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Melanie "Lannie" Frances Yates 1877–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1877

Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee

Death Date: 15 Mar 1960

Death Location: Stamford, Jones, Texas

Father: Jessee Yates

Mother: Alpha Sellers

Spouse(s): William WEST

Children(s): Ellen West

Melanie "Lannie" Frances Yates was born in 1877 in Coffee County, Tennessee, the child of Jessee Yates And Alpha Jane Sellers. Melanie "Lannie" Frances Yates married William Thomas Will West, and had children including Ellen Frances West. Melanie "Lannie" Frances Yates passed away in 1960 in Stamford, Jones, Texas.

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Biography

  • Melanie "Lannie" Frances Yates was born in 1877 in Coffee County, Tennessee, the child of Jessee Yates And Alpha Jane Sellers.
  • Melanie "Lannie" Frances Yates married William Thomas Will West, and had children including Ellen Frances West.
  • Melanie "Lannie" Frances Yates passed away in 1960 in Stamford, Jones, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jessee Yates
1846–1882
Birth Location: Tennessee
JY
Alpha Sellers
1851–1932
Birth Location: Coffee, TN
AS

Spouses(s)

William WEST
1875–1950
Birth Location: Oakhill, Coffee Co., Tenn, USA
WW

Children(s)

Ellen West
1896–1979
Birth Location: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
EW

Melanie Yates's Ancestors

Self
Melanie Yates
1877–1960
Birth Place: Coffee County, Tennessee
Parents
Jessee Yates
1846–1882
Tennessee
Alpha (Jane) Sellers
1851–1932
Coffee, TN
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melanie Yates's Descendants

1.
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Melanie ("Lannie" Frances) Yates (22 May 1877–15 Mar 1960) m. William (Thomas "Will") WEST (19 Jul 1875–12 Jan 1950)
  1. 1. Ellen (Frances) West 1896–1979 m. Preston (Eugene) Thompson
    1. 1. Audrey (Ellen) Thompson 1914–1991
    2. 2. Cody (Eugene) Thompson 1923–2010 m. Clelie (Marie) Hughes 1923–2019

Melanie Yates's Timeline

2 Records

1877
22 May 1877
Birth of Melanie "Lannie" Frances Yates in Coffee County, Tennessee
Coffee County, Tennessee
1960
15 Mar 1960
Age 83
Death of Melanie "Lannie" Frances Yates in Stamford, Jones, Texas
Stamford, Jones, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1877
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1960
    Event Place: Stamford, Jones, Texas
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