Joseph Bates and
Mary K Gentry

Joseph Bates b 5 Jun 1777 d 1849 Batesville, Overton, TN; s/o William Bates and Margaret Young. Joseph Bates m. 10 Mar 1808 to Mary K Gentry b 1790. Children of Joseph Bates and Mary K Gentry;

1. William M Bates b Dec 1805; m. 1829 to Nancy McDonald.

2. Minerva K Bates

3. George W C Bates b 1820

4. Thomas F Bates b 1822; m. Mar 1849 to Louisa M Brock

5. Tennessee Dillard Bates b 1825; m. Mar 1841 to Alexander Alley.

6. Joseph Benson Bates b 1827 d 1849.