William Henry Yancey1

b. 9 February 1877
Family
Father*Alonzo T. Yancey1 b. 25 Sep 1847, d. 10 Sep 1933
Mother*Emma Ann Bogart1 b. 25 Oct 1846, d. 14 Apr 1890
Birth*9 February 1877William Henry Yancey was born on 9 February 1877 in Oregon.1 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William Henry Yancey, Memorial# 34608308. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

William Riley Yancey1

b. 3 June 1825, d. 15 December 1897
Family
Birth*3 June 1825William Riley Yancey was born on 3 June 1825.1 
Marriage*He married Elisabeth O. Nelson.2,1 
(Husband) Death23 September 1883William became a widower when Elisabeth O. (Nelson) Yancey died on 23 September 1883 at age 61.2 
Death*15 December 1897He died on 15 December 1897 at age 721 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in Sears Cemetery, Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon.1,2 

Family

 Elisabeth O. Nelson b. 22 May 1822, d. 23 Sep 1883
Child 1.Alonzo T. Yancey+1,3 b. 25 Sep 1847, d. 10 Sep 1933

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William Riley Yancey, Memorial# 33981441. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elisabeth O. (Nelson) Yancey, Memorial# 33981534.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alonzo T. Yancey, Memorial# 63890098.

Joseph Thomas Yardley1

b. 9 February 1860, d. 22 October 1937
Family
Birth*9 February 1860Joseph Thomas Yardley was born on 9 February 1860.1,2 
Marriage*23 December 1885He married Mary Jane Stilley on 23 December 1885 in Marion County, Illinois.3,4,2 
Death*22 October 1937He died on 22 October 1937 at age 771,2 
Burial* and was buried in Row H, Grave 2 of Cruse Cemetery, Marion County, Illinois.2 

Family

 Mary Jane Stilley b. 20 Mar 1867, d. 7 Feb 1943
Child 1.Josie Yardley1,2 b. 1899, d. 1981

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Josie (Yardley) Williams, Memorial# 108007222. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph Thomas Yardley, Memorial# 99590820.
  3. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Joseph T. Yardley and Mary T. Stilley on 23 December 1885 in Marion County, citing FHL Film Number: 001010515. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Jane (Stilley) Yardley, Memorial# 102401507.

Josie Yardley1

b. 1899, d. 1981
Family
Father*Joseph Thomas Yardley2,3 b. 9 Feb 1860, d. 22 Oct 1937
Mother*Mary Jane Stilley2,4 b. 20 Mar 1867, d. 7 Feb 1943
Birth*1899Josie Yardley was born in 1899.1,2 
Marriage*She married John Williams, son of William Williams and Mary Arminta Kissner.1,2 
Death*1981She died in 1981 at about age 821,2 
Burial* and was buried in Row 6, Grave 11 of Patoka Cemetery, Patoka, Marion County, Illinois.2 

Family

 John Williams b. 1897, d. 18 Oct 1981

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Williams, Memorial# 108007177. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Josie (Yardley) Williams, Memorial# 108007222.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph Thomas Yardley, Memorial# 99590820.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Jane (Stilley) Yardley, Memorial# 102401507.

Francis Yarnall1

d. 1721
Family
Marriage*1686He married Hannah Baker in 1686 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Residence*They lived for some time in the township of Springfield, Chester County.2 
Death*1721He died in 1721 at Willistown, Chester County.2 

Family

 Hannah Baker
Child 1.John Yarnall1 b. 24 Feb 1688/89

Citations

  1. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family : descended from George and Sarah Smedley, settlers in Chester County, Penna. with brief notices of other families of the name, and abstracts of early English wills, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Wickersham Printing Company, 1901), pages 46-50. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Smedley Family.
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Yarnall, pages 778-780. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

