Mary was born about 1872.
Year: 1880; Census Place: Bannister, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 1384; Family History Film: 1255384; Page: 16C; Enumeration District: 162
Year: 1900; Census Place: Banister, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 1722; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1241722
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMND-PRX : accessed 11 January 2016), John R Yates in household of Mary A Yates, Banister District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States; citing sheet 8B, family 125, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,722.
husband's marker mentions marriage to Mary Lee Yates, who was previously married to Chesley Yates, and her death: "died in the fall of 1920" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180602726/george-lee-ford https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180602726/george-lee-ford
profile created for Mary Lee Barksdale Yates Ford on Find-A-Grave:
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 December 2020), memorial page for Mary Lee Barksdale Ford (1872–5 Sep 1920), Find a Grave Memorial no. 219625050, citing Ford Family Cemetery, Java, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Katherine Benbow (contributor 50516299) .
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