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BATES,etal of Virginia and Missouri ONWARD BATES HIS BOOK PRINTED FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION CHICAGO I9I4 • ---------------·-·--------- J PBl:8801' P. F. P'Bt:fllk>NB & COlll"Ain' l'BDi'lBBS AliD BI5DBBS CHICAGO nEDIC.ATION ~o the Descendants of the People whose names appear in this ~olume. For their edification. "QN reverence for the authority of bygone generations de pends the permanence of every form of thought or belief, as much as of all social, national and family life."-Kingsley. CONTENTS Page Announcement ....................... ......................... 7 Apology- .•........... ................ .................... 9 A Good. N am.e • . • • • • • . • . • . • . • . • . • . 13 Death of Judge McLean ..•.....•••.....••.••..........•..•...•..... ;1.5 St. Charles County, Missouri •.•.•......•••....•..•• . ..... 19 Lincoln's Attorney General .....•......•......•..........• . ..... 25 Letters A Hundred Years Old .•••..••..• . ....................... 40 Th.e Last Duel in Pen.nsylvania .................................... 59 Genealogy ........................................................ 71 Bates Family in Virginia •..•.••••.•....•. .................... 73 Descendants of Thomas Fleming Bates. ................. 73 '' Frederick Ba'tes .................................... 75 " " Flem.mg Bates . • . a • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• 75 " " Edward Bates ••••........•• ...................... 76 " "Barton Bates •••••.••••.••••••••••••.•••••••••• ,, •••• 76 " " Julian Bates ........ .............................. 'l7 " '' Fleming Bates .••.•.....••..•.....••.•••.••......••• 77 " '' Richard Bates. • • • . • • • • . • . • • • . • • . • . • . • .• 77 " " Matilda Bates ••.•.• . ............... 77 " '' Charles Woodson Bat.E!'S ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 78 " '' Cora Bates • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • 78 " '' '"""'rO'!:a""etJ.T.La,.., 1:11..... Bates. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 78 " " Jam.es Coalter ••••......••. ... 78 '' Michael Coalter •........••.•......••..••••.........• 79 " '' David Coalter ...................................... 79 '' Willi.am. Harper .••..•...•• • •.•.•••..•••.•••..••..•• 80 " '' Jam.es McPheeters .......•••......••.....•...••••••• 80 " " David Coalter Means ..•.•.. ....................... 81 " " Edward John Means .•..•......••.•..... ......... 81 " '' Henry R. Diclc:son .••· ...•••.....••...•••.....•..•••• 81 " '' Isaac H. Means .••..•...•..............••••........• 82 cc '' John ~llsh •••.••.••••••.•...•..•..•.•.••.....•••• 82 " " Hamilton Rowan Gam.ble ••••..•.••••..•..••....•••• 82 " " Mary Coalter Gamble •••••.....•.•••...•..•..• .... 82 " " David Coalter Gamble •.••••••••.•....•• ....... 82 u " Beverly Tucker Coalter .••. ...................... 83 '' John Naylor ..••••••••.••••••...••••••••••...••.••.• 83 Bates Family of 'Wh.eeling. • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . • • • • . • • • • . • • . • • . • . • . ••• 84 Hatcher Ancestry-•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••..••••• 85 Descendants of Henry Hatcher •....••..•• . .......... ....... 85 Woodson Fam.Uy ( 6 generations) ......•........... ........... 86 Hatcher Fam.ily in Virginia •.•••••.•...••........••.•....•....•..•• 96 Other Bateses (W. J. Seaman's record) .••..•......•..••..•. .... 102 Additional Bateses (Edmonf;l F. Bates' record) ......•...••... .. 107 Ham.ilton Rowan Gamble .•...•.•. .. ..................... 123 David Coalter Gamble .....•.•• . ....... ........ 125 Katherine Bates •.•...•..•...•. .... ..................... 131 Edward Bates Eno ........................•............. ..... 137 John Coalter Means •••.••.....•....... ............................ 138 Susan Matilda Ann. Hatcher ........•...••.....•.............. .... 139 Susan Johnson ••..••.•..•••. .. 140 John David Coalter's Will .•.•..•..•...•.•..•...•• ............... 140 God's Measure of a Man ...•..•••..•••.••.••.....•••....•••......... 144 Engineers ........................................................ 155 A Golden Wedding ••••........••••••..••.•.••••.....••••...•..•..•• 159 Et al •••· .••••••••.••.....•••.••.•....••••.••.••••.••••.••••...•.• 160 5 llllllllllllllllllllllUIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllll ANNOUNCEMENT 1111111111m1111111111111111111111111111111111111m11111111111m1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111m1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111illllllllllllUlllllllli HIS book is not, as in the case of most books, offered to the public, and the usual introduction or apology is unnecessary. It is my book; I, Onward Bates, have written it, or to be correct, have compiled it. It is published by me for my own purposes and will be distributed to a limited number of people whom I will select as likely to be interested in its contents. I ·am an Engineer, and, as such, must have a reason for all that I .do, and must explain the purpose of my work to those whom I serve. This Announcement is to make the reason for this book known, that it may be read by the right people and that they may know why they read it. It is, as shown by the dedication, intended for the present and future members of the families whose names appear herein. It contains biographical notes of my kinsfolk and of others, espe cially of those who are no longer living, with some mention of people I count near to me, both kinsfolk and friends. In a sense it is a tribute to those who have contributed to my happiness and my good. For these reasons I hope that the people I care most for will be glad to read the book and to keep it, and possibly it may be helpful to some of the younger generations who will have only hearsay acquaintance with the people it mentions. It is for this latter class that I am constrained to write. I wish to be known to those of my family who may be born after my death and if I have any influence for good to others, and that influence can be pro jected into the lives of some who are yet to come, through this little book, it is well worth the work I may put on it. The main purpose of this record is to inspire those who can be influenced by me, to consider morality, patriotism and self respect. This lesson is taught herein by reference to the virtues of our ancestors and friends, and I regret that I can only offer a fragmentary record of their lives. For many ye3:rs I have preserved notes and memoranda relating to the members of our family, living and dead, intending at a convenient season to add to them and to 7 compile a volume of real worth. Experience teaches that a con venient season never comes. Old age is coming upon me and my collection of data is incomplete. There is scarcely a note in my possession which does not call for further inquiry, and those w~o could. supply the needed information have been passing to their eternal reward until the sources of information of the Bates' ancestry are almost exhausted. In view of these conditions and the added fact that I know of no one who seems likely to take up the work of permanently pre serving our family traditions, I am impelled to gather such data as I have, and without further procrastination to put it in print, so that it may be available for those who care to preserve it. 8 OIUIUlJIIUIWIIUIIUUIIUllUIIIIIIUUUIRIIUIDIIIIIIIIUUIUIIWIIIIIIIIIIIIIJIIUUIIIUIIUIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUmllllllllllUIIIIIIDIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIUIDB APOLOGr 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111n1111111111n111111111111111111111m11111111n11111111ma11111111111111111111111111ma1111111111111111111111111111111111u11111111n111111111111111111111nmumuu111111mnm1111111nt111111111f HILE it is disclaimed in the announcement that any apology for this book is due to the public, the personal nature of its ·· contents may require that one shall be o:ff ered to its readers. An apology may be necessary to them, both for its author and for what he writes. In the first place, this is a family affair and is written from the standpoint of intimate relationship. There fore for such portions as are in my own words, I shall use the first person singular, instead of the more formal words "writer" or "author." . I do this not withstanding the much criticized ex ample of the most prolific and progressive writer and speaker of this age, who has set a new record for the use of the capital · "I." I can not, however, follow his practice of simplified spell ing, and if any such maimed words are found here, I repudiate them, and lay the blame on stenographer or printer. · Most of the spelling cranks, to be eonsistent, would have to ~hange the spell ing of their own names, and their selected examples of reform spelling, which they ostentatiously set up for our adoption are illllStrations of arrogance and are offers of excuses for bad spell ing in general. This may please weak minded slaves of fashion, who seize upon everything new ( ?) as marks of progress in dicating the· superiority ( !) of the twentieth century mind, but an old bird will not be caught by any such chaff. Established spelling should be held sacred and he who assumes to write '' tru. '' for ''true'' may be suspected of shading the truth when it suits his fancy or convenience. rrhe correct spelling of proper names and surnames is especially important and I hope