BATES, Peter Russell, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was born February 13, 1833 in Washington County, Arkansas, the son of Henderson A. Bates of Blount County, Tennessee and Nancy Miller, daughter of James Miller and Elizabeth Reed of Kentucky. He was educated at Cane Hill, was county surveyor, a Democrat, Cumberland Presbyterian and a Mason. He served in King’s Regiment of Arkansas Infantry, Fagan’s Brigade. His wife was Clementine P. Dyer, daughter of Joel Dyer and Ann Talkenton of Arkansas, whom he married in 1859. Their children were; James Miller Bates, Charles Dyer Bates, George Samuel Bates, Stephen Bates of Lincoln, Arkansas, William Bates and Joe Bates of Fayetteville, Arkansas. [1911 Arkansas Confederate Census] P.R. Bates died at his residence north of the university at 10 o’clock this morning at the age of 74. He had been in bad health for several months and for several weeks has been in a critical condition. He was one of the best citizens of the county and had lived here for more than a half a century. [Fayetteville Democrat 7/11/1907] BATES, P.R. – P.R. Bates, 74 years of age, died a few days ago at his home at Fayetteville. [The Springdale News 7/26/1907] Peter Russell Bates, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was born February 13, 1833 in Washington County, Arkansas, the son of Henderson A. Bates of Blount County, Tennessee and Nancy Miller, daughter of James Miller and Elizabeth Reed of Kentucky. He was educated at Cane Hill, was county surveyor, a Democrat, Cumberland Presbyterian and a Mason. He served in King’s Regiment of Arkansas Infantry, Fagan’s Brigade. His wife was Clementine P. Dyer, daughter of Joel Dyer and Ann Talkenton of Arkansas, whom he married in 1859. Their children were; James Miller Bates, Charles Dyer Bates, George Samuel Bates, Stephen Bates of Lincoln, Arkansas, William Bates and Joe Bates of Fayetteville, Arkansas. [1911 Arkansas Confederate Census]