Brief Life History of Jonathan
When Jonathan Yankie was born on 24 April 1806, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States, his father, Michael Andrew Yankey, was 33 and his mother, Mary Magdalene Hottinger, was 29. He married Sarah "Sally" Armstrong on 23 February 1832, in Bratton Township, Adams, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Franklin Township, Adams, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Bratton Township, Adams, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 12 April 1896, in Darlington, Gentry, Missouri, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Darlington, Gentry, Missouri, United States.
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- Johnathan Yankey, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jonathan Yankey, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Johnathan (Jonathan) Yankie, "Find A Grave Index"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch or North German Janke , Jahnke , or Jenke .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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