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Seymour Yoakum m. Bettie Arrowsmith

SICKLES  (View posts) Posted: 4 Jul 2009 7:31PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Yoakum, Yocom, Arrowsmith, Waughop, Severance
Looking for the grave sites for the following that died in Bement Twp or Willow Branch. Families were from Champaign County, OH:

Bettie (Elizabeth) Arrowsmith Yoakum - born 3 MAY 1844, died 4 JAN 1877 Bement Twp., First wife of Seymour Yoakuum and daughter of William Kenton Arrowsmith.

Seymour (Seymore) Yoakum (Yocom, Yocum, Yokum, etc) - born about 1848 Ohio, d about 1888 probably Willow Branch, Twp.

Theo Yoakum (dau of Seymour)- bc 1875, d prob. Willow Brach Twp. b abt 1880

Madora E. (Waughop)Yoakum Severance - dates unknown, second wife of Seymour Yoakum and wife of Frank Severance

Re: Seymour Yoakum m. Bettie Arrowsmith

kteru276  (View posts) Posted: 6 Aug 2009 2:52PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi didn't find much
The Piatt county Historicla Society has:
Seymour Yoakum died 7/12/1885 in Hazleton, Kansas
married 1/27/1880 in Springfield, Illinoin
to Dora E Waughop
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Bettie Yoakum burial Bement cemetery
died of consumption
left 1 daughter and husband
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the Piatt Co Herald aug 19, 1874 has a brief news item that a daughter was born to Seymour Yoakum.
hope that helps a little see ya lucia

Re: Seymour Yoakum m. Bettie Arrowsmith

SICKLES  (View posts) Posted: 6 Aug 2009 3:05PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Yoakum, Arrowsmith, Waughop
Thanks so much for the info on Seymour's wives and daughter. This fills in the missing information.

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