William Gelston Bates

Biography

William Gelston Bates was born in 1803 and passed from this life in 1880, experiencing the course of a long nineteenth-century life. Details of his personal pursuits remain scarce, but those who knew him prized the thoughtful steadiness he brought to the Pine Hill community.

Buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, he is remembered for the sincerity he extended to family members and friends and for the quiet influence he left behind.