Worthy Conger Gates

1851 - 1936  (84 years)

• Name	Worthy Conger Gates  [1, 2]
  Birth	27 Oct 1851	Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jul 1936	Oroville, Butte County, California   [1]
  Burial	23 Jul 1936	Cherokee Cemetery, Oroville, Butte County, California   [1]
  Notes	Born in Wisconsin and grew up in Iowa. He homesteaded in Chickasaw County.
  Person ID	I20515	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Noel Conger Gates,   b. Abt 1804, Malone, Franklin County, New York d. Abt 1857, Utica Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Sybil Ann Thompson,   b. Between 1818 and 1820, New York d. Abt 1891, Chickasaw County, Iowa (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1846	Randolph, Cattaraugus County, New York   [3]
  Family ID	F7335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Wesley Scott,   b. 25 Nov 1859, New York d. 7 Aug 1951, Oroville, Butte County, California (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Jul 1876	Lawler, Chickasaw County, Iowa   [4]
  	Worthy and Harriett were living in Cass County, Minnesota as of the 1900 and 1910 census. At the time of the 1900 census, he was listed as William, perhaps in error. His occupation was shown as railroad laborer. His date of birth, perhaps also in error, was shown as October 1847. The 1900 census showed that Worthy and Harriett had been married 16 years (ca 1884). Harriet was listed as the mother of 11 children, 7 of whom were still living. The six children listed at home at the time of the 1900 census were William, Claricy, Lydia, Viola, Harry and Frederick. Charles ASHLAND and Charley LEAKE were living in their home as boarders. William was shown as a railroad laborer. The 1910 census shows that both were married once, and had been married 37 years (which would push the marriage date back to ca 1873). The census further shows that Harriett was the mother of 12 children, 7 of whom were still living. Of the six children listed at home in 1900, only Harry was still at home. Perhaps Frederick, who should still have been living at home at age 10, had died. An additional son, 7 year old Henry, was listed as well. According to Jake Schopf, they lived in Everett, Washington for a few years and then moved to Butte County, California. Kristine Hammond also lists them as the parents of Noel, Ellen, Emma and Sybil. As none of these children are on either the 1900 or 1910 census, perhaps they were among the five children who died.
  Children	1. William Ira Gates,   b. 6 Jan 1886, Iowa d. 26 Jun 1964, Butte County, California (Age 78 years)   2. Clarissa Gates,   b. Mar 1889, Iowa   3. Lydia Gates,   b. Mar 1891, Iowa   4. Viola Gates,   b. Feb 1893, Iowa   5. Harry O. Gates,   b. May 1897, Minnesota   6. Frederick Gates,   b. Mar 1900, Minnesota d. Bef 1910 (Age 9 years)   7. Henry Gates,   b. Abt 1903, Minnesota
  Family ID	F7333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Oct 1851 - Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin Marriage - Jul 1876 - Lawler, Chickasaw County, Iowa Death - 19 Jul 1936 - Oroville, Butte County, California Burial - 23 Jul 1936 - Cherokee Cemetery, Oroville, Butte County, California  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Gates, Worthy Conger, Death Certificate California Death Certificate

  
  

• Sources

  [S379] State of California, Certification of Vital Record, Certificate of Death. [S353] Schopf, John Jacob "Jake"--Family Researcher (jake@zipcon.com). [S123] Hammond, Kristine posted on the Gates Family Genealogy Forum. Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/gates/messages/2563.html. [S147] International Genealogical Index (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).