Sunday, May 4, 2014

Samuel Ledford Yokley 1852-1918 and Elizabeth Frances Wingfield 1856-1919

Samuel and Elizabeth's headstone
Samuel Ledford Yokley
Parents:  David Yokley and Mary Hayworth
Born 18 Jan 1852 North Carolina
Married Elizabeth Frances Wingfield 1 Aug 1875 Saline, Missouri
Died 23 Feb 1918 Saline County, Missouri
Buried Hazel Grove Cemetery, Herndon, Saline, Missouri
Sources
1860 US Census Northern Division, Davidson, North Carolina (age 8)
1870 US Census Missouri (age 17)
1900 US Census Liberty, Saline, Missouri (age 48)
Headstonel: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60840272/samuel-ledford-yokley
Elizabeth Frances Wingfield
Parents Austin Morris Wingfield and Sarah Catherine Williams
Born May 1856
Died 1919 Saline County, Missouri
Buried Hazel Grove Cemetery, Herndon, Saline, Missouri
Sources
1900 US Census Liberty, Saline, Missouri (age 44)
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60840325/elizabeth-frances-yokley

CHILDREN

Mary, Henry, and Samuel's headstone
Mary Catherine "Kate" Yokley
Born 18 Sep 1876 Herndon, Saline, Missouri
Married Henry Mayse
Children:  Ledford
Died 15 May 1965 Herndon, Saline, Missouri
Buried Hazel Grove Cemetery, Herndon, Saline, Missouri
Sources
1900 US Census Liberty, Saline, Missouri (age 24)
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183084667/mary-catherine-mayse
Grundy F Yokley
Born 26 March 1878 Saline, Missouri
Died 16 November 1878 Saline, Missouri
Buried: Hazel Grove Cemetery, Herndon, Saline, Missouri
Sources
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108441853/grundy-f-yokley





Rudolph's stone
Rudolph Lester Yokley
Born 1 May 1880 Saline, Missouri
Married Essie Lee
Children: Frances, Katherine, Blanton, Ruby
Died 1961
Buried Nauvoo Cemetery, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Sources
Signature:  WW1 Draft Registration Card
Note:  describes him as medium height and build, blue eyes, blonde hair
WW2 Draft Registration Card (age 61)
1900 US Census Liberty, Saline, Missouri (age 20)
1910 US Census Davis, Lafayette, Missouri (age 29)
1930 US Census Marshall, Platte, Missouri (age 49)
1940 US Census Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois (age 59)
Note: name spelled Rodolph
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183059545/rudolph-lester-yokley
Juanita Yokley
Born June 1884 Saline, Missouri
Married ?
Children ?
Died ?
Buried
Sources
1900 US Census Liberty, Saline, Missouri (age 16)
Arke's headstone
Arke Dehaven Yokley
Born  25 August 1886 Saline, Missouri
Married 1) Fred Grant Robinson about 1910
Children: Roberta F (1927) - the only one I found so far
2) John Wilson Rittman (he was married before, had at least 2 children)
Children: ?
Died 14 Jul 1958 Knob Noster, Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri
Buried Hazel Grove Cemetery, Herndon, Saline, Missouri
Sources
1900 US Census Liberty, Saline, Missouri (age 14)
1910 US Census Kiowa, Kiowa, Kansas (age 22, married to Fred)
1930 US Census Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri (age 43, widowed)
1940 US Census Washington, Johnson, Missouri (age 53)
Memorial:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54086049/arke-de-haven-yokley-rittman

Adam "Add" buried with brother Samuel
Adam Lee (Add) Yokley
Born 19 Sep 1888 Missouri
Occupation:  Farmer (listed on his WW1 draft registration)
Not Married, no children
Died 27 Dec 1974 Saline, Missouri
Buried Hazel Grove Cemetery, Herndon, Saline, Missouri
Sources
1900 US Census Liberty, Saline, Missouri (age 12)
Signature:  WW1 Draft Registration (signed June 6, 1917-18, age 28, single, living in Sweet Springs)
Note:  describes him as short, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair 
1920 US Census Liberty, Saline, Missouri (age 31, single, living with younger brother Sam)
1930 US Census Liberty, Saline, Missouri (age 41, single, living with younger brother Sam)
SS Death Index
Headstone:  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18725626
Note:  Buried with/by his brother Sam.  I don't know if he ever had his own headstone.

Samuel and Nannie headstone
Samuel L Yokley
Born 4 Nov 1891 Missouri
Married Nannie May Wheeler
Children: Helen, Paris, Alice, Mary, Samuel, John
Died August 1964 Missouri
Buried Hazel Grove Cemetery, Herndon, Saline, Missouri
Sources
1900 US Census Liberty, Saline, Missouri (age 9)
1920 US Census Liberty, Saline, Missouri (age 29)
1930 US Census Liberty, Saline, Missouri (age 38)
Headstone :  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60840509/samuel-ledford-yokley

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