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John Richard Yell 1872–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1872

Birth Location: Tulahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 5 Jan 1923

Death Location: Strawn, Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Ellis Yell

Mother: Elzada Ward

Spouse(s): Willie Yell

Children(s):

In 1872, John Richard Yell entered the world in Tulahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States, born to Ellis Pleasant Yell And Elzada Elizabeth Ward. In 1880, John Richard Yell resided in Madison, Alabama, USA. John Richard Yell married Willie Lou Eva Yell. John Richard Yell passed away in 1923 in Strawn, Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1872, John Richard Yell entered the world in Tulahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States, born to Ellis Pleasant Yell And Elzada Elizabeth Ward.
  • In 1880, John Richard Yell resided in Madison, Alabama, USA.
  • John Richard Yell married Willie Lou Eva Yell.
  • John Richard Yell passed away in 1923 in Strawn, Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Yell's Ancestors

Self
John Yell
1872–1923
Birth Place: Tulahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Ellis Pleasant Yell
1841–1907
Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
Elzada (Elizabeth) Ward
1845–1914
USA, Madison, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Moses (Duncan) Yell
1804–1840
Kentucky
Rachel Neel
1805–1850
Tennessee
Burrell Ward
1818–1872
Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Lavonia (Catherine) Cooper
1823–1862
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Piercy Yell
1781–1854
Jane Gist
1780–1850
James Neel
1779–1842
Louisa West
1775–1830
Burrell WARD
1794–1856
Mary McClanahan
1802–1873
Charles Cooper
1790–1863
Sarah Hodson
1789–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Yell
1747–1817
Molly Cleaves
1741–1817
Joshua Gist
1739–1819
Elizabeth Kellam
1749–1818
Burrell Ward
1774–1858
Naomi Branson
1776–1835
William McClanahan
1783–1848
Sarah Cox
1787–1848
John Cooper
1744–1827
Mary Moreton
1745–1827

John Yell's Timeline

3 Records

1872
10 Mar 1872
Birth of John Richard Yell in Tulahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Tulahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 8
John Richard Yell resided here in Madison, Alabama, USA
Madison, Alabama, USA
1923
5 Jan 1923
Age 51
Death of John Richard Yell in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1872
    Event Place: Tulahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Alabama; Roll: 22; Family History Film: 1254022; Page: 180B; Enumeration District: 212
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Madison, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Alabama; Roll: 22; Family History Film: 1254022; Page: 180B; Enumeration District: 212

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1923
    Event Place: Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Strawn, Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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