When James P Yoakum was born in 1824, in Virginia, United States, his father, William Yoakum, was 46 and his mother, Sarah Ryan, was 37. He married Huldah Kirkendall on 11 July 1844, in Barbour, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Harrison, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Missouri, United States in 1870.
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“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
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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