Original: John Lewis Bates ( September 18 , 1859 -- June 8 , 1946 ) was born in North Easton , Massachusetts to Rev. Lewis Benton Bates , a Methodist minister , and Louisa D. ( Field ) Bates .
Simplified: John Lewis Bates ( September 18 , 1859 & ndash ; June 8 , 1946 ) was born in Massachusetts .