1880 Census - Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Georges TWP - 3 Jun 1880

  61 61
  Gates, Basil  W M 29     Laborer Penn Penn Penn
  Susan         W F 29 Wife        Penn Penn W.Va
  Mary          W F 1 1/12 Dau     Penn Penn Penn

1900 Census - Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Georges TWP - 21 June 1900

  131 141
  Gates, Basil  Head W M Dec 1850 49 M 20     Penn Penn Penn
  Elizabeth     Wife W F Sep 1850 49 M 20 7 6 Penn Penn W.Va
  George A.     Son  W M Dec 1883 16 S        Penn Penn Penn
  Dora          Dau  W F Dec 1885 14 S        Penn Penn Penn
  John C.       Son  W M Oct 1886 13 S        Penn Penn Penn
  Charles       Son  W M May 1891  9 S        Penn Penn Penn
  Lindsey       Son  W M Jul 1893  6 S        Penn Penn Penn

From Jim Emme:

Basil Gates, son of John Cummings Gates and Barbara
Rosanna Derry; Basil b. 12/19/1850, d. 1/18/1929, bur.
Mt Moriah cemetery near Smithfield, PA accord to
Vance-Brownfield, p 46.  Born in PA accord to 1880 &
1900 PA census.  Married abt <1880>--calculated from
1900 PA census.

Basil's wife:  Susan Elizabeth Roderick, b. 9/17/1840,
d. 10/2/1918, bur. Mt Moriah accord to
Vance-Brownfield, p. 20.  Note:  b. Sept. 1850 in
PA accord to 1860 and 1900 PA censuses.

Basil and Susan's children:

(2) George Gates, b. 12/2/1883, d. 1/17/1944, md Lydia Rhodes, bur.
Sylvan Hts near Uniontown accord to RFTP, p 155.  Born
in PA accord to PA census.   ((5) Lindsey W. Gates, b.
7/5/1893, d. 4/17/1977, bur. LaFayette Mem. Cemetery
in Brier Hill, PA accord to RFTP, p 357.  Born in
PA accord to 1900 PA census.  (4)  Charles James
Gates, b. 5/5/1891, d. 4/6/1974, bur. Mt Moriah—accord
to RFTP, p 347.  Born in PA accord to 1900 PA census. 
(3)  Rebecca Dora Gates, b. 12/29/1885, d. 10/3/1963,
bur. Mt Moriah accord to Vance-Brownfield, p 104. 
Born in PA accord to 1900 PA census.  (1)  Mary Olive
Gates, b. 8/29/1880, d. 1/31/1970, bur. Mt Moriah
cem accord to RFTP, p 335.


From Vance Funeral Home records (974.884 V3m):

Basil Gates (Elizabeth Roderick, dec'd)
12-19-1850 1-18-1929
Father: John Cummings
Mother: Barbara Rosanna Derry
Mt. Moriah Cem. Smithfield, Pa.