Reed Martin Yokum

Male19 January 1879–27 March 1927

Brief Life History of Reed Martin

When Reed Martin Yokum was born on 19 January 1879, in Riddle, Douglas, Oregon, United States, his father, Henry Patrick Yokum, was 45 and his mother, Susan Modesta Bennett, was 35. He married Mary Marie Paffin on 20 April 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Glendale, Douglas, Oregon, United States in 1900 and Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 27 March 1927, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Bingham City Cemetery, Copperton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Reed Martin Yokum
1879–1927
Mary Marie Paffin
1870–1943
Marriage: 20 April 1908
William Julian Franken Sr
1892–1945

Sources (12)

  • Budd Yokum in household of John H Yokum, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Bud Martin Yocham - Published information: birth-name: Bud Yokum
  • B.M. Yokum, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 April 1908Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (12)

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    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 2

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1883

    Age 4

    Historical Boundaries - 1883: Glendale, Douglas, Oregon, United States

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 17

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Jochem or Jochum . See also Yoakum , compare Yocum and Yokom .

    History: This surname is borne by the descendants of various immigrants from Germany, including Johann Matthäus Yoakum or Jochem, born c. 1698 in Germany, died 1783 in KY or VA (see Yoakum ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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