361. James Monroe Yates (Minerva Shelton , Rachel Marrs , Anna A. Shannon , Samuel , Thomas ) was born on 19 Oct 1838 in Texas. He died on 2 Feb 1913 in Marlow, Oklahoma.
James married Elizabeth C. Neilson on 12 Oct 1860.
They had the following children:
542 M i William N. Yates was born on 5 Aug 1861. William married Mamie J. Stephenson. 543 M ii Marson Yates. 544 M iii James Monroe Jr. Yates was born on 21 May 1864.
363. Mary Lucinda Yates (Minerva Shelton , Rachel Marrs , Anna A. Shannon , Samuel , Thomas ) was born on 28 Oct 1841 in Plesant Grove, Texas. She died on 24 Jul 1921.
Mary married (1) Robert Irvin Jennings. Robert died in 1862.
They had the following children:
+ 545 F i Lillian Jennings + 546 F ii Roberta Irvin Jennings
Mary married (2) Jeremiah Stell Crook on 17 Oct 1865. Jeremiah was born on 16 Feb 1836 in Henderson County, Tennessee.
They had the following children:
+ 547 F iii Jessie Bell Crook + 548 M iv John William Crook + 549 M v Charles O'Connor Crook 550 F vi Stella Wynne Crook. Stella married Shultz. 551 M vii Marvin Bedford Crook. Marvin married Lucille Russell. 552 F viii Mary Crook. + 553 M ix Walter Jennings Crook
367. Elizabeth Texanah Yates (Minerva Shelton , Rachel Marrs , Anna A. Shannon , Samuel , Thomas ) was born on 25 Jul 1850 in Texas. She died on 5 May.
Elizabeth married (1) F. M. Long.
They had the following children:
554 F i Willie May Long 555 F ii Frances Long
Elizabeth married (2) E. M. F. Jones.
369. Willetta Minerva Yates (Minerva Shelton , Rachel Marrs , Anna A. Shannon , Samuel , Thomas ) was born on 28 Jul 1854 in Texas. She died on 31 Aug 1926.
Willetta married Mortimore Murphy on 27 Apr 1871 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
They had the following children:
370. Thomas Jefferson Yates (Minerva Shelton , Rachel Marrs , Anna A. Shannon , Samuel , Thomas ) was born on 28 Aug 1857 in Texas. He died on 30 Jun 1935 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
Thomas married (1) Willie Coleman.
Thomas married (2) Frances Coleman on 5 Jan 1882 in Lamar County, Texas.
They had the following children:
564 F i Effie A. Yates. 565 F ii Ora Yates. 566 F iii Verlinda Yates.
371. Emma Graham Yates (Minerva Shelton , Rachel Marrs , Anna A. Shannon , Samuel , Thomas ) was born on 5 Aug 1858 in Texas. She died on 24 Jul 1881 in Detroit, Lamar County, Texas.
Emma married William S. Stafford.
They had the following children:
567 M i Ralph Stafford 568 M ii Grover Otto Stafford 569 iii Tura D. Stafford 570 F iv Nevada Stafford
372. Melville Yates (Minerva Shelton , Rachel Marrs , Anna A. Shannon , Samuel , Thomas ) was born on 16 Oct 1861 in Texas. He died on 25 Mar 1948 in Lamar County, Texas. He was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, High, Texas.
Interment Record for Melville Yates
Name: Melville Yates
Born: 16 Oct 1861
Died: 25 Mar 1948
Buried: Pleasant Hill
Location: SOUTHEAST
Notes: THE PARIS NEWS, Thursday, March 25, 1948, p. 10: 'Mel Yates, 85,landowner and retired farmer, died at home at Brookston thursdayafternoon. He had been in failing health some time. The funeral will beheld Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Methodist Churchby thepastor, the Rev. Harold Goodenough, assisted by the Rev. G. H. Gattis,Pecan Gap. Brown-Roden Funeral Home will make burial in Pleasant HillCemetery, and pallbearers will be Joe Hammack, A. B. White, Harry Wilson,Frank Anderson, Gordon Hogue and John Holden. Surviving are Mrs. Yatesand four daughters, Mrs. Elmer Conwell and Mrs. Roy May, High; Mrs. SamMoore, Brookston, and Mrs. Clarence Horton, Roxton; seven grandchildren,four great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Emma Stafford, Dallas. Hewas a brother of the late T. J. R. Yates. Melville Yates was born at Highin 1861, son of the late William and Minerva Shelton Yates, and had livedin that vicinity all his life. He and Miss Ada Bradley were married Oct.14, 1885, and lived in the same house there until it burned two or threeyears ago. They had made their home since then at Brookston. Mr. Yatesjoined the Methodist Church at High in early manhood.'
Melville married Ada Ella Bradley on 14 Oct 1885. Ada was born on 9 Jun 1868. She died on 25 Mar 1948 in Lamar County, Texas. She was buried in Plesant Hill Cemetery, High, Texas.
Interment Record for Ada Bradley Yates
Name: Ada Bradley Yates
Born: 9 Jun 1868
Died: 21 Aug 1948
Buried: Pleasant Hill
Location: SOUTHEAST
Notes: THE DETROIT NEWS-HERALD, 26 Aug 1948 from microfilm in ClarksvilleLibrary: 'Mrs. M. C. Melton, Miss Joyce Melton, Mrs. G. O. Stafford andMrs. Clay Stafford attended the funeral of Mrs. Mel Yates, 80, ofBrookston, Monday at Paris. Burial was at Pleasant Grove (Pleasant Hill),near Brookston. Mrs. Yates, aunt of Mrs. M. C. Melton, died Saturday at 6p.m., at a convalescent home. Surviving are four daughters, sevengrandchildren and four great grandchildren, besides three sisters.'*Married Melville Yates.
Melville and Ada had the following children:
378. Marie Louise Shelton (Harvey Shelton , Rachel Marrs , Anna A. Shannon , Samuel , Thomas ) was born on 28 Nov 1844 in Texas.
Marie married George Mack McGlasson.
They had the following children:
+ 576 M i Victor L. McGlasson + 577 F ii Mary F. McGlasson
381. Alice Irene Shelton (Eli Jenway Shelton , Rachel Marrs , Anna A. Shannon , Samuel , Thomas ) was born on 6 Nov 1848 in High, Lamar County, Texas. She died on 27 Oct 1906 in Roxton, Lamar County, Texas. She was buried in Restland Cemetery, Lamar County, Texas.
Interment Record for Alice Compton
Name: Alice Compton
Born: 6 Nov 1848
Died: 27 Oct 1906
Buried: Restland
Location: BACK SW
Notes: Lamar County Death Records Bk.#1; p.163; #1685; Alice Compton;white female; age 58 years; died 27 Oct 1906 in Roxton of ulcer ofstomach; reported by M.H. Maness, Roxton. *From Rodgers and WadeFurniture Co. Funeral Records in possession of Fry & Gibbs Funeral Home;Book #5; p.144; Service #161; form dted 28 Oct 1906 [no death date]; nameof deceased 'Dr. S.N. Compton', Roxton; Charge to J.R. Shelton; ordergiven by J.R. Shelton; Died near Roxton; coffin and hearse $100.00;burial robe $15.00; burial slippers and silk gloves $1.25; total $117.75.[This record had to have been charged to Dr. S.N. Compton, as he is notthe deceased, as tombstone inscriptions and Lamar County Death Recordshows this date was death of Alice Compton.] *Original records did notstate cemetery. A tombstone was located in Restland Cemetery with nameand dates indicated. Married Dr. S.N. Compton.
Alice married Dr. Smith N. Compton Dr. on 8 Dec 1869. Dr. was born on 5 Aug 1839 in Giles County, Tennessee. He died on 14 Oct 1921 in Black Mountain, North Carolina. He was buried on 18 Oct 1921 in Restland Cemetery, Lamar County, Texas.
Interment Record for Smith N., Dr. Compton
Name: Smith N., Dr. Compton
Born: 5 Aug 1839
Died: 14 Oct 1921
Buried: Restland
Location: BACK SW
Notes: THE PARIS MORNING NEWS, Oct. 18, 1921: 'The remains of Dr. S.N.Compton, who died at Black Mountain, N.C., arrived in Paris Sundaymorning and were conveyed to Roxton, where the funeral occurred in theafternoon. A number of friends at Roxton and High, where he was wellknown, attended the funeral.' *From the records of Lamar #258 UnitedDaughters of the Confederacy: He served as Private, Co. H, 9th TexasCavalry Volunteers. He married Alice Shelton. A daughter, Floy Compton,b. 9 May 1877, in Lamar County, Texas, was married to a Carson. She was amember of the Lamar County Chapter #258, United Daughters of theConfederacy, under his record. *Tombstone is inscribed Dr. S. N.Compton.' *Smith Compton, Cpl., Co. H, 9th Texas Cavalry, is listed inTEXAS CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS 1861 - 1865 UNIT ROSTER, Vol. II, edited byJanet B. Hewett, (Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot Publishing, 1997), p. 80.
Dr. and Alice had the following children:
578 F i Bessie Compton. 579 F ii Alice Irene Compton. 580 F iii Florence Idella Compton.
382. Jesse Roquewell Shelton (Eli Jenway Shelton , Rachel Marrs , Anna A. Shannon , Samuel , Thomas ) was born on 1 Nov 1850 in High, Lamar County, Texas. He died on 9 Feb 1939 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
NAME: BIRTH: DEATH:
Jesse Rocquewell Shelton 1850 9 Feb 1939
CEMETERY: LOCATION IN CEMETERY:
Evergreen C3-51-04
NOTES:
Death date is the interment date. Buried next to Anne Elizabeth ScottShelton.
Jesse married Ann Elizabeth Scott. Ann was born on 27 May 1852 in Red River County, Texas. She died on 21 Sep 1928 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
They had the following children:
383. Thomas Barrett Arvine (Dick) Shelton (Eli Jenway Shelton , Rachel Marrs , Anna A. Shannon , Samuel , Thomas ) was born on 25 Sep 1852 in High, Texas. He died on 22 Dec 1900 in Galveston, Texas. He was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, High, Texas.
Thomas married Ada Virginia Steele on 23 Dec 1879 in High, Lamar County, Texas.
They had the following children:
588 M i Jenway Shelton. 589 F ii Ada Arvine Shelton. 590 M iii Thomas Alva Shelton. 591 F iv Irma Shelton.
384. Lola Avaline Shelton (Eli Jenway Shelton , Rachel Marrs , Anna A. Shannon , Samuel , Thomas ) was born on 12 Aug 1854 in Howland, Texas. She died on 2 Jan 1947 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas. She was buried in Plesant Hill Cemetery, High, Texas.
Lola married Samuel Newton Haraway. Samuel was born on 13 Nov 1846. He died on 16 Jan 1889 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas. He was buried in Plesant Hill Cemetery, High, Texas.
They had the following children:
592 M i Samuel Shelton Haraway was born on 8 Jan 1879. He died on 8 Jun 1899. + 593 F ii Georgia Avaline Haraway + 594 F iii Rachel Elizabeth Haraway