John Yarnall1

b. 24 February 1688/89
Family
Father*Francis Yarnall1 d. 1721
Mother*Hannah Baker1
Birth*24 February 1688/89John Yarnall was born on 24 February 1688/89, probably in Springfield, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Residence*He lived at Willistown, Chester County.2 
Marriage*21 November 1722He married first Ann Coppock of Willistown, daughter of John Coppock, on 21 November 1722 at Newtown Meeting, Chester County.3 
(Husband) Deathbefore 31 October 1728John became a widower when Ann (Coppock) Yarnall died.4,5 
Marriage*31 October 1728He married second, as her first husband, Jane Thomas of Easttown, Chester County, daughter of Evan Thomas, on 31 October 1728 at Chester County.5,4 
(Husband) Deathbefore 7 November 1739John became a widower for the second time when Jane (Thomas) Yarnall died.6,7,8 
Marriage*7 November 1739He married third, as her second husband, Mary (Smedley) Edge, daughter of George Smedley and Sarah Kitchen, on 7 November 1739 at Chester County.8,7,6,9 

Family 1

 Ann Coppock d. b 31 Oct 1728

Family 2

 Jane Thomas d. b 7 Nov 1739

Family 3

 Mary Smedley b. 3 Apr 1690

Citations

  1. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family : descended from George and Sarah Smedley, settlers in Chester County, Penna. with brief notices of other families of the name, and abstracts of early English wills, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Wickersham Printing Company, 1901), pages 46-50. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Smedley Family.
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Yarnall, pages 778-780. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family, pages 46-50, the date written as "9 mo. 21,1722" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.
  4. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Yarnall, pages 778-780, the date written as "8, 31, 1728" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was October, not August.
  5. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family, pages 46-50, the date written as "8 mo. 31,1728" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was October, not August.
  6. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Edge, pages 527-529, the date written as "9 7, 1739" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.
  7. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 100-101, the date written as "9 mo. 7, 1739" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  8. [S1426] Gilbert Cope, Genealogy of the Smedley Family, pages 46-50, the date written as "9 mo. 7, 1739" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.
  9. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Smedley, pages 725-726.

Susan Ann Yates1

b. 24 February 1817, d. 19 January 1888
Family
Birth*24 February 1817Susan Ann Yates was born on 24 February 1817 in Albemarle County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*She married Richard G. Anderson.1,2 
(Wife) Death20 July 1887Susan became a widow when Richard G. Anderson died on 20 July 1887 at age 81.2 
Death*19 January 1888She died on 19 January 1888 in Albemarle County, Virginia, at age 701 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Sutherland-Anderson Cemetery, Crossroads, Albemarle County.1,2 

Family

 Richard G. Anderson b. 17 Jun 1806, d. 20 Jul 1887
Child 1.Elizabeth Anderson+1 b. 12 Nov 1837, d. 9 Mar 1907

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan Ann (Yates) Anderson, Memorial# 183458871. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Richard G. Anderson, Memorial# 183458826.

Alice Jane Yeager1

b. 18 September 1872, d. 14 October 1945
Family
Birth*18 September 1872Alice Jane Yeager was born on 18 September 1872 in Loganton, Clinton County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*5 April 1892She married Harry F. Friel on 5 April 1892 in Renovo, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Harry was 22 years of age and worked as a Blacksmith Assistant, and Alice was 19 years old. It was the first marriage for each and the parents of both parties gave their consent to the marriage.1,2,3 
(Wife) Death13 June 1921Alice became a widow when Harry Friel Sr. died on 13 June 1921 at age 52.2 
Death*14 October 1945She died on 14 October 1945 in Renovo at age 731 
Burial* and was buried in Saint Josephs Cemetery, Renovo, Clinton County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 Harry L. Friel b. 13 Dec 1868, d. 13 Jun 1921
Child 1.Harry Friel+2 b. 10 Jun 1891, d. 22 Nov 1948

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Alice Jane (Yeager) Friel, Memorial# 193380569. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Harry L Friel, Memorial# 153861469.
  3. [S1816] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Harry F. Friel, age 22, Blacksmith Assistant, of Renovo, Clinton County, son of Michael and Mary Friel, and Alice Yeager, daughter of George B. and Catherine Yeager, age 19, of Renovo, Clinton County, the first marriage for each, on 5 April 1892 at Renovo, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing Film# 000963870. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.

Ann Yearsley1

Family
Father*John Yearsley2 d. 1708
Mother*Elizabeth __?__2
Birth*Ann Yearsley was born in Middlewich, Cheshire, England.3 
Marriage*July 1701She married Jacob Vernon, son of Randal Vernon and Sarah Bradshaw, in July 1701 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Residence*Ann and Jacob Vernon lived in Thornbury, Chester County.2 

Family

 Jacob Vernon d. 1740
Child 1.Abraham Vernon1 b. 5 Jul 1706, d. b 2 May 1749

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Randal Vernon, page 755. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 153. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Yearsley, page 780.

