William Henry Gates (born 1858)
"WHG0" / #WHG0
- NOTE - There exist suggestions that William Charles Gates (born 1860), who sometimes went by the name of "William Henry Gates", may have been the same person as this William Henry Gates (born 1858) . Note these claims are not proven, and made on circumstantial evidence. We do not believe they are similar people.
- NOTE - William Henry Gates was born in 1858, not 1860 . Multiple genealogy sites have this wrong
William Henry Gates - Basic bio
NOTE - The Geni page ( https://www.geni.com/people/William-Gates/6000000007400962864 ) has many inaccuracies ...
Birthdate: January 22, 1858 (not 1860)
Death: April 30, 1926 (66) / Seattle, King County, Washington, United States
Main source - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86517134/william-henry-gates - See below ..
William H. Gates (1858-1926) came from Pennsylvania in 1888, and went on the Dawson Gold Rush of 1898. In 1900, he had a furniture store in Nome, Alaska. He and Rebecca (1867-1933) lived in Seattle in the early 1900's where his daughters, Pearl and Florence, partook in the rarified atmosphere of young Seattle socialites. Their son, William Gates, Jr. was born in 1891, daughter Pearl Gates in 1895, and Florence Gates who married Harry Schumacher on October 22, 1913. He became a city councilmember in Bremerton. (Provided by Vicki Stiles, Director, Shoreline Historical Museum)
Date Of Death: 30 Apr 1926
Age: 68
Father Name: Joseph C. Gates
Mother Name: Martha A. Satterley
Death Place: Seattle, King, Washington
Spouse Name: Rebecca Gates
1880 - Still in Tioga -
1883 (July) - Future wife (who he married in Sep 1888) arrives in New York City from Germany
1888 (Sep) - Wedding to Rebecca "Eppinhauser?" - Resident of Seattle
1888 - 1891 Seattle Directory listings
- 1888 - No William Henry Gates (See https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/13783419?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.100929543.783907915.1596576946-1615111073.1596074686&pId=751560425 )
- 1889 - Cigars and tobacco ? - [HD002I][GDrive]
- 1890 - carpenter? - [HD002G][GDrive]
- 1891 - Gates - Espressman - [HD002H][GDrive]
1889 (June 6) - Great Seattle Fire
- 1894 <----- No Willian H Gates in Seattle !!! See [HD002J][GDrive] (did they also go to Monte Cristo ? ) https://www.historylink.org/File/8404
- 1895 - dairyman / restaurante - See [HD002K][GDrive]
1895 (May 09) - Pearl Ann gates birth info - But the birth record isnt created until June of 1942 ???
- Why was this filled out on June 5th ... 1942 ???
- How could the brother remember .. he was three years old ! "remembers the occasion well"
- Again, no mention of where in Germany She was born .. .her name is now back to being "Eppenhauser"
- The certificate has "seattle" as the birth location, but it was clearly typed OVER something else
- "May 95 or 96.... but remembers the occasion well ? "
1897-1898 - Directory says "working on a dairy with a restaurant at corner of Forney and Ross"
(1897) Image of full page from directory - [HD0014][GDrive] / (1898) Image of full page from directory - [HD0016][GDrive]
NOTE: Info on the Merchants Hotel" is here : ((Image of full page from directory (year 1900) - [HD002C][GDrive]) ) Address is "123 W Washington on Corner of Railroad Ave."; Proprietor is "Fred E. Ferguson" - This is a William W Gates, not a William H Gates. (Clip here : [HD002D][GDrive] )
1898 (September) - Gold is discovered in Nome, Alaska. Between 4,000 and 7,000 people leave Dawson City the following spring (of 1899)
September 1898 - Gold is discovered in Nome, Alaska. Between 4,000 and 7,000 people leave Dawson City the following spring
https://pier21.ca/research/immigration-history/the-gold-rush-in-british-columbia-and-the-yukon
1899 - 1900 - Was William H Gates in Nome, Alaska at this time? Articles and some metadata suggests "yes"
Note - there is some funny business about department stores in Nome in Alaska around this time, selling a lot more than just tables.
