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Rufus Jefferson Bates Veteran

Birth: 29 Mar 1894
Needmore, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Death: 2 Mar 1979 (aged 84)
Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Burial: Swain Memorial Park

Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 15733072 View Source

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1902–1988

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William Jefferson Bates

Sally Jane Levina DeHart Bates

Lula E. Smiley Bates

James Edgar Bates

Alice Bates Penion

CPL Everett Robert Bates

Amanda Maryelle Bates Kilpatrick

Flora Annie Bates Anderson

James Gudger Bates

Lillie Etta Bates Powell

Stella Bates Burnette

Dessie Bates Breedlove

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