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Ancestors of Stephen Michael Gates

      16. Peter Washington Gates, born February 08, 1843 in Mississippi; died March 23, 1906 in Saline County, Arkansas. He was the son of 32. William Marshall Gates and 33. Nancy Ann Harrell. He married 17. Gertrude Reynolds Abt. 1867.

      17. Gertrude Reynolds, born 1854 in Mississippi; died Abt. 1883 in Arkansas.

Notes for Peter Washington Gates:
[gates.FTW]

[GATES.GED]

He was ordained a Baptist minister May 2, 1905 by the Kentucky Baptist Church
near Benton, Arkansas.


Children of Peter Gates and Gertrude Reynolds are:

8	i.	Washington Alonzo Gates, born August 03, 1868; died June 03, 1960 in Arkansas; married (1) Laura Bell Akin Abt. 1889; married (2) Laura Bell Aiken 1889 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
	ii.	Thomas Gates, born February 1872; died WFT Est. 1897-1963; married (1) Ida White; married (2) Ida ? Abt. 1891; born WFT Est. 1854-1878; died WFT Est. 1896-1967.
	iii.	Minnie Gates, born April 1880; died WFT Est. 1902-1974; married (1) ?? Tucker; married (2) ? Tucker Abt. 1896; born WFT Est. 1849-1879; died WFT Est. 1901-1966.

      18. David Akin, born 1848 in Mill Creek, Saline Co., Ark.. He was the son of 36. Edward Akin and 37. Mary R. Guest. He married 19. Francis V. Babe Oats.

      19. Francis V. Babe Oats, born WFT Est. 1828-1851; died September 14, 1870.

Children of David Akin and Francis Oats are:

	9	i.		Laura Bell Akin, born March 15, 1870 in Saline County Ark.; died November 07, 1928; married (1) Lonnie Gates; married (2) Washington Alonzo Gates Abt. 1889.
		ii.		Alice E. Akin, born March 15, 1870; married Bert Taylor Aft. 1908.

Notes for Alice E. Akin:
[gates.FTW]

[GATES.GED]

She was a twin of Laura Bell Akin.

      20. Elijah Rowan, born March 09, 1841 in Dekalb Co., Al.; died December 14, 1908 in Hot Springs, Ark.. He married 21. Frances Mary Wood November 04, 1864 in Rochester,Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky.

      21. Frances Mary Wood, born April 28, 1849 in Muhlenberg Co., Ky; died December 14, 1891 in Near Hot Springs, Garland Co.. She was the daughter of 42. John Wood and 43. Elizabeth.

Children of Elijah Rowan and Frances Wood are:

	i.	John Z. Rowan, born November 01, 1865 in Rochester, Kentucky; died October 18, 1937 in Perry Co., Ark; married Owens Delphia November 20, 1892.
	ii.	Endora Elizabeth Rowan, born January 11, 1868 in Sicamore, Stone Co., Ark.; died February 16, 1869.
	iii.	William Henderson Rowan, born April 16, 1869 in Calico Rock, Stone Co., Ark.; died February 01, 1887.
10	iv.	Thomas Napoleon Rowan, born August 30, 1870 in Calico Rock, Ark.; died August 30, 1943 in Hot Springs, Ark; married Jeanette Ellen Camp January 08, 1891.
	v.	Olley Jane Rowan, born March 07, 1872 in Fayetteville, Washington Co., Ark.; died June 24, 1880.
	vi.	Lenora Frances Rowan, born October 15, 1874 in Boston Mts, Washington Co., Ark.; died December 20, 1880.
	vii.	Florida Bell Rowan, born December 24, 1876 in Boston Mts.,Washington Co., Ark.; died February 05, 1887.
	viii.	Jessey Rowan, born October 02, 1879 in Benton, Saline Co., Ark.; died December 30, 1882.
	ix.	Mary Susan Rowan, born February 10, 1881 in Benton, Saline Co., Ark.; died October 26, 1966 in Geyer Springs, Ark; married John P. Donnelly August 24, 1898.
	x.	Benjamin Franklin Rowan, born March 12, 1883 in Pulaski Co., Ark. (by Little Rock); died August 06, 1886.
	xi.	Charles Edward Rowan, born February 22, 1885 in Tyler's bluff, Perry Co., Ark; married Mollie Geyer July 02, 1909.
	xii.	Richard Purley Rowan, born February 26, 1887 in Aplin, Perry Co., Ark.; died September 25, 1891.
	xiii.	Francis Marion Rowan, born October 05, 1891 in Hot Springs, Garland, Ar; died October 27, 1958; married Roxie Estelle Wright April 29, 1917 in Wade, Ok.

