Dorman Gunner Blackard1,2,3,4

M, b. June 1, 1945, d. October 16, 1998
FatherAndrew Louis "Curly" "Tobite" Blackard Sr.1,2 b. May 28, 1923, d. March 20, 1999
MotherBeatrice Rosa Murphy1
     His Social Security Number was 243-75-0363.5 Dorman Gunner Blackard was buried at Tabernacle United Methodist Church Cemetery, 5601 Liberty Road, Pleasant Garden, Guilford Co., North Carolina.3 He married Norma Jean Linville.1 Dorman Gunner Blackard was born on June 1, 1945 at Guilford Co., North Carolina.2,3,4,5 He and Norma Jean Linville were divorced on April 1, 1996 at Guilford Co., North Carolina.6 Dorman Gunner Blackard died on October 16, 1998 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, at age 53.3,4,5

Family

Norma Jean Linville
Marriage*He married Norma Jean Linville.1 
Divorce* Dorman Gunner Blackard and Norma Jean Linville were divorced on April 1, 1996 at Guilford Co., North Carolina.6 
Children
  • Amanda Marie Blackard1,2
  • Julie Renee Blackard1,2
  • Kendra Shane Blackard1,2
  • Kristen V. Ann Blackard1,2
  • Cynthia Lyn Blackard2

Citations

  1. [S599] Sr. Robert Somerville Radford Yates, A History of John Yeardley Yates of Pittsylvania and Patrick Counties, Virginia.
  2. [S998] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000.
  3. [S1405] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.
  4. [S1028] North Carolina Archives and Records Section and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S1619] North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, North Carolina Divorce Index, 1958-2004.

Marcus Nathaniel Daniel1,2,3,4,5

M, b. April 1, 1914, d. May 31, 1974
     His Social Security Number was 239-09-8745.6 Marcus Nathaniel Daniel was buried at Green Hill Cemetery, 901 Wharton Street, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina.3 He was born on April 1, 1914 at Guilford Co., North Carolina.6,3,4 He married Mary Louise Keesee, daughter of Edward George "Ed" Keesee and Luvenia Victoria "Queenie" "Queen" Yeattes, on June 24, 1943 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina.1,5 Marcus Nathaniel Daniel died on May 31, 1974 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, at age 60.2,3

Family

Mary Louise Keesee b. January 13, 1915, d. April 8, 2004
Marriage*He married Mary Louise Keesee, daughter of Edward George "Ed" Keesee and Luvenia Victoria "Queenie" "Queen" Yeattes, on June 24, 1943 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina.1,5 

Citations

  1. [S619] News-Record, From the Louise Keesee Daniel obituary in the Apr 9, 2004 edition.
  2. [S1028] North Carolina Archives and Records Section and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004.
  3. [S1653] Bureau of Vital Statistics North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, From the Marcus Nathaniel Daniel death certificate.
  4. [S998] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000.
  5. [S5158] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Bertha Robeson1

F, b. 1882, d. June 22, 1936
     Bertha Robeson was buried at Oak View Memorial Park, 2500 East 18th Street, Antioch, Contra Costa Co., California.2,3 She was born in 1882 at Ohio.4,2 As of April 29, 1911,her married name was Yates.1 She married Morris Thomas Yates, son of Thomas Monroe Yeatts and Mary Elizabeth Ingram, on April 29, 1911 at Lincoln Co., Washington.3,1 Bertha Robeson died on June 22, 1936 at California.2,3 She Mrs. Bertha Yates, 53, a resident of the Mt. View district 14 years and a native of Ohio, died yesterday afternoon at the University of California hospital. She is survived by her husband Morris Yates and a daughter Miss Mildred Yates. Burial will be in Antioch cemetery. on June 23, 1936.3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 210, District 14, Township 5, Contra Costa Co., California4

Family

Morris Thomas Yates b. March 14, 1883, d. September 2, 1944
Marriage*Bertha Robeson married Morris Thomas Yates, son of Thomas Monroe Yeatts and Mary Elizabeth Ingram, on April 29, 1911 at Lincoln Co., Washington.3,1 
Child

Citations

  1. [S3540] Washington State Archives, Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013.
  2. [S3466] Oak View Memorial Park, Contra Costa Co., CA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S12039] Contra Costa Gazette, From the Bertha Yates obituary in the Jun 23, 1936 edition.
  4. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Mildred Elzira Yates1,2,3

