James William Pates (Woodford County, Kentucky, wagon maker)
b. 1832-05-22 d. 1914-08-04
Woodford County, Kentucky, wagon maker. Kentucky native. Son of John O. Pates and Margaret Durham Pates. Married to Sarah Elizabeth Woolums Pates on November 15, 1859. Father of Ann Pates, Jane Pates, John Pates, and Mary Pates. Wagon maker in Midway in 1860.
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- Male
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- White
Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Woodford County, Midway, p. 19.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.
Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911), KDLA, Roll #7016167, Woodford County Deaths, file #22399.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Woodford County, Midway, p. 3.
Find a Grave, "James William Pates (May 22, 1835-August 4, 1914), Memorial #120987016, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120987016/j*-pates (accessed April 5, 2018).
Citation
Pates, James William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200000 (November 12, 2026).
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