1900 - USA Census
Full PDF of transcript - [HS002W][GDrive] / Full census sheet - [HS002T][GDrive]
- .Occupation is hard to read, might say "grocer" ?
- Rebecca Gates - Date of Birth is "October 1869"; Immigration date is "1882, in the USA for 18 years"
- NOTE : This is the only time we see a clearly noted birthdate. However, other census forms have her using October 1868 (or rounding up to Jan 1968) as a birthdate.
- One servant living with the Gates family at this time (I think it may be a person renting a room)
- Address - The Gates family is living in Seattle, but the address is impossible to read on the Census form. It looks a little bit like "Ross West --- " / "South of Canal" is written there, but not sure.
1905/1906 - The "1525 6th Ave" address is now called "Pretoria House Hotel"
(1905) Image of full page from directory - [HD001K][GDrive] / (1906) - Image of full page from directory - [HD001M][GDrive]
This is approximately near the intersection of 6th and Pine .. meaning that row houses shown in this old picture ( https://pauldorpat.com/2015/09/26/seattle-now-then-a-row-house-at-6th-and-pine/ ) just may ahve been the Gates building !
"The Pretoria" - see 1906 Seattle directory pages : [HD002F][GDrive]
https://www.newspapers.com/image/221367851/?terms=%22the%2Bpretoria%22
1907/1908/1910 -New business : "Wm H Gates 2nd hand goods and Furniture"; BUSINESS ADDRESS of "2029 1st Ave, Seattle"
- (1907) Image of full page from directory - [HD001O][GDrive] - Home is 1210 Harrison ... (along with son, and Florence ... )
- (1908) Image of full page from directory - [HD001Q][GDrive] - Home if 1818 18th Av .... (along with son, and Florence... )
- (1909) Image of full page from directory - [HD001S][GDrive] - Home address is ???
"Gates Furniture Company" - 2029 1st Ave, Seattle [HD001T][GDrive]
Note that at a later time, "The Eureka Furniture Company" was at that address (for year 1915, see https://www.newspapers.com/image/145537573/?terms=%222029%2B1st%22 ) .. in 1916, it was "The Gardiner Furniture Company" (see https://www.newspapers.com/image/145517656/?terms=%222029%2B1st%22 )
1912 - William H. Gates (b1858) moves to Bremerton (from Seattle) - Wife Rebecca stays at 1625 3rd Ave property for 2 more years.
NOTES:
- In 1911, WIllian H is listed in the 1911 phone book ( [HD001X][GDrive] ) in Seattle - Florence, Pearl, and Jr are all listed at this address still
- 2029 1st Ave. , Seattle ... home is 1625 3rd West
- In 1912, William H is no longer listed in the Seattle phone book ( [HD001Z][GDrive] ) , but his wife still is along with a couple of the children
- In 1913, wife Rebecca is STILL listed in Seattle phone book ( [HD0021][GDrive] ), but WHG0 isnt. So she is either living there fulltime, or this is jsut a rental property.
- By 1914, they are no longer in the property ( [HD0023][GDrive] )
- Note - 1914 re-grading of 6th avenue, maybe related? https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/8233211794914170/?amp_client_id=CLIENT_ID(_)&mweb_unauth_id={{default.session}}&from_amp_pin_page=true
1913 - 1918 : "Wm H. Gates Furniture" and "Wm. H Gates Second Hand Goods" in Business in Bremerton (on Second St.)
