TWELFTH GENERATION

143. James Donald Yates ⁽¹⁵⁾ was born on 4 Aug 1958 in Hardin Memorial Hospital, Elizabethtown, Ky. He was baptized on 15 Aug 1958 in St. James Church, Elizabethtown, Ky.
James was born the first of a set of twins. Joseph Ronald was born 9 minutes after James. At a very early age at the old farm in Rineyville, Ky. Donnie and Ronnie were playing with a ball in the living room. The ball rolled under the couch. The twins decided that if they worked together they could lift the couch and get the ball. Now with the couch lifted one of them had to get the ball. Ronnie dove in after it and Donnie dropped the couch on him. I'm sure at the time it wasn't funny and since no one geot hurt, except Ronnie's pride, it is a topic of great ammusement to this day. At least to Donnie.

James went to St. Lawrence Elementary in Louisville, Ky. then to Western High School and on to the US army in Nov. 1976. There he learned electronics. He served at Ft. Hood Texas and went to Reforger Excercises in Stutgart, Germany in Dec. 1978 to April 1979. He was Honorably Discharged in Nov. 1979. In 1980 he went on to Earn a Asscociate Degree in Electronics.

He married Debra Lynn Wilkerson on June 22 1984. Debra Had a Daughter from a previous Mariage. The step Daughter was Linda Michelle Daugherty. Linda was 9 years old when they married. Linda was raised and always will be loved as one of Donnie's own children.

Donnie's only natural child is Kayla Marie Yates.

He was married to Debra Lynn Wilkerson (daughter of Keneth Wilkerson and Ellen Francis Blain) on 22 Jun 1984 in Louisville Ky.. Debra Lynn Wilkerson ⁽¹⁵⁾ was born on 24 Aug 1957 in St. Mary's and Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, Ky.. She was baptized on 20 Apr 1997 in St. Lawrence Catholic Church. James Donald Yates and Debra Lynn Wilkerson had the following children:

284 i. Kayla Marie Yates was born on 10 Dec 1988 in Audobon Hospital, Louisville, Ky.. She was baptized on 20 Apr 1997 in St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She was confirmed in Dec 2002 in St. Lawrence Catholic Church.