Granville Gates was born April 17, 1829 in Maine, Broome County, NY. His son Frederick said he was an affectionate and tender hearted boy and man. His mother died when he was thirteen and he idolized her to his dying day, keeping a lock of her hair, letters and other memorials from his childhood. As a youth, he taught school and worked on his father's farm.
On September 19, 1850, he married Sarah Jane Bowers, born September 19, 1830 in Maine, NY, daughter of Gardner Sawin Bowers and his wife, Achsah Taylor.
Sarah began teaching at the early age of fourteen and this was a source of pride to her family. In 1850, at the age of twenty-one, Granville Gates was elected supervisor of Maine, Broome County, NY. In 1853, he was ordained to the Baptist Ministry and, for thirteen years, served as minister at several churches in New York State, receiving very little monetary compensation. His son Frederick said the family was always poor and grew even poorer during the Civil War when his father's salary did not rise and the cost of living did.
In 1867, Granville Gates was commissioned by the American Baptist Home Mission Society as a general missionary and the family moved first to Forest City, Holt County, MO and a short time later to Highland, Doniphan County, KS. From 1867 to 1885, he served the Baptist ministry in NE Kansas. After several years, in recognition of his performance, he was chosen Superintendent of Missions for the entire state of Kansas. About 1885, he resigned his position and confined his ministry to occasional preaching at churches not far distant from his home, and he retired altogether about 1890. Before he was sixty-five years of age, his mental capacities began to decline until eventually he was but a shadow of his former self.
Mrs. Gates died of hepatitis, October 23, 1904, in Montclair, Essex County, NY, aged seventy-three. Granville Gates died, November 20, 1906, aged seventy-seven. They were buried in the family lot in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, Essex County, NJ.
Children of Granville and Sarah Jane (Bowers) Gates, born in Maine, Broome County, NY:
1. Frank Gates, born June 28, 1851. He died of heart disease, January 24, 1884, unmarried, in Highland, Doniphan County, KS. He was buried at the Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, NJ.
2. Sarah Gates, born 1852. Died Young.
3. Frederick Taylor Gates, born July 2, 1853. Died 6 Feb 1929 in Phoenix, Arizona.
On September 19, 1850, he married Sarah Jane Bowers, born September 19, 1830 in Maine, NY, daughter of Gardner Sawin Bowers and his wife, Achsah Taylor.
Sarah began teaching at the early age of fourteen and this was a source of pride to her family. In 1850, at the age of twenty-one, Granville Gates was elected supervisor of Maine, Broome County, NY. In 1853, he was ordained to the Baptist Ministry and, for thirteen years, served as minister at several churches in New York State, receiving very little monetary compensation. His son Frederick said the family was always poor and grew even poorer during the Civil War when his father's salary did not rise and the cost of living did.
In 1867, Granville Gates was commissioned by the American Baptist Home Mission Society as a general missionary and the family moved first to Forest City, Holt County, MO and a short time later to Highland, Doniphan County, KS. From 1867 to 1885, he served the Baptist ministry in NE Kansas. After several years, in recognition of his performance, he was chosen Superintendent of Missions for the entire state of Kansas. About 1885, he resigned his position and confined his ministry to occasional preaching at churches not far distant from his home, and he retired altogether about 1890. Before he was sixty-five years of age, his mental capacities began to decline until eventually he was but a shadow of his former self.
Mrs. Gates died of hepatitis, October 23, 1904, in Montclair, Essex County, NY, aged seventy-three. Granville Gates died, November 20, 1906, aged seventy-seven. They were buried in the family lot in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, Essex County, NJ.
Children of Granville and Sarah Jane (Bowers) Gates, born in Maine, Broome County, NY:
1. Frank Gates, born June 28, 1851. He died of heart disease, January 24, 1884, unmarried, in Highland, Doniphan County, KS. He was buried at the Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, NJ.