F, b. November 19, 1918, d. August 24, 1975
FatherMorris Thomas Yates1,2,4,5 b. March 14, 1883, d. September 2, 1944
MotherBertha Robeson1,4 b. 1882, d. June 22, 1936
     Her Social Security Number was 546-14-5669.6 Mildred Elzira Yates was buried at Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo Co., California.7,8 She was born on November 19, 1918 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.9,6,3 As of June 14, 1944,her married name was Paquette.3 She married Raymond Vincent Paquette on June 14, 1944 at Oregon; Both were divorced at the time of this marriage.8,3 Mildred Elzira Yates died on August 24, 1975 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, at age 56.9 She In this city, August 24, 1975, Mildred E. Paquette, dearly beloved wife of the late Raymond V. Paquette; loving mother of Marianne Clark and Jeffrey Paquette; loved grandmother of William and Lori Clark; owner and operator of Sunset Answering Service; aged 56 years. Interment at Olivet Memorial Park. on August 27, 1975.8

Census Records

1930Dwelling 210, District 14, Township 5, Contra Costa Co., California1
1940Dwelling 278, District 7-8, Township 1, Contra Costa Co., California2

Occupation

1940Waitress2

Family

Raymond Vincent Paquette b. June 28, 1907, d. July 17, 1971
Marriage*Mildred Elzira Yates married Raymond Vincent Paquette on June 14, 1944 at Oregon; Both were divorced at the time of this marriage.8,3 
Children
  • Marianne Paquette8
  • Jeffrey Paquette8

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S10814] Oregon State Archives, Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968.
  4. [S12039] Contra Costa Gazette, From the Bertha Yates obituary in the Jun 23, 1936 edition.
  5. [S12039] Contra Costa Gazette, From the Morris Thomas Yates obituary in the Sep 5, 1944 edition.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S12040] Olivet Memorial Park, San Mateo Co., CA, online www.findagrave.com.
  8. [S7761] San Francisco Examiner, The, From the Mildred E. Paquette obituary in the Aug 27, 1975 edition.
  9. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.

Eldridge Samuel Proffit1,2,3

M, b. June 9, 1897, d. February 16, 1962
FatherWilliam Abraham "Abe" Proffit1,2 b. June 18, 1877, d. October 8, 1960
MotherAlmaretta R. "Alma" Yeatts1,2 b. November 30, 1875, d. August 1, 1940
     Eldridge Samuel Proffit was born on June 9, 1897 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1,3 He married Vivian Lula Stephens in 1924 at Washington, D.C..4 Eldridge Samuel Proffit and Vivian Lula Stephens were divorced before April 6, 1940.5 Eldridge Samuel Proffit died on February 16, 1962 at age 64.6

Census Records

1900Dwelling 267, District 18, Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia1
1910Dwelling 157, District 48, Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia2
1920Washington State Hospital, Washington, D.C.7
1940Dwelling 53, District 1-453, Washington, D.C.5

Occupation

1920Hospital attendant7
1940Insane institution attendant5

Family

Vivian Lula Stephens b. October 18, 1904, d. March 12, 1997
Marriage*Eldridge Samuel Proffit married Vivian Lula Stephens in 1924 at Washington, D.C..4 
Divorce* Eldridge Samuel Proffit and Vivian Lula Stephens were divorced before April 6, 1940.5 
Child

Citations

  1. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  4. [S620] Washington Post, The, From the licensed to marry section in the Dec 28, 1924 edition.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S2789] Riley-Joyner Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8402565/person/-767217414
  7. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.

Effie L. Proffit1,2

F, b. October, 1898
FatherWilliam Abraham "Abe" Proffit1,2 b. June 18, 1877, d. October 8, 1960
MotherAlmaretta R. "Alma" Yeatts1,2 b. November 30, 1875, d. August 1, 1940
     Effie L. Proffit was born in October, 1898 at Virginia.1

Census Records

1900Dwelling 267, District 18, Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia1
1910Dwelling 157, District 48, Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia2

Citations

  1. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.

