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1873 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | John Richard Yates/Yeatts, Sr. was born 12 Apr 1840, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Willis Christopher Yates/Yeatts and Mary Ann Bennett); died 8 Jun 1925, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Yeatts Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Notes:
Yeatts, John R. -- A native of Pittsylvania County, enlisted in the Civil War on June 22, 1861 at Richmond in Company C, 46th Virginia Infantry, Wise Legion. On May 19, 1862, he was promoted to Captain of his company (which was known as the 'Pigg River Invincibles'). He was reported as present and on duty throughout the war until June 17, 1864, when, in the fighting around Petersburg, Capt. Yeatts received a gunshot wound in the arm and side. He returned to duty in the autumn of1864 and served to the end of the war. On April 12, 1865, he was paroled at Appomattox. "
John married Abitha Jane Wright 29 Nov 1866, Near Green Pond, Henry Co., Virginia. Abitha was born 6 Feb 1846, Pullens, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 9 Mar 1930, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Abitha Jane Wright was born 6 Feb 1846, Pullens, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 9 Mar 1930, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Children:
- John Richard Yates/Yeatts, Jr. was born 24 Oct 1867, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 7 Mar 1957, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
- Dr. Willis Christopher Yates/Yeatts was born 9 Jan 1871, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 30 May 1957, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
- Mary Elizabeth Yates/Yeatts was born 25 Apr 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 16 Jun 1909, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Walker-Yeatts Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
- 1. Nancy Lee Yates/Yeatts was born 4 May 1873, Pigg River Township, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
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Generation: 3
4. | Willis Christopher Yates/Yeatts was born 1815, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of John Yates/Yeatts and Mary 'Polly' Mrs. John Yates/Yeatts); died 9 Nov 1899, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Willis married Mary Ann Bennett 21 Nov 1795, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Mary was born 1815, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 17 Jun 1878, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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5. | Mary Ann Bennett was born 1815, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 17 Jun 1878, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Children:
- 2. John Richard Yates/Yeatts, Sr. was born 12 Apr 1840, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 8 Jun 1925, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Yeatts Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
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Generation: 4
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