A history of the Yoakum, Yocom, Yocum, Families. H. C. Smith, M



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1 Nov 1947: married Shirley Redetghe.

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Rupert Roswell Yocum (son of Albert Lee and Anna Belle (Short) Yocum)

22 Mar 1890: born Lucas County, Iowa.

25 Oct 1916: married Nora Edythe Allen (1894-_______) daughter of Joseph Patton and Sadie Belle (Morris) Allen.

no date: daughter Doris born.


Doris Yocum (daughter of Rupert Roswell and Nora Edyth (Allen) Yocum)

no date: married Lee Liege.

no date: child Jerrie Lee Liege born.

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George M. Yocum (son of Albert Lee and Anna Belle (Short) Yocum)

12 May 1895: born Lucas County, Iowa.

20 Oct 1917: married Ethel M. Bowen (30 Aug 1897-_______) daughter of H. L. and Nina (Taylor) Bowen).

30 Sept 1918: daughter Betty Marie born; unmarried, instructor in homemaking in Chariton, Iowa, high school (1958).

12 Sept 1921: son George, Jr. born.

Lived Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa.

Betty Marie Yocum
George Yocum, Jr. (son of George M. and Ethel M. (Bowen) Yocum)

12 Sept 1921: born Rosebud, South Dakota.

19 Jan 1946: married Mary T. Hollingshead.

Lived Redmond, Oregon.

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Annie R. (Anna A., Anola A.) Yocum (daughter of Elijah and Caroline A. (Higgins) Yocum)

31 Dec 1879: married DeWitt County, Illinois, to Sylvester P. Stillman.

no date: son William Stillman born; married Nellie Beers. Children:

1. Francis Stillman; married Dorothy Sparks.

2. William Stillman, Jr.; married Louise _______.

no date: m/2 _______ Oyler.

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Elijah Lincoln Yocum (son of Elijah and Caroline A. (Higgins) Yocum)

no date: born DeWitt County, Illinois.

24 Sept 1882: married DeWitt County, Illinois, Sarah L. Story.

no date: son Harry born.

no date: daughter Dell born.

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Harry Yocum (son of Elijah Lincoln and Sarah L. (Story) Yocum)

no date: married Pearl Rankin.

no date: son Maynard born.

no date: daughter Virginia born.


Maynard Yocum (son of Harry and Pearl (Rankin) Yocum)

no date: married Olivia Wilkie.


Virginia Yocum (daughter of Harry and Pearl (Rankin) Yocum)

27 Aug 1938: married Melvin Peavler.

no date: m/2 George Ash.

no date: daughter Laura Jane Ash born.

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Dell Yocum (daughter of Elijah Lincoln and Sarah L. (Story) Yocum)

no date: married Milton Hoose.

no date: daughter Colleen Hoose born.

no date: son Sharon Hoose born; married Louise Shirley.

no date: daughter Vaudrene Hoose born; married Harry Cade.

no date: son Weldon Hoose born.

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Rebecca Yocum (daughter of Jacob and Mary (Booth) Yocum)

11 Mar 1826: born Montgomery County, Kentucky. igi

1 June 1848: married Sangamon County, Illinois, Clement Passwaters of Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois, son of Parnell and Comfort (Short) Passwaters.

Apr 1849: moved to McLean County, Illinois.

2 May 1849: daughter Emily Jane Passwaters born McLean County, Illinois; married 11 Mar 1871 Samuel Miller (or Stephen Miller) of Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois. Lived near Heyworth. Two children.

1 Dec 1850: son Stephen H. Passwaters born McLean County, Illinois; married 8 Feb 1873 Sarah Lee. Lived near Heyworth. Two children.

no date: son William F. Passwaters born McLean County, Illinois.

no date: son Enoch D. Passwaters born McLean County, Illinois.

no date: son James C. Passwaters born McLean County, Illinois.

no date: son John L. Passwaters born McLean County, Illinois.

no date: daughter Mary C. Passwaters born.

Igi relative: John T. Houskeeper.

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Thomas Jefferson Yocum (son of Jacob and Mary (Booth) Yocum)

2 Nov 1828: born Sangamon County, Illinois (born on the day of his family's arrival).

Spring 1847: moved to California and spent 11 months in the gold mines.

before 1 Dec 1850: moved to Oregon.