Charlie White Proffit1,2

M, b. September 27, 1901, d. December 19, 1933
FatherWilliam Abraham "Abe" Proffit1 b. June 18, 1877, d. October 8, 1960
MotherAlmaretta R. "Alma" Yeatts1 b. November 30, 1875, d. August 1, 1940
     Charlie White Proffit was buried at Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 563 Bethel Green Road, Middlebrook, Augusta Co., Virginia.2 He was born on September 27, 1901 at Virginia.1,2 He married Lillian Alice Radford in 1925 at Floyd Co., Virginia.3 Charlie White Proffit died on December 19, 1933 at age 32; Died in a car accident.2

Census Records

1910Dwelling 157, District 48, Little River, Floyd Co., Virginia1
1930Dwelling 145, District 13, Riverheads, Augusta Co., Virginia4

Occupation

1930Farmer4

Family

Lillian Alice Radford b. May 10, 1902, d. November 24, 1990
Marriage*Charlie White Proffit married Lillian Alice Radford in 1925 at Floyd Co., Virginia.3 

Citations

  1. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S4221] Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Augusta Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S8] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 4, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  4. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Vivian Lula Stephens1

F, b. October 18, 1904, d. March 12, 1997
     Her married name was Fowler.2 Her Social Security Number was 217-52-7576.2 Vivian Lula Stephens married Unknown Fowler.2 Vivian Lula Stephens was born on October 18, 1904 at Mt. Holly, Virginia.1,2 As of 1924,her married name was Proffit.1 She married Eldridge Samuel Proffit, son of William Abraham "Abe" Proffit and Almaretta R. "Alma" Yeatts, in 1924 at Washington, D.C..1 Vivian Lula Stephens and Eldridge Samuel Proffit were divorced before April 6, 1940.3 Vivian Lula Stephens died on March 12, 1997 at age 92.2

Family 1

Unknown Fowler
Marriage*She married Unknown Fowler.2 

Family 2

Eldridge Samuel Proffit b. June 9, 1897, d. February 16, 1962
Marriage*Vivian Lula Stephens married Eldridge Samuel Proffit, son of William Abraham "Abe" Proffit and Almaretta R. "Alma" Yeatts, in 1924 at Washington, D.C..1 
Divorce* Vivian Lula Stephens and Eldridge Samuel Proffit were divorced before April 6, 1940.3 
Child

Citations

  1. [S620] Washington Post, The, From the licensed to marry section in the Dec 28, 1924 edition.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2789] Riley-Joyner Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8402565/person/-767217414

Lillian Alice Radford1,2

F, b. May 10, 1902, d. November 24, 1990
     Lillian Alice Radford was buried at Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 563 Bethel Green Road, Middlebrook, Augusta Co., Virginia.2 She was born on May 10, 1902 at Virginia.3,2 As of 1925,her married name was Proffit.1 She married Charlie White Proffit, son of William Abraham "Abe" Proffit and Almaretta R. "Alma" Yeatts, in 1925 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 Lillian Alice Radford died on November 24, 1990 at age 88.2

Census Records

1930Dwelling 145, District 13, Riverheads, Augusta Co., Virginia3

Family

Charlie White Proffit b. September 27, 1901, d. December 19, 1933
Marriage*Lillian Alice Radford married Charlie White Proffit, son of William Abraham "Abe" Proffit and Almaretta R. "Alma" Yeatts, in 1925 at Floyd Co., Virginia.1 

Citations

  1. [S8] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 4, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  2. [S4221] Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Augusta Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Muriel Inez "Minez" Lee1,2,3

F, b. March 5, 1910, d. February 13, 1971
FatherJohn Turner Lee4,5,1,6 b. March 4, 1883, d. August 31, 1942
MotherMyrtle E. "Mertie" Yeatts4,5,1,6 b. November 24, 1885, d. May 31, 1946
     Muriel Inez "Minez" Lee was buried at Sunset Cemetery, North Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.2,3 She was born on March 5, 1910 at Smith River, Patrick Co., Virginia.4,2 She died on February 13, 1971 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 60.2,3 She CHRISTIANSBURG -- Miss Muriel Inez Lee, 60, of Christiansburg, died Saturday, February 13, 1971, in a Roanoke hospital. A graveside service was Monday, February 15, 1971, at 2 p.m. at Sunset Cemetery. Miss Lee was formerly of Floyd County. on February 18, 1971.3

Census Records

1910Dwelling 94, District 83, Smith River, Patrick Co., Virginia4
1920Dwelling 32, District 91, Court House District, Floyd Co., Virginia5
1930Dwelling 53, District 10, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia1
1940Dwelling 187, District 61-14, Cambria, Montgomery Co., Virginia6

