Jonathan Yankie

Male24 April 1806–12 April 1896

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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Family Time Line

Jonathan Yankie
1806–1896
Sarah "Sally" Armstrong
1810–1856
Marriage: 23 February 1832
William J. Yankie
1834–1855
Mahala Jane Harter
1840–1880
Milton N Yankie Yankey
1841–1861
Joseph Trimble Yankie
1844–1926
Sarah Angeline Yankey
1848–1911
James Minor Yankie
1852–1928
Miner Yankie
1853–

Sources (9)

  • Johnathan Yankey, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Jonathan Yankey, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Johnathan (Jonathan) Yankie, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 February 1832Bratton Township, Adams, Ohio, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (15)

    +10 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1808

    Age 2

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1812 · Monumental Church Built

    Age 6

    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

    Age 24

    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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