John Burl (Bud) Yates III, born in 1875, and Polly Canada, born in 1874, lived on the John Burl Yates II's homestead, located on Taylor Creek when they first were married. They converted an old shed into living quarters and prepared meals on a 'cook stand' in the open.

They started homesteading the property where they built this one room house and lived a simple life off the land. They always had a garden, raised livestock and hunted deer, turkey and wild hogs. In early times, the kitchen was on the front porch! The rear room was added by Polly's sons after her husband died in 1923.

The gray, marl clay for the stick and clay chimney came from a local clay pit in the Taylor Creek area.

John Burl (Bud) Yates III, born in 1875, and Polly Canada, born in 1874, lived on the John Burl Yates II's homestead, located on Taylor Creek when they first were married. They converted an old shed into living quarters and prepared meals on a 'cook stand' in the open.

They started homesteading the property where they built this one room house and lived a simple life off the land. They always had a garden, raised livestock and hunted deer, turkey and wild hogs. In early times, the kitchen was on the front porch! The rear room was added by Polly's sons after her husband died in 1923.

The gray, marl clay for the stick and clay chimney came from a local clay pit in the Taylor Creek area.