13 Feb 1851: took donation land claim #1770. Affidavit: Caleb I. Payne, Reuben Grant.

16 Jan 1851: married Polk County, Oregon, to Elizabeth Tharp (23 Mar 1836-_______) daughter of Abraham and Margaret (Stuart) Tharp.

5 Sept 1852: daughter Margaret born Bellevue, Yamhill County, Oregon; died, age 13, 1865.

19 Mar 1854: daughter Sarah Jane born.

1 Mar 1856: daughter Mary Ann born.

4 Sept 1858: daughter Emily Huldah born.

4 Jan 1862: daughter Melvina Elizabeth born.

14 Aug 1863: son Samuel Franklin born.

28 Dec 1866: daughter Rebecca Sophia born.

10 July 1870: son Albert Tharp born.

24 Sept 1909: died Bellevue, Yamhill County, Oregon.

Margaret Yocum


Sarah Jane Yocum (daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth (Tharp) Yocum)

19 Mar 1854: born.

28 July 1870: married John Thornton (1847-_______) at her home by L. Henderson, J.P. Witnesses: Sarah F. Henderson, James P. Morgan.

1929: died.

Two children.
Mary Ann Yocum (daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth (Tharp) Yocum)

1 Mar 1856: born.

10 Sept 1873: married Robert B. Griffith(s) at her home, by G. W. Brareson, minister, with written consent of parents. Witnesses: T. Tharp, J. K. Delashmut.

no date: child born.

1909: died.
Emily Huldah Yocum (daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth (Tharp) Yocum)

4 Sept 1858: born.

29 Aug 1880: married William Arthur (1855-_______) at her home, by G. W. Brareson, minister. Witnesses: W. N. Pugh, S. P. Yocum.
Melvina Elizabeth Yocum (daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth (Tharp) Yocum)

4 Jan 1862: born.

10 Jan 1878: married Yamhill County, Oregon, Robert Francis Yocom. The igi gives the date of marriage as 16 Jan 1879.

7 Nov 1952: died.

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Samuel Franklin Yocum (son of Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth (Tharp) Yocum)

14 Aug 1863: born near Bellevue, Yamhill County, Oregon.

1878: married McMinnville, Oregon, to Clara Offrey.

1891: son Lloyd born.

9 Mar 1939: died.

Lived McMinnville, Oregon.


Lloyd Yocum (son of Samuel Franklin and Clara (Offrey) Yocum)

1891: born.

10 Aug 1919: married Willamina, Oregon, Julia Ann Wagerman or Waugaman (1896-_______) at her home, Willamina, Oregon, by Alfred G. Bates, Methodist Episcopal minister. Witnesses: Elie and Malinda Waugaman. Att. Ralph Tharp.

1922: son Walter Glenn born.

1924/25: died, drowned.
Walter Glenn Yocum (son of Lloyd and Julia Ann (Wagerman) Yocum)

1922: born.

5 Feb 1944: married Phoenix, Arizona, to Marjorie M. Ingram.

Three daughters.

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Rebecca Sophia Yocum (daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth (Tharp) Yocum)

28 Dec 1866: born.

12 Oct 1892: married Chester W. Babcock, of Polk County, by William Galloway, county judge. Witnesses: Sol Messenger, Baltman.

no date: divorced.

no date: m/2 David Newberry.

1953: died.


Albert Tharp Yocum (son of Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth (Tharp) Yocum)

10 July 1870: born.

5 Oct 1897: married Millie A. Morris (1881-_______) at Yamhill Hotel, by J. E. Magorf, county judge. Att. John Newell. Witnesses: I. F. Harding, Mrs. L. J. Latham.

no date: divorced.

5 Oct 1911: m/2 Mary Elizabeth Shawver at home of David Powell, by D. Lester Fields, Methodist Episopal minister. Att. William L. Lambright. Witnesses: Mrs. Neal Stroup, David Powell.

James P. Yocum (son of Jacob and Mary (Booth) Yocum)

11 Apr 1830: born Sangamon County, Illinois.

Spring 1851: moved to Oregon with his mother and William S. Hussey.