22. Elbert Camp He married 23. Mary Neal.

23. Mary Neal

Notes for Mary Neal:
[Gates]

[GATES]

Mary was a Full Blood Indian.

Child of Elbert Camp and Mary Neal is:

Jeanette Ellen Camp, born April 13, 1874 in Beaudry, Garland Co., Ar; died February 14, 1962 in Hot Springs, Garland Co., Ar; married Thomas Napoleon Rowan January 08, 1891.

      28. John Wesley Errington He was the son of 56. Elija Errington and 57. Nancy Ann Weeks. He married 29. Lucy Bell.

      29. Lucy Bell

Child of John Errington and Lucy Bell is:

James Monroe Errington, born January 22, 1882; died September 05, 1952; married Matilda Smith.

      30. Barney Smith, born Abt. 1839; died 1896. He was the son of 60. John Smith and 61. Martha Price. He married 31. Elizabeth J. Crawford September 04, 1859 in Copiah Co., Ms.

      31. Elizabeth J. Crawford, born September 02, 1842 in Copiah Co, Ms.; died December 20, 1942 in Simpson County, Ms.. She was the daughter of 62. Robert H. Crawford and 63. Mary Polly Beasley.

Children of Barney Smith and Elizabeth Crawford are:

	i.	Martha J. Smith, born 1865; died WFT Est. 1866-1959.
	ii.	Franklin Brown Smith, born June 15, 1867; died May 05, 1941 in Monticello, Ms. Lawrence Co; married (1) Mary E. Mullen; married (2) Martha Ann Errington December 10, 1885 in Simpson County, Ms.
	iii.	William Warren Smith, born October 15, 1868 in Copiah Co, Ms.; died June 21, 1962 in Simpson C., Ms; married (1) Bettie Harrison 1891; married (2) Betty Harrison Abt. 1895; born December 11, 1870 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died 1937 in Simpson County, Mississippi.
	iv.	Oscar Lee Smith, born March 16, 1872; died WFT Est. 1873-1962; married Lula Peacock December 21, 1893 in Simpson County, Ms.
	v.	Eli Francis Smith, born April 19, 1874; died July 05, 1972 in Jackson, Hinds Co. Ms; married Alice Sykes 1892.
	vi.	Rosa Ann Smith, born June 15, 1876 in Ms.; died November 02, 1968 in Simpson C., Ms; married James Patterson Mullen November 18, 1891.
	vii.	Barney Smith, born 1881; died WFT Est. 1882-1971; married Cenith Jane Foster August 1953 in Copiah Co., Ms.
	viii.	Julius Smith, born July 11, 1885; died August 28, 1974 in Simpson C., Ms; married Etta Swilley November 26, 1910.
15	ix.	Matilda Smith, born April 27, 1886; died May 04, 1958 in Ms; married James Monroe Errington.
	x.	Rosa Ann Smith, born July 15, 1876; died WFT Est. 1877-1970.

Generation No. 6

      32. William Marshall Gates, born 1813 in South Carolina; died Aft. 1870 in Texas. He married 33. Nancy Ann Harrell Abt. 1834.

      33. Nancy Ann Harrell, born Abt. 1819; died 1860 in Bradley County, Arkansas.

Children of William Gates and Nancy Harrell are:

	i.	Mariah Catherine Gates, born Abt. 1837; died Aft. 1900; married William W. Shillito 1860; born WFT Est. 1812-1840; died WFT Est. 1865-1926.
16	ii.	Peter Washington Gates, born February 08, 1843 in Mississippi; died March 23, 1906 in Saline County, Arkansas; married (1) Nancy E Lindsey October 19, 1883 in Arkansas; married (2) Gertrude Reynolds Abt. 1867.
	iii.	Eli L. Gates, born December 1846 in Mississippi; died Aft. 1900; married (1) Elizabeth ??; married (2) Elizabeth May July 1870; born November 1841 in Georgia; died Aft. 1900.
	iv.	German E. Gates, born Abt. 1848; died WFT Est. 1849-1938.