Elizabeth Yearsley1

Family
Father*John Yearsley2 d. 1708
Mother*Elizabeth __?__2
Birth*Elizabeth Yearsley was probably born at Middlewich, Cheshire, England.2 
Marriage*18 February 1701/2She married Moses Key on 18 February 1701/2 at Concord Meeting, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 Moses Key d. 1748
Child 1.Mary Key1 b. 8 May 1707, d. 24 Dec 1727

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 138-142. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Yearsley, page 780. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

John Yearsley1

d. 1708
Family
Marriage*He married Elizabeth __?__ in Cheshire, England.1,2 
Residence*Elizabeth and John Yearsley lived in Middlewich, Cheshire, England.2 
Immigration*1700Elizabeth and John Yearsley immigrated to America with their children in 1700 and settled at Thornbury, Chester County, Pennsylvania.2 
Death*1708He died at Thornbury in 1708.2 

Family

 Elizabeth __?__
Children 1.Elizabeth Yearsley+2
 2.Ann Yearsley+1

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 153. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Yearsley, page 780. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Adolphus Yerkes1

b. circa 1692, d. after 5 October 1744
Family
Father*Anthony Yerkes1 b. 1663, d. b 1 Mar 1744
Mother*Margaret __?__1 d. b 17 Nov 1705
Birth*circa 1692Adolphus Yerkes was born circa 1692.1 
(Son) ImmigrationAdolphus immigrated to America with his parents and brother, and the family resided for a time in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.2 
(Son) Marriage17 November 1705Following the death of his mother, Adolphus's father married a second time on 17 November 1705 to Sarah (Eaton) Watts, widow of the Reverend John Watts, who had a daughter and son.1 
(Son) Relocation1709 In 1709, Adolphus's father and stepmother moved with their expanded family to the Manor of Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where his father had purchased a plantation of 300 acres.1 
Death*after 5 October 1744He died after 5 October 1744.1 

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #1. Anthony Yerkes, pages 1-7. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.
  2. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family, #2. Herman Yerkes, pages 9-11.

Albert Yerkes1

b. 6 April 1857, d. 25 August 1857
Family
Relationship5th great-grandson of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Daniel Yerkes1 b. 30 Dec 1828, d. 29 Jan 1919
Mother*Emily Heaton1 b. 25 Nov 1831, d. 29 Dec 1899
Birth*6 April 1857Albert Yerkes was born on 6 April 1857 in Pennsylvania1 
Death*25 August 1857 and died on 25 August 1857 at about four months of age.1 

Citations

  1. [S2029] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, viewed online at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), pages 142-143, images 213-214 of 368. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Alice Yerkes1

b. 18 January 1763
Family
Father*John Yerkes1 b. 21 Feb 1714, d. 1790
Mother*Alice McVaugh1 b. 5 Apr 1717
Birth*18 January 1763Alice Yerkes was born on 18 January 1763 in the Manor of Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*10 April 1798She married Demas Worrell on 10 April 1798.1 

Family

 Demas Worrell

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #5. John Yerkes, pages 14-15. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Amos Yerkes1

b. 6 August 1804, d. 26 September 1887
Family
Father*Benjamin Yerkes1 b. 28 Apr 1758, d. 11 Aug 1841
Mother*Margaret Jones1 b. 23 Aug 1768, d. 18 Sep 1850
Birth*6 August 1804Amos Yerkes was born on 6 August 1804 in Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married Anne Wynkoop, daughter of Philip Wynkoop and Catherine Vanhorn.1 
Death*26 September 1887He died on 26 September 1887 at age 83.1 

Family

 Anne Wynkoop b. 31 Jul 1807, d. 20 Sep 1892
Child 1.Catherine Yerkes+2 b. 17 May 1839, d. 10 Sep 1908

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #31. Benjamin Yerkes, pages 33-34. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.
  2. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family, #138. Amos Yerkes, page 62.