2. Sarah Gates, born 1852. Died Young.
3. Frederick Taylor Gates, born July 2, 1853. Died 6 Feb 1929 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Granville Gates was born April 17, 1829 in Maine, Broome County, NY. His son Frederick said he was an affectionate and tender hearted boy and man. His mother died when he was thirteen and he idolized her to his dying day, keeping a lock of her hair, letters and other memorials from his childhood. As a youth, he taught school and worked on his father's farm.
On September 19, 1850, he married Sarah Jane Bowers, born September 19, 1830 in Maine, NY, daughter of Gardner Sawin Bowers and his wife, Achsah Taylor.
Sarah began teaching at the early age of fourteen and this was a source of pride to her family. In 1850, at the age of twenty-one, Granville Gates was elected supervisor of Maine, Broome County, NY. In 1853, he was ordained to the Baptist Ministry and, for thirteen years, served as minister at several churches in New York State, receiving very little monetary compensation. His son Frederick said the family was always poor and grew even poorer during the Civil War when his father's salary did not rise and the cost of living did.
In 1867, Granville Gates was commissioned by the American Baptist Home Mission Society as a general missionary and the family moved first to Forest City, Holt County, MO and a short time later to Highland, Doniphan County, KS. From 1867 to 1885, he served the Baptist ministry in NE Kansas. After several years, in recognition of his performance, he was chosen Superintendent of Missions for the entire state of Kansas. About 1885, he resigned his position and confined his ministry to occasional preaching at churches not far distant from his home, and he retired altogether about 1890. Before he was sixty-five years of age, his mental capacities began to decline until eventually he was but a shadow of his former self.
Mrs. Gates died of hepatitis, October 23, 1904, in Montclair, Essex County, NY, aged seventy-three. Granville Gates died, November 20, 1906, aged seventy-seven. They were buried in the family lot in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, Essex County, NJ.
Children of Granville and Sarah Jane (Bowers) Gates, born in Maine, Broome County, NY:
1. Frank Gates, born June 28, 1851. He died of heart disease, January 24, 1884, unmarried, in Highland, Doniphan County, KS. He was buried at the Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, NJ.
2. Sarah Gates, born 1852. Died Young.
3. Frederick Taylor Gates, born July 2, 1853. Died 6 Feb 1929 in Phoenix, Arizona.
On September 19, 1850, he married Sarah Jane Bowers, born September 19, 1830 in Maine, NY, daughter of Gardner Sawin Bowers and his wife, Achsah Taylor.
Sarah began teaching at the early age of fourteen and this was a source of pride to her family. In 1850, at the age of twenty-one, Granville Gates was elected supervisor of Maine, Broome County, NY. In 1853, he was ordained to the Baptist Ministry and, for thirteen years, served as minister at several churches in New York State, receiving very little monetary compensation. His son Frederick said the family was always poor and grew even poorer during the Civil War when his father's salary did not rise and the cost of living did.
In 1867, Granville Gates was commissioned by the American Baptist Home Mission Society as a general missionary and the family moved first to Forest City, Holt County, MO and a short time later to Highland, Doniphan County, KS. From 1867 to 1885, he served the Baptist ministry in NE Kansas. After several years, in recognition of his performance, he was chosen Superintendent of Missions for the entire state of Kansas. About 1885, he resigned his position and confined his ministry to occasional preaching at churches not far distant from his home, and he retired altogether about 1890. Before he was sixty-five years of age, his mental capacities began to decline until eventually he was but a shadow of his former self.
Mrs. Gates died of hepatitis, October 23, 1904, in Montclair, Essex County, NY, aged seventy-three. Granville Gates died, November 20, 1906, aged seventy-seven. They were buried in the family lot in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, Essex County, NJ.
Children of Granville and Sarah Jane (Bowers) Gates, born in Maine, Broome County, NY:
1. Frank Gates, born June 28, 1851. He died of heart disease, January 24, 1884, unmarried, in Highland, Doniphan County, KS. He was buried at the Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, NJ.
2. Sarah Gates, born 1852. Died Young.
3. Frederick Taylor Gates, born July 2, 1853. Died 6 Feb 1929 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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