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Demetrius Ypslanti Bates

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Demetrius Ypslanti Bates

Birth
Portage, Wood County, Ohio, USA
Death
10 Sep 1903 (aged 75)
Kansas, USA
Burial
St. John, Stafford County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Section K Lot 23 Grave 1
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Demetrius Ypslanti was born to Mary Crouch and Charles Bates, a millwright, in Portage, Ohio. Demetrius was 15 years old when he traveled with his parents and younger siblings to Iowa. Sadly, his mother and 2 brothers died on the trip With the help of Native Americans, they were buried on the prairie near Eddyville, Iowa.

Demetrius and his family settled in Monroe County, Iowa where Demetrius worked as a wheelwright and laborer. There he met and married. Frances "Fanny" Hatfield with whom he had the following children:

Charles Milton Bates 1849-1922 + Mary Eldrige + Hannah Brown
Rachel 1850-1881 + Cyrus Judd
Harriet Viola 1853-1924 + Thomas Lee Speed
Francis Marion 1857- + Sarah Celestia Sofia Gibbs
John Grant 1863-1934 + May Agnes Boyd
Mary 1865-1939 + John Julius Curtis
Robert Bruce 1869-1940 + Emily Francis Potts
Lafyette 1871
Eva 1874-1953
Wayne Lewis 1877-1962

During the Civil War, Demetrius served in the militia. After the death of his wife, Fanny in 1883, Demetrius married Lucinda Morris, who also preceded him in death.

Demetrius died at age 75

Note: bio info provided by Jane Westberg (#47801450)
Demetrius Ypslanti was born to Mary Crouch and Charles Bates, a millwright, in Portage, Ohio. Demetrius was 15 years old when he traveled with his parents and younger siblings to Iowa. Sadly, his mother and 2 brothers died on the trip With the help of Native Americans, they were buried on the prairie near Eddyville, Iowa.

Demetrius and his family settled in Monroe County, Iowa where Demetrius worked as a wheelwright and laborer. There he met and married. Frances "Fanny" Hatfield with whom he had the following children:

Charles Milton Bates 1849-1922 + Mary Eldrige + Hannah Brown
Rachel 1850-1881 + Cyrus Judd
Harriet Viola 1853-1924 + Thomas Lee Speed
Francis Marion 1857- + Sarah Celestia Sofia Gibbs
John Grant 1863-1934 + May Agnes Boyd
Mary 1865-1939 + John Julius Curtis
Robert Bruce 1869-1940 + Emily Francis Potts
Lafyette 1871
Eva 1874-1953
Wayne Lewis 1877-1962

During the Civil War, Demetrius served in the militia. After the death of his wife, Fanny in 1883, Demetrius married Lucinda Morris, who also preceded him in death.

Demetrius died at age 75

Note: bio info provided by Jane Westberg (#47801450)

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