Brief Life History of Alfred
When Alfred Yates was born on 14 October 1837, in White, Tennessee, United States, his father, Levi Yates, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Martha Frasier, was 19. He married Elizabeth Jones on 6 February 1857, in Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Woodburn, Warren, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Magisterial District 7 Bristow, Warren, Kentucky, United States in 1900. He died on 21 October 1912, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (24)
- Alfred Yates in household of Levi Yates, "United States Census, 1850"
- Alfred Yates, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Alfred Yates, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
Spouse and Children
1837–1912 Male
1837–1882 Female
Children (11)
1858–1940 Male
1859–1903 Male
1859–1935 Male
1863–1939 Female
1865–1933 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1813–1900 Male
1818–1883 Female
Siblings (12)
1836–1912 Male
1837–1837 Male
1837–1912 Male
1839–1918 Female
1841–1887 Female
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World Events (8)
1843
Age 6
1846
Age 9
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 25
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English yates ‘gates’, plural of yate, Old English geat ‘gate’, hence a topographic or occupational name for someone who lived by the gates of a town or castle and who probably acted as the gatekeeper or porter. Compare Gates . Alternatively, a variant of the singular form Yate, with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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