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William Yates 1774 – 1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1774

Birth Location: ,,Virginia,USA

Death Date: Abt. 1845

Death Location: Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA

Father: William Yates

Mother: Nancy Gibson

Spouse(s): Sarah Zacharias

Children(s): William Yates

William Yates was born in 1774 in ,,Virginia,USA, the child of William Yates and Nancy Ann Gibson. In 1840, William Yates resided in Milton, Jefferson, Indiana, USA. William Yates married Sarah Zacharias, and had children including William H Yates. William Yates passed away in 1845 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William Yates was born in 1774 in ,,Virginia,USA, the child of William Yates and Nancy Ann Gibson.
  • In 1840, William Yates resided in Milton, Jefferson, Indiana, USA.
  • William Yates married Sarah Zacharias, and had children including William H Yates.
  • William Yates passed away in 1845 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Yates's Ancestors

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William Yates
1774 – 1845
Birth Place: ,,Virginia,USA
Parents
William Yates
1737 – 1827
Newtown,Bucks,Pennsylvania,USA
Nancy (Ann) Gibson
1737 – 1795
Newtown,Bucks,Pennsylvania,USA
Grandparents
Joseph Yates
1694 – 1761
Newtown,Bucks,Pennsylvania,USA
Margaret Rigg
1694 – 1738
Newtown,Bucks,Pennsylvania,USA
Abraham Gibson
1724 – 1793
,Prince William,Virginia,USA
Ann Gibson
1725 – 1800
,Fauquier,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
James Yates
1663 – 1733
Agnes Webster
1663 – 1724
Robert Rigg
1672 – 1692
Jane Baylisse
1670 – 1740
Jacob Gibson
1685 – 1734
Jane Russell
1696 – 1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jasper Yeates
1745 – 1817
Peter Webster
1655 – 1724
Mary Walker
1657 –
John Byless
1617 – 1682
Richard Gibson
1637 – 1696
Mary Holmes
Nathaniel Russell
1678 – 1734
Margaret Russell
1680 – 1739

William Yates's Descendants

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William Yates (12 Jan 1774 – Abt. 1845) m. Sarah Zacharias (18 Mar 1784 – 10 Mar 1851)
  1. 1. William (H) Yates (1824 – 18 Aug 1873) m. Maherza (W.) Ryker (1828 – 22 Oct 1865)
    1. 1. Albert Yates (23 Dec 1854 – 2 June 1919) m. Emma (Eliza) Showalter (6 June 1855 – 27 Mar 1935)
      1. 1. Byron Yates (23 June 1892 – 20 Oct 1985) m. Alice (Myrtle) Horne (10 Nov 1889 – 7 Mar 1972)
        1. 1. Eva (Mae Alice) Yates (17 Mar 1915 – 25 Jul 1996) m. John (Hartzell) Whiffen (16 Jul 1915 – 23 Nov 1970)
        2. 2. Byron (Fredrick) Yates (11 Nov 1917 – )
      2. 2. Fred Yates
      3. 3. Arthur Yates

William Yates's Timeline

3 Records

1774
12 Jan 1774
Birth of William Yates in ,,Virginia,USA
,,Virginia,USA
1840
1 June 1840
Age 66
William Yates resided here in Milton, Jefferson, Indiana, USA
Milton, Jefferson, Indiana, USA
1845
Abt. 1845
Age 71
Death of William Yates in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA
Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1774
    Event Place: ,,Virginia,USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1376.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: YAT.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1840
    Event Place: Milton, Jefferson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: 83; Page: 174.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1845
    Event Place: Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, USA

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