Brief Life History of Gertie Marie
When Gertie Marie Yates was born on 28 October 1909, in Hartselle, Morgan, Alabama, United States, her father, William Berry Yates, was 22 and her mother, Mary Davison, was 22. She married Clarence William Eugene Smith on 19 August 1933, in Morgan, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 10 June 1962, in Hartselle, Morgan, Alabama, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Hartselle, Morgan, Alabama, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Gertie Smith, "United States 1950 Census"
- Unknown, "Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930"
- Gertie Marie Yates, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950"
Spouse and Children
1901–1991 Male
1909–1962 Female
Children (1)
1934–2003 Male
Parents and Siblings
1887–1976 Male
1887–1976 Female
Siblings (1)
1909–1962 Female
World Events (8)
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 1
1910 · The Mann Act
Age 1
1927
Age 18
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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