Margaret Jane Yates

Excerpt from Lela Prewitt's 1964 book on the Hawkinses, and others, is under the MEDIA tab.

Married John Yates on March 9, 1803* (Age: 35) in Monongalia County, Virginia (now WV), USA

This might be the filing date, not the actual wedding date. Slightly different date of marriage provided by Joel Hawkins:

Margaret Jane (m) 10 Mar 1803 John Yates 1780 – 15 May 1854 27 Feb 1773 – 12 Apr 1853 (Margaret’s death reported by daughter Mary Ann TUTT)

John Yates, two brothers and one sister came from an eastern state - probably Virginia - in what year is not known, and settled on a small stream by the name of Shelby, Taylor County, West Virginia, near Pruntytown. John Yates married Margaret Hawkins, March 10, 1803. It is not known positively if she came with him or not, but it is thought she did.

Their family consisted of five boys and four girls, namely: Martin Yates (1804-1883), Nelson Yates, Isaac Yates, Elijah Yates, Lawson Yates, Elizabeth Yates, Nancy Yates, Sarepta Yates, Mary Jane Yates.

The family after marriage settled in Taylor County near the old home place except one. Nelson left home in his young days and was never heard from again.

John Yates died April 12, 1853, age 80 years, 1 month, 15 days. Margaret Yates died May 15, 1854, age 70 years.

The old home is still owned by the Tutt family grandchildren.*

Children: Elijah Yates, Martin Yates, Elizabeth Yates, Nelson Yates, Sarepta Yates, Isaac Yates, Mary Jane Yates

http://www.yatesville.net/hgen/getperson.php?personID=I12877&tree=01

Source- Children of John Yates and Margaret Hawkins "Mrs. Vonda Gregory of Wendel, West Virginia, a descendant, wrote 3 March 1936 the following to the compiler of this family history: 'We have prepared a short memorandum of some of our ancestors for the benefit of ourselves and also for those younger. The first of our ancestors that we have any account of at present was John Yates -- born February 27, 1773. So far as is known at present, John Yates, two brothers and one sister came from an eastern state - probably Virginia - in what year is not known, and settled on a small stream by the name of Shelby, Taylor County, West Virginia, near Pruntytown. John Yates married Margaret Hawkins, March 10, 1803. It is not known positively if she came with him or not, but it is thought she did. John Yates died April 12, 1853, age 80 years, 1 month, 15 days. Margaret Yates died May 15, 1854, age 70 years. Their family consisted of five boys and four girls, namely: Martin Yates (1804-1883), Nelson Yates, Isaac Yates, Elijah Yates, Lawson Yates, Elizabeth Yates, Nancy Yates, Sarepta Yates, Mary Jane Yates. The family after marriage settled in Taylor County near the old home place except one. Nelson left home in his young days and was never heard from again. The old home is still owned by the Tutt family grandchildren'." [Lela Wolfe Prewitt, The Wolfe, Hawkins, Sheets, Yates, Wheeler and Allied Families (1964), page 60]. williamyates added this on 16 Mar 2013