Anna Colladay Yerkes1

b. 17 April 1831, d. 1 June 1884
Family
Father*Jonathan Yerkes1 b. 3 Feb 1795, d. 17 May 1866
Mother*Juliana Colladay1 b. 14 Dec 1789, d. 23 Jul 1878
Birth*17 April 1831Anna Colladay Yerkes was born on 17 April 1831 in Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,1 
Death*1 June 1884 and died on 1 June 1884 at age 53.1 

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #227. Jonathan Yerkes, page 76. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Anthony Yerkes1

b. 28 November 1712, d. 9 March 1791
Family
Father*Herman Yerkes1 b. c 1689, d. b 4 Mar 1751
Mother*Elizabeth Watts1 b. 15 Apr 1689, d. 11 Oct 1756
Birth*28 November 1712Anthony Yerkes was born on 28 November 1712 in the Manor of Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married Jane __?__.1 
Death*9 March 1791He died on 9 March 1791 at age 78.1 

Family

 Jane __?__

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #2. Herman Yerkes, pages 9-11. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Anthony Yerkes1

b. 1663, d. before 1 March 1744
Family
Birth*1663Anthony Yerkes was born about 1663.1 
Marriage*He married first Margaret __?__.2 
Immigration*Margaret and Anthony Yerkes immigrated to America with their sons, Herman and Adolphus, and resided for a time in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.3 
(Husband) Deathbefore 17 November 1705Anthony became a widower when Margaret (__?__) Yerkes died before 17 November 1705.2 
Marriage*17 November 1705He married second, as her second husband, Sarah (Eaton) Watts, daughter of John Eaton and Martha Rowlandson, on 17 November 1705 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They each brought two children into their marriage.2 
Relocation*1709 In 1709, Anthony and Sarah moved with their expanded family to the Manor of Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.2 
(Husband) Death27 June 1723Anthony became a widower for the second time when Sarah (Eaton) Watts Yerkes died on 27 June 1723 at age 68.4 
Death*before 1 March 1744He died before 1 March 1744, the date his son Herman made a deed for a portion of the land conveyed to him by his father, in which his father was mentioned as deceased.1,2 
Burial*His burial details are not known.1 

Family 1

 Margaret __?__ d. b 17 Nov 1705
Children 1.Herman Yerkes+1 b. c 1689, d. b 4 Mar 1751
 2.Adolphus Yerkes2 b. c 1692, d. a 5 Oct 1744

Family 2

 Sarah Eaton b. 1 Apr 1655, d. 27 Jun 1723

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Anthony Yerkes, Memorial# 188258202. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #1. Anthony Yerkes, pages 1-7. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.
  3. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family, #2. Herman Yerkes, pages 9-11.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah (Eaton) Watts-Yerkes, Memorial# 115849468.

Arthur Yerkes1

b. 11 February 1769, d. 23 October 1840
Family
Father*Elias Yerkes1,4,3 b. 7 Feb 1729, d. 16 Jan 1799
Mother*Rebecca Foster1,2,3 b. 1735, d. 30 Nov 1820
Birth*11 February 1769Arthur Yerkes was born on 11 February 1769 in the Manor of Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1,3 
Marriage*30 March 1797He married Elizabeth Hart, daughter of Colonel Josiah Hart and Ann Watts, on 30 March 1797.5,1,3 
(Husband) Death23 October 1834Arthur became a widower when Elizabeth (Hart) Yerkes died on 23 October 1834 at age 54.5,3 
Death*23 October 1840He died on 23 October 1840 in Moreland, Montgomery County, at age 711,3 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in Old School Baptist Meeting House Cemetery, Southampton, Bucks County.1,5 

Family

 Elizabeth Hart b. 13 Dec 1779, d. 23 Oct 1834
Child 1.Horatio Gates Yerkes+1,6 b. 22 Jun 1802, d. 4 Feb 1861

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Arthur Yerkes, Memorial# 14789424. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rebecca (Foster) Yerkes, Memorial# 14803076.
  3. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #90. Arthur Yerkes, page 47. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elias Yerkes, Memorial# 14803074.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (Hart) Yerkes, Memorial# 14789444.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Horatio Gates Yerkes, Memorial# 14803092.

