Henry Louis Gates Sr. (1913 - 2010)

Born 8 Jun 1913 in Patterson Creek, Mineral County, West Virginia, United States

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Died 24 Dec 2010 at age 97 in Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Henry Gates Sr. is a part of US Black heritage.

Henry Louis Gates, Sr. was born on June 8, 1913 in Pattersons Creek, Mineral County, West Virginia. He was the son of Edward Gates and Helen Redman.^[1]

In 1920, they were farming in Frankfort, Mineral, West Virginia; their household was made up of: Edward (63) and Maud E (62), their son, Edward L (41) and Gertrude H (39), and Edward and Gertrude's children, Edward E (15), Lawrence J (12), Elmore E (10), Fred S (9), Robert B (7), Henry L (6), and Helen C (3).^[2]

By 1930, their family had moved back to Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; the Gates household was made up of: Edward (63) and Maud E (63), their son, Edward L (50) and his wife, Helen G (47), and their children, Elmore E (21), Fred (20), Robert B (18), Hinnie L (Henry L) (16), and Helen C (13).^[3]

In 1940, Henry was working as a janitor in an office building; the Gates household in Cumberland was made up of: Edward L (61) and his wife, Helen G (55), their sons: Elmore (32), Fred (30), Robert (28), Heinie (Henry L) (27), his father, Edward (82) and his brother-in-law, Harry P Redman (45).^[4]

In 1950, Henry was working as a paper loader in a paper mill; the Gates household in Piedmont, Mineral, West Virginia was included his wife,Pauline (33) and son, Paul E age 4. ^[5]

Henry was working for C & P Telephone Co. of Cumberland in October 1940 when he, like most of the men in the United States, reported to their local Draft Boards to register for the World War II Draft. Henry was still living in the same household as his mother at 505 Greene Street in Cumberland, Alleganey County, Maryland. He was described as a 5'8" Negro with brown eyes, black hair and black complexion. As you can see in his picture, he was slender at 130 pounds.^[6]

Henry Gates Sr. served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: service started on 21 Mar 1941
Unit(s):
Service ended: service ended as of July 1943

He was drafted in World War II and inducted on 21 March 1941 at Baltimore, Maryland.^[7] He was discharged at Camp Lee, Virginia, in July 1943 as a result of disability from an injury that occurred prior to entry into service.^[8]

He worked at the Luke paper mill in Luke, Maryland, across the river from Piedmont.^[9] The history of this paper mill is discussed on the WikiTree page Piedmont Paper Mill.

He passed away on December 24, 2010 in New Jersey.^[10] He is buried at Potomac Memorial Gardens in Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Henry Gates obituary, via legacy.com. Originally published in The Lexington Minuteman from 5 January to 12 January 2011.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN2B-SS9 : accessed 15 October 2015), Henry L Gates in household of Edward Gates, Frankfort, Mineral, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,964.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37T-KM6 : accessed 17 October 2015), Hinnie L Gates in household of Edward Gates, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0004, sheet 2B, family 44, line 75, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 843; FHL microfilm 2,340,578.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K768-RVH : accessed 17 October 2015), Heinie Gates in household of Edward L Gates, Ward 1, Cumberland, Election District 6, Allegany, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-8, sheet 1A, family 3, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1498.
5. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FQG-W3SF : Thu Oct 05 21:01:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry L Gates and Pauline A Gates, 10 April 1950.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, database with images, "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947" > Maryland > Garrison-Gatton > Garrison, Briley-Gatton, Richard > image 1435-1436 of 1816 for Henry Louis Gates Ancestry Record 2238 #5822492 with attached Image; The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Maryland, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 182, Name Range: Garrison, Briley-Gatton, Richard
7. ↑ Ancestry, online database, "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," Henry L Gates, service number 33006463 Ancestry Record 8939 #5277158; citing National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number: 05972; Reel: 261
8. ↑ Ancestry, online database, "U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954," Henry L Gates, service number 33006463 Ancestry Record 61817 #1912133; citing National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112
9. ↑ Hernández, Arelis R. It was the backbone of this town for 131 years. Now Luke paper mill is gone., The Washington Post, 1 June 2019.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017 [database on-line : Link : accessed 4 Feb 2021]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
    
    Death Index data: Name: Henry Louis Gates • Age: 97 • Birth Date: 8 Jun 1913 • Birth Place: Patterson's Creek, West Virginia, USA • Death Date: 24 Dec 2010. Death Place: New Jersey, USA
    
    Original data: Death Indexes. New Jersey State Archives, Trenton, New Jersey.
11. ↑ Burial. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 Feb 2021), memorial page for Henry Louis Gates Sr. (8 Jun 1913–24 Dec 2010), Find A Grave: Memorial #63703520, citing Potomac Memorial Gardens, Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA. The memorial page was created by Anonymous on 3 Jan 2011 and is currently maintained by Dee Ferris.

See also:

• 1934 Voter Registration, In district 14 yrs / 21 / W VA / Address 505 Green St./ Rep; "Maryland, Allegany County, Tax and Voter Records, 1798-1948", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DLGF-J7W2 : 3 January 2021), Henry L Gatis, 1934.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMJV-47L : accessed 7 November 2015), Henry L Gates, enlisted 21 Mar 1941, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• Source Citation: Cumberland Times-News; Publication Date: 4/ Jan/ 2011; Publication Place: Cumberland, Maryland, USA; URL: http://times-news.com/obituaries/x2131362438/Henry-L-Gates-Sr-Wayne
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. NOTE: passing of son Paul E. Gates, whose father is Henry L. Gates.
• WikiTree page: Piedmont Paper Mill