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Melvin Cody Yates 1936–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 August 1936

Birth Location: Rockwood, Coleman County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 19 JUL 2004

Death Location: Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Strozier Yates

Mother: Lelia Trent

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The story of Melvin Cody Yates began in 1936 in Rockwood, Coleman County, Texas, United States of America. Melvin Cody Yates passed away in 2004 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Cody Yates began in 1936 in Rockwood, Coleman County, Texas, United States of America.
  • Melvin Cody Yates passed away in 2004 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America.

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Melvin Yates's Ancestors

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Melvin Yates
1936–2004
Birth Place: Rockwood, Coleman County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Strozier Oatman Yates
1909–1983
Texas
Lelia (Eunice) Trent
1911–2003
Hood Co, TX
Grandparents
James (Thomas) Yates
1869–1960
Oakhill, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Hattie (Bealle) West
1876–1950
Oakhill, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Emory Trent
1879–1947
Wales Station, Giles, Tennessee, United States
Ophelia (Anna Myrtle Leah Leal) Lowthorp
1883–1962
Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jessee Yates
1846–1882
Alpha Sellers
1851–1932
Joseph West
1850–1927
James Trent
1848–1925
Mary Parsons
1848–1925
James Lowthorp
1849–1929
Ophelia Moore
1852–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John West
1827–1883
Mary Howard
1825–1899

Melvin Yates's Timeline

2 Records

1936
8 August 1936
Birth of Melvin Cody Yates in Rockwood, Coleman County, Texas, United States of America
Rockwood, Coleman County, Texas, United States of America
2004
19 JUL 2004
Age 68
Death of Melvin Cody Yates in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America
Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 August 1936
    Event Place: Rockwood, Coleman County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JUL 2004
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America

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