4 Oct 1851: arrived in Oregon.

10 Oct 1851: settled land claim #2423. Affidavit: Jesse Yocum, Jefferson Davis, Henry Bird

18 June 1857: married Yamhill County, Oregon, to Maria Emeline Hussey (1 Jan 1841 Sangamon County, Illinois-23 Apr 1863) by Alexander Bennett, minister. Witnesses: Stephen and Cornelia Hussey, Franklin Yocom, Henry Bird.

2 Dec 1858: daughter Henrietta born; died, age 16, 4 Dec 1874; buried Gopher Valley, Oregon.

1860: daughter Miranda born Yamhill County, Oregon; died 1867; buried Gopher Valley, Oregon.

14 Oct 1862: son Stephen H. born.

3/5 May 1865: m/2 Martha E. (Beamon) Potts (11 Sept 1838 Paltes or Pettis County, Missouri-1899). Her parents were both born in North Carolina.

1866: daughter Anna M. born Yamhill County, Oregon; 1880 census McLean County, Illinois.

1867: son Franklin D. or B. born Yamhill County, Oregon; unmarried.

ca 1869: daughter Virginia B. born Yamhill County, Oregon.

1871: daughter Mary born.

no date: son Grant born Yamhill County, Oregon; died infant.

1875: daughter Minnie born.

29 Oct 1875: left Oregon on S. S. Ajax to San Francisco, then went by railroad to Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois.

13 Nov 1875: arrived in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois.

1878: son Jessie born; died age 4 months; buried Shiloh Cemetery, Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois.

10 Dec 1880: died, age 49 years, 9 months, 16 days; buried Shiloh Cemetery, Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois.

Lived four miles northeast of Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois.

Henrietta Yocum; Miranda Yocum; Anna Yocum; Franklin D. Yocum; Grant Yocum


“He left for Oregon overland in the spring of 1851, accompanied by his mother, two brothers, and his brother-in-law, William S. Hussey, and arrived at their journey's end 4th October the same year and was within three days of living six months on the road. He settled on a donation land claim 8 Oct 1851, in Yamhill County, Oregon.

He left Oregon 29 Oct 1875, with his family, going by the steamship Ajax to San Francisco, thence by railroad to Bloomington, Illinois, arriving 13 Nov 1875, and then lived four miles northeast of Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois.”


Stephen H. Yocum (son of James P. and Maria Emeline (Hussey) Yocum)

14 Oct 1862: born Yamhill County, Oregon. igi

no date: married _______ Passwaters.
Mary Yocum (daughter of James P. and Martha E. (Beamon) Yocum)

1871: born Yamhill County, Oregon.

no date: married John Alsop.
Minnie Yocum (daughter of James P. and Martha E. (Beamon) Yocum)

1875: born Yamhill County, Oregon.

1927: died unmarried; buried Shiloh Cemetery, Heyworth, McLean County, Illinois.

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Hathaway Yocum (son of Jacob and Mary (Booth) Yocum)

31 Oct 1831: born Sangamon County, Illinois.

Oct 1850: moved to Oregon; took donation land claim #1894. Affidavit: Thomas J. Yocom and Hiblers.

7 Mar 1852: married Polk County, Oregon, Mary Tharp or Thorpe (1835-16 Aug 1889 Polk County, Oregon; buried Deer Creek Cemetery, near Bellevue, Oregon) daughter of Abraham and Margaret (Stewart) Tharp. She m/1 18 Feb 1845 William Harrington in Halifax, Nova Scotia (if these dates are correct, Mary would have been 10 years old when she married William Harrington).

15 Apr 1852: settled claim in Polk County, Oregon.

1855: daughter Elizabeth Frances born.

17 Aug 1856: son Christopher Clement born.

7 Oct 1860: daughter Carletta Lavina born.

15 Apr 1865: son Joseph M. born.

1870/71: son William Abraham born.

1874: son Edward born.

2 Dec 1891: married Amery Jane (Verge) Harrington (16 Mar 1824 Lake Porter, Nova Scotia-_______) daughter of John Verge and Eunice (Millet) Verge, widow of William Harrington.

