Amanda Louisa married Israel Gates, a farmer, the son of Amasa & Angeline (Tooley) Gates. He died at Murray, NY at age 64. she resided with her daughter, Hattie, at Holley, NY until her death at age 88 Both are buried at Hillside Cemetery in Clarendon, NY.
1855 NY State Census find Israel Gates 23, b. Jefferson, farm labor at home with his family
1855 NY State Censu-Cannot find Amamda Webster 23-she is not with her mother??
1865 NY State Census for Murray, Orleans, NY - Israel Gates 32, b. Jefferson, farmer & wife Amanda 32, b.MI (??). Children Ellen A. 6 & Hattie 4mos.
1875 NY State Census for Murray, NY - Israel Gates 43, farmer, b.Orleans(diff from last census) & Amanda 43, b.Chautauqua(??this is diff from last census) with children Ella 16, Hattie 9 & Sherman 7, all b.Orleans.
1892 NY State Census for Murray, NY - Israel Gates 60, farmer & Amanda 60. Children are Sherman 23, farmer, & Ella 30. All b.USA
1900 Census for Clarendon, NY - Amanda L. Gates (nee Webster) 68, Servant in h/h of David A.McClew. She is a widow, had 3 children & 2 Alive, b.NY, pb.NY. She is widow of Israel.
Children of Amanda & Israel Gates:
*Ella May Gates, b.1858, she m. in 1892 to Melvin J. Freer, a farmer and was residing in Clarendon, NY in 1905.
*Hattie Belle Gates, b.1865, m. in 1891 to Jesse B. Mower, a farmer and in 1905 they lived in Holley, NY with their 2 children
*Sherman Israel Gates, b.1868 & d. unmarried in 1896 at Murray and is buried with his parents. The End
