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Melinda Sis Yates 1821–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821 (1815)

Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 01 Oct 1855

Death Location: Licking Station, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

Father: Benjamin ****RESEARCHING

Mother: Mary Yates*

Spouse(s): James (DNA)

Children(s): Mary Perkins, Christina Perkins, Rebecca Perkins

In 1821, Melinda Sis Yates entered the world in Wythe County, Virginia, USA, born to Benjamin W Yates Researching And Mary Keedge Yates. Melinda Sis Yates married James P Perkins Dna, and had children including Christina Perkins, Mary Elizabeth Perkins, Rebecca Perkins. Melinda Sis Yates passed away in 1855 in Licking Station, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Melinda Sis Yates entered the world in Wythe County, Virginia, USA, born to Benjamin W Yates Researching And Mary Keedge Yates.
  • Melinda Sis Yates married James P Perkins Dna, and had children including Christina Perkins, Mary Elizabeth Perkins, Rebecca Perkins.
  • Melinda Sis Yates passed away in 1855 in Licking Station, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin ****RESEARCHING
1774–1840
Birth Location: –
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Mary Yates*
–1855
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

James (DNA)
1815–1880
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Perkins
1847–1919
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
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Christina Perkins
1842–1900
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
CP
Rebecca Perkins
1841–1921
Birth Location: Morgan, Kentucky
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Melinda Yates's Ancestors

Self
Melinda Yates
1821–1855
Birth Place: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin W Yates ****RESEARCHING
1774–1840
Mary (Keedge) Yates*
–1855
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melinda Yates's Descendants

1.
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Melinda (Sis) Yates (1821 (1815)–01 Oct 1855) m. James (P. Perkins) (DNA) (1815–abt 1880)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Perkins 1847–1919 m. Andrew (Jackson "Andy") Perkins 1844–1928
    1. 1. Farish Perkins 1878–1941 m. Lula (Price Coffee) Hopkins 1884–1949
      1. 1. Flora Coffee 1902–1998 m. Auty Ferguson 1903–1988
        1. 1. Opal (Mae) Ferguson 1920–1991 m. Gilbert (W.) Shafer 1900–1974 m. Anthony (Alfred) Barlag 1909–1989
        2. 2. Auty (Ferguson) Jr 1938–1938
        3. 3. Aileen Ison 1927–2014
        4. 4. Delbert Ferguson 1923–
        5. 5. Josephine Ferguson 1925–
  2. 2. Christina Perkins 1842–1900
  3. 3. Rebecca Perkins 1841–1921

Melinda Yates's Timeline

2 Records

1821
1821 (1815)
Birth of Melinda Sis Yates in Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
1855
01 Oct 1855
Age 34
Death of Melinda Sis Yates in Licking Station, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Licking Station, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821 (1815)
    Event Place: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1855
    Event Place: Licking Station, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
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