Harriet (Willis) Yates (abt. 1838 - abt. 1885)

Born about 1838 in Gloucester, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Wife of John Henry Yates — married about 30 Oct 1867 in Harris, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died about 1885 at about age 47 in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

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Biography

Harriet (Willis) Yates is a part of US Black heritage.

Harriet Willis was born about 1838 in Virginia.

According to a family history written by her sons, she was an enslaved person at a plantation close to John "Jack" Yates'; they had about a dozen children together. About 1863, she was moved to her slave owner's new home in Matagorda County, Texas, and Jack was able to go with her and the family. ^[1]

Their children included:

1. Martha (Yates) Jones ^[2]
2. Willis Yates ^[3]
3. Sallie (Yates) Ambree
4. Maria or Mariah (Yates) Sharkey
5. John Yates
6. Mary Yates
7. Louisa or Lula Yates
8. Allen Yates
9. Pinkie Yates

She passed away about 1885.

Research Notes

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLY-QYZ : 29 May 2021), Houston, ward 4, Harris, Texas, United States. Harreit Yates in entry for John Yates, 1870.

• John Yates, 40, Virginia
• Harreit [Harriet] Yates, 25, Virginia
• Willis Yates, 12, Virginia
• Sallie Yates, 9, Virginia
• Maria Yates, 7, Virginia
• John Yates, 6, Texas
• Mary Yates, 1 Texas
• Louisa Yates, 0, Texas
• James Jones, 24, Virginia

1880 Census ^[4]

• John Yates, 50
• Harriet Yates, 42
• Martha Yates, 23
• William Yates, 21
• Sallie Yates, 20
• Maria Yates, 18
• John Yates, 17
• Mary Yates, 11
• Lula Yates, 10
• Allen P. Yates, 5
• Pinkie Yates, 3

Sources

1. ↑ Texas State Historical Association, citing Historical Marker Files, Texas Historical Commission Library, Austin (Rutherford B. H. Yates, Sr., House). Houston Chronicle, July 20, 1997. Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum, Inc. (http://www.yatesmuseum.org/), accessed April 29, 2013. Also Rutherford B. H. Yates, Sr., and Paul L. Yates, The Life and Efforts of Jack Yates (Houston: Texas Southern University Press, 1985).Texas State Historical Association
2. ↑ Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K39N-VFW : 20 February 2021), Harriet Willis in entry for Martha Jones, 09 Feb 1946; citing certificate number 7881, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,231.
3. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3M2-P3H : 20 February 2021), Harriet Willis in entry for Willis Yates, 09 Jul 1939; citing certificate number 33153, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,118,256.
4. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 1309; Page: 310B; Enumeration District: 085