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Ormus Ephraim Bates


Birth25 March 1815Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States
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    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), p. 52.

    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), "Vol. A&A1 20 Feb 1851-24 Apr 1854," p. 79; FHL microfilm 183393.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Ormus E. Bates, folder "Roll of company number 1, 1845 " (#1), image 9, line 3.

    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 695-696; FHL microfilm 183374.
Death4 August 1873Rush Valley, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Ormus Ephraim Bates, ID: 9MZJ-1FQ.

    Salt Lake Herald, Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, Utah: W.C. Dunbar & E.L. Sloan, 1870-1920), "Death of O. E. Bates", 5 August 1873, p. 3, column 5.
Burial7 August 1873Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
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FatherCyrus Bates
MotherLydia Harrington
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   • Phoebe Maria Matteson
Married4 August 1835Ellisberg, Jefferson, New York, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Ormus Ephraim Bates and Phoebe Maria Matteson, ID: 9MZJ-1FQ and ID: LLQX-73D.
          Children:
               Orson Parley Bates
               Erin Lafayette Bates
               Laverne Emmerette Bates
               Mary Elizabeth Bates
               Ormus Elias Bates
               Orissa Mariah Bates
               Arlin Henry Bates
               Marintha Althera Bates
               Myron Williams Bates


   • Morilla Spink
Married4 November 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Ormus Ephraim Bates and Morilla Spink, ID: 9MZJ-1FQ and ID: KWJC-B8H.
          Children:
               Orville Ephraim Bates
               Sarah Marinda Bates
               Angenette Permelia Bates
               Onley Bates
               Aretha Morilla Bates
               Marion Polina Bates
               Amos Lansing Bates
               Lovina Arminda Bates
               Alvero Bates
               Orasa Bates
               Edward Amos Bates


   • Matilda Reeves
Married14 November 1847Winter Quarters, US Territory (now Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States)
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 695-696; FHL microfilm 183374.
          Children:
               Cyrus James Bates Sr
               Ephraim Bates
               Lydia Matilda Bates
               Larona E Bates
               Julia L. Bates
               Ann Eliza Bates


   • Margaret Alice Busenbark
Married23 June 1853Tooele, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Ormus Ephraim Bates and Margaret Alice Busenbark, ID: 9MZJ-1FQ and ID: KWJT-6FM.
          Children:
               Lucelia Abigail Bates
               Marcellus Henry Bates
               Orin William Bates
               Isaac Lemuel Bates
               Margaret Jane Bates
               George Moroni Bates
               Ormus Ephraim Bates Jr.

   • Ellen Black Mecham
Married5 January 1853Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), “Vol. A&A1 20 Feb 1851-24 Apr 1854,” p. 79; FHL microfilm 183393.
          Children:
               Aramintha Cordelia Bates
               Oliver Harrison Bates
               Albert Bates
               Lillian May Bates


   • Sarah Ann Hymas
Married10 November 1862Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Ormus Ephraim Bates and Sarah Ann Hymas, ID: KHYF-4VP and ID: LRFZ-XRQ.
          Children:
               Loila Bates
               Herman Bates
               Ormus Ernest Bates Sr.
               Adna Bates
               Attena Bates


   • Sarah Almeda Ware
Married10 October 1862
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Ormus Ephraim Bates and Sarah Almeda Ware, ID: 9MZJ-1FQ and KWJB-DWJ.
          Children:
               Celestia Bates
               Annie Luella Bates
               Arthur Bates
               Almeda Bates
               Helaman Bates

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• 1840Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States
• 1845Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
• 1860Tooele, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusHenderson, Jefferson, New YorkExtractImage
• 1850 Population Censusthe District No 21, Pottawattamie, IowaExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusE. T. City, Tooele, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusTooele City, Tooele, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• James W. Cummings CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Data," database, part of "Church History Biographical Database" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure1 Jul 1851
       Arrival30 Sept-7 Oct 1851
• Company Unknown (1862)View Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Data," database, part of "Church History Biographical Database" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure1862
       Arrival1862

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