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John Richard Yeatts, Sr.

Male 1840 - 1925  (85 years)


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  • Name John Richard Yeatts 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 12 Apr 1840  Toshes, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Milit-Serv 22 Jun 1861  Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Enlisted Company C 46th Virginia Infantry. 
    • 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 of 1864 and served to the end of the war. On April 12, 1865, he was paroled at Appomattox.
    Death 8 Jun 1925  Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 9 Jun 1925  Yeatts Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21566  Master
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2021 

    Father Willis Christopher Yates, Sr.,   b. 1815, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1899, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Bennett,   b. 1818, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1878, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marr Bond 10 Dec 1836  , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Marriage 21 Dec 1836  , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8] 
    Census 1850  , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Census 1870  , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F5525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abitha Jane Wright,   b. 6 Feb 1846, Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1930, Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 29 Nov 1866  Green Pond, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11] 
    Census 1880  , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
    +1. John Richard Yeatts, Jr.,   b. 24 Oct 1867, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Mar 1957, Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     2. Mary Elizabeth Yeatts,   b. 25 Apr 1869, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1909, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     3. Dr. Willis Christopher Yeatts,   b. 9 Jan 1871, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1957, Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     4. Nancy Lee Yeatts,   b. 04 May 1873, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1894 (Age 20 years)
     5. Cora Ella Yeatts,   b. 07 Oct 1875, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1910 (Age 34 years)
     6. Lucy Ann Yeatts,   b. 15 Jun 1877, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1908 (Age 30 years)
     7. William Coleman Yeatts,   b. 03 Aug 1879, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1882, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     8. Lillie Bennett Yeatts,   b. 05 Sep 1881, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1904 (Age 22 years)
     9. Ora Alice Yeatts,   b. 27 Apr 1883, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Mar 1963 (Age 79 years)
     10. Abitha James Yeatts,   b. 16 Sep 1884, Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1979, Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    Family ID F5478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Apr 1840 - Toshes, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilit-Serv - Enlisted Company C 46th Virginia Infantry. - 22 Jun 1861 - Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Jun 1925 - Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 9 Jun 1925 - Yeatts Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S502] Capt. Johh R. Yates Obit.

    2. [S476] Compiler: Ernest Yates, Owner: Lucille Yates, Ernest Yates Notes, (bef 1975), Family of John Richard Yeatts, Sr.

    3. [S531] James I. Robertson, Jr., Letter to Ernest S. Yates, (28 Mar 1969).

    4. [S491] Williams, Mike K., Marriages of Pittsylvania County, VA 1831-1861, (Mountain Press, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, 1990), p. 82, Willis Yates to Mary Ann Bennett.

    5. [S513] Pittsylvania County Virginia Marriages 1767-1900, (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 114.

    6. [S116] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 26 Feb 2012.

    7. [S486] Pittsylvania County Register of Deaths 1853-1896 (FHL), (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), 1878 Register of Deaths, Second District, M. H. Motley Assessor, Entry for Mary Yeatts.

    8. [S517] Winston Dalton's Journal.

    9. [S227] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.), Willis Yates household.

    10. [S231] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. ), Willis Yeatts household.

    11. [S473] Adkins, Posey L., Pittsylvania County Marriages, 1860-1869, John R. Yeatts & Abitha Wright, 1866.

    12. [S230] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.), Jno. R. Yeatts household.


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