Re: Yates Lewis County Missouri 1850
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Re: Yates Lewis County Missouri 1850
Mary D. Black 1/31/03
Hi again Mary
Just found the article on Hiram in the History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland County Missouri p. 856-857.It has some more information on the Yates family.Not for sure if you have this or not.Sorry for the repeat if you do.
Judge Hiram Yates was born in Scott County, Ky., July 18, 1807.He was reared and married in that county, and in 1831 moved toWoodford County, that State.Five years later he came to Missouri, and since 1842 been a resident of this county.He located first in Salem Township, but since 1849 has bee on his presentestate of 150 acres.In 1846 he was elected county judge, but in 1848 he resigned to become the Whig candidate for sheriff and was defeated.He was a justice for several years.His first wife, Margaret (Porter) Yates, was a native of Woodford County, Ky.Their family consisted of 4 sons and 4 daughters,and but one of the former and two of the latter lived to maturity.The son lives in Springfield.the mother died in 1847, and in 1849 our subject married Sarah M. (Robards) Barkley, a native of Kentucky.Minerva L. is the only survivor of their two sons and two daughters.His wife died in 1870.He has been a Mason and an Odd Fellow.He was formerly a Henry Clay Whig, but since the war has been a Democrat.Joseph, the father was of Irish descent, and born in Virginia.He married Mary Thomas, of Ohio, and then moved to Washington County, Md., and soon afterwards finally settled in Scott County, Ky., where he resided until his death in 1814.His wife had died two years previous.Our subject, the youngest child, and a brother, are the only survivors of eleven children, nine of whom were reared to maturity.Five brothers on the Yates family came from Ireland to New York, where they engaged in the flaxseed business, but soon returned.Three of them came back, however, and one of them was governor of New York, and all were in the Revolution.Yates County was named in the Governor's honor.Our subjects great grandfather was one of these brothers.