Outagamie County, WI - Obituary of Lyman Bates of Black Creek 1902-1920


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SUBJECT: Lyman Bates of Black Creek 1902-1920
SUBMITTER: Gail Allred
EMAIL: glallred@ubtanet.com
DATE: 12 Mar 1999
SURNAMES: BATES, DANIELS, WILLIAMS

SOURCE:, Black Creek Times, Black Creek, WI 2 Dec 1920


Lyman Bates

Lyman G. Bates was born at Shiocton 28 years ago, Sept. 1, 1902, and grew up to manhood here.
He acquired a normal school education and taught agriculture in the Indian schools in North Dakota
and Michigan. He enlisted in the Navy and rose to the rank of second-class quartermaster. He was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex H. Bates both of whom have passed away. He was married Aug.
6,1917 to Miss Zida Daniels of Seymour. To them were born two children, Janet Bess and Calla
Eileen. Besides a wife and two children he is survived by a brother and sister Roy E. Bates and Mrs.
Ralph Williams both of Shiocton.
The funeral was held this forenoon from the family residence in New London with burial in the
Bovina cemetery. The funeral was conducted by the Masons to which Mr. Bates belonged.
Mr. Bates and Ted Maas were hunting together and they had each taken a different direction
agreeing to make a circle and meet at a certain place. Mr. Maas, being lame, did not travel as fast as
Mr. Bates and as Mr. Bates reaching the spot first continued on taking a different course, and
passing Mr. Maas without seeing him. Mr. Maas heard something back of him and turned saw the
bushes move, he waited and they moved again and he thought probably, it was a bear there, as there
were a number in that vicinity. He took a shot into the brush and hit Mr. Bates in the stomach killing
him almost instantly. He had no idea Mr. Bates was in that direction from him.