| Record Last Updated On:
12/5/2016 |
| Name: JOEL E. GATES |
| Death Date: OCT/1/1941 |
Interment Date:
OCT /4/1941 |
Birth Date: FEB/5/1858 |
| Age at Death: 83 |
Cause of Death:
CORONARY OCCLUSION |
| Location at Death:
St. Joseph, Missouri |
| Physical Location at Death:
HOME 701 South 9th |
| Sex: M |
Nativity: AMERICAN |
Ethnicity: Caucasian |
| Occupation:Assistant Foreman W.P.A.
deputy United States Marshal |
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| Child of: Elijah P. Gates & Mariah Stamper |
| Spouse of: Vickie M. Buford |
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| Other Known Relatives: sisters: Mrs. Margaret Richmond & Mrs. Georgia Law of Kansas City,
brother Elijah Gates of Kansas City |
| Brief Biography: Mr. Joel E. Gates was born Feb 5, 1858 in Buchanan County, MO. He was the son of Elijah P. & Mariah Stamper Gates. He married Miss Vickie M. Buford of Lexington, KY, He met her at a party given by his father Col. Elijah Gates famed Confederate officer who served under Gen. Sterling Price.
They would have celebrated there fiftieth wedding anniversary on Nov 19, 1941, but he died Oct 1, 1941 of a coronary occlusion.
He served in various political offices during his career.
He was foreman of the W.P.A. project in Krug Park for more than a year.
He was a collector of pipes.
He was buried in Mount Mora Cemetery |
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