Arthur Watts Yerkes1

b. 26 March 1843, d. 4 August 1906
Family
Father*Horatio Gates Yerkes2 b. 22 Jun 1802, d. 4 Feb 1861
Mother*Eliza Ann Addis2 b. 18 Sep 1805, d. 14 Aug 1892
Birth*26 March 1843Arthur Watts Yerkes was born on 26 March 1843 in Davisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1,3 
Marriage*He married Margaret Hallowell.4,1 
Death*4 August 1906He died on 4 August 1906 at age 631 
Burial* and was buried in Section F, Lot 28, Row 2 of Hatboro Cemetery, Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 Margaret Hallowell b. 1856, d. 10 Dec 1934
Child 1.Nelson Hollowell Yerkes1,5,3 b. 26 Jan 1882, d. 10 Jan 1955

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Arthur Watts Yerkes, Memorial# 14549750. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #271. Horatio Gates Yerkes, page 88. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.
  3. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family, #746. Arthur Watts Yerkes, page 156.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret (Hallowell) Yerkes, Memorial# 14745921.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nelson Hallowell Yerkes, Memorial# 20146850.

Barbara A. Yerkes1

b. 1928
Family
Relationship7th great-granddaughter of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*William H. Yerkes Jr.1 b. 24 May 1903, d. 17 Apr 1976
Mother*Elizabeth S. Slack1 b. 1902, d. 1995
Birth*1928Barbara A. Yerkes was born about 1928 in Pennsylvania.1 
(Daughter) Census US 19308 April 1930Barbara A. was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 8 April 1930 in the household of her parents in Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was 2 years old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 194030 April 1940Barbara was enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 30 April 1940 in the household of her parents on York Road, Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was 12 years old, had attended school within the census year, and had completed the 6th grade of elementary school.2 

Citations

  1. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Elizabeth S. Yerkes, Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341741. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elizabeth and William Yerkes Jr., Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03445; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 9-26. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.

Benjamin Yerkes1,2

b. 28 April 1758, d. 11 August 1841
Family
Father*John Yerkes3,1 b. 21 Feb 1714, d. 1790
Mother*Alice McVaugh3,1 b. 5 Apr 1717
Birth*28 April 1758Benjamin Yerkes was born on 28 April 1758 in the Manor of Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.3,1,4 
Marriage*He married Margaret Jones.3,1,2 
Death*11 August 1841He died on 11 August 1841 in Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, at age 833,1,4 
Burial* and was buried in Old Pennepack Baptist Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the rear of the church.1,4 

Family

 Margaret Jones b. 23 Aug 1768, d. 18 Sep 1850
Children 1.Hannah Yerkes1 b. 21 Mar 1788, d. 21 Dec 1823
 2.Thomas Yerkes1 b. 18 Oct 1790, d. 19 Jan 1856
 3.Benjamin Yerkes1 b. 17 Feb 1792, d. 24 May 1851
 4.Margaret Yerkes1 b. 22 Mar 1794, d. 3 May 1875
 5.Joshua Yerkes1 b. 16 Sep 1796, d. 31 May 1847
 6.Moses Yerkes1 b. 24 May 1799, d. 9 Aug 1823
 7.Elizabeth Yerkes1 b. 7 Oct 1801, d. 10 May 1845
 8.Amos Yerkes+1 b. 6 Aug 1804, d. 26 Sep 1887
 9.Isaac Yerkes+2,1 b. 17 Sep 1806, d. 2 Apr 1854
 10.Jones Yerkes1 b. 3 Mar 1810, d. 29 May 1887
 11.Sarah Yerkes1 b. 3 Oct 1813, d. 28 Jul 1853

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #31. Benjamin Yerkes, pages 33-34. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.
  2. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family, #139. Isaac Yerkes, pages 62-63.
  3. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family, #5. John Yerkes, pages 14-15.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Benjamin Yerkes, Memorial# 14610689. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Benjamin Yerkes1

b. 17 February 1792, d. 24 May 1851
Family
Father*Benjamin Yerkes1 b. 28 Apr 1758, d. 11 Aug 1841
Mother*Margaret Jones1 b. 23 Aug 1768, d. 18 Sep 1850
Birth*17 February 1792Benjamin Yerkes was born on 17 February 1792 in Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married Sarah Addis.1 
Death*24 May 1851He died on 24 May 1851 at age 59.1 

