Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


[Thanks to Nancy Rula for her help locating this obituary.]


Obituary of Daniel Tomlinson Yates, Sr.
  (25 Jan 1834 to 29 Jul 1909)


Fairfield Recorder - Friday, Aug. 6, 1909 issue

    D. T. Yates

  Mr. D. T. Yates, of Ward Prairie, an old citizen of Freestone, died last Friday 
at the home of his son, Vale Yates, at Mountain View, Okla., and was buried at 
that place.
  Mr. Yates had been in bad health for quite awhile and had gone to Oklahoma for 
his health when his death occurred.
  Mr. Yates was highly esteemed by all who knew him, as an upright Christian 
gentleman. It is with many regrets that we learn of his death.

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Fairfield Recorder - Friday, Dec. 31, 1909 issue

Tribute of Respect

To the Worshipful Master, Wardens and Brethren of Fairfield Lodge, No. 103, A. 
F. & A. M. 

The committee appointed by said lodge to draft resolutions with respect to the 
memory of our brother, D. T. Yates, would respectfully submit the following 
report:

Whereas, on the 29th day of July, 1909, it pleased the all-wise Master to call 
from the labors of this world; our beloved brother, D. T. Yates, who for many 
years had been a true, faithful and beloved member of our lodge; therefore be it 

Resolved by the Fairfield Lodge No. 103, A. F. & A. M., that in the death of 
Brother Yates, this lodge has lost one of its oldest and most faithful landmarks 
and exponents of Free Masonry, who will long be remembered by us for his many 
noble qualities of heart and mind. Brother Yates was a good and kindly man, whose 
upright life has left an influence for good upon all who knew him. He was a true 
and devoted husband, and an affectionate father, devoted to the welfare of his 
family and was mindful of his duty to neighbors and friends.

Brother Yates was born in the State of Georgia on Jan. 25, 1834, and moved with 
his parents to Texas, at the age of 4 years, settling in Nacogdoches county. He 
was there made a Master Mason at the age of twenty-one. He later moved to Kaufman 
county, and thence to Freestone, in 1874, settling near Fairfield, where he 
resided until his death, which occurred at Mountain View, Okla., while visiting 
his son at that place.
  
Resolved further, that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of 
this lodge, and that a copy be furnished the family of our deceased brother, and 
a copy be furnished the Fairfield Recorder with a request for publication. 
                     D. W. Owens,
                     J. M. Beaver,
                     J. R. Bell,
                         Committee
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