21 Oct 1915: died Falls City, Polk County, Oregon; buried Deer Creek Cemetery, near Bellevue, Oregon.

Shirley Wood, of Portland, Oregon: “On Hathaway and Mary's stone in the cemetery is the name of Hattie born 1878, died 1879. Clement's name is also on the stone, so either Hattie is Hathaway's daughter or Clement's daughter.”

Hattie Yocum
Elizabeth Frances Yocum (daughter of Hathaway and Mary (Tharp) Yocum)

1853/55: born Bellevue-McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon.

no date: licensed to marry Peter Delashmut of Polk County, Oregon.

22 Oct 1871: marriage license returned Yamhill County, Oregon, Lindsay Delashmint(mut), by J. T. Simpson, J.P. Witnesses: T. Tharp, J. K. Delashmut.

23 Apr 1883: m/2 G. T. Griffin.

Elizabeth and Lindsay had three children.


Christopher Clement Yocum (son of Hathaway and Mary (Tharp) Yocum)

17 Aug 1856: born Bellevue-McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon.

25 Oct 1877: married Yamhill County, Oregon, Ada Lee Osborne.

Apr 1880: son Fredric born Polk County, Oregon.

4 Mar 1882: drowned in Yamhill River.

Fredric Yocum


Carletta Lavina Yocum (daughter of Hathaway and Mary (Tharp) Yocum)

7 Oct 1860: born Ballston, Polk County, Oregon.

30 Apr 1882: married Ballston, Polk County, Oregon, Henry Buell, a mortician in Eugene, Oregon.

1 Apr 1935: died Dallas, Oregon.

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Joseph M. Yocum (son of Hathaway and Mary (Tharp) Yocum)

15 Apr 1865: born Polk County, Oregon. The igi says that he was born Bellevue-McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon.

ca 1887: married Hettie Hussey.

no date: son John Richard born.

no date: daughter Rita born.

no date: son Lawren Funk born.

no date: daughter Vera born.

no date: daughter Vivian born.

no date: son Ercel born.

no date: daughter Bess born.

1952: died.

no date: ?m/2 Bessie Church.

Lawren Funk Yocum; Ercel Yocum
John Richard Yocum (son of Joseph M. and Hettie (Hussey) Yocum)

1949: lived Rufus, Sherman County, Oregon.


Rita Yocum (daughter of Joseph M. and Hettie (Hussey) Yocum)

no date: married _______ Oviatt.


Vera Yocum (daughter of Joseph M. and Hettie (Hussey) Yocum)

no date: married _______ Hettpold.


Vivian Yocum (daughter of Joseph M. and Hettie (Hussey) Yocum)

no date: married Bert Kane.


Bess Yocum (daughter of Joseph M. and Hettie (Hussey) Yocum)

no date: married _______ Church.

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William Abraham Yocum (son of Hathaway and Mary (Tharp) Yocum)

1870/71: born.

1893: married Mrs. May Dickey.

15 Sept 1928: died.

“Willie.”
Edward “Eddie” Yocum (son of Hathaway and Mary (Tharp) Yocum)

1874: born.

no date: married Mary Pattee.

30 May 1909: son Melvin or Clarence born.

no date: son Melvin or Clarence born.

1929: died.

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George W. Yocom, Jr. (son of George Washington and Rebecca (Powell) Yocom)

ca 1789: born Montgomery County, Kentucky.

1842: died.

George had a large plantation and slaves. He died before the Civil War and manumitted his slaves before his death, giving the head of each family a few acres of land.


Lucy “Tally” Yocom (daughter of George Washington and Rebecca (Powell) Yocom)

1791: born Montgomery County, Kentucky.

no date: married David Tremble.

1808: son (Mark) William Tremble born; died 1870; married Ellen O'Hair (1787-_______) daughter of Michael and Elizabeth (Tribbett) O'Hair.

no date: daughter Evaline Tremble born; married _______ McGuire.

no date: daughter Caroline Tremble born; married _______ Swango.

no date: son Shelton Tremble born.

no date: son Preston Tremble born.

no date: daughter Emily Tremble born; married _______ Cockrell.

