Born in Russell, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jacob Blair II
and Margaret (Walker) Blair
Sister of
Jacob Walker Blair Ii [half], Jacob W. Blair, Elizabeth (Blair) Chaney, Benjamin Blair, William Blair and Sarah Jane Blair
Wife of
John Jacob Yates
— married
1825 in Russell, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Polly (Yates) Russell
Died
at age 79
in Russell, Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Mar 2014
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Biography
Margaret was born in 1811. She died in 1890.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DP-MGB : 23 December 2020), Margaret Yates in household of John Yates, Russell, Russell, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM7-HVH : 18 February 2021), Margaret Yates in entry for John Yates, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRD-H4S : 15 January 2022), Margreatte Yates in household of Eward Yates, Walker District, Wise, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215826776/margaret-lydia-yates : accessed 21 June 2022), memorial page for Margaret Lydia Blair Yates (13 Mar 1811–7 May 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 215826776,
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~3.12%
Sonja Ratliff
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~1.56%
Dawn (Thomas) Krieger :
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Katharine (Mounger) Jones
Katharine (Mounger) Jones
Blair-1723 and Blair-1717 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth date, location, parents, death date, location.
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