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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This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
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.
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