Arabelle (Jones) Yates (1895 - 1985)

Born 16 Jul 1895 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Oscar Bass — married 4 May 1913 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Wife of James Madison Yates — married 26 Nov 1926 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Died 21 Dec 1985 at age 90 in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Arabelle "Belle" Jones was born on Jul 16, 1895 in Mississippi, USA as the twelfth child of Chesley E. Jones and Martha J Pugh.

She had thirteen siblings, namely: Samuel Lewis, Tabitha, William A., John Jefferson, Florence, Sarah E, Jasper Wiggins, James Franklin, Susan Laura, Jessie Marion, Ira Leon, Henry Joseph, and Liddie Josephine.

She died on Dec 21, 1985 in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA (Glenwood Regional Medical Center; Age at Death: 90). ^[1]

When she was 17, she married Oscar Bass,son of Ephrium Estus Bass and Mary Susan Lewis, on May 04, 1913 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

After his death and when she was 31, she married James Madison Yates on Nov 26, 1926 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[3]

Arabelle "Belle" Jones lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Residence Age: 4; Residence Enumeration District: 0094; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 14; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter).

She lived in Police Jury Ward 3, Police Jury Ward 3, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA in 1930 (37 Age: 37; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0003; Homemaker: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 3; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife).

She lived in Rural, West Carroll, Louisiana in 1935. She lived in Ward 5, Richland, Louisiana, USA in 1940 (Age: 48; AttendedSchool: No; EmploymentCode: 5; EmploymentDetails: Home Housework; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 42-17; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 6th grade; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: Yes; SeekingWork: No; WeeksWorked: 0; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife).

She lived in , West Carroll, Louisiana, USA in 1950 (StreetAddress: Road 591; 55 Age: 55; AttendedSchool: 30 or over; EnumerationDistrict: 62-6; GradeCompleted: Yes; Income: 8; IncomeOtherSources: None; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: No; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 7; OccupationCategory: Keeping House; OtherIncomeSupplement: None; PreviousMarriages: No; SchoolYearsCompleted: S6; SeekingWork: No; ServedInWWI: No; ServedInWWII: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; Veteran: No; WeeksWorked: 10; WorkedLastWeek: No; YearsSinceMaritalStatusChange: 23; LiveOnFarm: Yes; SameCounty: Yes; SameHouse: No; Wife RelationToHead: Wife; Married MaritalStatus: Married). Race: (White) Ethnicity: (American)

She was buried in Forest, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA (New Forest Cemetery). ^[4]

Oscar Bass and Arabelle "Belle" Jones had the following children:

1. Audell Bass was born on Apr 23, 1914 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Mar 24, 2003 (Age at Death: 88).
2. Bedie Mae Bass was born on Oct 04, 1915 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 23, 2012 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA (Jefferson Regional Medical Center; Age at Death: 96).

James Madison "Jim" Yates and Arabelle "Belle" Jones had the following children:

1. Onnie Mae Yates was born on Sep 18, 1927 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on May 16, 2019 in Oak Grove, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA (at home; Age at Death: 91).
2. Chester Washington Yates was born on Apr 26, 1929 in Forest, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA. He died on Dec 27, 2000 in West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA.
3. Marie Yates was born on Nov 26, 1931 in Louisiana, USA. She died on Dec 29, 1973 (Age at Death: 42). She married Bruce Willis on Sep 22, 1949 in Bastrop, Morehouse, Louisiana, USA.
4. James Henry Yates was born on Jan 05, 1933 in Forest, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA. He died on Sep 19, 1996 in Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age at Death: 63).

Research Notes

Breakdown of her obituary.

Survivors include

two sons:

Chester Yates, of West Monroe

James Yates, of Bastrop;

two stepsons:

Woodrow Yates, of Darnell

Bernice Yates, of Baton Rouge

three daughters:

Onnie Easterling, of Lake Providence

Bedie Mae Prince, of Bastrop (nee Cole)

Audell Cole, of Oak Grove (nee Cole)

four stepdaughters:

Hilma Costin, of Bastrop

Jewel Greer, of Rayville

Dina Stewart, of Jackson, Miss. (i.e. Vina Elafair)

Bonnie Cole, of Jackson, Miss.

brother:

Joseph Jones, of McGee, Miss

Breakdown of the 1930 census.

Police Jury Ward 3, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA in 1930 census

Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

James A Yates 48 Head, Age at First Marriage: 23

Bell Yates 37 Wife, Age at First Marriage: 34

Ione M Yates 3 Daughter Onnie Mae

C W Yates 0 Son Chester Washington

Woodroe Yates 17 Son (step-son to wife)

Jewell Yates 13 Daughter (step-daughter to wife)

Hilmar Yates 9 Daughter (step-daughter to wife)

Bernice Yates 7 Son (step-son to wife)

Etta Yates 5 Daughter (step-daughter to wife)

Audell Bass 15 Daughter (step-daughter to head)

Beadie Bass 14 Daughter (step-daughter to head)

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Arabelle Jones Yates (Aged 90)
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZH4F-3YT2 : 6 May 2020), Arbell Jones in entry for Oscar Bass, 4 May 1913; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00306, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DGR5-VQ6Z : 22 November 2020), Miss Belle Bass in entry for Mr. J. M. Yates, 26 Nov 1926; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00133, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110247210/arabelle-yates: accessed 18 March 2023), memorial page for Arabelle Jones Yates (16 Jul 1895–21 Dec 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 110247210, citing New Forest Cemetery, Forest, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Jaycie Smith (contributor 47274161).

• "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLHZ-K5WJ : 2 April 2020), Arabelle in entry for James Madison Yates, 9 Aug 1958; citing West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States, certificate number 12737, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FamilySearch digital folder 005051807.
• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X22-W11H), Entry for James M Yates and Belle Yates, 7 April 1950.
• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY5Z-L47), Entry for James M Yates.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTX-B7D : accessed 19 March 2023), Bell Yates in household of James A Yates, Police Jury Ward 3, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 13A, line 15, family 249, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 825; FHL microfilm 2,340,560.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-WG3 : accessed 19 March 2023), Era R Jones in household of Chester E Jones, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 24B, family 445, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F9-RN2 : accessed 19 March 2023), Are B Jones in household of Chesley E Jones, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 27A, family 487, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,827.