Richard E. Bates
Richard E. Bates, born 1815 or 16 in Mississippi, married Catharine,b.1824 MS, children Wm. W., born 1844 and Emily, born 1848 in Louisiana.Somehow related to Garnett G. Bates, b. 1831 and Cicero Columbus Bates, b. 1829, both in Mississippi.All 3 Bates lived in Bossier Co, Louisiana in 1850, Garnett and Cicero lived in Arkansas in 1860, Garnett returned to Louisiana by 1870, with wife Mary C. Cicero died in Hempstead Co., AR in 1870. His wives were Susan Jane Roberson, Mary E. Robinson,Nancy Catherine Moss. Did Richard E. return to Mississippi?There is a Richard E. in Amite by 1870 with a wife named Catharine. Any information on these or other generataions is appreciated.