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Lewis Benjamin Yates 1859–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1859

Birth Location: Vansant, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Feb 1936

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: John Jr

Mother: Martha Yates

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Lewis Benjamin Yates was born in 1859 in Vansant, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Smith Yates Jr And Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates. In 1870, Lewis Benjamin Yates resided in Garden, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA. Lewis Benjamin Yates passed away in 1936 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis Benjamin Yates was born in 1859 in Vansant, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Smith Yates Jr And Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates.
  • In 1870, Lewis Benjamin Yates resided in Garden, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.
  • Lewis Benjamin Yates passed away in 1936 in Virginia, USA.

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Lewis Yates's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Yates
1859–1936
Birth Place: Vansant, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Smith Yates Jr
1807–1892
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Martha (Mattie Shortridge) Yates
1819–1905
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Smith Yates) Sr.
1764–1832
Dan River Valley, Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Courtney (Deel Yates Compton 2nd) wife
1762–1862
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Robert Shortridge
1790–1859
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Brown
1795–1848
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Deel
1730–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Yates's Timeline

3 Records

1859
15 Dec 1859
Birth of Lewis Benjamin Yates in Vansant, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Vansant, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 11
Lewis Benjamin Yates resided here in Garden, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1936
4 Feb 1936
Age 77
Death of Lewis Benjamin Yates in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1859
    Event Place: Vansant, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Garden, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1936
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

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