Benjamin A. Yunkes

1848 - 1903  (55 years)

• Name	Benjamin A. Yunkes
  Born	14 Feb 1848	Missouri, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Apr 1903	Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Buried	Saint John the Baptist Church Cemetery, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I81727	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Philipp Junkes Yunkes,   b. 1817, Bruchweiler-Bärenbach, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. Ohio, USA
  Mother	Maria Magdalena Oblinger,   b. 11 Mar 1816, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 3 Mar 1907, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1842
  Family ID	F36910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Magdalena Howiller,   b. 6 May 1853, Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 Dec 1906, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Married	4 Sep 1873	Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Clemence Albert Yunkes,   b. 13 Jun 1874, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1953  (Age 78 years)   2. Francis Jerome Yunkes,   b. 25 Sep 1877, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 15 Jan 1878, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 0 years)   3. Arthur J. Yunkes,   b. 11 Jan 1881, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 8 Jun 1894, Ohio, USA  (Age 13 years)   4. William C. Yunkes,   b. 17 Mar 1884   5. Lillie Cecilia Yunkes,   b. 17 Mar 1884, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 0Mar 1971  (Age 86 years)   6. Irene Charlotte Yunkes,   b. 5 Apr 1888, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 10 Sep 1948, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA  (Age 60 years)   7. Herbert Prosper Yunkes,   b. 1 Feb 1890, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F117759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Benjamin A. Yunkes Birth: 14 Feb 1848 Missouri, USA Death: 26 Apr 1903 Monroe County, Ohio, USA Burial: Saint John The Baptist Church Cemetery, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA Memorial #: 175369135 Bio: In the 1870 census taken in Miltonsburg, Monroe Co., Ohio, Benjamin is 21 years old, born Missouri, and his last name is spelled Yunkas. Both his parents were foreign born. His mother Maria Yunkas, age 54, is the head of household and reported she was born in France. 30 years later, on the 1900 census, the family is listed: Yunkes, Benjamin (born Missouri on Feb 1849), age 51 & his wife, Lena (born in Ohio in June 1852), age 47. They have been married for 27 years. Their children are as follows: Albert (born June 1874), age 25; William C. & Lilly C, twin siblings (born March 1884), both age 16; Irene (born April 1888), age 12; Herbert (born Feb 1890), age 10. Benjamin a shoemaker, born Missouri, age 18 enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 7, 1866, discharged June 7, 1869, at Fort Gratiot, Michigan, Private, Company H, 1st Infantry.Married Magdalena/Lena Howeiler, September 4, 1873, Monroe County, Ohio. Her name is found a variety of spellings including Lousetta Hollwiler on a marriage record for a son. Family Members Parents Maria Magdalene Oblinger Yunkes 1816-1907 Spouse Maria Magdalena Howeiler Yunkes* 1853-1906 Siblings Mary Otillia Yunkes Staudt* 1844-1925 Children Clemance Albert Yunkes* 1874-1953 Arthur J. Yunkes* 1881-1894 William Yunkes* 1884-1906 Lillie Cecelia Yunkes Holland* 1884-1971 Herbert Prosper Yunkes* 1890-1954 Maintained by: genieresearcher (47587598) Originally Created by: Marlasue (48020220) Added: 15 Jan 2017 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175369135 Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 January 2018), memorial page for Benjamin A. Yunkes (14 Feb 1848–26 Apr 1903), Find A Grave Memorial no. 175369135, citing Saint John The Baptist Church Cemetery, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by genieresearcher (contributor 47587598) .