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ELIZA ANN, born July 2, 1833, in Springfield, was married Oct. 20, 1858, to Rev. John A. Hamilton, of the Congre- gational Church, and a native of Chester, Massachusetts. They have one child, JENNIE LOUISE, born August 26, 1859, at Keene, New Hampshire, at which place Mr. Hamilton spent the early part of his ministry, and was afterwards in charge of the Congregational church at Daven- port, Iowa, which he resigned to make the tour of Europe and the Holy Land, in 1873. He is now-1875-settled as pastor of the Congregational Church at Norwalk, Connecticut.
GAMES G., born March 20, 1835, in Springfield, married Sarah A. Wilbourn, of Masor. county. He died Nov. 16, 1858, at Lincoln, Ill., leaving a widow and one child, the latter has since died.
MARIA GANE, born Nov. 14, 1837, in Springfield, was married Dec. 23, 1856, to Robert P. Johnston, who was born April 30, 1828, at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and came to Springfield in I851. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston had two children, LLOYD ERASTUS and JAMES WRIGHT. Mrs. Maria J. Johnston died very suddenly August 16, 1862, in Springfield. The sons reside with their father, who was married Feb. 22, 1865, to Isabella Muirhead, of Greenock, Scotland. They have four chil- dren, MARGARET A., ISABELLA, SUSIE and ROBERT P., Jun. R. P. Johnston was for many years a partner of P. C. Canedy, in the drug business, and is now Assistant Secretary of State of Illi- nois. He and his family reside in Spring- field, Illinois.
Mrs. Jane G. Wright died Jan. 24, 1841, and Erastus Wright married Lucy Bar- rows, who died without children, April 22, 1867. Erastus Wright was married March 23, 1868, to Mrs. Lucy F. Carpen- ter, whose maiden name was Johnson. She was born and educated in Vermont, and married Mr. Thomas Carpenter at Lancaster, Erie county, Pennsylvania, where she buried her husband and only child, ARTHUR. She was married to Mr. Wright at Lincoln, Illinois. He died in Springfield, Illinois, Nov. 21, 1870, on the forty-ninth anniversary of his resi- dence in that city. His widow visited Europe in 1873, and now-1874-resides in Springfield, Illinois.
Erastus Wright was one of the earliest teachers in Sangamon county, and taught for many years. For ten years he filled office of school commissioner of Sangamon county. During that time a large amount of money, derived from the sale of govern- ment land for school purposes, passed through his hands. He was one of the earlest Abolitionists, and was always fear- less in advocating its doctrines. He ac- quired considerable wealth, and was liberal towards all benevolent objects, and every public enterprise was sure to elicit his co- operation.
WRIGHT, DOCTOR N., is a son of Samnel Wright, an elder brother to Charles and Erastus. The Dector is not an early settler, as he came to Springfield August 12, 1842. He has a family, and is a practicing physician in Chatham, Sanga- mon county, Illinois.
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YATES, HENRY, was born October 29, 1786, in Caroline county, Virginia. Dr. Michael Yates, a native of England, emigrated to America before the Revolution and settled in Caroline county, Virginia. He there married Martha Marshall, a sister of John Mar- shall, afterwards Chief Justice of the United States. Their son, Abner, born in Caroline county, married Mollie Hawes, daughter of Thomas Hawes and Eliza- beth Fisher, his wife. They had two chil- dren, Henry, whose name heads this sketch, and Martha, who married Henry Ellis. See his name. Henry Yates was taken by his parents, in 1788, from Caro- line county, Virginia, to Fayette county, Kentucky, where his father died. The family moved to Woodford, thence to Scott, and from there to Gallatin county, in the same State, in 1804. Henry Yates, Henry Ellis, and Colonel Robert Johnson laid out a town on the Ohio river, and Colonel Johnson named it Fredericks- burg, in honor of his native city of that name in Virginia. It was at a later period changed to Warsaw, and is the county seat of Gallatin county. Henry Yates returned to Caroline county, Virginia, and was there married, July 11, 18og, to his cousin, Millicent Yates, who
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was born May 15, 1791. They went to Gallatin county, Kentucky, where they had eleven children, five of whom died young, and Mrs. Millicent Yates died April 19, 1830. Henry Yates married Mary A. Shuff, and moved to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving in May, 1831, at Springfield. In November, 1832, they moved to Island Grove, where Berlin now stands. They had one child there, and Mrs. Mary A. Yates died May 11, 1835. Henry Yates was married Sept. 28, 1835, to Elizabeth McMillan. They had six children, one of whom died in childhood. Of his twelve children, including the six brought from Kentucky-
THOMAS, born March 14, ISHI, in Gallatin county, Kentucky, was married March 29, 1837, at Berlin, Sangamon county, Illinois, to Nancy Higgins, who was born May 23, 1816, in Cumberland county, Kentucky, and came with her parents to Sangamon county in 1836, . Thomas and Nancy Yates had ten living children. MARY F. married Anthony A. Rhodes, and lives in Berlin, Illinois. JAMES, born April 19, 1841, married Barbara Dibert, and lives near New Ber- lin, Illinois. ANN married Davis Hen- derson, and lives near Berlin. MARTHA M. married Nathan Elliott, and lives near Berlin. GEORGE H. died in his fifteenth year. SARAH lives with her father. CATHARINE married Hugh Mc- Laughlin, and lives near Berlin. JANE, JOANNA and EMMA live with their father. Mrs. Nancy Yates died Dec. 15, 1860, and Thomas Yates resides one mile northwest of Berlin, Sangamon county, Illinois.
