Son of Thomas Jefferson Bates and Elizabeth Ann Thomas
(Stepson of Nancy A McClellan Bates)

Marriage
To Florence Virginia Whaley
On 24 Nov 1889 at Robertson County, Texas

Death Place
316 S Tatum Ave., rural Dallas, Dallas, Texas (now Orchard Park Community of Dallas)

Texas Death Certificate
Name: Thomas Jefferson Bates
Age: 86 years, 11 months, 14 days
Birth: 24 Jan 1865 [typo lists 1885]
(Note: 1900 census lists Sep 1871;and b. 1871 in 1880 census)
Death Date: 8 Jan 1952
Death Place: 316 S. Tatum Ave, rural Dallas, precinct 7, Dallas, Texas
Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage, 10 hours
Residence: 316 S. Tatum Ave.
Occupation Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Father: T. J. Bates
Informant: Mrs. Chas. Miller
Burial: 9 Jan 1952 Laurel Land Memorial Park
Funeral Director: Lamar and Smith

Robertson Co., Texas Marriage Record
Groom: Thomas Bates
Bride: Florence Whaley
Marriage Date: 24 Nov 1889
Marriage Place: Robertson, Texas

Census
1880 Census, Robertson Couty, Texas
-T. J. Bates, head, 45, b. AL, father KY, mother SC, Farmer
-Nancy Bates, wife, 24, b. AL, parents AL
-Ben J. Bates, son, 12, b. TX, father AL, mother TX
-Mary J. Bates, daughter, 11, b. TX, father AL, mother TX
-Thos*. J. Bates Jr, son, 9, b. TX, father AL, mother TX
-E. A. C. Bates, daughter, 5 , b. TX, father AL, mother TX
James E. Bates, son, 3, b. TX, father AL, mother TX
+ 1 boarder, school teacher
+ 5 farm laborers

1900 Census, Justice Precinct 5, Robertson, Texas
-Tom* Bates, head, 28,Sep 1871, b. TX, father AL, mother TX, Farmer, owns home free of mortgage.
-Florence Bates, wife, 27, Aug 1872, married 10 yrs, 5 children born, 4 living, b. TX, father TX, mother AL
-Ben Bates, son, 7 , Aug 1892, b. TX, parents TX
-Colbert Bates, son, 6 , Jan 1894, b. TX, parents TX
-Tom Bates, son, 4 , Jan 1896, b. TX, parents TX,
-Elma Bates, son, 2, Mar 1898, b. TX, b. TX, parents TX
+1 boarder, age 19, farmer