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Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates 1819–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1819

Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1905

Death Location: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Shortridge

Mother: Rebecca Brown

Spouse(s): John Jr, George Compton

Children(s): Lewis Yates, Thomas Yates, Robert Yates, Mary Yates, Keitha Yates, Amy Yates

Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates was born in 1819 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Shortridge And Rebecca Brown. In 1870, Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates resided in Garden, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA. Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates married George Marion Compton, John Smith Yates Jr, and had children including Amy Yates, Keitha Rutha Yates, Lewis Benjamin Yates, Mary Jane Yates, Robert Yates, Thomas Scott Yates. Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates passed away in 1905 in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates was born in 1819 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Shortridge And Rebecca Brown.
  • In 1870, Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates resided in Garden, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.
  • Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates married George Marion Compton, John Smith Yates Jr, and had children including Amy Yates, Keitha Rutha Yates, Lewis Benjamin Yates, Mary Jane Yates, Robert Yates, Thomas Scott Yates.
  • Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates passed away in 1905 in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA.

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Martha Yates's Ancestors

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Martha Yates
1819–1905
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Shortridge
1790–1859
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Brown
1795–1848
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Yates's Descendants

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Martha (Mattie Shortridge) Yates (1819–1905) m. John (Smith Yates) Jr (23 Dec 1807–26 Jul 1892) m. George (Marion) Compton (Abt 1872–)
  1. 1. Lewis (Benjamin) Yates 1859–1936
  2. 2. Thomas (Scott) Yates 1856–1934
  3. 3. Robert Yates 1850–1927
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Yates 1849–1891
  5. 5. Keitha (Rutha) Yates 1852–1929
  6. 6. Amy Yates 1845–1909

Martha Yates's Timeline

3 Records

1819
1819
Birth of Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 51
Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates resided here in Garden, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1905
1905
Age 86
Death of Martha Mattie Shortridge Yates in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [4] 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: 1905
    Event Place: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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