My genealogy notes so far- figured I should organize these to make my search easier.
Father - Francis Robert Bates Born June 1st 1929
Died March 13 2001
Birthplace - Cleveland Ohio
Occupation - Welder
Served in Navy during WWII and Korea
Naval records - (Need to re-find these)
1940 Census lists him as living with --
Steven George - his stepfather
Sylvia N George - his mother
Edith Bates - older sister age 13
Francis Bates - himself, age 11
Sylvia - (aunt Sally) younger half-sister, age 4
Sylvia Nora Orr and David Bates - Paternal Grandparents (My dad's parents)
Sylvia born 1905 married at 21 years old when married
David born 1901 married at age 26
Married in Releyville, VA
David's Occupation - Chauffeur
Sylvia's Occupation - Bookbinder
Divorced date ?? (less than four years married)
David Bates - born 1901
Father born in Wales
Mother born in Virginia
1930 census lists him as a divorced truck driver living at 1643 E. 73rd Street Cleveland
1935 same residence
1940 census - David is remarried to Ruth (last name?)
Rented home
highest education - 7th grade
Income 900
Hours worked week previous 24
Occupation - Truck driver
Wife's occupation - machine operator
Paternal Great-Grandparents:
Sylvia Orr's parents -
Archie Orr and Nora Donahue
Cleveland city directory 1922 lists Archie Orr - m auto mech h10419 Sommerset
Archie = Archibald?
Nora- no info so far.
David Bates parents-
Vannie (Vambeline? Vanbeline?) Varner and Herbert Bates
Vannie born in Virgina (mom virgina born, dad england?), Herbert born in Wales
Herbert arrived in USA 1 July 1882 - age 22 (birthdate 1860?)
Event Type: Birth Registration
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year: 1860
Registration District: Merthyr Tydfil
County: Glamorganshire
Event Place: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales
Volume: 11A
Page: 284
Line Number: 93 ( "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920", index, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2NC5-GV3 : accessed 01 Jul 2014), Herbert Bates, 1860. )
(Herbert's birth cert - get it from here?
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ )
Married in Chicago 21 February 1895
Vannie Varner (38) and Herbert Bates (34)
Herbert's occupation - cook
1910 census - (Vannie's correct age, Herbert's really 49 or so?)
Herbert 43
Vannie 54
Martha 13
David 9 (my grandfather)
1920 census -
Herbert 60
Vannie 65
Cleveland ward C2,
Herbert's occupation - steward on boat
1930 census -
Herbert 69
Vannie 74
Herbert's occupation - proprietor used furniture store
(1940 census? Death dates?)
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Mother -
Angelina DiGregorio
born June 5th, 1929
1930 Census-
Joseph - 48 (my grandfather)
Maria 32 (my grandmother)
Anthony J 13 (uncle Tony)
Louis D 11 (uncle Louie)
Joseph 3 4/12 (uncle Joe)
Angeline 9/12 (mom)
Joseph's occupation - hat maker in hat factory
Maternal Grandparents-
Joseph DiGregorio and Mary Dagostino
Joseph immigration year - 1903 / Naturalization 29 June 1915
Marry immigration year - 1910?
Joseph (Guiseppe) DiGregorio born Spet 17, 1881 Italy (montinero...something)
emigrated from Naples, Italy on a ship called the Campromau?(sp?) arrived in Boston Oct 31, 1903
First wife Donata (grandma's sister) - married ?
1915 naturalization papers list Donata as spouse, no children yet.
Donata - born 1892, died 19 March 1922 30 years old of pneumonia in Philly
Donata's last name is given as DeGregorio on death cert (de vs di)
Mary (Maria/Madiuch) Dagostino
born ? died 1975?76?
(DEGREGORIO, MARIA was born 04 June 1897, received Social Security number 161-50-3938 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died August 1975 2,111,211 ) -is this her? Again with the de/di? did she die in 1975 or 1976?
Parents -
Father Luigi Dagostino
Mother Bernadina Santaro
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