Occupation

1940Store clerk6

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S65] Rena Worthen & Margarette Tynan, Montgomery County Virginia Cemetery Reading of Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg.
  3. [S116] Floyd Press, From the Muriel Inez Lee obituary in the Feb 18, 1971 edition.
  4. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Lula E. Fitzgerald1

F, b. circa 1875
FatherJohn R. Fitzgerald1 b. April, 1850
MotherElvira A. Yates1 b. circa 1851, d. before 1894
     Lula E. Fitzgerald was born circa 1875 at Virginia.1

Census Records

1880Dwelling 238, District 30, 30th Enumeration District, Floyd Co., Virginia1

Citations

  1. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.

Maude M. Fitzgerald1,2

F, b. October 8, 1878, d. August 7, 1934
FatherJohn R. Fitzgerald1,2 b. April, 1850
MotherElvira A. Yates1,2 b. circa 1851, d. before 1894
     Maude M. Fitzgerald was buried at Turpin Street Cemetery #1, Danville, Virginia.3 She was born on October 8, 1878 at Floyd Co., Virginia.2,3 As of March 1, 1899,her married name was Watson.2 She married George T./D. Watson on March 1, 1899 at Danville, Virginia.2,3 Maude M. Fitzgerald died on August 7, 1934 at age 55.3

Census Records

1880Dwelling 238, District 30, 30th Enumeration District, Floyd Co., Virginia1
1900Dwelling 241, District 90, Tunstall, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia4

Family

George T./D. Watson b. circa 1878
Marriage*Maude M. Fitzgerald married George T./D. Watson on March 1, 1899 at Danville, Virginia.2,3 
Child

Citations

  1. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2415] Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, online https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1708698
  3. [S3996] Turpin Street Cemetery #1, Danville, VA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  4. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.

Karl Wayne Thomas Sr.1,2,3,4,5

M, b. January 28, 1928, d. March 28, 2012
     Karl Wayne Thomas Sr. was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.4 He was born on January 28, 1928 at Fincastle, Botetourt Co., Virginia.2,3,6 He married Barbara Jean Yeatts, daughter of Cortez Ovell "C. O." Yeatts and Pearlie Mae Carter, on October 15, 1949 at Roanoke, Virginia.1,7,2,4 Karl Wayne Thomas Sr. died on March 28, 2012 at Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 84.6,4,5 He K. Wayne Thomas Sr., 84, of Blue Ridge, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. He was predeceased by his parents, Nathaniel H. and Wanda R. Thomas; his grandmother, Mollie Thomas; his in-laws, Cortez Ovell and Pearlie Mae Yeatts; two brothers, Melvin and Floyd Thomas; and a sister-in-law, Patricia Anne Yeatts. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Yeatts Thomas; and four children, K. W. Thomas, Jr. and Cindi Thomas, Jon Y. Thomas, Susan Thomas, and Peter N. and Noelle Thomas; six grandchildren; and two great grandchildren; one brother, Harold R. and Shirley Thomas; nephew, Michael and Patricia Thomas; niece, Ann Thomas; and a special cousin, Nellie T. Holland. He was a member of Bonsack UMC, and a former member of Fincastle UMC and Universal City UMC. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, where he served for 10 years, and retired from the Civil Service after 24 years. A Funeral Service will be held at noon on Monday, April 2, 2012, at Oakey's East Chapel, with the Rev. Tim Tate officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. on April 1, 2012.4

Family

Barbara Jean Yeatts
Marriage*He married Barbara Jean Yeatts, daughter of Cortez Ovell "C. O." Yeatts and Pearlie Mae Carter, on October 15, 1949 at Roanoke, Virginia.1,7,2,4 
Children
  • Peter N. Thomas4
  • Karl Wayne Thomas Jr.1,4
  • Jon Yeatts Thomas1,4
  • Susan Thomas1,4

Citations

  1. [S599] Sr. Robert Somerville Radford Yates, A History of John Yeardley Yates of Pittsylvania and Patrick Counties, Virginia.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  4. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the K. Wayne Thomas, Sr. obituary in the Apr 1, 2012 edition.
  5. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Patricia Anne Yeatts obituary in the Jul 11, 2002 edition.