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Leonard Melvin Yates 1893–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07/23/1893

Birth Location: ,McDowell,West VIrginia,United States of America

Death Date: 29 Aug 1940

Death Location: Aiken, McDowell, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Yates

Mother: Clara Gambill

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Leonard Melvin Yates was born in 1893 in ,McDowell,West VIrginia,United States of America, the child of John Yates And Clara H Gambill. Leonard Melvin Yates passed away in 1940 in Aiken, McDowell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Leonard Melvin Yates was born in 1893 in ,McDowell,West VIrginia,United States of America, the child of John Yates And Clara H Gambill.
  • Leonard Melvin Yates passed away in 1940 in Aiken, McDowell, North Carolina, United States.

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Leonard Yates's Ancestors

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Leonard Yates
1893–1940
Birth Place: ,McDowell,West VIrginia,United States of America
Parents
John Yates
1840–1911
Wilksboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Clara (H.) Gambill
1865–1926
, Wilks, N. C.
Grandparents
Tillman Yates
1801–1856
Lewis Forks, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann "Polly") Bumgarner
1809–1880
Lewis Forks, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Yates
1753–1835
Jemima Roper
1755–1853
Leonard Bumgarner
1785–1850
Sarah Vannoy
1785–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Yates
1715–1777
Elizabeth Kilgore
1730–1793
James Roper
1727–1795
Sarah Yates
1730–1800
Leonard Bumgarner
1755–1818
Catharine Miller
1764–1844
Francis Vannoy
1746–1822
Millicent Henderson
1755–1822

Leonard Yates's Timeline

2 Records

1893
07/23/1893
Birth of Leonard Melvin Yates in ,McDowell,West VIrginia,United States of America
,McDowell,West VIrginia,United States of America
1940
29 Aug 1940
Age 47
Death of Leonard Melvin Yates in Aiken, McDowell, North Carolina, United States
Aiken, McDowell, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07231893
    Event Place: ,McDowell,West VIrginia,United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Aiken, McDowell, North Carolina, United States

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