Descendants of John P. Yates

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN P. YATES was born Abt. 1779 in Virginia, and died 1862. He married SARAH.

Children of JOHN YATES and SARAH are:

2.   i. GABRIEL S. YATES, b. Abt. 1822, Tennessee; d. Abt. 1864.
     ii. ABSOLOM YATES, b. Abt. 1825, Tennessee.
    iii.  ELIJAH YATES, b. Abt. 1826, Tennessee; m. MELVINIA.
3. iv. ABRAHAM H. YATES, b. Abt. 1829, Tennessee.
     v. JOHN PRIER YATES, b. Abt. 1831, Russellville, Arkansas.
    vi. SARAH YATES, b. Abt. 1836, Tennessee.

Generation No. 2

2. GABRIEL S. YATES (JOHN P.2, X1) was born Abt. 1822 in Tennessee, and died Abt. 1864. He married SARAH HOLMES 1856 in Pope County, Arkansas, daughter of JAMES HOLMES. GABRIEL S. YATES served 3 years in the Confederate Army. On the way home he was bushwacked by Yankees and hung.

Children of GABRIEL YATES and SARAH HOLMES are:

4.  i. MALVINA YATES, b. July 10, 1862, Pope County, Arkansas; d. April 22, 1927, Comanche,
            Stephens County, Oklahoma.
     ii. MARY J. YATES.
5. iii. GABRIEL YATES, b. May 1857, Arkansas.
6. iv. ELIJAH M. YATES, b. September 1863, Arkansas.

3. ABRAHAM H. YATES (JOHN P.2, X1) was born Abt. 1829 in Tennessee. He married ISABELLA.

Child of ABRAHAM YATES and ISABELLA is:

        i. JOHN P. YATES, b. Abt. 1851, Arkansas.

Generation No. 3

4. MALVINA YATES (GABRIEL S.3, JOHN P.2, X1) was born July 10, 1862 in Pope County, Arkansas, and died April 22, 1927 in Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma. She married JOSEPH W. STARR May 12, 1881 in Pope County, Arkansas, son of JAMES STARR and JELINA BATTENFIELD. He was born February 13, 1856 in Conway County, Arkansas, and died March 08, 1934 in Stephens Co., Oklahoma. Residence: Bet. 1891 - 1900, Moved from near Russellville, Pope Co., Arkansas to near Comanche, Indian Territory

Children of MALVINA YATES and JOSEPH STARR are:

  i. CLEMMIE STARR, d. Abt. 1920.
 ii. MARY HELEN STARR, m. MID NORTON.
iii. GELINAS C. STARR, b. January 1887, Arkansas.
iv. MITTIE LANN STARR, b. September 27, 1888, Pope County, Arkansas; d. December 16, 1968;
         m. RICHARD THOMAS TEAGUE; b. Emory, Rains County, Texas.
 v. Minnie Ann STARR, b. September 27, 1888, Pope county, Arkansas; d. August 30, 1980, Duncan,
         Stephens County, Oklahoma; m. ROBERT LEE (JAKE) TEAGUE October 29, 1905, Ryan, Indian
         Territory.
v. ELBERT STARR, b. March 03, 1891, Arkansas; d. January 1977, Stephens Co., OK.
vi. VINNIE STARR, b. March 1892, Arkansas.

5. GABRIEL YATES (GABRIEL S.3, JOHN P.2, X1) was born May 1857 in Arkansas. He married METY.

Children of GABRIEL YATES and METY are:

   i. LUCY YATES, b. Abt. 1877; d. August 11, 1890, Pope County, Arkansas. Lucy's Cause of
               Death: Heart trouble
  ii. BECKY YATES, b. December 1879, Arkansas.
 iii. WILLIE E. YATES, b. March 1881, Arkansas.
 iv. DUFFIE O. YATES, b. December 1884, Arkansas.
  v. JULIUS P. YATES, b. December 1887, Arkansas.
 vi. JOHN H. YATES, b. December 1888, Arkansas.
vii. ANDY YATES, b. September 1891, Arkansas.

6. ELIJAH M. YATES (GABRIEL S.3, JOHN P.2, X1) was born September 1863 in Arkansas. He married REBECCA. Residence: 1900, Near Comanche, Oklahoma

Children of ELIJAH YATES and REBECCA are:

  i. GABEL S. YATES, b. August 1884.
 ii. POLLY R. YATES, b. November 1886.
iii. ABRAHAM YATES, b. November 1888, Arkansas; d. Stephens Co., OK; m. LOVICE F. LEACH,
           February 09, 1905, Comanche, Indian Territory. Abraham Yates came to Tucker,
           Indian Territory from near Russellville, Arkansas with his family at the age of
          four in 1891. Abe and his father J.P. Yates opened J.P. Yates Furniture and Undertaking
          in Comanche, Oklahoma.

Submitted by Larry Snow

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