Thomas Pickens Gates: Appalachian Aristocracy

1901 - 1995 (93 years)

Generation: 1

Thomas Pickens Gates was born 23 Aug 1901, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL (son of Stephen C. Gates and Mary Lulah Pickens); died 26 Mar 1995, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL; was buried , Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL.

Thomas married Martha Elizabeth Traylor. Martha was born 12 Aug 1902, Troup Co. GA; died 09 Feb 1998, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Stephen C. Gates was born 30 Nov 1876, Marshall Co. TN (son of Thomas A. Gates and Nancy Ophelia Chapman); died 13 Jun 1929, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL; was buried , Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL.

Stephen married Mary Lulah Pickens 1900, Madison Co. AL. Mary (daughter of John Middleton Pickens and Mary Williams Lamberson) was born Feb., 1876, Alabama; died 30 Jun 1935, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL; was buried , Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

Mary Lulah Pickens was born Feb., 1876, Alabama (daughter of John Middleton Pickens and Mary Williams Lamberson); died 30 Jun 1935, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL; was buried , Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL.

Children:

1. Thomas Pickens Gates was born 23 Aug 1901, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL; died 26 Mar 1995, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL; was buried , Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL.
Carl Converse Gates was born 15 Oct 1902, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL; died 02 Mar 2000, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL.
Evelyn Gates was born ca 1905, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL.
John W. GATES was born 25 Jan 1912, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL; died 13 Feb 1988, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Camden Cemetery, Camden, Wilcox Co. AL.

Generation: 3

4. Thomas A. Gates was born 1851, Belfast Marshall Co. TN; died 1939, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL.
Thomas married Nancy Ophelia Chapman. Nancy was born Feb 1848. [Group Sheet]

Nancy Ophelia Chapman was born Feb 1848.

Children:

2. Stephen C. Gates was born 30 Nov 1876, Marshall Co. TN; died 13 Jun 1929, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL; was buried , Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL.

John Middleton Pickens was born 17 Jul 1845, Madison Co. AL (son of Joseph Willilam Pickens and Selina Brown Brazelton); died 21 Oct 1903, Cullman, Cullman Co. AL; was buried , Cullman City Cemetery Cullman Cullman Co. AL.

John married Mary Williams Lamberson 22 Feb 1871, Mississippi. Mary (daughter of John Lamberson and Susan Ann Fortner) was born 22 Feb 1844; died 14 May 1917, Cullman, Cullman Co. AL; was buried , Cullman City Cemetery Cullman Cullman Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

Mary Williams Lamberson was born 22 Feb 1844 (daughter of John Lamberson and Susan Ann Fortner); died 14 May 1917, Cullman, Cullman Co. AL; was buried , Cullman City Cemetery Cullman Cullman Co. AL.

Children:

3. Mary Lulah Pickens was born Feb., 1876, Alabama; died 30 Jun 1935, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL; was buried , Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL.

Generation: 4

12.

Joseph Willilam Pickens was born 30 Aug 1794, Pendleton, Anderson Co. SC (son of Andrew Martin Pickens and Mary Margaret Dowdle); died 28 Jan 1868, Madison Co. AL; was buried , Pickens Cemetery Moontown Madison Co. AL.

Joseph married Selina Brown Brazelton 31 Dec 1818, Alabama. Selina (daughter of Henry J. Brazelson and Lydia Ledbetter) was born 30 May 1804, Madison, Aiken Co. SC; died 09 Sep 1883, Ladonia, Fannin Co. TX; was buried , Pickens Cemetery, Big Cove, Madison Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

13.

Selina Brown Brazelton was born 30 May 1804, Madison, Aiken Co. SC (daughter of Henry J. Brazelson and Lydia Ledbetter); died 09 Sep 1883, Ladonia, Fannin Co. TX; was buried , Pickens Cemetery, Big Cove, Madison Co. AL.

Children:

6. John Middleton Pickens was born 17 Jul 1845, Madison Co. AL; died 21 Oct 1903, Cullman, Cullman Co. AL; was buried , Cullman City Cemetery Cullman Cullman Co. AL.

14.	John Lamberson John married Susan Ann Fortner 09 Jan 1840. Susan (daughter of John Fortner and Nancy Eaves, daughter of John Fortner and Nancy Eaves) was born 18 Nov 1818; died 20 Dec 1879, Mississippi; was buried , Sandtown Cemetery Sandtown Neshoba MS. [Group Sheet]

15.

Susan Ann Fortner was born 18 Nov 1818 (daughter of John Fortner and Nancy Eaves, daughter of John Fortner and Nancy Eaves); died 20 Dec 1879, Mississippi; was buried , Sandtown Cemetery Sandtown Neshoba MS.

Children:

7. Mary Williams Lamberson was born 22 Feb 1844; died 14 May 1917, Cullman, Cullman Co. AL; was buried , Cullman City Cemetery Cullman Cullman Co. AL.