Family

 Sarah Addis

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #31. Benjamin Yerkes, pages 33-34. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Benjamin Yerkes1

b. 22 February 1768, d. 25 June 1847
Family
Father*Silas Yerkes1 b. 15 Feb 1723, d. 25 Sep 1795
Mother*Hannah Dungan1 b. 24 Sep 1725, d. 22 Aug 1792
Birth*22 February 1768Benjamin Yerkes was born on 22 February 1768 in the Manor of Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married Rachel Buzart.1 
Death*25 June 1847He died on 25 June 1847 at age 79.1 

Family

 Rachel Buzart

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #9. Silas Yerkes, pages 19-21. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Bernice Yerkes1

b. 1932
Family
Relationship7th great-granddaughter of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Daniel Clifford Yerkes1 b. 12 Oct 1889, d. 5 Mar 1958
Mother*Flora May Kenderdine1 b. 14 Nov 1891, d. 5 Jul 1972
Birth*1932Bernice Yerkes was born about 1932 in Pennsylvania.1 
(Daughter) Census US 194030 April 1940Bernice was enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 29 and 30 April 1940 in the household of her parents on Hogeland Road, Upper Southampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was 8 years old, had attended school within the census year, and had completed elementary school through the 2nd grade.1 

Citations

  1. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Clifford and Flora Yerkes, Upper Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03447; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 9-86. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.

Caroline Yerkes1

b. 24 July 1840, d. 22 September 1859
Family
Father*Isaac Yerkes1 b. 17 Sep 1806, d. 2 Apr 1854
Mother*Catherine Wynkoop1 b. 25 Jul 1811, d. 10 Dec 1883
Birth*24 July 1840Caroline Yerkes was born on 24 July 1840 in Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1,2 
(Daughter) Census US 185024 July 1850Caroline was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 24 July 1850 in the household of her parents in Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She was 9 years old and attending school3 
Death*22 September 1859 and died on 22 September 1859 in Montgomery County at age 19.1,2 
Burial*She was buried in Old Pennepack Baptist Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the rear of the church.2 

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #139. Isaac Yerkes, pages 62-63. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline Yerkes, Memorial# 14610684. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac and Catherine Yerkes, Moreland, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: 800; Page: 363b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Catherine Yerkes1,2

b. 17 May 1839, d. 10 September 1908
Family
Father*Amos Yerkes3 b. 6 Aug 1804, d. 26 Sep 1887
Mother*Anne Wynkoop3 b. 31 Jul 1807, d. 20 Sep 1892
Birth*17 May 1839Catherine Yerkes was born on 17 May 1839 in Pennsylvania.4,5 
Marriage*24 November 1860She married James B. Lesher on 24 November 1860 in Presbyterian Church, Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.2 
Census US 1870*18 August 1870Catherine and James B. Lesher were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 18 August 1870 in Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. James was 34 years of age and a farmer with a personal estate valued at $1,200, and Catherine was 31 years of age and keeping house. Their daughter, Ella Ann, was 6 years old and attending school. Also enumerated in the Lesher household in 1870 were Snyder Clayton, age 12 and attending school, and Joseph Allen, who was 22 years old and working as a farm laborer.5 
(Wife) Death5 July 1905Catherine became a widow when James B. Lesher died on 5 July 1905 at age 69.6 
Death*10 September 1908She died on 10 September 1908 at age 694 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in William Penn Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.4,6 

Family

 James B. Lesher b. 17 Feb 1836, d. 5 Jul 1905
Child 1.Ella A. Lesher+1 b. 1 Oct 1863, d. 7 Jul 1940

Citations

  1. [S1816] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 24 November 1885 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, of George Heaton, age 23, farmer, of Southampton Township, Bucks County, son of William and Joannah Heaton, and Ella A. Lesher, age 22, lady, of Moreland Township, Montgomery County, daughter of James and Catherine Lesher, referencing Film# 000926609. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  2. [S1756] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of James B. Lesher and Catherine Yerkes on 24 November 1860 in the Presbyterian Church, Abington, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907, citing VAULT BX 9211.P49001 P71 v.1. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970.
  3. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #138. Amos Yerkes, page 62. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Catherine A. Lesher, Memorial# 27232692. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James B. and Catherine Lesher, Moreland, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1377; Page: 636A; Family History Library Film: 552876. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James B. Lesher, Memorial# 27232357.

