Family Photos
1900-1939

Edwin Oates at work on a Ranch in California - 1909
Edwin w/ future bride Laura Mitchell (large hat) 
Laura was visiting relatives Joe Lindsay and family

Edwin and Laura's 1909 California home under construction 

Laura Anderson Mitchell taking care of a Lindsey cousin in CA

Edwin Oates and Laura Mitchell were married on May 26, 1909. 
Edwin's brother, John Martin Oates was a guest at the wedding.

Edwin Oates and Laura Mitchell Oates with Mitchell
Reidsville, N.C.

about 1920

Cousins
Hilda Dunn Oates and Laura Elizabeth (Jim) Oates 
(about 1923)

Laura E. (Jim) Oates and Hilda D. (Biddy) Oates
Operetta - Piney Grove School, Sampson County 
(about 1927)

Joyce Oates - 1930

Robert (Bob) Lee Oates - 1930

Bob Oates

Kathleen at Faison school

Margaret (Pete) Oates

Kathleen at East Carolina Teachers College
(now East Carolina University)

John Oates

Edwin Oates

Laura Elizabeth (Jim) Oates in
Kathleen's wedding - 6/19/1936

Cousin Serena Oates in
Kathleen's wedding - 6/19/1936

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