RICHARD, born Jan. 18, 1815, in Warsaw, Gallatin county, Kentucky, was educated at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, Georgetown College, Kentucky, and graduated at Illinois College, Jackson- ville, Illinois, being the first graduate of that institution. He studied law at Jack- sonville, and attended lectures at Transyl- vania University, Lexington, Kentucky. Richard Yates and Catharine Geers were married at Jacksonville, Illinois. They had five children. WILLIAM was killed by lightning at twelve or fourteen years of age. MARY died young. HENRY, CATHARINE and RICH- ARD, Jun., live with their mother. Rich- ard Yates was elected Governor of Illinois
in 1856. At the end of his term he was elected United States Senator, serving six years. He died suddenly, Nov. 27, 1873, at Barnum's Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, and was buried Nov. 30, at Jacksonville, Illinois. His widow and children reside there.
ABNER, born August 4, 1819, in War- saw, Kentucky, brought up in Sangamon county, was married in 1851, in Jackson- ville, Illinois, to Mary Geers. They have two children, MARY and WILLIAM, and reside in Jacksonville, Illinois.
MARTHA, born July 9, 1823, in War- saw, Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, Illinois, to John W. Scott. See his name.
GANE, born Oct. 23, IS25, at Warsaw, Kentucky, was married Dec. 10, 1846, in Sangamon county, to John F. Elliott, who was born April 14, 1823, at Upper San- dusky, Ohio. They had five children. MILLICENT, the fourth child, died in infancy. PHOEBE L., HENRY Y., CHARLES Y. and JOHN Y. reside with their parents in New Berlin, Sangamon county, Illinois. Mr. Elliott has for the last few years represented Berlin township in the Sangamon County Board of Super- visors. He is one of the most substantial farmers in the county.
MILLICENT, born Sept. 25, 1827, in Warsaw, Kentucky, brought up in San- gamon county, and married Wesley Matthews. They have one child, MARY E., and reside in Jacksonville, Illinois.
The children of the second wife were-
HENRY Fun., born March 7, 1835, at Berlin, Sangamon county, Illinois, mar- ried June 17, 1856, at Arenzville, Cass county, Illinois, to Louisa Arenz, daughter of Hon. Francis Arenz. She was born June 14, 1836, at Beardstown, Illinois. Henry Yates, Jun., and wife had five chil- dren. NELLIE died in her ninth year. GRACE A. died in her fifth year. HEN- RIETTA, MARY L. and LAURAlive with their mother. Henry Yates. Jun,, was a merchant in Berlin, sold out in order to enter the army, and raised a company in 1862, which became Co. A, 106th II). Inf. He was commissioned captain Sept. 17, 1862, promoted to lieutenant colonel, April 10, 1863, to colonel, April 8, 1864, and brevet brigadier general, August 26, 1866. He was accidentally shot in 1863, sun-struck at Little Rock, and never re-
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gained his health. General Henry Yates died Aug: 3, 1871, at Berlin. His widow and children reside in Berlin, Sangamon county, Illinois.
Children by the third marriage-
WILL, born Tune 11, 1837, at Berlin. He enlisted in 1862 in the 11th Mo. Inf., and was transferred to a cavalry regiment, became lieutenant, and was in Grierson's raid. Mr. Yates came home sick and died Oct. 14, 1864.
JOHN, born Feb. 1, 1839, in Sanga- mon county, was married Oct. S, IS64, to Olivia Williams, who was born August 6, 1845, in Warsaw, Kentucky. They had five children. OLIVIA, the fourth child, died Nov. 10, 1872, in her third year. MARY E., WILLIAM H., THOMAS W. and JOHN reside with their parents, one mile north of New Berlin, Illinois.
HAWES, born Oct. 4, 1840, in Sanga- mon county, was married March 7, 1867, to Mary R. Bevans, and resides in New Berlin, Sangamon county, Illinois.
MARY, born August 1, 1842, in San- gamon county, died unmarried at Jackson- ville, Illinois, August 30, 1873.
MARSHALL, born May 23, 1845, in Sangamon county, enlisted in 1862 in Co. A, 106th Ill. Inf., for three years, served his full term and was honorably discharged. He was employed in the custom house, and died of apoplexy April 20, 1867, at New Orleans, Louisana.
Mrs. Elizabeth Yates died August 12, 1862, and her husband, Henry Yates, Sen., died Sept. 13, 1865, both at New Berlin, Sangamon county, Illinois.
Henry Yates, Sen., having been one of the proprietors of Warsaw, Kentucky. He laid out the town of Berlin in IS33. After the railroad was built, he laid out the town of New Berlin, also.
YOAKUM, WILLIAM, was born in 1791 in Virginia, and when he was an infant his parents moved to Clai- born county, Tennessee, where his father died. His mother moved her family, about ISio, to Madison county, near Edwardsville, Illinois. They moved next to Montgomery county, and then to San- gamon county, arriving June 10, 1819, at the north side of Richland creek, in what is now Salisbury township. William Yoakum was married in IS21 to Sarah Simmons. They had eight children-
HOHN W, born in IS25, started to California in 1849, and died on the way.
MARY A., born in 1827, married Wil- liam Penny, had six children, and he died in Missouri. She lives near Salisbury, Illinois.
GEORGE H., born in 1830, is un- married, and lives near Salisbury, Illinois.
MARTHA f., born Dec. 30, 1852, married Francis M. Duncan. See his name.
GAMES C., unmarried, and lives in Menard county, Illinois.
ISAAC R. is unmarried.
JESSE f. married Sarah Miller, and lives at the family homestead, four miles west of Salisbury, Illinois.
Mrs. Sarah Yoakum died in 1863, and William Yoakum was married January, 1S6S, to Mrs. Letitia Henderson, whose maiden name was Rice, and lives near Salisbury, Illinois. The mother of Wil- liam, James and Mathias Yoakum died in Salisbury township.
YOAKUMMATTHIAS, brother to William and James Yoakum, was born either in Virginia or Claiborn county, Tennessee, came to Sangamon county, Illinois, in 1819. He married Elizabeth McHenry, and had eight chil- dren-
HIRAM married Catharine Elmore, and died in IS56, leaving one child, WILLIAM.
MAR Y married Eli Yoakum, and lives in Crawford county, Kansas.
JESSE, born Nov. 10, 1831, in San- gamon county, married Jan. 10, 1856, to Margaret Thompson, and has five chil- dren, GEORGE C., FRANKLIN T., WILLIAM R., MARY C. and ED- MUND, and live east of the Sangamon river, near Salisbury, Illinois.
CATHARINE married Z. S. Cogdal, has four children, and live near Salisbury, Illinois.
ELIHU B. married Mary A. Cogdal, has one child, and lives in Menard county, Illinois.
THOMAS C., born August 14, 1840, married May 17, 1865, to Barilla Hoag. They had one child, MAUD. Mr. Yoakum is postmaster at Salisbury, San- gamon county, Illinois, is also a merchant, and resides there.
ROBERT C. lives with his mother.
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Matthias Yoakum died August 27, 1857, and his widow lives in Menard county, Illinois-1874.
YOAKUM, JAMES, brother to William and Matthias, was born in Vir- ginia or Claiborn county, Tennessee, and came with his mother to Sangamon coun- ty. He married Julia Owens, and had eleven children in Menard county, Illinois. His sons-
GEORGE and NELSON were sol- diers in the Mexican war, and both lost their lives there in 1847.
WILLIAM was married June 16, 1836, to Priscilla Batterton. See Batter- ton sketch. They have one son, WIL- LIAM F., who married May Adams, and lives near Salisbury, Illinois.
JOHN lives in Menard county, Illi-
ISAAC lives in Iowa.
James Yoakum died in Menard county, Illinois.
YOCOM, JACOB, was born Dec. 17, 1787, in a fort or block-house in Bour- bon county, near where the city of Lex- ington, Kentucky, now stands. Mary Booth was born Feb. 11, 1791, in the same county. They were there married Nov. 15, 1810, and went to Montgomery county, in the same State, where eleven of their children were born. They moved in 1827 to Marion county, Illinois, and from there to Sangamon county, in the same State, arriving Nov. 2, IS28, in what is now Williams township, one and a half miles east of Sherman, where three children were born. Of their children-
WILLIAM, born Sept. IS, 1Su, in Montgomery county, Kentucky, came to Sangamon county with his parents in IS2S, and served three months as a soldier in a Sangamon county company in the Black Hawk war of 1831-32. He was married Dec. 17, 1834, in Sangamon county, Illi- nois, to Sarah J. Merriman. They had eleven children. GEORGE S. enlisted August, 1862, in Co. B, 130th Ill. Inf. for three years, was taken prisoner April S, 1864, with General Banks, up Red river, and was thirteen months a prisoner at Camp Ford or Tyler, Texas. He was released at the close of the rebellion, and honorably discharged June 17, 1865. He married Nancy Wimmer. They have two children, MATILDA and MARY ELLEN, and live two miles south of Williamsville, Illi-
nois. MARY A. married Perry Sapp, a native of Knox county, Ohio. They have one child, LYMAN, and live near Williams- ville, Illinois. Mr. Sapp enlisted August, 1862, in Co. B, 130th Ill. Inf. He was at home on recruiting service when his regi- ment was captured, and thus escaped thir- teen months of imprisonment. He was honorably discharged at New Orleans, August 22, 1865. JACOBenlisted August, IS62, in Co. B, 130th Ill. Inf., with his brother, George S., and experienced all that his brother did by imprisonment. See his name. Jacob Yocom married Susan Lanterman, and has three children, LULA, MARY A. and SUSAN G., and live two miles south of Williamsville, Illinois. SARAH married Jacob Y. Hussey. See his name. LYMAN M. died Jan. 19, 1863, in his nineteenth year. ELVIRA J. died March 9, 1863, in her fifteenth year. MADISON M., CORDELIA E., REBECCA C., WILLIAM F., and CHARLES E. re- side with their parents. William Yocom resides two miles east of Sherman, Sanga- mon county, Illinois.
SAMUEL, born Dec. 28, 1S12, in Ken- tucky, was married in Sangamon county, Illinois, Feb. 15, 1838, to Ann Cooper, who was born July 18, 1818. They moved overland to Oregon in 1851, and returned by water in 1853. Of their seven children three died in childhood. ALIDA, born Sept. 6, 1840, married Clifton H. King. See his name. She died March 27, 1866. WILLIAM, born Nov. 13, 1843, enlisted August, 1862, in Co. C, 114th Ill. Inf., for three years, served full term and was hon- orably discharged August 15, 1865, at Camp Butler. He was married Sept. 22, 1 869, to Mary Oliver, who was born April 10, 1850, in Ross county, Ohio. They have one child, JonN w., and reside one and a half miles northwest of Dawson, Sangamon county, Illinois. REBECCA, born Feb. 6, 1846, married John Horn. See his name. THOMAS lives near Barclay, Illinois. Mrs. Ann Yocom died Nov. 21, 1858. Samuel Yocom was mar- ried October, 1861, to Mrs. Nancy Shep- herd, whose maiden name was Langston. She died November, 1867. Samuel Yo- com was married March IS, 1869, to Mrs. Jane Hillman, widow of Richard S. Hill- man. Her maiden name was Williamson. They reside at Barclay, Sangamon county, Illinois.
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GEORGE W., born Feb. 18, 1814, in Kentucky, was married Jan. 22, IS35, to Margaret J. Cooper. They had fourteen children, one died in infancy. Of their thirteen children, JAMES E. died aged seventeen years. MARY A. married Henry F. Brown, a native of Putnam county, Indiana. They had four children. WILLIAM S. died in his fourth year. ALBERT W., JOHN H. and FRANKLIN CAR- ROLL live with their parents, near Wil- liamsville, Illinois. Mr. H. F. Brown enlisted on the first call for seventy-five thousand men, in 1861, in Co. H, 10th Ind. Inf., served three months, enlisted August 8, 1862, in Co. C, 114th Ill. Int., for three years, served full time, and was honorably discharged August 15, 1865. AMANDA J. married William Brown. They had one child, ALICE. Mr. Brown enlisted August, IS62, in Co. C, 14th Ill. Inf., and died without leaving Camp Butler. His widow was married Oct. S, 1874, to John Smith. EMELINE was married No- vember, 1865, to Samuel D. Rodgers. See his name. JEFFERSON enlisted August 12, 1862, in Co. C, 114th Ill. Inf., for three years. He was detached and placed in Co. E, Ist Ill. Light Artillery, served fifteen months, returned to the 114th, served until August, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He married Caroline Morton. They have one child, and live near Williamsville, Ill. ROBERT F. enlisted in the 2d Ill. Light Artillery, served one and a half years, and was hon- orably discharged. He married Nancy J. Smith. She died Sept. 15, IS75, leav- ing two children. He lives near Mt. Pleas- ant, Henry county, Iowa. JESSE V. married Marion Huston, a native of Scot- land. They have two children, and live near Williamsville, Illinois. JOHN W. and POLLY L. live with their mother. NETTIE V. died Nov. 4, 1875. CLARA E. died Oct. 28, 1875, and MINNIE M. died Nov. 14, 1875. ELIZA R. died, aged eleven years. George W. Yocom died March 3, 1875, and his widow resides three miles south of Williamsville, Sangamon county, Illinois.
JESSE, born June 19, 1815, in Ken- tucky, was married in Sangamon county, Illinois, to Minerva Cooper. He moved in 1847 to the Pacific coast. They have ten living children. JAMES A. married Elizabeth Murray, and has seven
living children. ZACHARIAH married Ellen Benyfield, and has five children. CAROLINE married George Y. Davis, and has eight children. OLIVER mar- ried Ann Robison. MARY married Levi Zumwalt, and had four children. She and the youngest child died. NANCY mar- ried Lyman M. Noble. TOMPKINS is unmarried. MARTHA married Camp- bell Hendrix. KITTIE married John Dempsey. NETTIE V. lives with her parents. Jesse Yocom and wife reside near Lafayette, Yamhill county, Oregon.
SARAH, born Oct. 17, 1816, in Mont- gomery county, Kentucky, married Wil- liam S. Hussey. Sec his namc.
STEPHEN, born Nov. 16, 1817, in Kentucky, was married Dec. 28, 1843, in Sangamon county, to Martha A. Coun- cil .. They have four living children. STEPHEN H., Jun., died, aged fourteen years. MARY S. is unmarried, and lives in Williamsville, Illinois. WILLIAM J. enlisted April 30, 1864, in Co. I, 133d III. Inf., for one hundred days, served more than one hundred and forty days, and was honorably discharged Sept. 24, 1864. He resides with his parents-1874. GEORGE W. C., was married July, 1873, to Laura Young, and lives near Chesnut, Logan county, Illinois. JESSE F., resides with his parents. Stephen Yocom and family reside four miles south of Williamsville, Sangamon county, Illinois.
ABEL, born Jan. 2, 1819, in Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county to Janc Robinson. They had three children. JAMES W. enlisted Aug. 5, 1862, in Co. B, 130th Ill. Inf., for three years, served full time, and was honorably discharged August, 1865. He married Mary F. Mad- den. They have three children, EDGAR E., ERNEST L. and MINNIE F., and reside near Illiopolis, Illinois. SARAH A. married George A. Leigh. They have three chil- dren, HATTIE J., NETTIE L. and HARRY, and reside corner Twelfth and Carpenter streets, Springfield, Illinois, JOHN H. married Lottie Richmond, has two chil- dren, LILLIE and GILBERT F., and lives near Illiopolis, Illinois. Abel Yocom died March, 1874, and his widow resides near where Mr. Yocom's father settled in 1S28, near Williamsville, Illinois.