See Puget Sound Genealogical Society Newsletter , Volume 30 Number 2 June 2005 : [HP002X][GDrive]
- Gates, Wm. H. (2nd hand goods) 214 Second [St.] 1917-18
- Gates, W. H. (furniture) 214 Second [St.] 1913-14
Was this a new, premier building built by the Bremer family ? Answer - No, but next door, and on the same block
See Bremerton, Washington (source of the following is [HW0033][GDrive] ) :
"William Bremer died young, at age 47. On the day of his burial, December 30, 1910, Bremerton's businesses closed for two hours in the afternoon and the town's flags were flown at half-mast. His widow, Sophia Hensel Bremer (1872-1959), took over management of the family properties and with the three Bremer children she would continue to play an influential role in Bremerton for many years. One of the family's signature projects was the construction in 1914 of the Bremerton Trust and Savings Bank building on the northeast corner of 2nd Street and Pacific Avenue, one of three buildings in Bremerton designed by noted Seattle architect Harlan Thomas (1870-1953)."
Technically, the address of this building is 202 Pacific Ave. See ( https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/202-Pacific-Ave-Bremerton-WA/17531175/ )
214 Second St, Bremerton, is today a parking garage - so different building, but on the same block
1913 - Son Willian H Gates gets married
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS75-3S7L-G?i=305&cc=1534448
1913 - Daughter Florence gets married
1915 - No more William H Gates in Seattle (per Seattle directory)
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/15518373?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.100929543.783907915.1596576946-1615111073.1596074686&pId=751560425
1917 (June) - Son enlists in draft for WW1
Son William Henry Gates (born 1891) is age 26 at this time; See [HG005T][GDrive]
- Employer - Ames Shipyard and Dry Dock - "Machinist in Ship Yard" ; job is as a "machinist in ship yard"
- Home Address - 5944 48th South Street / Claimed Draft exemption because "employed in ship yard"
1917/1918 (estimated - no specific dates available) - [William H. Gates} is now with "U.S. Furniture" - Perhaps the "Wm H. Gates" business is now called "U.S. Furniture / US Furniture" (same address at 214 Second St.)
See Puget Sound Genealogical Society Newsletter , Volume 27 Number 3 Sep 2002 ; [HP002W][GDrive] ... but no specific dates ...
Earliest reference to any US Furniture I can find is 1915 ..... but this is in Aberdeen, Washington (on the pacific coast)
Below : See Puget Sound Genealogical Society Newsletter , Volume 31 Number 1 March 2006 ; [HP002Y][GDrive] ... but no specific dates ...
1918 - Family across the street from furniture store (the "Braman" family) is selling their home (12 acres on Second St)
Their son James d'Orma Braman (born 1901) becomes a future neighbor for William Henry Gates (born 1891) , and mentor of William Henry Gates II (born 1925) .
June 1918 - Braman selling land in Bremerton - 12 acres - 105 second st.
According to the US Census (clip below):
- William H Gates (born 1858) is a "Merchant" in the "futniture" industry
- His wife, Rebecca Gates, is a "
Proprietress" at "Hotel"- Her year of immigration is listed as "1880" (in 1910 census, it was listed as "1882")
- 34 additional people live in their building (266 Burwell Ave) - all "lodgers". All males (except 1), and all work in the construction trades - Probably working at the nearby Navy yard?
