Proprietor of the famous Brewster House hotel in Freeport IL. His brother, Nathan Gates is on the opposite side of this same memorial, along with Nathan's wife, Clarissa "Clara". They have two small round topped markers "Nathan" and "Clara" just SW of the main memorial marker. The other two small markers are marked "J.S.G." and "L.E.F."
Proprietor of the famous Brewster House hotel in Freeport IL. His brother, Nathan Gates is on the opposite side of this same memorial, along with Nathan's wife, Clarissa "Clara". They have two small round topped markers "Nathan" and "Clara" just SW of the main memorial marker. The other two small markers are marked "J.S.G." and "L.E.F."
Gravesite Details
One side of the memorial shows Jay Shepard Gates and his last wife, Lydia Elizabeth. Following his death, she later remarried to become Lydia Elizabeth Friedly. She has a smaller round top marker with initials L.E.F. while her husband has J.S.G.
Family Members
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