1. JAMES2 HOLMES (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1768 in South Carolina.
Child of JAMES HOLMES is: 2. i. JAMES3 HOLMES, b. October 18, 1807, Perry County, Tennessee; d. October 02, 1884, Pope County, Arkansas.
Generation No. 2
2. JAMES3 HOLMES (JAMES2, WILLIAM1) was born October 18, 1807 in Perry County, Tennessee, and died October 02, 1884 in Pope County, Arkansas. He married MARY POLLY DENTON 1826 in Perry County, Tennessee, daughter of BENJAMIN DENTON and MARGARET ANDERSON. She was born January 09, 1810 in Perry County, Tennessee, and died December 08, 1877 in Pope County, Arkansas.
Children of JAMES HOLMES and MARY DENTON are: i. BENJAMIN PRESLEY4 HOLMES, b. 1827. ii. ELIZABETH HOLMES, b. 1830. iii. NANCY HOLMES, b. 1833. 3. iv. SARAH HOLMES, b. 1835, Tennessee; d. November 02, 1895, Comanche, Stephens Co., OK. v. REBECCA HOLMES, b. 1843.
Generation No. 3
3. SARAH4 HOLMES (JAMES3, JAMES2, WILLIAM1) was born 1835 in Tennessee, and died November 02, 1895 in Comanche, Stephens Co., OK. She married (1) JOHN PRYOR YATES, son of JOHN YATES and SARAH MARTIN. He was born 1832 in Russellville, Arkansas, and died April 08, 1862 in Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas. She married (2) GABRIEL S. YATES 1865 in Pope County, Arkansas, son of JOHN YATES and SARAH MARTIN. He was born Abt. 1822 in Tennessee, and died Abt. 1881 in Pope Co. Arkansas.
Child of SARAH HOLMES and JOHN YATES is: i. JOHN PRYOR5 YATES.
Children of SARAH HOLMES and GABRIEL YATES are: 4. ii. MALVINA5 YATES, b. July 10, 1862, Pope County, Arkansas; d. April 22, 1927, Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma. iii. MARY JANE YATES, b. 1861; d. 1940. 5. iv. GABRIEL YATES, b. May 1857, Arkansas; d. 1900, Comanche, Stephens Co., OK. 6. v. ELIJAH M. YATES, b. September 1863, Arkansas; d. 1940. vi. JOHN PRYOR YATES, b. August 22, 1866, Russellville, Pope county, Arkansas; d. July 21, 1927, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; m. REBECCA ARIMENTA "BECKY" BROWN; b. October 01, 1867, Perla, Hot Spring County, Arkansas; d. September 24, 1953, Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma. vii. MARY JANE YATES, b. October 12, 1861; d. February 06, 1940; m. EUGENE L. ELTON. viii. GABRIEL S. YATES, b. May 1857; d. September 13, 1927, Frederick, Tillman County, Oklahoma.
Generation No. 4
4. MALVINA5 YATES (SARAH4 HOLMES, JAMES3, JAMES2, WILLIAM1) was born July 10, 1862 in Pope County, Arkansas, and died April 22, 1927 in Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma. She married JOSEPH W. STARR May 12, 1881 in Pope County, Arkansas, son of JAMES STARR and GELINA BATTENFIELD. He was born February 14, 1857 in Hardin Township, Conway County, Arkansas, and died March 08, 1935 in Comanche, Stephens Co., OK.
Children of MALVINA YATES and JOSEPH STARR are: i. CLEMMIE6 STARR, d. Abt. 1920. ii. MARY HELEN STARR, m. MID NORTON. iii. GELINAS C. STARR, b. January 1887, Arkansas. iv. MINNIE ANN STARR, b. September 27, 1888, Pope County, Arkansas; d. August 30, 1980, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma; m. LEE ROBERT TEAGUE, October 29, 1905, Ryan, Indian Territory; b. March 10, 1888, Decatur, Wise County, Texas; d. April 03, 1966, Duncan, Stephens Co., Oklahoma. v. MITTIE LANN STARR, b. September 27, 1888, Pope County, Arkansas; d. December 16, 1968; m. RICHARD THOMAS TEAGUE; b. Emory, Rains County, Texas. vi. ELBERT STARR, b. March 03, 1891, Arkansas; d. January 1977, Stephens Co., OK. vii. VINNIE STARR, b. March 1892, Arkansas. viii. MARY HELEN STARR, b. March 01, 1881; d. January 19, 1972; m. JAMES NORTON; b. November 17, 1877; d. July 12, 1933. ix. GELINA CLEMETINE CLIMMIE STARR, b. 1884, Pope Co. Arkansas; d. 1919, Stephens County, Oklahoma; m. MACK C. DUVALL. x. MITTIE STARR, b. September 27, 1888. xi. ELBERT G. STARR, b. March 10, 1891; d. January 15, 1977. xii. TEDDY STARR, b. 1904; d. 1964.
5. GABRIEL5 YATES (SARAH4 HOLMES, JAMES3, JAMES2, WILLIAM1) was born May 1857 in Arkansas, and died 1900 in Comanche, Stephens Co., OK. He married METY.
Children of GABRIEL YATES and METY are: i. LUCY6 YATES, b. Abt. 1877; d. August 11, 1890, Pope County, Arkansas. ii. BECKY YATES, b. December 1879, Arkansas. iii. WILLIE E. YATES, b. March 1881, Arkansas. iv. DUFFIE O. YATES, b. December 1884, Arkansas. v. JULIUS P. YATES, b. December 1887, Arkansas. vi. JOHN H. YATES, b. December 1888, Arkansas. vii. ANDY YATES, b. September 1891, Arkansas.
6. ELIJAH M.5 YATES (SARAH4 HOLMES, JAMES3, JAMES2, WILLIAM1) was born September 1863 in Arkansas, and died 1940. He married REBECCA.
Children of ELIJAH YATES and REBECCA are: i. GABEL S.6 YATES, b. August 1884. ii. POLLY R. YATES, b. November 1886. iii. ABRAHAM YATES, b. November 1888, Arkansas; d. Stephens Co., OK; m. LOVICE F. LEACH, February 09, 1905, Comanche, Indian Territory.