He was born on 29 February 1836 (13 (from age at death); 12 has 1842; 2 (28 in 1865), 5 (16 in 1850), 6 (24 in 1860), 7 (34 in 1870), 8 (44 in 1880)). He was born in Pennsylvania (5, 6, 7, 8).
In 1850, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with William and Anna Yeats (probably his parents), and with Charles and Howard (presumably his brothers), along with Margaret Eckenrode (5). He was probably a laborer (5).
On 19 April 1858, he married Mary C Foulk (13).
In 1860, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Mary (6). He was a farmer, and owned $550 [?] in personal property (6).
He was drafted (1, 2). He was mustered into service as a private on 28 February 1865 at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 4 [24 Feb], 11). He was a private in company F (1, 14).
He was discharged near Washington DC by special order on 29 April 1865 or by general order on 15 May 1865 (1, 2 [29 Apr, special order], 2 [15 May 65, special order], 4 [29 Apr], 11 [15 May]). He was a private, in company F (14).
In 1870, he was living in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Mary, his children Charles and Elmer, and a farm laborer (7). He was a farmer, and owned $1,650 in personal property (7).
In 1880, he was living in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Mary, and his children Charles, Elmer, Allen, and Annie (8). He was a farmer (8).
On 16 October 1889, he applied unsuccessfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (9, 11).
In 1890, he was living in Menallen Township or Bendersville Borough, Adams County, Pennsylvania (4).
His wife died in 1903, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania (10).
He died on 18 October 1903, of "a stroke of paralysis" (10 [25 Oct 1903], 12 [18 October 1909], 13 [18 Oct 1903]). He was buried at the Bethlehem Church at Centre Mills, Adams County, Pennsylvania (10, 12).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Amos Yeatts)
2 company F, register of men discharged (Amos Yeatts)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 19 January 2005 (Amos Yeatts)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township and Bendersville Borough, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 17, page 5] (Amos F Yeatts)
5 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, microfilm series M432, film 743, page 67 = 33 handwritten (Amos Yeats)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township (post office Histelsburg [?]), microfilm series M653, film 1057, page 625 = 43 handwritten (Amos Yeats)
7 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Franklin Township (post office Arendtsville), microfilm series M593, film 1289, page 130-131 = 54-55 handwritten (Amos F Yeatts)
8 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 40, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 35 D = 16 handwritten (Amos F Yeatts)
9 pension index, by name (Amos Yeatts)
10 [death notice]. The Star and Sentinel (Gettysburg PA), Wednesday 28 October 1903, page 1 (Amos F Yeatts)
11 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (Amos Yeatts)
12 Find A Grave (viewed 17 April 2009) (thanks to Bill Flis for finding this!) (Amos F Yeatts)
13 e-mail, Dennis W Brandt to Harry A Ide, 27 October 2009 (Amos F Yeatts)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Amos Yeatts)
| line | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwellings visited | 894 | ||||||
| Families visited | 977 | ||||||
| Name | William Yeats | Anna | Peter | Charles | Howard | Amos | Margaret Eckenrode |
| Age | 53 | 49 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 23 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | F |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | Teacher | L [sic; probably = 'Laborer'] | L | L | ||
| Real estate owned | 4500 | ||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 16 | 17 |
| Dwelling number | 319 | |
| Family number | 338 | |
| Name | Amos Yeats [?] | Mary " |
| Age | 24 | 22 |
| Sex | M | F |
| Color | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | |
| Value of real estate owned | ||
| Value of personal estate | 550 [?] | |
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pennsylvania?] | " |
| Married within year | ||
| Attended school within year | ||
| Cannot read & write | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwelling-house number | 421 | ||||
| Family number | 449 | ||||
| Name | Yeatts Amos F | - Mary | - Charles | Yeatts Elmore | Baker Franklin |
| Age | 34 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Farm Laborer | ||
| Real estate value | |||||
| Personal estate value | 1650 | ||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | Penna | " |
| Father foreign born | |||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||
| Birth month if born within year | |||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||
| Attended school past year | |||||
| Can't read | |||||
| Can't write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
| street name | ||||||
| house number | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 147 | |||||
| family visit # | 158 | |||||
| name | Yeatts Amos F | - Mary A | - Charls [sic] | - Elmer A | - Allen | - Annie B |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | F |
| age | 44 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Son | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | Farm Laborer | |||
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| can't read | ||||||
| can't write | ||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
Amos F. Yeatts who resides with his son, Charles, near town had a stroke of paralysis on Saturday night last from which he died on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Yeatts was a veteran of the civil war. His wife died about a month ago in Carlisle. He is survived by three sons and one daughter all of which reside in Carlisle, except Charles. His remains were be [sic] entered at the Bethlehem Church at Centre Mills today. He was aged 69 [?] years.