Martin and Henrietta Tates immigrated from Germany and had 2 sons, Paul, b. abt 1884 and Edward, b. abt 1887.

Edward Tates married Anna M. Ruck, b. Oct 1885, Wisconsin. By 1920 the family settled in Fond Du Lac County. WI. They had Sylvia Margaret Tates, b. 1911, Myrtle Tates, b. abt 1913, Elmer Tates, b. abt 1916 and Laverne Tates, b. Feb 1919.

Anna M. Ruck's parents were Herman and Teresa Ruck, who also were from Germany. Siblings were, John A. Ruck, b. Dec 1882, Otto C. Ruck, b. May 1886, William H. Ruck, b. Dec 1887, Charles G. Ruck, b. July 1889 and Elsie M. Ruck, b. March 1894. the family first settled in Winnebago County, WI and later in Fond Du Lac County.

Sylvia Margaret Tates married Bailey Harper Bruce and moved to Phoenix, AZ in 1942. Bailey died in 1969 and Sylvia died in 1988.

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