Gilbert Bates Biography, Lapeer County, Michigan

This Biography extracted from “Portrait and Biographical Record of 
Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan…”, published be Chapman 
Bros., Chicago (1892), p. 1048-1049

This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives.

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GILBERT BATES, deceased. This former resident of Hadley Township, 
Lapeer County, was born June 28, 1830, in Genesee County, N. Y., and 
came with his parents to Macomb County, Mich., when about ten years 
old. He there grew to mature years in New Haven Township and after 
studying in the common schools gained for himself a thorough and 
liberal education. When about twenty-one years old he came to Farmer's 
Creek and engaged in teaching which calling he followed successfully 
more or less during the next ten years.

   It was in 1860 that this young man was united in marriage with Miss 
Elizabeth J., daughter of Robert Davenport. About the year 1864 Mr. 
Bates was appointed to fill a vacancy as County Surveyor on account of 
the death of Mr. Hall, and this office he held until near the time of 
his death. In the meantime he was elected by the people of Hadley to 
fill the office of Supervisor and was the incumbent of that position 
for several terms. During the same period he served his township as 
School Inspector and his high intelligence and through education 
combined with his interest in the progress of the township, made him a 
most efficient and praiseworthy official.

   Mr. Bates was universally esteemed as a man of public spirit and one 
whose integrity and probity were undoubted. He was public-spirited and 
one upon whom reliance could be placed at all times. He and his wife 
became the parents of four children, the eldest, Jennie E., is now the 
wife of Charles Johnson, and the three younger children are Margaretta, 
Elmer D., and Leroy.

   Our subject was the son of Ezra and Margaret (Green) Bates, both 
natives of New York. He was an earnest and stanch Republican and it was 
upon that ticket that he had his election to all the offices which he 
held. He died in 1880 and his loss brought a sense of deep bereavement 
not only to his wife and children, but also to the whole community.



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