The only Columbus Voakes that I can locate (1900/1910 Census) was the son of Peter Voakes and Ellen Voakes. Peter Voakes was the son of John Voakes and Anna Hunt (verifying surname) and Ellen Voakes was the daughter of James Voakes and Jemima Hunter. Peter Voakes was also the brother to my gg grandmother Elizabeth Voakes who married John Johnson. Peter was born in Newport Yorkshire England.
Peter's parents are buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Detroit in the John Johnson and Elizabeth Voakes plot. Please feel free to contact me directly at
mrossmanmi@earthlink.netMarty Rossman