Bateman Haight Wilhelm
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Bateman was born [[November 14]], [[1843]] in [[Venice, New York|Venice]], [[New York]], a small town located in [[Cayuga County, New York]], which lies in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. His surname at birth was Williams, which later in life he changed back to the original family name Wilhelm. Bateman's parents were [[John Benjamin Williams]] and [[Clarissa Hardin]]. | Bateman was born [[November 14]], [[1843]] in [[Venice, New York|Venice]], [[New York]], a small town located in [[Cayuga County, New York]], which lies in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. His surname at birth was Williams, which later in life he changed back to the original family name Wilhelm. Bateman's parents were [[John Benjamin Williams]] and [[Clarissa Hardin]]. | ||
| - | Bateman died [[June 3]], [[1903]] in [[Silver City, New Mexico|Silver City]], [[New Mexico]], and is buried in lot F-25-4 [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/nmcounties/cemeteries/memorylanecemt.htm] on Memory Lane in the Pioneer | + | Bateman died [[June 3]], [[1903]] in [[Silver City, New Mexico|Silver City]], [[New Mexico]], and is buried in lot F-25-4 [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/nmcounties/cemeteries/memorylanecemt.htm] on Memory Lane in the Pioneer Cemetery in Silver City. Bateman's original headstone, as well as the cemetary records, incorrectly list his name as Batman, and the year of death as 1904. This has since been corrected by Corlyn H. Adams, a descendant of Bateman's, who paid for a new stone, and had the old stone left in place for historical reasons. |
[[image:bateman_headstone_old.png|thumb|left|Old headstone]][[image:bateman_headstone_new.png|thumb|300px|left|New headstone]] | [[image:bateman_headstone_old.png|thumb|left|Old headstone]][[image:bateman_headstone_new.png|thumb|300px|left|New headstone]] | ||
[[Category:People|Wilhelm, Bateman Haight]] | [[Category:People|Wilhelm, Bateman Haight]] | ||
