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Marriage: Children:
  1. John William GATES: Birth: 6 JUN 1874 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 14 NOV 1932 in Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon, USA

  2. Joseph Henry GATES: Birth: 22 FEB 1876 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 15 OCT 1876 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA

  3. Sarah Belle "Belle" GATES: Birth: 16 SEP 1878 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 19 MAR 1945 in Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon, USA

  4. Thomas Jefferson GATES: Birth: 30 OCT 1880 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 8 OCT 1949 in Springfield, Lane Co., Oregon, USA

  5. Mary Frances "Frances" Elizabeth Gates: Birth: 22 JAN 1882 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 3 AUG 1961 in Home, Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA

  6. Anna May GATES: Birth: 11 OCT 1884 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 4 FEB 1950 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington, USA

  7. Daniel George "Dan" GATES: Birth: 11 NOV 1886 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 4 NOV 1960 in Veteran's Hospital, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, USA

  8. Margaret Vivian "Maggie" GATES: Birth: 11 MAY 1889 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 27 SEP 1969 in Garber's Nursing Home, Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon, USA

  9. Henry Napoleon GATES: Birth: 9 MAR 1893 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 6 JAN 1980 in Florence, Lane Co., Oregon, USA

  10. Henriretta "Etta" GATES: Birth: 9 MAR 1893 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 27 SEP 1957 in Springfield, Lane Co., Oregon, USA

  11. Grace Pearl "Pearl" GATES: Birth: 28 SEP 1896 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 9 NOV 1975 in Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon, USA

  12. Eva Matilda GATES: Birth: 2 APR 1899 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 31 AUG 1988 in Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon, USA

  13. Charles VanValaine "Charley" GATES: Birth: 4 JUN 1904 in Crow, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Death: 4 APR 1984 in Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon, USA


Sources
1. Title:   Lane County Pioneer Cemeteries, Vol. III
Publication:   Name: The Lane County Historical Society & The Oregon Genealogical Society, Eugene, Oregon, 1976;
2. Title:   Herring, Barbara (Peterson) genealogical collection
3. Title:   1910 Lane Co., Ore. Census
4. Title:   1870 Lane Co., Ore. Census
5. Title:   1860 Lane Co., Ore. Census
6. Title:   Obituary
Page:   McDaniel, Martha B

Notes
a. Note:   1936: 80TH BIRTHDAY IS OBSERVED IN VENETA
  VENETA, Dec 28 - (Special) - Mrs. Mary Gates celebrated her 80th birthday December 23 with her children. It was her first birthday party. Those celebrating Christmas with Mrs. Gates were: Ollie Miller of Bremerton, Washington, Hazel, Lawrence and Leonard Hayens (sic), Virgil, Maggie and Mike Bowman, Clark Spencer, Bill Smith, Ancel, Nellie, Mary and Wayne Smith; Delbert, Arlene an Lenard Farmer of Tacoma, Washington; Henry, Tom, Dan, Pearl an Roland Weisbeck, Martin Glass, Elsie and Kenneth Carney of Oakridge; Al Fisk, wife, and children, Mr. an Mrs. Jim Fisk and family; John Gates; Mr. and Mrs. Soren Karlsen of Monmouth, Bob Slawson and Charlie Gates of Eureka, California. This reunion was the first reunion in the Gates family for ten years. There were 39 for the Christmas dinner. ___________ Easter 1943: Gates Clan Reunion Held in Veneta
  CROW - (Special) - Reunion of the Gates clan was held at the home of Mary Gates in Veneta on Easter Sunday.
  Those present included Belle Smith, Lower Wolf Creed; Thomas Gates, Eugene; Frances Watkins, Horace Watkins, Seattle, Wash.; Annie Pullman, Bremerton, Wash.; Maggie Bowman, Eugene; Mrs. and Mrs. Henry Gates, Daniel Gates, Crow Stage; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Carney, Jerry Carney, Oakridge; Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Smith, Orlen and Delbert Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Briggs, route 3; Ettie Fisk and Billy Fisk, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Fisk, Allen Jr., Jackie Fisk, all of Veneta; Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Weisbeck, route 3; Charlie Nicklin, Eugene; Dorothy Pearson, Beverly Pearson, of Seattle. _________________ Probably May 1943: Fires Leave One Dead, One Injured
  Fire has struck twice in three days in Lane county, leaving one person dead and one seriously burned. Mrs. Mary Gates of Veneta, 87, is in serious condition at Sacred Heart hospital, where she was received Tuesday morning. Living alone, she is some way caught fire to her clothing and is badly burned about the body.
  Note: Her death certificate lists cause of death as 1st and 2nd degree burns. _____________________________________________________ The Register-Guard, Eugene, Lane Co., Ore., May 20, 1943, p 13:
  GATES - Mrs. Mary E. Gates, Veneta, died in Eugene May 19, at the age of 87 years. She was born in Yreka, Calif., Dec. 23, 1855 and came to this community with her parents 85 years ago. She was the mother of Belle Smith, Rt 5 Eugene; Frances Watkins, Seattle, Wn.; Annie Pullman, Bremerton, Wn.; Thomas Gates, Eugene; Maggie Bowman, Eugene; Daniel Gates, Crow Stage Rt., Eugene; Ettie Fisk, Junction City; Henry Gates, Eugene; Pearl Weisbeck, Veneta; Eva Hartwig, Gervais, Ore.; and Charles Gates, San Luis Obispo, also 19 great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be held on Sat., May 22, at 1:30 p.m. in the Gates cemetery with Rev. Walter J. Fiscus officiating and the Branstetter-Simon chapel in charge. ________________ Mrs. Mary E. Gates
  VENETA - Mrs. Mary E. Gates, 87, of Veneta died in Eugene, Wednesday. She was born in Yreka, Calif., Dec. 23, 1855, and came to this community with her parents at the age of two.
  Survivors include four sons, Thomas and Henry Gates of Eugene, Daniel, Crow Stage Route, and Charles of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; seven daughters, Mrs. Pearl Weisbeck, Veneta; Mrs. Belle Smith, Route 5, Eugene; Mrs. Maggie Bowman, Eugene; Mrs. Ettie Fisk, Junction City; Mrs. Eva Hartwig, Gervais; Mrs. Frances Watkins of Seattle, and Mrs. Annie Pullman of Bremerton, Wash.; also a half-sister, Mrs. Sarah Hemenway, Eugene; 33 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.
  Graveside services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m., in the Gates cemetery, Rev. Walter J. Fiscus officiating. The Branstetter-Simon chapel is in charge. ______________________________________ Gates Cem., Crow, Lane Co., Ore. - inscription:
  - Mother - - GATES - - Father - Mary E. - - - - - - - - - John Dec. 23, 1856 - - - Nov. 5, 1846 May 18, 1943 - - - Apr. 8, 1926 ___________________________ Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998:
  Name: Gates, Mary E County: Lane Death Date: 19 May 1943 _____________________ Oregon Death Certificate:
  Name: Gates, Mary E County of Death: Lane Document #: 310 Birth date: 23 Dec 1855 Birth place: Yreka, CA Death date: 19 May 1943 Place of death: Sacred Heart Hosp., Eugene, Lane Co., OR Residence: Crow Stage, Veneta, Lane Co., OR Marital status: Widowed Spouse: John Gates Father: James R. Crabb Father’s birth place: U.S.A. Mother: Mary Sheffield Mother’s birthplace: U.S.A. Informant: H. N. Gates, Crow Stage Rd., Eugene, OR Funeral Home: C. V. Simon, Eugene, OR Burial: Gates Cemetery


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