He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855 , practicing law in Murfreesboro .
Born in Hertford County , North Carolina , near Murfreesboro , Yeates attended private schools and then Emory and Henry College in Virginia .
Yeates studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855 , practicing law in Murfreesboro .
Born in Hertford County , North Carolina , near Murfreesboro , Yeates attended private schools and then Emory and Henry College in Virginia .