C. Howell Bates

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C. Howell Bates

Source: History Morris County New Jersey, Volume II, Lewis Publishing Co., 1914

C. Howell BATES, a well known farmer of Morris Plains, Morris county, New Jersey, is a member of a family which has been identified with the fortunes of this country for a number of generations. The name of BATES is supposed to be derived from "Bartholomew’s son," Bartholomew being shortened to BATTE, or BATE. Some authorities think it may have come from the Anglo-Saxon noun "bate," meaning contention. In the form of BATE the name is common in England several centuries before the departure of the Puritans. In New England the name was usually BATE or BAITT, but it became fixed as BATES about the time of the Revolution.

George W., father of C. Howell BATES, was born in Hanover township, Morris county, and died there at the age of fifty-three years. He conducted a general and dairy farm, and was also engaged in the milk business in New York. He married Eliza WRIGHT, who died in 1894, and they had six children.

C. Howell BATES was born in Hanover township, Morris county, New Jersey, in 1883, and was educated in the public schools of his native township. After leaving these he engaged in farming, and took up his present farm of 144 acres, which he keeps in a fine state of cultivation. He has erected a new dwelling upon this place and made many important improvements, among them being the erection of a fine barn, which is the largest in the county. He devotes a considerable portion of his farm to pasturage for his fine hear of cows, and his dairy business is an extensive one. He has been one of the strongest supporters in this section of the state of the Republican party, and has served as a member of the school board. He is now in office as road supervisor, and as a member of the school board. Mr. BATES married Mabel DUNHAM, and has children: Charles Howell and Clarence Wright.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003)