HAMILTON COUNTY OHIO - BIOS: BATES, Harvey (published 1875)
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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA
Richard S. Peale & Co., Publishers, 1875
Page 667-668

                                HARVEY BATES
        Harvey Bates,one of the oldest pioneers of Indianapolis now living,
was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1795. When but four years of age his
mother died leaving a family of four children all in tender years. The
children were "put out" among friends. The parties with whom the subject of
this sketch was intrusted moved to Lebanon, Warren county, Ohio, where he
remained doing general farm work until he was fifteen years of age. At this
age he went into a store in that place, owned by the postmaster. He had the
full care of the postoffice until he was about twenty-one years of age.
During his youth his educational advantages were limited. In other words he
received only the education afforded in the pioneer country schools. At
this age Mr. Bates bought out his employer and commenced merchandizing on
his own account. In 1816 he moved to Brookville, Ind., and opened a store
there. Soon after he cast his first vote for delegates to the
constitutional convention of 1816. He remained only a short time in
Brookville, when he moved to Connersville, where he erected a carding mill
and fulling mill, in which he carried on a successful business for about
ten years. He sold out his interest in this mill, and in 1822 came to what
is now Indianapolis, then a wilderness, commissioned by Gov. Jennings as
sheriff to assist in organizing the county of Marion. From that date he was
resided continually in Indianapolis, and has been one of its most useful
and successful citizens.

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