetery where his grandfather Obadiah Hooper's third wife, Sarah "Sallie" (Sanders) Hooper is buried. Nothing further is known of him, though it is suspected he was a Civil War casualty.
Thomas Gates' son, Charles Carter Gates (1828-1868), served as Pvt., Company K, Elmore's 20th Regiment Texas Infentry, CSA. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Crenshaw) Gates are both buried in the Martin Hill Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas. Mrs. Henry Emmet (Nellie Gray Gates) Putnam provided names and dates from her personal research.
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Burial location: unmarked
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