Brief Life History of Jesse P.
When Jesse P. Yoakum was born on 22 May 1823, in Roane, Tennessee, United States, his father, Valentine Yoakum, was 38 and his mother, Charlotte Reynolds, was 37. He married Mary Ellen Payne on 8 October 1850, in Sullivan, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Linn, Osage, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Enterprise, Linn, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 25 June 1893, in Linn, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Hoover Cemetery, Duncan Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States.
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- Jesse Yoakum in household of George Yoakum, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jesse Zokearn, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Jesse Pierce Yoakum, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1837
Historical Boundaries: 1837: Linn, Missouri, United States
1843
Historical Boundaries 1843: Highland County create from Non-County Area 23 1845: Highland County renamed Sullivan County
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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