1823: son James Greenville Tremble born; died 1919. Children:

1. Mary Tremble; married _______ Greenwade.

2. Rowena Tremble; married _______ Day.

3. Nelson K. Tremble.

4. Robert M. Tremble.

5. Ella Q. Tremble.

6. Bruce W. Tremble.

7. Fannie L. Tremble; married _______ Jones.

8. Nancy M. Tremble; married _______ Holley.

9. James Greenville Tremble.

no date: daughter Rose Tremble born; married _______ Hensley.

no date: daughter Louisa Tremble born; married _______ Wilson.

no date: son Asbury Tremble born.

no date: son Nelson Tremble born.

no date: daughter Elizabeth Tremble born; married _______ Turner.

no date: son Frank Tremble born.

Reference: Ruth E. Frey, Paris, Illinois.

1845: died.
Amelia or Millie Yocum (daughter of George Washington and Rebecca (Powell) Yocum)

10 Jan/Oct 1793: born Clark, now Montgomery County, Kentucky. The igi gives 10 Jan 1793 Montgomery County, Kentucky; Oct 1793 Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; and 27 May 1793 Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

2 Aug 1813/17: married Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, Samuel Darnell or Darneille. The igi gives both dates.

18 Feb 1893: died Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa; buried Old Saunders Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa.

Amelia lived with her brother Jacob in Sangamon County, Illinois. She was ill after the death of Samuel.

Igi relative: Grant Allyn Caproni.


Nancy Yocum (daughter of George Washington and Rebecca (Powell) Yocum)

17 June 1794: born Montgomery County, Kentucky. igi

27 June 1814: married Montgomery County, Kentucky, Benjamin Shafer Davis or Davies (1793 Virginia-_______). igi

13 Jan 1815: daughter Talitha Davis or Anna Cumi Davis born; died 3 Jan 1901; married John Breckenridge Wells.

21 Sept 1817: son Owen Davis born; died 21 Mar 1895; married Sarah Ann Wills or Wells.

30 Oct 1819: daughter Parthena Davis born; died 3 Feb 1911 or 13 Feb 1869; married James Hart Jones; m/2 Isaac Turnbaugh. Children:

1. Mary Caroline Turnbaugh born 25 Apr 1842, Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois; married James Harvey Langford

2. Isaac Newton Turnbaugh born 13 Apr 1849; died 15 Oct 1904; married Christieanna M. Johnson. Child:

1. Florence Turnbaugh; lived 2397 East 4800 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84117.

3. John Benjamin Turnbaugh born 7 Apr 1855.

4. Hyrum Turnbaugh born 27 Feb 1858 Willard, Utah; died 8 Sept 1863.

5. Susan Parthena Turnbaugh born 9 May 1860 Willard, Utah; died 15 Dec 1866.

6. Tilithia Eliza Turnbaugh born 16 Oct 1862 Willard, Utah; died 8 Sept 1863.

7. Sonora Nevada Turnbaugh born 2 Nov 1864 Willard, Utah; died 12 Nov 1925.

7 Nov 1821: daughter Caroline Davis born; married George S. Wren.

24 Jan 1824: daughter Eliza Davis born; died 3 Aug 1885; married Orlando G. Spencer.

23 Nov 1826: son Jefferson Davis born; died 8 June 1890; married Kittie Robinson or Kittie Johnson.

24 Dec 1828: daughter Susan Olive Davis born; died 23 Mar 1920; married Joseph B. Evans.

3 Apr 1831: son George Yocum Davis born; died 7 Mar 1897; married Caroline Yoacum.

no date: ?m/2 David Batterton (5 Nov 1796 Madison, Kentucky-_______).

1 Apr 1831: died Montgomery County, Kentucky.
Elizabeth Yocum (daughter of George Washington and Rebecca (Powell) Yocum)

1796: born Montgomery County, Kentucky. The igi lists ca 1795 as the birthdate.

no date: married John Frame.

On 22 May 1817, an Elizabeth Yocum married Isaac B. Butcher in Montgomery County, Kentucky. igi

?1845: died.
Rebecca Yocum (daughter of George Washington and Rebecca (Powell) Yocum)

1798: born Montgomery County, Kentucky.

