Lora Maude Yoakum

Brief Life History of Lora Maude

When Lora Maude Yoakum was born on 18 September 1886, in Upshur, West Virginia, United States, her father, Edwin Smith Duncan Yoakum, was 33 and her mother, Lucinda Markley, was 39. She married William Clark Cade on 13 June 1906, in Upshur, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Buckhannon District, Upshur, West Virginia, United States in 1940 and Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, United States in 1950. She died in June 1979, in Upshur, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Clark Cade
1884–1969
Lora Maude Yoakum
1886–1979
Marriage: 13 June 1906
Virginia Ruth Cade
1909–2001
Dorothy Lee Cade
1913–2006
Mary Louise Cade
1915–2006

Sources (14)

  • Lora M Eade, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Lora Maude Yoakum, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
  • Lora Maude Yoakum, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Jochem or Joachim . This surname is also found among African Americans. Compare Yoachum , Yoakam , Yocum , Yokem , and Yokum .

History: The majority of the Yoakums trace their origin to Johann Matthäus Yoakum or Jochem (possibly Joachim), born c. 1698 in Germany, died 1783 in KY or VA. His descendants bear various forms of the surname, including Yoachum, Yocom, Yocum, Yokem, Yokom, and Yokum. However, several of these (and of other possible) forms are also borne by the descendants of various other immigrants from Germany.

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

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