In 1920, Dewey G. Bates (21) and his wife Rozella (22) owned a home on South Main St. in Woodsfield, Center Twp., Monroe County, Ohio. Living in the household were their two children, Catherine G. (4) and Dores M. (2), as well as Rozella's father, Casper Crock (68). Dewey was a native of Ohio, as were his parents. He was employed as a machinist for a tool company.
By 1930, widower George D. Bates (31) had moved in with his parents Abraham L. (67) and Sarah J. (68) Bates in Wayne Twp., Monroe County, Ohio. Living in the household were five of George's children: Marjorie J. (10), Robert C. (9), Marthalee (7), Estherlee (7) and William (6). George's older unmarried brother, Lawrence (40) also lived in the house. Abraham worked as a carpenter, George was a farmer and Lawrence was a farm laborer.
Dates of birth and death (from Social Security Death Index) have not been proven.
Abraham's father and mother were from Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively, according to the 1930 census.