Evaline Yates (1856 - 1864)

Born 1 Jan 1856 in Crawford Co., IN

Ancestors

Died 17 Jan 1864 at age 8 in Crawford Co., IN

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Biography

^[1]Evaline was born in 1856. She is the daughter of John Yates and Elizabeth Roberson. She passed away in 1864.

^[2] The winter of 1863-64 was passed at Rossville, GA and Chattanooga. While at Rossville, GA the regiment re-enlisted on the 28th of December, 1863, and, on the 3rd of January, 1864, the entire regiment started home on a Veteran furlough reaching Indianapolis on the January 9th with 360 men and officers.

It would seem logical that John would be excited to see his family he likely had not seen since he was taken away under arrest earlier in September 1863. Waiting for him at home on January 10th or 11th after traveling from Indianapolis was Samantha 16, James Wilson 13, Thomas Jefferson 11, Evaline 8 and twins Emmie and John R. age 6, waiting to see and touch their father again. The celebration of the homecoming was shattered when little Evaline age 8 died for some unknown reason about 10 days later. You can imagine the grief felt by all as they buried their young child near their home at Lankford School Cemetery. The last time they will see their father will be on the 26th of February, 1864 when the regiment returned to Chattanooga and moved to Tyner's Station in March and then Graysville, GA in April 1864 in preparation for the push to Atlanta.

^[3] N38 17.460 W86 30.730

^[4] The cemetery lies in a woods east of a nice brick house that is located on a road on the NW side of Grantsburg, west off SR 37 on road between Mifflin and Grantsburg. As of 12-02-05, the location is behind a fence with active pasture, therefore, a fence must be climbed and is somewhat uphill. There is a brick house on the north side of the road and it is just west and next to, adjoining, the woods that contains the cemetery. The abandoned school building is no longer there.

Sources

• Ronald Yates, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Ronald and others.

1. ↑ Entered by Ronald Yates, May 26, 2012
2. ↑ John E. Yates Civil War Letters and Experiences; http://alturl.com/87biw
3. ↑ Lankford School House Cemetery
4. ↑ Ron Yates & others who have been there