YATES, ELIAS (1839 - 1919)
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Notes from Edson Strobridge (April 2000)Elias Yates was born in 1839. On March 17, 1862 he enlisted as a private in Co B & G of the 2nd MO SM Cavalry. During the Civil War he was also a member of Co K, 13 MO Cavalry which was organized in 1864-65 from Veterans of Missouri State Militia Regiments.
He died on Jan 14, 1919 in Santa Barbara California and is buried in the Mountain View Section, Lot 115, Gr1 of the Santa Barbara Cemetery. He has a Military marker.
SOURCES: US Military Pension Record Index, IC#214063 filed 1878 April 9: Widow, Anna Yates, WC #816070 filed 1919 Feb 13 from Calif.; A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Frederick H. Dyer; Calif. Death Index, wife (H), age 80 yrs, State File #7145; SB Cemetery Interment Record.
Date of Birth: 1839
Date of Death: 1919-14-01
County: Santa Barbara
Cemetery/City of Burial: Santa Barbara
Plot: L115G1
Spouse: (Yates) _ Anna
Last City: (CA Santa Barb)
Enlisted: 1862/03/17
Discharged: 1866/07/03
Military Unit: MO_ 2 Cav_ Co B
Rank: Pvt
Military Notes: Not on HDS/SSS Database 04/04
GAR#: WR32
Available records used to obtain information:
Cemetery records
Santa Cruz County death records
California Death Index
Military records
Santa Cruz and Monterey newspapers
Voter Records
CW Reference: SEN 1915/12/10