Biographical Sketch of Z.F. Bates - Sangamon, Christian County, Illinois


Z. F. BATES.

  MR. BATES was born in Sangamon county, on the 12th day of January,
1836.  The family from which he is descended is of English origin, and
on first coming to this country lived in New England.  His father,
Oliver Bates, was born in the state of New York, and was there married
to Charity Buckman, who was a native of the state of Vermont.  His
father was engaged in farming in St. Lawrence county, in New York, and
in the year 1833 emigrated to Illinois and settled in Sangamon county,
at Farmington, ten miles west of Springfield.  The subject of this
biography was the fourth of a family of six children.  From the age of
fifteen he was away from bome- mostly employed in handling stock and
other similar occupations.  In 1860 he went to St. Joseph, Missouri, and
during the next two years that place was principally his home, though he
also spent considerable time at Savannah, in Andrew county, Missouri. 
Part of the time he was also in Kansas.  He came back to Illinois in
1862, and lived in Sangamon county till 1867, and then came to this
county and settled where be now lives, on the north half of section 30
of Locust township.  He located on raw prairie land.  He now owns four
hundred and twenty acres of land, one hundred and twenty of which lie in
Johnson township.  On the 13th of October, 1868, he married Mrs. Joanna
S. Ellis.  Her maiden name was Murry, daughter of Jeremiah H. Murry of
Rosemond township.  She was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and came to
this county in 1856.  She was married on the 2d of June, 1865, to
William H. Ellis, who died on the 22d of Feb.,1866. Mr.and Mrs. Bates
have four children living, Charles B., Roxanna C., Mary M. and Josephine
S. Their second child, Libbie A., was born on the 22d day of March,
1871, and died on the 16th of January, 1872.  Mrs. Bates has also a son
by her first marriage, William J. Ellis.  Mr. Bates has always been a
democrat in politics, and is one of the leading members of his party in
this part of the county.  He served two terms as Justice of the Peace in
Locust township, and also for four or five years was a member of the
Board of Supervisors.



            Taken from "HISTORY OF CHIRISTIAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS".
             Published by Brink, McDonough & Co., Philadelphia.
                  Corresponding office. Edwardsville, Ill.
                                     1880

                          Submitted by Stan A. Jacobs


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