Elias GATES

Father: Fellows GATES
Mother: Mary WILLIAMS

Family 1: Julia F. PLANT

(1) "Portrait Biographical Album of Ionia and Montcalm Counties, Mich." Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1891, pages 432 -435. Portrait of Elias Gates.

  1. Henry F. GATES
  2. Eliza I. GATES
  3. Mary GATES
  4. Helen GATES 
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Notes

Updated December 8, 2014. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Elias GATES
- Age: 37
- Place of Birth: Canada
- Occupation: Farmer
- Residence: Orange, Michigan
- Date: July 1863

(2) 1870 United States Census for Michigan, Ingham Co., Town of Williamston, Williamstown Post Office: page 3; August 13, 1870.

Elias GATES is head of household, married to Julia F. [PLANT] GATES. He was born in Canada West, is 43 years old, and a farmer with real estate valued at $9400 and personal estate valued at $500. He is eligible to vote. Children in the household are Eliza J., Mary and Elizabeth GATES.

(3) 1880 United States Census for Michigan, Ionia Co., Orange Twp.: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 99; page 19; June 12 and 14, 1880.

Elias GATES is head of household, married to Julia F. [PLANT] GATES. He is 53 years old and a farmer. He was born in Canada, his father was born in Vermont and his mother was born in Massachusetts. Children in the household include Henry F., Mary, and Helen E. GATES.

(4) Michigan, Death Records via Ancestry.com

- Full Name: Elias GATES
- Date of Death: Jan 18, 1900
- Place of Death: Orange Twp., Ionia Co.
- Home Residence: Orange
- How Long a Resident: 40 years
- Marital Status: Married
- Age of Marriage: 24 years
- Parent of 4 children, of whom 4 are living
- Age: 72 years, 8 months, 4 days
- Date of Birth: May 12, 1827
- Birthplace: Canada
- Occupation: Farmer
- Father: Fellows GATES (born in Vermont)
- Mother: Mary WILLIAMS (born in Massachusetts)
- Date of Burial: Jan 19
- Place of Burial: Portland
- Certificate of Reporter: Henry GATES; Portland
- Cause of Death: Apoplexy

(5) Find a Grave via Ancestry.com

- Name: Elias GATES
- Birth: May 12, 1827
- Death: Jan. 18, 1900
- Burial: Portland Cemetery; Portland, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
- Plot: B1 27 2

(6) J. Smith family records, February 10, 2002.

- This source includes a rather comprehensive 27-page review of Fellows Gates and his descendants.
- Born in West Canada (Ontario).
- In Ionia, MI had seventy acres of land used for mixed farming.
- Children: Eliza, Mary Ann, Helen E., and Henry GATES

(7) "Portrait Biographical Album of Ionia and Montcalm Counties, Mich." Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1891, pages 432 -435. Portrait of Elias Gates.

"ELIAS GATES who resides on section 29, Orange Township, Ionia County, is the son of Fellows GATES, a native of Vermont, who was born in 1802. The grandfather of Elias was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Mrs. Fellows GATES, a native of Massachusetts, bore the maiden name of Mary WILLIAMS. After her marriage to Mr. GATES in 1826 they resided for years in Canada. Then for five years in New York before returning to Canada. They came to Michigan in 1855, and settled on a heavily timbered farm in the wilderness, and taking up forty acres began clearing it. The father remained on this land for thirty-six years, but has never voted here. His wife died in 1881 at the age of seventy-five years. She was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church. All of their eight children are now living. Our subject; Rachel; Mrs. W. BARBER; Sallie; Mrs. THORPE; Nathan; Freeman; George; Elizabeth; Mrs. W. CARBAUGH; and Caroline, Mrs. LEFFINGWELL.

After receiving a common school education, Elias remained at home until his marriage, March 31, 1850 to Julia F. PLANT, a daughter of Moses and Eliza (NAIDEN) PLANT. Mrs. GATES' parents were both natives of Staffordshire, England, where they were married and lived until 1833, when they came to America and settled in Ohio. Later they went to Canada, and resided there until 1858, when they came to Michigan. They settled successively in Orange, Ionia and Berlin Townships. The father is now eighty years of age. The mother died in 1876. They were the parents of eight children, five of whom are living. One son, Samuel, lost his life at Savannah, Ga., while serving in the Union army.

Mrs. GATES was born in England, June 6, 1832, and being married in Canada, in March, 1851, came to Michigan in 1855. She has shown the sterling qualities which characterized the early pioneer mothers. The patience and strong endurance of trials which they showed in their devotion to family interests, their tender care of their children, and the wise provision for their education overcame many obstacles and hindrances to the family progress. Mrs. GATES made a visit to England in 1880. Except five years which they spent in Williamston, the subject of this sketch and his estimable wife have lived continuously on the home farm since coming to this State.

Upon the wild forty acres which Mr. GATES took up when he came here he built a log house and barn, and proceeded to clear twenty-five acres of land. Later he purchased more, so that he now has seventy acres all improved and carries on mixed farming. They are the happy parents of four children, namely: Henry F., born in 1852, married Julia MOORE and lives in this township; he has one child. Eliza I., born in 1853 is the wife of Harlon LaDUC; she has three children and lives in Ingham County. Mary, born in 1861 is the wife of George WHITTY and lives in Nashville, Mich., and has one child. Helen, born in 1864, is the wife of George H. MYERS, lives on section 29 and has one child.

Mr. and Mrs. GATES are earnest, useful members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and have trained up their children in the church and Sunday-school. Their son Henry, is a Steward in the church. Mr. GATES has been School Director and Road Overseer of his township. He has always taken a deep interest in politics voting the Republican ticket. He has been a temperate man all his life and with his wife commands the respect of his community."