Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Yoakum was born on 3 December 1753, in Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States, his father, Philip Paul Yoakum Sr, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Harness, was 16. He married Mary Magdalene Stump on 8 October 1782, in Hampshire, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 18 May 1838, in his hometown, at the age of 84, and was buried in Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States.
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- Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890
- Family Data Collection - Births
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Historical Boundaries: 1776: Fincastle, Virginia Colony, United States 1776: Fincastle, Virginia, United States 1776: Kentucky, Virginia, United States 1780: Fayette, Virginia, United States 1786: Bourbon, Virginia, United States 1792: Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
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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