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Stephen W. Bates (Clay County, physician)

b. 1805? d. 1887-08-07

Clay County, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Hogan Bates. Father of Elizabeth Bates, Lucy Bates, Alicia Bates, Thomas Bates, Ellen Bates, Sarah "Sally" Bates, William Bates, and Mary Bates. Resident of Clay County in 1840. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Clay County in 1840. Physician in Clay County in 1850. Owned seven enslaved persons in Clay County in 1850. Physician in Clay County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Clay County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, p. 308.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, Kentucky District, p. 154A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, Kentucky District.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, County, p. 5.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, p. 349A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, Manchester, p. 171B.

"Died," The Climax (Richmond, KY), August 17, 1887, p. 2.

"A Venerable Lady Dies," The Climax (Richmond, KY), March 25, 1896, p. 3.

Citation

Bates, Stephen W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32196591 (November 12, 2026).

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