36. Edward Akin, born Abt. 1800 in New York; died June 15, 1864 in pasture. He married 37. Mary R. Guest February 16, 1834.

37. Mary R. Guest, born January 29, 1818 in Madison County, Al.; died Aft. 1908.

Notes for Edward Akin:
[Gates]

AKIN, AIKIN, ATKEN

Edward Akin, was born sometime in 1800 at New York of Scotch, Irish descent. He moved to Little Rock, Ark. about 1830, met and married Miss Mary R. Guest on Feb. 16, 1834. They moved to Mill Creek a tributary of Middle Fork of the Saline River, in Saline County and homesteaded before 1840.(They are listed in Marble Township in the 1840 census). They were the parents of 13 children.
Edward Akin was killed by Union soldiers on June 15, 1864 and is buried in the Talley Cemetery near Marble Church, Garland County Ark.
Legend has it , that, Grandpa Akin(Edward), was at home when some Union soldiers came by and took the groceries from them. Also at home were some of the women and Grandchildren. The soldiers had Edward who was 64 years old, go with them to the pasture and catch a horse~ After the horse was caught, one of the soldiers, a Sargent, shot and killed Edward Akin. Two of his Grandsons who were about 10 and 12 years old witnessed the event. They learned the Sargent name and where he was from. When they were 18 and 20 years old they road a mule to Northern Missouri, captured the man, brought him back to Mill Creek, took him down to the pasture and killed him. They then cut off the top of his head, boiled the flesh off it and used it for a soap dish.

Mary R. Guest was born Jan.29, 1818 in Madison County Alabama. Her family moved to Little
Rock, Ark. when she was 10 years old. When she was 16 she met and married Edward Akin.
I have not been able to establish the date of her death; but she was still living in 1908
and was 90 years of age at that time.
The names of their 13 children were, Erios, Samuel, Jane, Etta "Eva", <David, Joe, Edward, John, Mary, Lydia, Eliza,Syntha, and Agnes.

One of their sons, David Akin is my Great, Great, Grandfather. (J.D.J.)

David Akin was born in 1848.(The same year Marble Baptist Church was organized). He was born on Mill Creek, Saline County Ark.(This was before there was a Garland County). The Akin home was later on the Saline, Garland County line. He married Francis V."Babe"Oats ~Y about 1868 or 69. They had Twin daughters born March 15, 1870, Alice E. and Laura Bell. Babe Akin died Sept 14, 1870 just 6 months after the birth of the twins. David then married Miss Jo Ellen Guest and had one son, Tom Akin born Dec. 25, 1882. _________-~
David Akin was Baptized into Marble Missionary Baptist Church in Sept. 1893. He was active in Church work serving as messenger to various meetings on many occasions.
The membership roll of Marble Church gives the date of his death as 1911. He is buried in the Talley Cemetery, Garland County Ark.
Francis V. "Babe" Oats was Baptized into the membership of Marble Baptist Church in July 1866. She married David Akin in 1868 or 69, gave birth to twin daughters March 15, 1870 and died Sept 14 the same year. The membership roll of Marble Church lists Charley Oates and Rebecca Oates as some of the first members. Also William and Martha Oates as being Baptized the same year as "Babe". I am sure these were some of her family;but do not know the exact connection. (J.D.J.)
Francis V. "Babe" Oates (Oats) is buried in the Talley Cemetery, Garland County Ark.
One of the twin girls born to David and Babe Akin, Laura ~a Bell Akin is my great ~ Grandmother
(J.D.~
Laura Bell Akin was born March 15, 1870 on Mill Creek, on the Garland, Saline County line,ARI
She married Washington Alonzo Gates in about 1889. They were the parents of 6 children.
John Coleman, Walter A., Thomas Franklin,Virdie Lee, Nettie R., and Mary Francis.

Laura Bell (Akin) Gates died Nov. 7,1928 and is buried in the Talley Cemetery, near Marble Church, Garland County Ark.

One of the sons of Washington Alonzo and Laura Bell Gates, Thomas Franklin Gates is my Grandfather. (J.D.J.) SEE THE GATES DATA.

