Emma Florence Spriggs

1868 - 1945  (76 years)

• Name	Emma Florence Spriggs
  Nickname	Florence
  Born	10 Aug 1868	Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Jul 1945	Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I102046	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family	George W. Yockey,   b. Jan 1866, Illinois, USA ,   d. 6 Sep 1922, Wayne County, Illinois, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F31306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] 1870 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Florence Yockey Home in 1920: Keith, Wayne, Illinois Age: 51 years Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Wife Spouse's name: George Father's Birth Place: Ohio Mother's Birth Place: Ohio Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 331 [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Birth: 1869Illinois, USA Death: Jul. 17, 1945DecaturMacon CountyIllinois, USA Obituary from Decatur Review, Monday, 7/23/1945, p.10, col. 3:Mrs. Yockey Found DeadMrs. Florence S. Yockey, 66, was found dead Sunday noon in the basement of her home, 1627 West Main street. Neighbors inestigated and made the discovery after recalling they had not seen Mrs. Yockey for several days. Coroner Harold Brintlinger said she died several days ago. An inquest will be held.Mrs. Yockey was a familiar personality to many who did not know her name, for the little elbow-length fur cape she wore in winter, with no coat under it. She always said she was so warm-blooded that she needed no more enveloping garment.She was born Aug. 10, 1878, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A.R. Spriggs <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17174387>. She was married to George Yockey <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17161782>who died in 1922. A resident of Decatur for 23 years, Mrs. Yockey was a member of the First Methodist church and Decatur chapter No. 111, Order of Eastern Star. She also was a member of the Decatur Woman's club.The last member of her family, she leaves no immediate relatives.The body was taken to the Brintlinger funeral home. Services will be held at 4 p.m. today in the Fairlawn cemetery.An inquest will be held at 7 p.m. today in the Brintlinger Funeral home.Family links: Spouse:George W. Yockey (1866 - 1922) ** Reverse Relationships:] body=[This relationship was not directly added to this memorial. Rather, it is calculated based on information added to the related person's memorial. For example: if Joe Public is linked to Jane Public as a spouse, a reciprocal link will automatically be added to Jane Public's memorial. ] fade=[on] fadespeed=[.09]"Point here for explanationBurial:Fairlawn Cemetery DecaturMacon CountyIllinois, USA Created by: Airrow Record added: Dec 27, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 17174322