Roane County, West Virginia         BIO: Frank BATES

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History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927
William H. Bishop, Esq.
p 444

BATES:
Franklin E. and Elizabeth (Kesler) Bates, his wife, came from Fayette County,
West Virginia, about the year 1857, and settled on a tract of forest land on
lower Reedy not far from "Three Forks" in. the same year. He was. a veteran
of the War of 1812; enlisted and met his death in the Civil War. They had
some sons and daughters, the first two or three of whom were born in Fayette
County, Western Virginia. A daughter, Margaret A., married Jacob M. Leasher,
Decem-ber 6, 1867. A son, John H. Bates, married Miss Fluvana McClung in
Roane County, March 4, 1872; she a daughter of Mortimor M. MeClung and wife,
of near Reedy.  A daughter Fannie married and made her home "back in Fayette
County."
The children of Margaret A. and Jacob M. Leasher were several sons and
daughters; of these are remembered Ceorge, Roland and Cyrus. There were some
daughters, but we fail to get their names.