Friday, February 18, 2011

JOHN HENRY "JACK" YATES

 John Henry "Jack" Yates

Born Jul. 11, 1828
Gloucester County
Virginia, USA

Died Dec. 22, 1897
Houston
Harris County
Texas, USA

John Henry (Jack) Yates, a vital community leader, first pastor of Antioch Baptist Church and founder of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, who encouraged property ownership among black Houstonians;  Jack Yates (d. 1897) originally was buried in Olivewood cemetery, but was re-interred here after College Memorial Park Cemetery became operable.

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