1845: died.
Stephen Powell Yocum (son of George Washington and Rebecca (Powell) Yocum)

17 Feb 1800: born Montgomery County, Kentucky. igi

ca 1824: married Montgomery County, Kentucky, to Delilah Scott.

5 May 1825: daughter Rebecca Jane born.

ca 1826/27: daughter born; died age 14 years.

1828: moved to Marion County, Illinois, with his older brother, Jacob.

Sept 1828: divorced; Stephen accused Delilah of adultery--he entered divorce proceedings against her in both Marion County, Illinois, and Montgomery County, Kentucky. Montgomery County, Kentucky, Deed Bk 16 p29.

29 Sept 1829: m/2 Marion County, Illinois, to Mary Dorris (1 July 1809-25 May 1879 McDonough County, Illinois) daughter of John Dorris of Smith and Sumner Counties, Tennessee. The igi gives 24 Sept 1830 as the marriage date.

ca 1830: daughter Eliza Ann born.

1831/32: served as a major in the Black Hawk War in the 8th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Abraham Lincoln was a “Colonel in the same Division.” “After President Lincoln's election, Stephen Yocum visited him in Springfield and Lincoln recognized him and said `Well Major, you bossed me and now it is my turn to boss you.'”

17 Oct 1832: daughter Talitha Cumi born.

no date: daughter Amanda born.

1 Apr 1836: daughter Cornelia Hester born.

18 Sept 1837: daughter Julia L. born; died, age 18, 9 Dec 1855.

22 Jan 1838: son George F. born.

no date: daughter Mary L. V. born.

no date: daughter Clarissa V. born.

20 Jan 1839: son Milton born; died, age 4, 10 Jan 1844.

27 Mar 1839: daughter Elzira K. born.

7 Aug 1843: candidate for Justice of the Peace in McDonough County, Illinois.

23 Oct 1874: died; buried with his family in Pennington Point Cemetery, Pennington County.

Julia L. Yocum; Milton Yocum

Stephen was a partner with his father in a saw mill. He was described as a heavy-set, rather handsome man. He was noted for his open-handedness to anyone in need and for his wit and ability as a raconteur, and as an inveterate practical joker.

A History of McDonough County, Illinois told a story of his inability to turn away any traveller applying for food or shelter. It told of a traveller and his family of four or five children, caught, as night came on, in one of the torrential rainstorms which afflict that section of the country and applied to the “Major” for lodging. Stephen P. told him that he was welcome to stay, if they could put up with the poor fare he was able to offer them. The man was apologetic for being forced to inflict himself and family on one in such circumstances, but that he and his wife could make out if there was only enough extra food for his hungry children. Stephen continued to lament his circumstances during the preparations by the female contingent for supper. When it was announced, he led the people into a room with a table heaped with fried chicken and all of the other comestibles found on a well-to-do farmer's table.

Stephen's will bequeaths to his wife, Mary, land in New Salem, McDonough County, Illinois. Also to daughter, Clara Stephens, son-in-law, William M. Harlan, daughter, Eliza Ann Toland, children of daughter, Amanda Booker, daughter, Mary Wilcox, daughter Talitha Harlan, daughter, Esther Harlan, daughter, Elzira Burleigh, and grandchildren, Thomas Jones, Margaret and Mary Thomas, Fanny Jennings, Margareta Baer and daughter Jane's children by Thomas H. Jones.

A Memoir of Stephen Powell Yocum written by Louella Burleigh Thompson--1954/55:

The Yocum family came from Holland and settled in Kentucky. Stephen (my grandfather) was born in 1800 and of the 4th generation. His mother or grandmother was of Scotch-Irish descent. Stephen had sisters and two were redhaired and one brother, George who never married. He had a large plantation and slaves. He died befor the Civil War but before he died he gave to the head of each slave family a few acres of land and their freedom.

Stephen was in partnership with his father in a saw mill. He married a beautiful woman and when there were two little girls he divorced his wife because of adultery.

He was a major in the Black Hawk War of 1832 and Abe Lincoln was a colonel in the same division. After President Lincoln's election, grandfather visited him in Springfield and Lincoln recognized him and said, `Well Major you bossed me and now it is my turn to boss you.'



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