Catherine Yerkes1

b. 15 April 1746
Family
Father*John Yerkes1 b. 21 Feb 1714, d. 1790
Mother*Alice McVaugh1 b. 5 Apr 1717
Birth*15 April 1746Catherine Yerkes was born on 15 April 1746 in the Manor of Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1 

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #5. John Yerkes, pages 14-15. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Charles Yerkes1

b. 5 January 1797
Family
Father*Daniel Yerkes1 b. 23 Jul 1767, d. 30 Sep 1824
Mother*Esther Lykens1 b. 12 Apr 1772, d. 1 Oct 1869
Birth*5 January 1797Charles Yerkes was born on 5 January 1797 in Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married Rachel Jones.1 

Family

 Rachel Jones

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #63. Daniel Yerkes, page 43. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Daniel Yerkes1

b. 30 December 1828, d. 29 January 1919
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Jonathan Yerkes2 b. 3 Feb 1795, d. 17 May 1866
Mother*Juliana Colladay2 b. 14 Dec 1789, d. 23 Jul 1878
Birth*30 December 1828Daniel Yerkes was born on 13 or 30 December 1828 in Pennsylvania, probably either in Moreland, Montgomery County or Northampton, Bucks County.1,3,4,5 
Marriage*3 January 1856He married Emily Heaton, daughter of William Heaton and Elizabeth Stockdale, on 3 January 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Census US 1870*30 July 1870Emily and Daniel Yerkes were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 30 July 1870 in Southampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Daniel was 41 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $17,000 and a personal estate valued at $3,500. Emily was 38 years of age and keeping house. The couple's four surviving children were enumerated with them in 1870. William H. was 11 years old; Julia Ann was 9; Walter was 5; and baby Ella R. was 2 years old. The three older children had all attended school within the census year. Also residing with the family was Rachel Hillyard, who was 50 years of age and a domestic servant.6 
Census US 1880*2 June 1880Emily and Daniel Yerkes were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 2 June 1880 in Southampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Daniel was 51 years of age and a farmer, Emily was 48 years of age and keeping house, and their children were enumerated with them. William H. was 21 years old and working on the farm; Julia was 19 years old and at home; and Walter C. and Ella R. were ages 15 and 12, respectively, and both attending school. Also residing with the family in 1880 was the children's cousin, Harriet Heaton, eldest daughter of Emily's brother, George Heaton, who was 23 years of age and working as a domestic servant.7 
(Husband) Death29 December 1899Daniel became a widower when Emily (Heaton) Yerkes died on 29 December 1899 at age 68.8,9,2 
Death*29 January 1919He died on 29 January 1919 at age 9010 
Burial* and was buried in Union Cemetery, Richboro, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.10 

Family

 Emily Heaton b. 25 Nov 1831, d. 29 Dec 1899
Children 1.Albert Yerkes2 b. 6 Apr 1857, d. 25 Aug 1857
 2.William Heaton Yerkes+11,10 b. 17 May 1859, d. 30 Dec 1943
 3.Julia Ann Yerkes6 b. 14 Feb 1861
 4.Walter Creswell Yerkes11,10,12 b. 1 Nov 1864, d. 19 Sep 1921
 5.Ella R. Yerkes6 b. 14 Nov 1867, d. 7 Mar 1883

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 18, page 653. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S2029] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, viewed online at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), pages 142-143, images 213-214 of 368. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Daniel Yerkes, Memorial# 84667197, his date of birth recorded as 30 December 1828. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S2029] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family, pages 142-143, images 213-214 of 368, reporting his place of birth as Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and his date of birth as 13 December 1828.
  5. [S2029] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family, page 76, image 121 of 368, reporting his place of birth as Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Daniel and Emily Yerkes, Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1314; Page: 696A; Family History Library Film: 552813. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Daniel and Emily Yerkes, Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1107; Page: 106D; Enumeration District: 166. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 18, pages 652-653.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emily (Heaton) Yerkes, Memorial# 84667196.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Daniel Yerkes, Memorial# 84667197.
  11. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 18, pages 654-656.
  12. [S1816] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Walter C. Yerkes of Southampton, Bucks County, age 28, farming, son of Daniel and Emily Yerkes, and Emily Hobensack of Davisville, Bucks County, age 28, lady, daughter of Isaac and Johanna Hobensack, married on 4 January 1893 in Davisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA, referencing Film# 000927063. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.