Other Events:

• Occupation: Portrait Artist
• _MARNM: Gates
• _UID: 93AA095384EFDD43906D3842313909E1F7C4

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!NOTE: In 1900 at age 29, Florence was listed in the San Francisco directory at 21 Elgin Park as an artist. In 1901 she was at the same address as a portrait artist. It is said that she ran into the burning building during the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 to cut out of the frame, the childhood painting of her mother, Ann Randall Collis. On 21 March 1921 Florence was living in Brentwood, California. She married at age 32 and had no children. Dorothy Phillips told me that Florence was an artist for Universal Studios. (Barbara thinks she worked for Disney Studios) She died at age 74 in 1945 in Stockton, CA.

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Florence E Gates
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: California
Home in 1920: Brentwood, Contra Costa, California
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Merville E Gates
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Merville E Gates 43 Farmer owns house
Florence E Gates 47

1930 United States Federal Census about Elwood M Gates
Name: Elwood M Gates
Home in 1930: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California (West 4th St. #323)
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Kansas
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Florence
Race: White
Occupation: Real Estate Broker,
Military Service: yes, sp
Rent/home value: rent 40
Age at first marriage: 25,23
Parents' birthplace: Massachusetts, New York
Household Members: Name Age
Elwood M Gates 53
Florence Gates 50 (Portrait artist)

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Florence Gates
Respondent: Yes
Age: 69
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Street: North Swall Drive
House Number: 120
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 1A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 6
Occupation: Artist Portrait Nonriative
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 38
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 8
Income: 150
Income Other Sources: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Florence Gates 69

California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Florence E Gates [Florence E Collis]
Social Security #: 0
Sex: FEMALE
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1871
Birthplace: California
Death Date: 18 Jan 1945 (age 74 years)
Death Place: San Joaquin
Mother's Maiden Name: Randall
FATHER'S SURNAME: Collis

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These Notes from AskART represent the beginning of a possible future biography for this artist. Please click here Born in California on Jan. 1, 1871. While in San Francisco in 1896-1900, Gates studied at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute. By the 1930s she was living in Beverly Hills. She died in San Joaquin County, CA on Jan. 18, 1945. Member: Calif. Society of Min. Painters. Exh: Calif.-Pacific Int'l Expo (San Diego), 1935; GGIE, 1939. Source:Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"City Directory; Death record.

Florence married Merville Elwood GATES on 26 Jul 1903 in , Contra Costa, California, United States. Merville (son of GATES and Mrs. Gates) was born on 3 Aug 1876 in Kansas, United States; died on 10 Jun 1933 in , Los Angeles, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]