8/26/1992

Jimmy D. Johnson

Notes for Mary R. Guest:
[Gates]

MARBLE TOWNSHIP

The information given above is the direct result of an interview by the author, with grandma, in the presence of David and Alice at the~ residence-, and is given as she and family related it,

In conversation a few days ago, Edd, Jr, made the remark, that since his mother had related her experience as above, that he was thoroughly convinced that there was a hereafter, Grandma Akin was Borne in Madison Co,, Ala, Jan, 29, 1818 She has been a faithful member of the Presby-terian Church for 70 years Her father moved to Little Rock1 when she was 10 years old, She went to school there for some time where she studied and played with the late Judge John B Louis. She was married when but 16 years old, Grandma Akin is the mother of 13 children, six boys and seven girls She has over one hundred grandchildren, fifty great grandchildren and twenty-five great great grandchildren, In the lapse of 90 years Grandma Akin has experienced many ups and downs, and has carried many mental burdens, sufficient in many instances, to have destroyed both body and mind of the average individual, I believe her longevity due to her disposition to take the world easy, come what may, I have known the Akin family from my childhood up, and can say with perfect freedom, that they are kind and accommodating; free hearted and peaceable; until stirred up (and it takes an injustice to stir them) and then I would not vouch for what might follow,

Children of Edward Akin and Mary Guest are:

Enos Akin, born Abt. 1843; died June 13, 1923 in Big springs Tx; married Mary Agnes Cunningham; born 1843; died February 22, 1909.

Notes for Enos Akin:
[Gates]

served in Co A2nd BN Ark in Civil War Pension application 22982

ii.

Samuel Aiken, born December 19, 1838; died July 16, 1864.

Notes for Samuel Aiken:
[Gates]

After Father was killed Sam was shot in his arm. It was amputated but became gangrene and he died.

		iii.		Jane Akin, married Tom Oats.
		iv.		Etta Akin, born Abt. 1846; married James Howard.
		v.		Joe Akin, born June 12, 1850; died June 21, 1935; married Mary Cunningham Harvey.
		vi.		Edward Akin, married Mandy Club.
		vii.		John King Akin, born November 05, 1854; died Abt. 1910; married Maggie Cummings 1880; born January 28, 1862; died January 27, 1933.

Notes for John King Akin:
[Gates]

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Marbi issuE
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But ', Frie~

Mr, John K, Akin, the youngest of the boys, was born in what is
now Garland Co,, Ark, on the 5th of Nov, 1854, He has only a meager Editc education, but his natural ability to plan out, and carry into effect
his undertakings is something wonderful. He is a farmer by birth and
A war
choice, though years ago, he had a side issue, that of making wildcat the I whiskey; but since he has discontinued that branch of his business~ I
3ome
heard him say that if he had his life to live over again, he would not
fore
make a single drop, John has sure smelt the patch and heard the owl
where
hollow, if ever a man did, He went to Texas in 1874 and in the same
anoth
year he was arrested on the charges of having shot and kill a man in feet
a passenger car at Gause, Tex, The killing was said to have taken throu
place about midnight, just as the train was leaving the station, His
and I
brother Edd and others were also arrested at the same time, On habeas
over
corpus proceedings all were released, John came back to Ark, Seven since years later, he was arrested and taken back to Texas, tried and con-victed, and given a sentence of 15 years in the penitentiary, Private money is what did the work for John, A thousand dollars, in form of
being
reward must find a victim, and John was its subject, After serving
and Ui
two years in the penitentiary, John made his escape and came back to
of se~
Garland Co,, where he has resided ever since, He has never tried to for f~'

conceal his whereabouts; but said: if they try to take me back to the towns~ Texas penitentiary, to wear the stripes that some other fellow should
pose C
have worn, I will get as many of them as they will of me, To be sure, hog st

he would have kept his word. John has farmed on my place when he would
would
go yonder and back, with a Colt 45 revolver buckled round his waist or

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	viii.	Mary Akin
	ix.	Lydia Akin, married (1) J. M. Mulkey; married (2) John Haynes.
	x.	Eliza Akin
	xi.	Syntha Akin
	xii.	Agnes Akin
18	xiii.	David Akin, born 1848 in Mill Creek, Saline Co., Ark; married (1) Francis V. Babe Oats; married (2) Jo Ellen Guest.

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