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Mary C. Yoakum (McClellan)
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| Mary C. Yoakum (McClellan) (? – before 1882)
Martha Ann Yoakum (Renwick) (1832 – 1915) 4 Elizabeth Jane Yoakum (Johnson) (1835 – ?) William Jackson Yoakum (1836 – 1879) Anne Eliza Yoakum (Hughes) (1841 – ?) George Washington Yoakum (1843 – ?) Jesse James Yoakum (1845 – ?) attended the College of California in 1864 Louisa Josephine Yoakum (Haralson) (1845 – ?) Thomas Jefferson Yoakum (1847 – 1879) Isaac Columbus Yoakum (1849 – 1893) Sarah Rebecca Yoakum (1851 – ?) The Moraga - Yoakum Feud Besides significant land holdings in Oakland, Isaac Yoakum claimed some land in the Moraga valley, basing his title on a mortgage which had been foreclosed on (courtesy Horace Carpentier). However, some of the descendants of Joaquin Moraga had crops growing and refused to leave the land even though Yoakum had legal possession. The details are somewhat hazy; the San Francisco Examiner says: "A clear idea of the dispute about the property which led to the killing cannot be learned yet, and the story of the killing is given with several different versions, so that it will be only by sheer luck if we happen to hit upon the correct account of the affair." 1 In June 1871, Yoakum and a party of men attempted to drive a herd of their animals onto the ranch, and an unknown assailant fired some 40 shots at them, killing Yoakum's horse. The next day, Yoakum took down part of a fence to drive some sheep onto the land. An employee of the Moragas, Silverio Monjas, attempted to replace the fencing, and an unknown assailant fired at him. He shot randomly in the direction where he thought the shots had come from. An employee of Yoakum's, James Steele, came from behind a bush and shot the Moraga's employee, killing him. 1 Yoakum had 5 of the "Moraga girls" arrested on a charge of riot in July 1871. But Yoakum was already up on charges filed by Gumecinda Moraga for assault with a deadly weapon. She said Yoakum had struck her with his fists and his gun while she and her sisters were helping their herder drive the sheep away. The charge was reduced to assault and battery, and Yoakum represented himself with the assistance of one of his daughters. He was found guilty, but Yoakum said he was going to appeal. 2 It's unknown if Yoakum appealed or not, but in 1873, Ms. Moraga filed suit for $10,000 in damages, saying she had suffered from her injuries for 6 months. 3 Download 39.31 Kb. Share with your friends:
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