Carmelia (Gardner) Yates (1899 - 1997)

Born 4 Oct 1899 in Palestine Plantation, Washington Parish, Louisiana

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Died 6 Apr 1997 at age 97 in Washington Parish, Louisiana

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Biography

Camille was was the child of Minor Gardner and Isabelle Sharp. All her life she thought her name was Camille but in her later years they found her baptismal certificate which showed her name to be Carmelia. It also showed her year of birth as 1899, which was one year earlier than she had always believed. She was apparently named after her mother's sister, Carmeila.

Her obituary from The Era-Leader obituary on 9 Apr 1997:

Mrs. Camille Gardner Yates, age 97, a resident of the San Pedro Community, died April 6th, 1997 at Riverside Medical Center.

Ms. Yates was born on Palestine Plantation on the Tchefuncte River in Washington Parish. After their marriage, she and her late husband Fred W. Yates, were lifelong residents of Washington and St. Tammany Parishes, where they were pioneer cotton, sheep, dairy and tree farmers.

An avid and talented horticulturist, Mrs. Yates was a member of the Flower House Committee of Washington Parish Fair for thirty years and each year exhibited her own flowers and plants until she reached age 90.

She was active for many years in the Washington Parish Home Demonstration Clubs, working with her close friend, Miss Arline Spinks, who was Washington Parish Home Demonstration Agent at that time.

In addition to her husband, a son, Fred O. Yates; a grandson, Freddie Jenkins; a great-grandson, Brad Jackson, and a great-granddaughter Anna Marcello preceded her in death.

She was an active member of San Pedro Baptist Church.

Mrs. Yates' lifetime spanned the making of today’s America. In her infancy, before the turn of the century, Indians still sometimes camped along the Catcaw Creek near the San Pedro Settlement. She died on the eve of the Twenty- First Century.

She is survived by a son, John M. Yates; four daughters, Mrs. Margie Jenkins, Mrs. Doris Magee, Mrs. Lyda Wood, and Mrs. Dixie Gallaspy; twenty-five grandchildren; and forty-two great-grandchildren.

Burial was in the Daniel Edwards Cemetery.^[1]

Research

• 1889: Birth ^[2]

• 1910 Census. Belle Gardner (HOH, 35), Willeta, Pauline, Emma, Camile ^[3]

• 1920 US Census - Missing

• 1930 US Census: Fred W, “Cornelia,” Margie, Doris, Lyda, Frederick. ^[4]

• 1940 US Census: Fred, “Cornelia”, Margie, Doris, “Leydia”, “Fredin”, John, Dixie ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/washington/obits/yates422gob.txt
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
3. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 1, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: T624_534; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374547 Description Enumeration District : 0124 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
4. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 1, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: 824; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 591.0; FHL microfilm: 2340559 Description Enumeration District : 0001; Description: POLICE JURY WARD 1 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
5. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1463; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 59-1 Description Enumeration District : 59-1; Description: POLICE JURY WARD 1 Source InformationAncestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.