Montgomery County, Kentucky, farmer. Montgomery County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary Yates. Father of William B. Yates, Lafayette Yates, Samuel Yates, Sarah Yates, Susan Yates, Oliver B. Yates, Robert Miller Yates, Mary Yates, and Emily Yates. Married to Prudence Hopwood in Montgomery County, Kentucky, on September 19, 1852. Resident of Montgomery County in 1830. Owned six enslaved persons in Montgomery County in 1830. Resident of Montgomery County in 1840. Owned twelve enslaved persons in 1840. Farmer in Montgomery County, Kentucky in 1850. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in Montgomery County, Kentucky in 1850. Farmer in Montgomery County in 1860. Owned seventeen enslaved persons in Montgomery County, Kentucky in 1860, including J. T. Simpson (Larkin), Emily [Unknown], Sally [Unknown], and Willis [Unknown].