i am researching my family and i would like to learn a little more about my grandparents?

Question

my sure name is Yates
my great great grandfathers name was Andrew Jackson Yates he was born approx 1852 and died 1908 wise co VA he served in the civil war for the North. he married Lucy j Stallard.
my great grandfathers name was Andrew Jackson Yates Jr. " jack" he was born 1892Wise co VA-1960 wise co VA. married Mae lady Colyer/ Collier 1894 Greenville TN -1967 wise co VA.
if you have any info I would greatly appreciate it. any pictures or any stories would greatly be more than apperciated

Answer 1

Rootsweb(free site) has some Andrew Jackson Yates in family trees. Pull up the site and put his name in theWorld Connect Block.

Answer 2

This is unverified information but might help you go further back the Andrew Jackson Yates line...

His Father: John Yates Apr 13, 1801 - Mar 19, 1883 buried Caney Ridge.

His Mother: Margaret Blair abt. 1808-May 7, 1890 also buried Caney Ridge.

His Paternal Grandfather: Jonathan Yates abt. 1764 North Carolina - Apr 21, 1801 bedford co. VA

His Paternal Grandmother: Nancy Sutherland abt. 1756 - Sep 1861 Caney Creek, Dickenson, Va (Her father - William Sutherland - no further info)

Answer 3

I have some info on the Yates family in Page county VA. I don't know if any of this Yates family is related to you. Middleton Warfield Yates is part of my ancestry

Answer 4

www.rootsweb.com

Name: Andrew Jackson YATES
Sex: M
Birth: 16 NOV 1842
Death: 9 NOV 1907

Marriage 1 Lucy Jane STALLARD
Children
Andrew Jackson (Jack) YATES Jr. b: 2 JUN 1892 in Wise Co., Virginia

Name: Andrew Jackson "Jack" Yates
Sex: M
Birth: 2 JUN 1892 in Wise Co, Virginia
Note: Jun 1891 on 1900 census
Death: 28 NOV 1960 in Wise Co, Virginia
Burial: Round Top Cemetery, Wise Co., Virginia
Change Date: 25 AUG 2005

Father: Andrew J. Yates b: 15 MAR 1845 in Russell Co., Virginia
Mother: Lucy J. Stallard b: 14 APR 1854 in Virginia

Marriage 1 Mae Lady Colyer b: 22 JUL 1894
Married: 20 JUN 1912 in Wise Co, Virginia
Children
Tora Yates b: 21 JUL 1918 in Wise Co, Virginia

www.rootsweb.com
Name: Andrew J. Yates, Sr.
Sex: M
Birth: 15 MAR 1845 in Russell Co., Virginia
Death: 3 NOV 1908 in Wise Co, Virginia
Burial: Round Top Cemetery, Wise Co., Virginia
Change Date: 23 AUG 2002

Father: John Yates b: 1800 in Bedford Co., Virginia
Mother: Margaret Blair b: 1809 in North Carolina

Marriage 1 Lucy J. Stallard b: 14 APR 1854 in Virginia
Married: 20 FEB 1871 in Wise Co, Virginia 5
Children
1. Laura V. Yates b: 1 MAR 1871 in Wise Co, Virginia
2.William Sherman Yates b: JUN 1873 in Wise Co, Virginia
3.Margaret Elizabeth "Lizzie" Yates b: SEP 1876 in Wise Co, Virginia
4. John Yates b: APR 1879 in Wise Co, Virginia
5. Duncan A. Yates b: JUL 1882 in Wise Co, Virginia
6. Noah Edward Yates b: 30 OCT 1889 in Wise Co, Virginia
7. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Yates b: 2 JUN 1892 in Wise Co, Virginia

www.rootsweb.com--your 3rd great-grandfather--

Name: John Yates
Sex: M
Birth: 1800 in Bedford Co., Virginia
Note: Living with Noah Edward in 1880.
Change Date: 19 JUN 2002

Father: John Yates
Mother: Nancy Sutherland b: 1780 in Botetourt Co., Virginia; d. 1861

Marriage 1 Margaret Blair b: 1809 in North Carolina
Children
1.Jacob Yates b: 31 JAN 1829 in Russell Co., Virginia
2. Jonathan Yates b: 1832 in Russell Co., Virginia
3. Phoebe Yates b: 1834 in Russell Co., Virginia
4.Margaret Yates b: 1836 in Russell Co., Virginia
5.James Yates b: 1838 in Russell Co., Virginia
6. Catharine Yates b: 1840 in Russell Co., Virginia
7. Henry H. F. Yates b: 1844 in Russell Co., Virginia
8. Andrew J. Yates b: 15 MAR 1845 in Russell Co., Virginia
9. Zachariah T. Yates b: 1847 in Russell Co., Virginia
10. Elijah Yates b: 1850 in Russell Co., Virginia
11.Noah Edward Yates b: 1852 in Virginia

www.ancestry.com--1900 census
Name: Andrew Yates
Home in 1900: Gladesville, Wise, Virginia
Age: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Virginia
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Lucy J
Race: White
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name Age
Andrew Yates-- 55
Lucy J Yates-- 46
John Yates-- 21
Duncan A Yates-- 17

www.ancestry.com--
U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 --
Name: Andrew Jackson Yates
Birth Date: 2 Jun 1892
Residence: Wise, Virginia
Birth: Wise, Virginia
Race: White
Roll: WW2_2370617


World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 :
Name: Andrew Jackson Yates
City: Not Stated
County: Wise
State: Virginia


www.ancestry.com--(since Civil War started in Virginia, he would have served for the Confederacy--or South, instead of the Union--or North, as you stated. There was an Andrew Yates who served with the North, but he was from Missouri)

American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Andrew Yates ,
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 25 May 1861
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Virginia
Death Date: 17 May 1899
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 25 May 1861 at the age of 22.
Enlisted in Company D, 4th Cavalry Regiment Virginia on 25 May 1861.

Birthplace: Virginia;United States of America
Birth Date: 2 Jun 1892
Race: Caucasian (White)
Roll: 1991380
DraftBoard: 0

www.ancestry.com--Family trees
Andrew Jackson Yates
Born: 1845-03-15
,Russell,Virginia,USA
Died: 1908-11-03
,Wise,Virginia,USA

Spouse
Lucy J Stallard
b.1854–--d.1930
Marriage — 1871-02-23 in ,Wise,Virginia,USA
Children
William Sherman Yates
Birth: 1873-06
,Wise,Virginia,USA
Death:
Married: Mary B
Birth: 1879-04 , Virginia, USA
Death:
Children:
Hugo Yates
Birth: 12 Feb 1899

Death:
wise va
Married: Stella Beverly
Parents: David Beverly & Sarah E Hale
Birth: 1903 (Stella's)

Death:

Child of Hugo and Stella:
Violet Yates-- F-- b. 19 aug 1936 in wise, wise, va, usa ;
Death: 06 june 2004
warrenton, fauquier, va, usa
Married: Carl Culbertson
Parents: Joseph Culbertson & Bessie Mae Gardener
Birth: 05/24/1924

Death: july 30 1997
warrenton, fauquier, va, usa

www.ancestry.com
John Yates--4th great-grandfather
Born: 1780
,,Virginia,USA
Died: 1800-04-21
Bedford,,Virginia,

Spouse
Nancy Sutherland
b 1780 in –. Bedford,Virginia,USA
d. 1861 in Caney Creek,Russell,Virginia,USA