Racine County WI Archives News.....Mrs. Elisabeth Yates family reunion October 28, 1874 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Brandy Forsman Br2877@gmail.com June 28, 2025, 3:43 am Racine Journal Racine, Wisconsin • Wed, Oct 28, 1874 Page 3 October 28, 1874 YORKVILLE. A family re-union was held on Sunday last at the residence of Abraham Hayes, In this town. It was for Mrs. Elisabeth Yates; and her eight children and their families, making with the twentv-four grand- children, one great family of forty persons. Of those members from Racine, there was Mr. David Lawton and wife (second daughter) and children; Mr.Samuel Yates (third son) wife and children: Mr. Thomas Yates (second son) the old bachelor the non-producer of the family. From Yorkville, Mr. James Yates (first son) and wife and children; Mr. Abraham Hayes and wife (third daughter) and children: Mr.Johnathan Dorning and wife (fourth daughter) and children, From Hammond, St. Croix County, Wis., Mrs. Martha Egbert (first daughter) and children. From Freeport. III., Mr. A. B. Adams and wife (youngest daughter) with no children at all. This is the first time in twenty years that Mrs. Yates has had her children all together, and the old lady (65 years old) looked as young as many of them, and was as sprightly about seeing all the children provided for at the tables as a hired help. Mrs. Y. came tn this country from England 30 years ago and has did her share toward peopling America with stout, healthy, sensible men and women.. Additional Comments: FamilySearch Elizabeth Conway Yates https://www.familysearch.org/tree/ person/2472-31W File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/racine/newspapers/mrselisa24nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb