JUN 1778 Served with the Revolutionary Army
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See page #65 of A HISTORY OF THE YOAKUM, YOCOM, YOCUM FAMLIES AND OTHERS HOWEVER THE NAME IS SPELLED AND TO THEIR SPOUSES WHO ARE EQUALLY RESPONSCBLE FOR PERPETUATION OF THE FAMILY. Put out by the Fresno LDS genealogy Society.
He served in "The Continental Service of The Virginia Line" as a Private during the Revoluntary War. From "The History of Pike County, Illinois, 1880.
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She applied for a Revoluntary War Widow's Pension, Number R-11-939 on November 4, 1840. From The History of Pike County, Illinois, 1880.
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Died November 10 Unknown year. Nice obituary.
Funeral at Plattner Chapel, interment at West Cemetery (?).
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PLAC Politically "he is a Greenbacker."
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[Brd̜erbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #4041, Date of Import: 22 Jun 1998]From the History of Pike County, 1880.
F. M. YOKEM, farmer and carpenter sec. 1; P.O. Pleasant Hill; he was born in Lincoln county, Mo.,in 1831, and is the son of Solomon and Elizabeth (Butler) Yokem, father a native of Virginia and mother of Kentucky, both of German descent; was brought to Pike county, Ill. in 1833; was educated in the subscription schools of this county; in 1855 he married Zerilda Starr, and of their 6 children only 2 are living. In an early day Mr. Yokem has seen many bears and deer; has seen as many as 100 deer in one gang. He has been successful in business, and now owns 220 acres of land. Politically he is a Greenbacker.