William Yoakum

20 April 1873–15 February 1949 (Age 75)
Fairmount Township, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States

The Life of William

When William Yoakum was born on 20 April 1873, in Fairmount Township, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, his father, Stephen Talmadge Yoakum, was 22 and his mother, Mary Ann Allen, was 20. He married Willie Gertrude Crum on 25 December 1901, in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Wyandotte, Kansas, United States in 1910 and Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 15 February 1949, in Kansas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Yoakum
1873–1949
Willie Gertrude Crum
1876–
Marriage: 25 December 1901
Emma "Vivian" Yoakum
1902–1975
Mary Virginia Yoakum
1905–
Sarah Patience Yoakum
1907–1982
Stephen F. Yoakum
1910–1918
Jessie Mae Yoakum
1915–1991
Georgia Annetta Yoakum
1916–2006
Henry Edward G Yoakum I
1919–1955

Spouse and Children

    William Yoakum

    Male1873–1949Male

    Willie Gertrude Crum

    Female1876–Female

MARRIAGE
25 December 1901
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
children

(7)

    Emma "Vivian" Yoakum

    Female1902–1975Female

    Mary Virginia Yoakum

    Female1905–Female

    Sarah Patience Yoakum

    Female1907–1982Female

    Stephen F. Yoakum

    Male1910–1918Male

    Jessie Mae Yoakum

    Female1915–1991Female

+2 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(7)

+2 More Children

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 2

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877 · Nicodemus is Founded

Age 4

The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 23

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Joachim .

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

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Sources (3)

  • William Yokum in household of S T Yokum, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Wm Yoakum in household of Stephien Yoakum, "United States Census, 1880"
  • William Yoakum, "United States Census, 1940"

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