Brief Life History of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Jones was born on 22 October 1818, in Virginia, United States. She married Jeremiah Yoak in 1838, in Randolph, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Barbour, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Barbour, West Virginia, United States in 1880. She died on 1 February 1906, in Belington, Barbour, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 87.
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- Elizabeth Yoak, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elizabeth Jones in entry for John B Yoak, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
- Elizabeth Yoke, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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