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James Knox Polk Yates 1842 – 1918

Roane County, Tennessee
“Polk”, as he was called by his family, was born to parents Miles and Deborah Holmes Yates in Roane County, Tennessee. Without proof, I can only cite my Great Aunt Martha’s memoir in which she says that Miles Yates was a “dandy and a fop” and had deserted his wife Debbie and [...]

Alltop Promotes Genealogy Blogs

It’s always nice to see some recognition for blogs that really have something to contribute to their genre. As I was checking out Alltop today after joining their group on Facebook, I saw that they actually have a genealogy section showing some of the top blogs.
Quite a few of them are also part of the [...]

How To Find Inventors In Your Family

Yesterday, I found out that one of my family members has a new invention. You may hear about it later on this blog, but in the mean time, just for fun, I did a search on the U.S. Patent Office website to see if there are any other inventors in our family. I plugged in [...]