The Bringing Up Bates family has long followed a courtship process before marriage. Gil and Kelly Jo Bates are parents of 19 children: Zach, Michaela, Erin, Lawson, Nathan, Alyssa, Tori, Trace, Carlin ...

Gil Bates and Kelly Jo Bates have 19 children, and for 10 seasons, their lives were documented on Bringing Up Bates. The couple tied the knot in December 1987 and welcomed their first child the ...

Kelly Jo Bates and Gil Bates are best known for starring in Bringing Up Bateson UPtv and United Bates of America on TLC with their 19 kids—but how are they doing today, and how many grandchildren do ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As chronicled on their family’s shows, Gil and Kelly Jo’s eldest children courted their eventual spouses instead of following ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Five years after the show ended, let's take a closer look at each of the Bates kids, whether they're married, and if they've had ...