Joel F. Bates & William J. Bates
I'm trying to find some information on my great-grandfather who lived in Yonkers in 1900.My great-grandfather's name was Joel Ferguson Bates.He was born abt. 1861 in NY. He and his family are listed in the 1910 census as living with his brother, William J. Bates and wife Hattie.
Joel's wife's name was Bertha, and they had a son Arthur, born 2/13/1898 in NY, and a daughter Mary born in 1902 in NY.
William was born 5/1864 in NY.His wife, Hattie, was born 11/1874, and son William born in 12/1888.Both wife and son were also born in NY.
In the 1900 census, William and Hattie Bates are listed, along with their son, William, but Joel is nowhere to be found.
I'd appreciate any information that anyone has.