Willis Christopher YATES, Sr.

1815 - 1899  (84 years)

• Name	Willis Christopher YATES
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	1815	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	5780
  Died	09 Nov 1899	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Person ID	I5780	Bennetts of Pittsylvania County
  Last Modified	13 May 2012

  
  

  Father	John YATES,   b. Abt 1790, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Between 21 Nov 1865 and 19 Feb 1866, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Nancy TAYLOR,   b. Abt 1790, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1878, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1808	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [1]
  Children	1. Willis Christopher YATES, Sr.,   b. 1815, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 09 Nov 1899, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Family ID	F1183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann BENNETT,   b. 1815, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 17 Jun 1878, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 63 years)
  Marr Bond	10 Dec 1836	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [2, 3]
  Married	21 Dec 1836	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [4, 5, 6]
  Census	1850	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [7]
  Census	1870	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [8]
  Children	1. Mollie YATES   2. Nancy YATES,   b. 1837, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1876, Near Sandy Level, Virginia  (Age 39 years)   3. John Richard YEATTS, Sr.,   b. 12 Apr 1840, near Toshes, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 08 Jun 1925, Sandy Level, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 85 years) Married: Abitha Jane WRIGHT (1866)   4. Cenia Ann YATES,   b. 1842,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: William Thomas BENNETT (1896)   5. Willis YEATTS,   b. 12 Apr 1842, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 08 May 1911, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 69 years)   6. Hillary YATES,   b. Abt 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia   7. Thera A. YATES,   b. Abt 1848, Pittsylvania County, Virginia   8. Stephen Coleman YEATTS,   b. 11 Mar 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 31 Mar 1924  (Age 74 years)   9. Alfred YEATTS,   b. 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. James H. YEATTS,   b. 10 Oct 1853, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Mary YATES,   b. Abt 1854, Pittsylvania County, Virginia   12. Abner C. YEATTS,   b. 20 Oct 1854, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S537] Marriages of Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1806-1830, Williams, Kathleen Booth, (Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1980), p. 176, John Yates & Nancy Taylor, 188. [S3] Pittsylvania Co., VA Marriage bonds book 1767-1861, (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 114. [S538] Marriages of Pittsylvania County, VA 1831-1861, Williams, Mike K., (Mountain Press, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, 1990), p. 82, Willis Yates to Mary Ann Bennett. [S11] Winston Dalton's Journal. [S415] Virginia Deaths and Burials 1853-1912, 26 Feb 2012. [S634] Pittsylvania Co. Reg. of Deaths 1853-1896 (LVA), (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), 1878 Register of Deaths, Second District, M. H. Motley Assessor, Entry for Mary Yeatts. [S31] 1850 Census Pittsylvania Co., VA, (NARA), Willis Yates household. [S293] 1870 Census Pittsylvania Co., VA, (NARA), Willis Yeatts household.