Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Lieut-Col. Arthur Volkman Yates

Male 1893 - 1948  (54 years)


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  • Name Arthur Volkman Yates 
    Prefix Lieut-Col. 
    Born 4 Nov 1893  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 - 1st Battalion  [5
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Student 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Anglican 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    WW1, Captain, 1st Battalion 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Lieutenant, 111th Battalion / 29th Regiment, 
    Residence Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Residence Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-89961P 
    Died 1948  [7
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I89961  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Reeve Thomas Yates,   b. 8 Jan 1864, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1956  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Emma Mary Volkmann,   b. 3 Jul 1866, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1944, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 18 May 1892  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F18658  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christine Mary Livingston Wilson,   b. 1894, Crieff, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1987  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 3 Oct 1925  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F250612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 20.

    2. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 22.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Arthur Volkmann Date of Birth: 4 Nov 1893 Gender: Male Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Thomas Yates Mother's name: Emma Mary Volkmann

    4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    5. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    6. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

    7. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Yates/ In Loving Memory Of/ Arthur.V. Yates/ 1893 - 1948/ His Beloved Wife/ Christine Wilson/ 1894- 1987/ Ever Remembered.

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Thomas Yates Age: 28 Birth Date: abt 1864 Birth Place: Plattsville, Ontario Marriage Date: 18 May 1892 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Jas Yates Mother: Elizabeth Ann Yates Spouse: Emma Mary Volkmann Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1866 Spouse Birth Place: Preston, Ontario Spouse Father: John Volkmann Spouse Mother: Maria Volkmann

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Arthur Volkmann Yates Age: 31 Birth Date: abt 1894 Birth Place: Preston, Ontario Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1925 Marriage County or District: Wentworth Father: Thomas Yates Mother: Emma Mary Volkmann Spouse: Christina Mary Livingstone Wilson Spouse's Age: 28 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1897 Spouse Birth Place: Creiff, Scotland Spouse Father: David Wilson Spouse Mother: Jessie Matheson

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Nov 1893 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Student - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Oct 1925 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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