- Son William H Gates lives in the building next to this one .. he is also a "Merchant" in the "furniture" industry
Residence at 266 Burwell Ave in Bremerton, Washington
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1925(?) to 1926 - 7070 East Marginal Way, Seattle
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1930 USA Census (Seattle) for Rebecca Gates
Living alone - Job is an "apartment manager"
2300 Yale Ave North (multiple families) no longer exists (Google maps, 2020)
1931 (Sep 09) - Daugher Pearl marries
Rebecca now saying her "maiden" name was "Rebecca Philipson"
Rebecca Gates Death Certificate
Wife "Rebecca Eppinhauser Gates" and children
Rebecca Eppinhauser Gates
Spouse - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86517099/rebecca-gates
BIRTH 1867
DEATH 15 Mar 1933 (aged 65–66)
BURIAL Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home , Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington, USA
PLOT Mausoleum MN106 (Lilac Corridor), Wall 6, Niche
Info on wife - Rebecca Gates (Eppinhauser)
Birthdate: October 1869
Birthplace: Norddeutscher Bund
Death: circa 1920 (46-55)
https://www.geni.com/people/Rebecca-Gates/6000000007401032507
1883 (July 7) - Arrival in New York City, from Germany
Full passenger list sheet from this journey - [HJ000R][GDrive] ; From Ancestry.com transcript :
- Name: Rebecha Eppinehansea [Rebecka Eppinhauser]
- Arrival Date: 7 Jul 1883
- Birth Date: abt 1864 [ But only If the age is 19 ... but I think it is "14" or "15" . ]
- Age: 19 [I think it is "14" or "15)]
- Gender: Female
- Ethnicity/ Nationality: German
- Place of Origin: Germany
- Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
- Destination: USA
- Port of Arrival: New York, New York, USA
- Ship Name: Main
There is a village of "eppinhausen" in Germany -
German Wiku only : https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eppenhausen
The beginnings of Eppenhausen lie in the dark of history, the name of the district suggests that there was a farm here that belonged to an Eppo or Eppinc and was named after him. [2]
Eppenhausen was mentioned for the first time in 1229 as Eppenhusen in the goods and income register of the women's convention and later noble ladies' convent in Herdecke. [3] From 1271 to 1374 a knight Goswin von Eppenhausen is documented in old sources, he had his own seal. Around 1400, the Count von der Mark had rights in the Eppenhuser Marke. [4] After the division of the Westphalian brands in 1450, there was an "Eppenhauser Mark", which included today's districts of Halden, Herbeck, Eppenhausen, Emst and Delstern.
The farming community Eppenhausen belonged to the county of Mark in the parish and court of Hagen. In the treasure book of the county of Mark from 1486 in the Eppenhuser Burschop 12 taxable farm owners (2 from Emst) with a levy between 1 oirt (¼ Gg) and 8 gold guilders were mentioned. [5]
In 1746, the neighboring town of Hagen in Eppenhausen was granted city rights; in 1751, Frederick the Great dissolved the stamps, meaning that this also meant the end of the Eppenhauser Mark.
In the 1780s, the then district baron von Hövel auf Herbeck submitted an application to the royal court in Berlin to have the "Eppenhauser Brunnen" recognized as medicinal water due to the medicinal water that was found there. Even after the rejection, the fountain - above all by the Hohenlimburg widow Bettermann - was advertised as a fountain of health and baths were administered until the 1870s.
In 1814 Eppenhausen received its own post line and a post station, in 1898 Eppenhausen was declared an independent parish, and on August 5, 1900 the first tram line for the new electric tram ran from Hohenlimburg to Eppenhausen, the operation of which was only discontinued in 1975.
On April 1, 1901, the municipality of Eppenhausen was incorporated into the city of Hagen together with the municipalities of Delstern and Eckesey [6], the population of which rose to 68,402 inhabitants.
Name: Rebecca Gates [Rebecca Philipson]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1868
Death Date: 15 Mar 1933
Age at Death: 65
Death Location: Seattle, King, Washington
Father: Philipson
Record Source: Washington State Death Records
Daughter - Pearl Ann Gates Hager
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86517117/pearl-ann-hager
BIRTH 1895
DEATH 1993 (aged 97–98)
BURIAL Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home , Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington, USA
PLOT Mausoleum MN106 (Lilac Corridor), Wall 6, Niche
Pearl Ann Gates and her sister were socialites in Seattle during the early 1900–teens, and were seen in all the right places. While Florence (her sister) married Harry Schumacher in 1914, Pearl was a somewhat freer spirit and married three times, with no big pictures or social page announcements - first Carlyle, then Hogenson in 1931 in Island County, from whom she was divorced in 1952, and much later Hager. Throughout her young life, she enjoyed many sewing circles, which were announced in the polite social pages, and she went on to become a nurse in 1925, and took sewing classes at Edison Technical College.
Eventually she owned a retreat of small cabins on Lake Washington in Lake Forest Park, where people could rest and recover from any of the ills of society. She is here interred with her parents. (Provided by Vicki Stiles, Director, Shoreline Historical Museum)