Edward Yockey

1841 - 1919  (77 years)

• Name	Edward Yockey
  Born	16 May 1841	Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Feb 1919	Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA   [8]
  Buried	Little Sioux Township Cemetery, Little Sioux, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA   [9]
  Person ID	I55293	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Lorenz Jacky,   b. 17 Aug 1795, Schönau, Pfalz ,   d. 13 Dec 1874, Ohio, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elisabetha Brubach,   b. 2 Jul 1797, Rumbach, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 26 Oct 1877, Ohio, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1814	Rumbach, Pfalz, Bayern
  Family ID	F18634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Bower,   b. 2 Apr 1849, Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA ,   d. 8 Apr 1944, Little Sioux, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Married	9 Aug 1868	Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA   [10]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Yockey,   b. 0Dec 1871, Little Sioux, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA ,   d. USA   2. Arletta Theresa Yockey,   b. 17 Oct 1872, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1949, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA  (Age 76 years)   3. Lura Gertrude Yockey,   b. 21 Mar 1875, Little Sioux, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 1965, San Juan, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA  (Age 89 years)   4. Edna Charlotte Yockey,   b. 6 Aug 1877, Little Sioux, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 1941, Iowa, USA  (Age 63 years)   5. Clara Yockey,   b. 1879, Little Sioux, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA   6. Clarence Donald Yockey,   b. 4 Nov 1880, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 11 Sep 1959, Grant, Washington County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 78 years)   7. Thomas Yockey,   b. Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA ,   d. Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA   8. Fred Herman Yockey,   b. 25 Jul 1886, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 0Mar 1971, Anthon, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F25163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] 1850 US Federal Census. [S37] 1860 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S4] 1870 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. Name: Edward Yockey Home in 1880: Little Sioux, Woodbury, Iowa Age: 38 Estimated birth year: abt 1842 Birthplace: Ohio Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: Mary Father's birthplace: Ger Mother's birthplace: Ger Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Carpenter Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Edward Yockey (I55293)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I55293&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Edward Yockey (Lorenz Jacky or Yockey, Caspar Jacky) was born May 13, 1841 in Monroe County, Ohio and died February 20, 1919 in Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa.Edward married Mary E Bower on August 9, 1868. She was born April 2, 1849 in Lockport, Niagara, New York and died April 8, 1944 in Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa.Edward and Mary had the following children:Thomas YockeyElizabeth YockeyArletta Theresa "Lettie" YockeyLura Gertrude YockeyEdna Charlotte YockeyClarence Donald YockeyFred Herman YockeyClarence Donald Yockey (Edward Yockey, Lorenz Jacky or Yockey, Caspar Jacky) was born November 4, 1879 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa and died September 11, 1959 in Grant, Minnesota. He was buried in Little Sioux Township Cemetery, Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa.Clarence married Vere F Unknown. She was born 1882 in Iowa and died 1933. She was buried in Little Sioux Township Cemetery, Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa.Arletta Theresa "Lettie" Yockey (Edward Yockey, Lorenz Jacky or Yockey, Caspar Jacky) was born October 17, 1872 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa and died March 7, 1949 in Los Angeles, California.Lettie married Charles Herbert "Bert" Gilbert July 14, 1896. He was born April 1876 in Iowa.Lettie and Bert had the following child:Carl Herbert GilbertLynne Moffitt [S927] Obituary. Edward Yockey [Source: The Spirit of Democracy Woodsfield, Ohio, Thurs. March 6, 1919]Another old veteran of Monroe County, Ohio has gone to attend roll call where there is no war or rebel prisoners. Edward Yockey was born near Miltonsburg, Ohio in 1841, and died from dropsy and heart failure at Smithland, Iowa, February 19, 1919. He enlisted in August 1862 and served until June, 1865 in Company ?C,? 116th O. V. I. He was wounded in June 1864 and was a prisoner for nine months in Andersonville, Georgia where over 14,000 of our brave boys died from hunger and exposure. In 1865 he went to Smithland, Iowa and married a Miss Smith. He leaves to mourn his death his wife, one son and two daughters, one brother, John Yockey. He was an uncle of J. H. and L. P. Lang, Miss Lottie Lang, Mrs. P. Schumacher, Mrs. Frank Schumacher, and Mrs. Charles Burkhart of this place, and many other relatives and old soldier friends. Rest in peace until we meet again.LOUIS SULSBERGER, Late Corporal Co., ?C,? 116 O. V. I. [S359] Iowa Cemetery Records. YOCKEY, Edward Born: 13 MAY 1841 Died: 20 FEB 1919 Cemetery: SMITHLAND Location: SMITHLAND, LITTLE SIOUX TWP. County: WOODBURY CO. - IOWA Record Notes: VET CO C 116 OHIO INF. [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Mary Smith (I60731)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I60731&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Newspaper clipping photo image found on ancestry.com without date or newspaper attribution presumably it was the Smithland, Iowa paper:Mrs. Mary YockeyMary Bower, the oldest of seven children of Thomas and Elizabeth Bower, was born April 2, 1849 at Lockport, N.Y., and died at her home Saturday morning, April 8, 1944.In 1856 she came West with her parents in a covered wagon, settling on a farm near Smithland. She attended the first public school that was established in Woodbury county at Smithland.On August 9, 1868, she was untied in marriage with Edward Yockey, a Civil War veteran. They made their home in Smithland where she resided at the time of her death. Seven children were born to them, two preceding her in death, a son, Thomas, and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth DeFresna. Mr. Yockey died February 20, 1919.Mrs. Yockey was a charter member of Evergreen chapter No. 251, Order of the Eastern Star and of the local Cemetery Society. She was well known and highly esteemed by all who knew her. She not only thought of the everyday affairs of life but also of the future. She selected John 14:1-5 as the Scripture passage to be read at her memorial service.Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Arletta Gilbert, Los Angeles, Mrs. Lura Parlier, Edinburg, Texas, and Mrs. Edna Rahn of Anthon; two sons, Clarence, Wendell, Minn., and Fred of Smithland; a brother, Fred Bower of Holstein; six grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Methodist church, the Rev. A. J. Barkley, pastor, officiating. Misses Ellen Jensen and Jon Steinhoff, accompanied by Miss Gertrude Bale at the piano, sang the hymns, which had been selected by the deceased. Pallbearers were Chas. A. Smith, W. M. McDonald, Donald Bennett, Russell Hall, A. G. Stratton and Ralph C. Smith. Interment was in the Smithland cemetery under the direction of the Willman Funeral Home of Rodney.Lynne Moffitt Lynne Moffitt