FRANKLIN, born July 30, 1820, in Montgomery county, Kentucky, was mar- ried in Sangamon county, Illinois, to
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Nancy J. Darnall. They had nine children. ALLYN, born Nov. 12, 1843, in Sanga- mon county, was married Nov. 29, 1865, to Evaline Lady. They have three chil- dren, and live near Sheridan, in Polk coun- ty. Oregon. EVALINE, born Jan. 24, 1845, in Sangamon county, was married Nov. 30, 1864, to James Brown. They have four children, and reside in Sheridan, Yamhill county, Oregon. MARILLA J., born April 2, 1846, in Sangamon coun- ty, was married May 7, 1868, to David A. Carter. They have four children, and live in Brownsville, Lane county, Oregon. ELIZA L., born Nov. 25, IS4S, in Sanga- mon county, and lives near Salem, Oregon. REBECCA H., born March 2, 1851, was married Dec. 20, 1871, in Oregon, to John W. Minto. They have two children, and live in Salem, Oregon. MATILDA, born April 20, 1855. LONAH, born Nov. S, 1856, in Oregon, was drowned in the Wil- liamette river, March 19, 1873. RETTA L. and HARVEY. The last four were born in Polk county, Oregon, and the un- married children reside with their parents in Salem, Marion county, Oregon.
ELIJAH, born Oct. 26, 1821, in Montgomery county, Kentucky, was mar- ried Jan. 7, 1852, in Petersburg, Menard county, Illinois, to Caroline A. Higgins. They moved to McLean county, and from there to De Witt county, near Waynesville, Illinois. They have three living children, ALBERT L., ANNIE R. and ELIJAH LINCOLN. Elijah Yocom died Feb. 2, 1873, of spotted fever, and his widow and children resides on their farm near Waynesville, Dewitt county, Illinois.
REBECC.I, born March 11, 1826, in Kentucky, was married June 1, 1848, in Sangamon county, Illinois, to Clement Passwaters. They removed to McLean county, April, 1849, where seven children were born. Of their six living children, EMLIY J., born May 2, 1849, was mar- ried March 11, 1871, to Samuel Miller, has two children, and lives near Heyworth, Illinois. STEPHEN H., born Dec. 1, 1850, was married Feb. S, 1873, to Sarah Lee, has two children, and live near Heyworth, Ilinois. WILLIAM F., ENOCH D., JAMES C. and JOHN L. reside with their parents, near Heyworth, McLean county, Illinois.
THOMAS Y., born Nov. 2, IS2S, in Sangamon county, emigrated to Califor-
nia in the spring of 1847, spent eleven months in the gold mines. He was mar- ried in Polk county, Oregon, in the spring of IS51, to Elizabeth Tharp. They had ten living children. MARGARET died aged about thirteen years. SARAH mar- ried John Thornton, and has two living children. MARY married Robert Griffith, and has one child. The other seven living children of T. J. Yocom reside with their parents near Bellevue, Yamhill county, Oregon.
JAMES P., born April 11, IS30, in Sangamon county, Illinois. He left for Oregon overland in the spring of IS51, accompanied by his mother, two brothers and his brother-in-law, William S. Hus- sey, and arrived at their journey's end Oct. 4th, of the same year, and was within three days of being six months on the road. He settled on a donation land claim Oct. S, IS51, in Yamhill county, Oregon. J. P. Yocom was married in the latter coun- ty June IS, IS57, to Emeline Hussey, who was born in Sangamon county, Illinois, Jan. 1, IS41. They had three children. HENRIETTA, born Dec. 2, 1858, died Dec. 4, 1874. MIRANDA died in her seventh year. STEPHEN H., born Oct. 14, 1862, resides with his father. Mrs. Emeline Yocom died April 23, 1863, and James P. Yocom was married May 3, 1865, to Mrs. Martha E. Potts, whose maiden name was Beaman. She was born Sept. 11, IS36, in Pettis county, Missouri. They have six children, all born in Yamhill county, Oregon, ANNIE M., FRANK- LIN B., VIRGINIA B., MARY, GRANT and MINNIE, who reside with their parents. J. P. Yocom left Oregon Oct. 29, 1875, with his family, going by the steamship Ajax to San Francisco, thence by railroad to Bloomington, Illinois, arriving Nov. 13, 1875, and now reside four miles northeast of Heyworth, Mc- Lean county, Illinois.
HATHAWAY, born Oct. 31, 1831, in Sangamon county, Illinois, emigrated over- to Oregon in the spring of 1850, was mar- ried there March 7, 1852, to Mary Tharp. They have six children. ELIZABETH P. married Linsday Delashmint, and has three children. CEMMONT, CARO- LETTA, JOSEPH M., WILLIE and EDDY, and live with their parents in Bellevue, Yamhill county, Oregon.
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