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- [S53] Rutherford County, North Carolina, Index to Delayed Births, 1880-1932. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, hereinafter cited as Rutherford Co, NC Delayed Births.
- [S54] Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, Heritage of Rutherford County, North Carolina (n.p.: Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, 1984). Hereinafter cited as Heritage of Rutherford Co, NC.
- [S55] Clarence W. Griffin, History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, 1730-1936 (Asheville, NC: Miller Printing Company, 1937). Hereinafter cited as History of Rutherford County.
- [S57] 1860 Federal Census (Free Schedule), Overton County, Tennessee. National Archives and Record Administraton micropublication M653, Roll #1267, online www.ancestry.com .
- [S80] Henderson County, North Carolina, Index to Deaths, 1914-1967. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, hereinafter cited as Henderson Co, NC Deaths.
- [S110] Toe Valley Genealogical Society, 1880 Federal Census Mitchell County, NC (Spruce Pine, NC: Toe Valley Genealogical Society, 1993). Hereinafter cited as 1880 Census, Mitchell County.
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- [S289] Center for Health Statistics California Dept. of Health Services, online www.ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997. Hereinafter cited as California Death Index.
- [S297] McDowell County, North Carolina Delayed Birth Index, online www.rootsweb.com . Hereinafter cited as McDowell County Delayed Births.
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- [S318] Edna Yelton Walker, The Family History of James Bert Yelton and Deliah Harrell Yelton (n.p.: n.pub., Aug 1978). Hereinafter cited as Yelton Family (JBY).
- [S319] 1920 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton micropublication T625, Roll #1291, online www.ancestry.com .
- [S323] Georgia Death Records, 1919-1998, online www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Georgia Death Records.
- [S324] 1920 Federal Census, McDowell County, North Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton micropublication T625, Roll #1309, online www.ancestry.com .
- [S348] Archives of Yelton-L, www.rootsweb.com, unknown cd. Hereinafter cited as Yelton-L Archives.
- [S350] 1880 Federal Census, Burke County, North Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton micropublication T9. Roll #954, online www.ancestry.com .
- [S354] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1880 United States Census and National Index (n.p.: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2001). Hereinafter cited as 1880 Census - LDS.
- [S357] William B. Bynum, editor, The Heritage of Rutherford County, North Carolina (Winston-Salem, NC: Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, in cooperation with Hunter Publishing Co., 1984). Hereinafter cited as Rutherford Co, NC Heritage.
- [S362] 1910 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton micropublication T624, Roll #1132, online www.ancestry.com .
- [S418] 1930 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton micropublication T626, Roll #1681 & #1682, online www.ancestry.com .
- [S427] 1930 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton micropublication T626, Roll #1719 & #1720, online www.ancestry.com .
- [S434] 1930 Federal Census, Richmond County, Augusta. National Archives and Record Administraton online www.ancestry.com .
- [S435] 1930 Federal Census, Columba County, Georgia. National Archives and Record Administraton online www.ancestry.com .
- [S437] 1920 Federal Census, Columba County, Georgia. National Archives and Record Administraton online www.ancestry.com .
- [S439] 1920 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton online www.ancestry.com .
- [S441] 1930 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton online www.ancestry.com .
- [S445] 1930 Federal Census, Henderson County, North Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton micropublication T626, Roll #1698 & #1699, online www.ancestry.com .
- [S448] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Department, 1880 United States Census and National Index (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2001). Hereinafter cited as LDS 1880 Census.
- [S495] 1930 Federal Census, McDowell County, North Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton micropublication T626, Roll #1703 & #1704, online www.ancestry.com .
- [S524] Yelton, Harley Obit, Greenville News, http://greenvilleonline.com/obits/archives/, 4 aug 2000. Hereinafter cited as Greenville News.
- [S595] 1900 Federal Census, Cumberland County, Illinois. National Archives and Record Administraton online www.ancestry.com , downloaded 14 Dec 2003.
- [S689] Obituary of Bristoe Yelton, Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, North Carolina, 18 Mar 2002. Hereinafter cited as Asheville Citizen-Times.
- [S937] Ralph & Barbara Yelton, "Descendants of John Yelton and Drucilla Yelton", 15 May 1995. . Hereinafter cited as "John Yelton & Drucilla Yelton".
- [S938] Elsie Yelton, "Descendants of John Yelton", May 1995. . Hereinafter cited as "John Yelton".
- [S952] South Carolina Death Index, 1915-1949, online www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as SC Death Records.
- [S969] James W. Yelton, "Descendants of Jacob Dexter Yelton, Sr.", May 1994. . Hereinafter cited as "Jacob Dexter Yelton".
- [S1563] 1910 Federal Census, Fannin County, Georgia. National Archives and Record Administraton online www.ancestry.com .
- [S1564] Gerald Dunn, (e-mail address), "Another Yelton Puzzle," e-mail message to Cheryl Chasin, 18 Apr 2007. Hereinafter cited as "Puzzle".
- [S1565] 1920 Federal Census, Fannin County, Georgia. National Archives and Record Administraton online www.ancestry.com .
- [S1566] 1930 Federal Census, Fannin County, Georgia. National Archives and Record Administraton online www.ancestry.com .
- [S1606] Mr. Joe Charlie Yelton, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, 13 July 1991. Hereinafter cited as Charlotte Observer.
- [S1609] Leonard A. Yelton, Gaston Gazette, Gastonia, North Carolina, 7 Sep 2000. Hereinafter cited as Gaston Gazette.
- [S1646] Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Yelton Dobbins, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, 21 May 2001. Hereinafter cited as Mary Yelton Dobbins Obituary.
- [S1653] Mrs. Emogene Yelton Kendrick, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina. Hereinafter cited as Emogene Kendrick Obituary.
- [S1658] 1900 Federal Census, McDowell County, North Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton online www.ancestry.com .
- [S1659] 1910 Federal Census, McDowell County, North Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton online www.ancestry.com .
- [S1668] Nancy Stewart, "Descendants of Wray Yelton, Sr.," e-mail message to Iris Reily, 5 May 2007. Hereinafter cited as "Wray Yelton Family".
- [S1671] 1900 Federal Census, Anderson County, South Carolina. National Archives and Record Administraton online www.ancestry.com .
- [S1897] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, online www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee Marriages, 1780-2002.