Audrey J Yoakum

Female1 June 1942–27 January 2016

Brief Life History of Audrey J

When Audrey J Yoakum was born on 1 June 1942, in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States, her father, Orvie Leon Yoakum, was 23 and her mother, Agnes Theresa Rodey, was 30. She lived in Lyon Township, Knox, Missouri, United States in 1950. She died on 27 January 2016, in Clarence, Shelby, Missouri, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Winigan, Sullivan, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orvie Leon Yoakum
1919–2000
Agnes Theresa Rodey
1912–1994
Audrey J Yoakum
1942–2016

Sources (2)

  • Audrey J Yoakum, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Audrey J. Yoakum, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1944 · The G.I Bill

Age 2

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

1945 · Peace in a Post War World

Age 3

The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.

1962 · The Cuban Missile Crisis

Age 20

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union because of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. This confrontation was the closest that the Cold War became a nuclear war.

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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