Hervey Bates III/Jr (1858 - 1939)  

...Hervey Bates III was born at Indianapolis in October, 1858.

He was educated in the city public schools, in the Phillips Exeter Academy and in Harvard University.

He began his career through experience as an apprentice at the machinist's trade and for a number of years was connected with the Atlas Engine Works.

Mr. Bates has served almost from this beginning as president of the American Hominy Company, one of the large and important industries of Indianapolis.

In 1891 he married Susan Martingale. Of their two children the only survivor is Hervey Bates, representing the fourth generation of the name in Indiana. - Indiana and Indianans : a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood Chicago: American Historical Society, 1919, Dunn, Jacob Piatt, pg. 1697-8

Hervey Bates Jr. (1858 - 1939) Treasurer Indianapolis Hominy Mills Men of Indiana in nineteen hundred and one by Benesch, Adolph B Published 1901 Publisher Indianapolis, Ind., Cleveland, O., The Benesch publishing company

Hervey Bates III Birth: October 1, 1858 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Death: 1939 Santa Barbara, California Place of Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

married Susan Martindale Birth: April 14, 1859 Indianapolis, Marion county Indiana Death: October 10, 1925 Harbor Springs Emmet County, Michigan daughter of Elijah Bishop Martindale and Emaline Taylor Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery (Plot: 8 1), Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Two Cottagers Die
... Mrs Hervey Bates Passed Away Saturday

Mrs. Harvey Bates also died last Saturday. She was at her home in Harbor Springs, Michigan. Funeral services were conducted yesterday in Indianapolis at the home of her brother, Charles Martindale. Mrs Bates lived in Indianapolis until recently where the family moved to Pasadena, Calif. She was a member of an old and prominent family of the state. She is survived by her husband and a son Hervey Bates the third...

Children:

1) Emily Martha Bates Birth: 1891 Death: 1893 Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis Marion County Indiana, USA Plot: 8 1

2) Hervey Bates, IV (III/Jr) Birth Date: 9 Jul 1894 Indianapolis, Marion county Indiana Death Date: 27 Nov 1939 Santa Barbara, California BUrial: Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana married 1st 1 Sep 1920 Marion county Indiana Mary Lucille Hayes Birth: circa July 24, 1899 Logansport, Cass county Indiana Death: January 11, 1996 {Bronx, Bronx, New York} daughter of John E Hays /Hayes and Grace L Button ; married 2nd Kathryn Louise Ford Birth: November 10, 1902 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Death: January 4, 1975 Santa Barbara, California Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery (Plot: 8 1), Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana daughter of William L Ford and Jessie F Leonard married 3rd before 1930 Eileene/Earline B --- Birth: 1898 Missouri; married 2nd 26 Nov. 1934 Chicago, Cook county, Illinois Grace (Wasson) McKee Birth: April 12, 1875 Death: January 18, 1938 Pasadena, California Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery (Plot: 8 1), Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana she married 1st Edward Lodge McKee Birth: March 13, 1856 Madison, Jefferson, IN Death: September 20, 1929 (73) Indianapolis, Marion Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery (Plot: Sec: 13 Lot: 17), Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Son of Robert S. McKee and Celine Elizabeth Lodge y had Macy Celine McKee; Macy Celine Mckee; Elizabeth McKee; Edward Lodge Mckee, Jr; Elizabeth Lodge Mckee; Infant Daughter McKee and Hiram Wasson Mckee daughter of Hiram P. Wasson and Amanda Morris H. P. Wasson was founder of the "famous" Wasson Department Store that sat on the circle in Indianapolis for many years.
MARRIAGE of Mrs. Edward L. McKee and Hervey Bates of Los Angeles, Cal.. took place yesterday in Chicago. Hiram McKee and Mrs. Charles W. Merrill attended the ceremonv. Mr. and Mrs. Bates have gone to California, where they will live. The Indianapolis Star Tuesday, November 27, 1934 Page: Page 6

Mrs. Grace Wasson Bates, 62 years old, daughter of the founder of H P. Wasson & Co., died in Huntington Memorial Hospital at Pasadena, Cal., Wednesday night, relatives here were informed yesterday.

A resident of Indianapolis almost all her life, she was active in Wednesday night, relatives here were informed yesterday.

A resident of Indianapolis almost all her life, she was active in many civic and social organizations.

She had been in California about two months. She and her husband, Hervey Bates Jr., went there late in November.

Funeral This Afternoon. Survivors are the husband and two sons, Hiram Wasson McKee of Indianapolis and Maj. Edward L. McKee of Santa Monica, Cal.

Her first husband, Edward Lodge McKee, was president and founder of the old Merchants Heat and Light Company here and later vice-president of the Indiana National Bank.

Funeral services will be held this afternoon-in Pasadena. - - January 21, 1938 The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis Indiana · Page 14

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Indianapolis City Directory, 1890. Indianapolis, IN: R.L. Polk and Co., 1889 & 1890.

Name: Hervey Bates
City: Indianapolis
State: IN Occupation: president
Year: 1889 & 1890
Business Name: Romona Colitic Stone Co
Location 2: Bates House

Name: Hervey Bates, Jr
Location 1: southwest corner Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad R R and Palmer
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
Occupation: proprietor
Year: 1889
Business Name: Indpls Hominy
Location 2: 898 N Illinois

Name: Hervey Bates, Jr
Location 1: corner Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad R R and Palmer
City: Indianapolis
State: IN Occupation: proprietor
Year: 1889 & 1890
Business Name: Indianapolis Hominy Mills

Name: Hervey Bates; Walter Kessler; M W Malott; Hervey Bates, Jr
Location 1: 15 Ingalls Block
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
Occupation: president; vice-president and mngr; secretary; treasurer
Year: 1889 & 1890
Business Name: Romona Colitic Stone Co

Name: Hervey Bates, Jr
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
Occupation: proprietor; treasurer
Year: 1890
Business Name: Indpls Hominy Mills; Romona Oolitic Stone Co
Location 2: 898 N Illinois


Hervey Bates Sr (1795 - 1876) ~~~ Hervey Bates Jr/II (1834 - 1929) ~~~ Hervey Bates III/Jr (1858 - 1939)