1. Forest C. Bates

Son of unknown father and mother. He was born the friday 6 august 1897 in Shiawassee County, Michigan. Forest C. is deceased the monday 30 january 1928 aged of 30 years old. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan the friday 3 february 1928.

a. Forest C. is married aged of 28 years old the tuesday 6 july 1926 in Carson City, Montcalm, Michigan with Geneva Backus aged of 16 years old, daughter of Charles Emory Backus and Fannie Tucker Anderson. She was born the tuesday 10 may 1910 in Grant, Newaygo, Michigan. Geneva is deceased in Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan the thursday 18 february 2010 aged of 99 years old. She was buried in Parkview Cemetery, Grant, Newaygo, Michigan the 21 february 2010.

A child was born from this union (one boy and zero girl).

• a.i. Alfred Sylvester Bates. He was born the wednesday 17 august 1927 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. Alfred Sylvester is deceased in Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan the monday 6 june 2016 aged of 88 years old. He was buried in Parkview Cemetery, Grant, Newaygo, Michigan the thursday 9 june 2016.

  a.i.a. Alfred Sylvester is married aged of 20 years old the saturday 20 december 1947 in Wyoming, Kent, Michigan with Orpha M. Peterson aged of 18 years old, daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the saturday 30 november 1929 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.

  A child was born from this union (one boy and zero girl).

  • a.i.a.i. Infant Bates. He was born the tuesday 1 march 1949 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. Infant is deceased in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan the tuesday 1 march 1949 aged of 0 year old. He was buried in Grandville Cemetery, Grandville, Kent, Michigan the thursday 3 march 1949.

a. Geneva had another relationship, she is married aged of 18 years old the saturday 15 september 1928 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan with Cecil L. Sheldon aged of 28 years old, son of unknown father and mother. He was born the thursday 15 february 1900 in Maple Rapids, Clinton, Michigan. Cecil L. is deceased the 8 august 1965 aged of 65 years old. He was buried in Parkview Cemetery, Grant, Newaygo, Michigan the wednesday 11 august 1965.

No children were born from this union.