(The many tiny framed photos of her family were found among Allie's treasured possessions and have been in the Taylor family all these years. The frames are made of brass with a high content of copper.)
Great-grandmother Allie was born in Palmyra, Missouri, on July 5, 1876, to great-great-grandfather, William Booker Bates and great-great-grandmother, Adalaide "Addie" Virginia Hansbrough Bates. She was their only child.
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| Addie V. and William B. Bates - frame is 2 3/4" x 3 1/4" |
Allie's father, William B. Bates, was born in 1843. (Online research shows him as William E. Bates, but many written family documents have "B" for his middle name of Booker.)
Allie's mother, Addie V. Hansbrough Bates, was born December 30, 1846 and died January 14, 1879. Addie graced this earth for 32 years. Allie was about two and a half years old when her mother passed away. Addie is buried in Bethel Baptist Cemetery near Palmyra, Missouri.
(We visited there in September 2012.)
This photo may have been taken c. 1878, based on the style of dress, (no bustle, fitted front).
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| Addie - frame is 2 1/8" x 2 5/8" |
Another photo of Addie V. Bates. Based on the clothing style, likely the photo was taken in the early 1870's, when she was in her mid 20's.
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| Addie - frame is 2 1/8" x 2 5/8" |
Addie Virginia Hansbrough would have been in her late teens when this photo was taken as the dress style is from 1860.
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| Addie and Alice Hansbrough, sisters, photo likely taken c. 1860, this photo is on glass |
Great-grandmother Allie was named after her Aunt, Alice Adelia Hansbrough (later McPike), who was three years younger than Allie's mother Addie. When her mother passed away, Allie, who was only two and a half years old, was raised by her father William Bates, with the help of her Aunt Alice and Uncle Ben McPike.
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| Mary Alice "Allie" Bates - about 2 1/2 years old |
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| Allie Bates - in a Tintype photo |
Allie was a bright and attractive little girl and must have led an interesting childhood in Missouri. She would have spent her youth about 12 miles south of the home of her future husband, William "Bill" Patterson Taylor, who was growing up in the town and homestead of Taylor, Missouri.
Based on the dress style "Late Victorian" (1880-1881), she would have been about 5 or 6 years old.
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| Allie Bates, far left, classmates and teacher |
Allie (far left) attended Stephen's Female College in Columbia, Missouri, studying: English grammar, moral philosophy, algebra and celestial geography among other subjects. She is with classmates and teacher, Mame Bradly, Mabel Hanby, Gini Gravely, Bess Peeler, Delia Lail and Kate Duncan. (She was likely 15 in the photo here. Allie married "Bill" when she was 16 years old.)
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| Mary Alice "Allie" Bates - 15 or 16 years old |
Great-grandmother Allie was 16 years old when her father gave her permission to marry 21 year old great-grandfather William "Bill" Taylor. The marriage license was signed in Marion County, Missouri. They were married November 25, 1892.
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| Bill and Allie Taylor |
The couple would have moved to the Taylor Homestead, north of Palmyra, Missouri. Bill's father, William Inskip Taylor, older brother Lee and he, himself, owned property there. The first two of their six children, Lucius Patterson and Lillian Lee (my grandmother), were born there.
In April 1905, Allie and Bill Taylor sold their property in Taylor, Missouri to Bill's brother Lee. They moved to Acme, Alberta and then to Carstairs, Alberta, taking advantage of the Dominion Lands Act. Four more children were born in Canada: Ruby Alice, Bates Inskip, William Robert, and Albert Dudley.
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| William Booker Bates - Allie's father |
Allie's father was my great-great-grandfather, William B. Bates. William Bates moved to Canada fairly soon after his only daughter and son-in-law did, to join their family.
In 1919, when the Taylors returned to the United States, first to Hyak, and then to Kittitas, WA, great-great-grandfather William Bates came with them. He died January 30, 1927 (he was 83 years old) and was buried in Ellensburg's IOOF cemetery, in the Taylor Family Plot. (In November 2012, we visited the cemetery and saw his headstone.)
I greatly appreciate the efforts of Bruce Clark, my sweet husband, for his technological expertise in photo repair and enhancement for digital display on my blog. A "BIG" Thank you to cousin Ward Taylor for being the "keeper" of the family treasures.
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