Council Elwood YAWN

Brief Life History of Council Elwood

When Council Elwood YAWN was born in May 1883, in Climax, Decatur, Georgia, United States, his father, Patrick Yawn, was 38 and his mother, Martha Ann Herring, was 28. He married Loca Belle Lamb on 21 December 1927, in Polk, Florida, United States. He lived in Lee, Florida, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 8, Lee, Florida, United States in 1940. He died in December 1959, in Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Fort Myers Cemetery, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States.

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Family Time Line

Council Elwood YAWN
1883–1959
Loca Belle Lamb
1903–1995
Marriage: 21 December 1927

Sources (13)

  • Carencil Yawn, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Counsel YAWN - Published information: birth-name: Counsel YAWN
  • C.e. Yawn, "Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957"

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World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1887

Historical Boundaries: 1887: Lee, Florida, United States

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

English: unexplained. This surname is very rare in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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