John Richard Yates (1890 - 1942)

Born 11 Jun 1890 in Butler, Bates, Missouri

Husband of Clora Mary (Shouse) Tuttle — married 6 Oct 1914 (to before 1940) in Vernon Co, Missouri

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1942 at age 51 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

Biography

(There are several John Yates' who lived in the Kansas City, Missouri area in the late 19th / early 20th century. This John is John Richard son of Weldon Yates, although sometimes in the newspapers, his middle initial is "H".)

John was born in 1890 to Weldon D. and Margaret C Williams Yates. He was the second of nine children.

John served in the Missouri National Guard, Company B Second Regiment, when he was 17, volunteering on 02 May 1907 through 15 Sep 1909.

He married Clora M. Shouse on 06 Oct 1914. They had four children, prior to divorcing before 1940 - John W (1916-1944), Charles M. (1919-2004), Betty Jean (1921-1936), and Vaunceil (1926-2015).

John's death occurred under mysterious circumstances. He was a heavy drinker, but he had a subdural hematoma with a brain hemorrhage caused by external violence. He died 10 Jun 1942 - the day before his 52nd birthday.

Sources

• Twelfth Census of the United States. "Yates, John R." Line 60. Year: 1900; Census Place: Butler, Bates, Missouri; Roll: 839; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0013.

• Thirteenth Census of the United States. "Yates, John R." Line 100. Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Pleasant, Bates, Missouri; Roll: T624_768; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374781.

• Fourteenth Census of the United States. "Yates, John." Line 25. Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Bates, Missouri; Roll: T625_905; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 13.

• Fifteenth Census of the United States. "Yates, John R." Line 84. Year: 1930; Census Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0193; FHL microfilm: 2340935.

• Missouri, U.S. Pre-World War II Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts, 1900-1941. National Guard of the State of Missouri. "John R. Yates." Contract no. 8250. Enlisting Officer: Arthur Dewall. Discharged Expiration Service: 15 Sep 1909. Pages 1082-1086.

• Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002. Marriage License. "Yates, John R. - Shouse, Clora." State of Missouri, County of Vernon. Dated 06 Oct 1914. Page 267. Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA.

• Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969. Missouri State Board of Health Standard Certificate of Death. "John Richard Yates." Registration District 399. State File no. 20497, Registrar no. 2315. File Date: 14 Jun 1942.

• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. "John Richard Yates." Claim Date: 12 Jun 1942.

• "John Yates Passes." Bates County Democrat, Butler, Missouri, Thurs., Jun 18, 1942. Page 6, cols 5 & 6.

• "Mystery Over A Death; Cause of Injury Fatal to John Yates Not Determined." The Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Missouri. Friday, Jun 12, 1942. Page 1, col 4.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122315974/john-r-yates: accessed 27 October 2023), memorial page for John R Yates (11 Jun 1890–10 Jun 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122315974, citing Green Lawn Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Hether Pearson Pillman Belusky (contributor 47055925).