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BIOGRAPHIES
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
HISTORY OF
BELMONT and JEFFERSON COUNTIES,
OHIO,
AND
INCIDENTALLY HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
PERTAINING TO
BORDER WARFARE AND THE EARLY SETTLEMENT
of the
ADJACENT PORTION OF THE OHIO VALLEY,
By J. A. Caldwell
with Illustrations
Assistant, G. G. Nichols
Managing Editor, J. H. Newton
(Assistant, A. G. Sprankle.
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WHEELING, W. VA.
PUBLISHED BY THE HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
1880
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Goshen Twp. -
JACOB YOCUM was born in Berks county, Pa.,
Dec. 12, 1802. Came to Belmont county, in 1805 and to Goshen
Township in 1810, near where Burton's station now stands.
There were but few settlers in the township then. He was
married Sept. 23, 1823, to Miss Lydia Wade, at the Quaker
church at Somerton, according to the rules of the church. He
lived with this wife nine or ten years when she died, leaving five
children, three sons and two daughters, of who two have since
deceased, one son and one daughter; the other three still survive.
He was married to his second wife, Miss Sarah Van Horn, June
11, 1833, and by her has had twelve children, six sons and six
daughters. Of these twelve children, but five survive - three
sons and two daughters. The three sons all served in the Union
army and participated in many of the hard fought battles of that
war. Mr. Yocum remained a member of the Quaker church
till about 1828, when he withdrew from it. In 1835 he
united with the Disciple church and engaged in its ministry.
There being no church edifice to hold meetings in services were
performed at the private residences of the members. He
continued in this field of labor till the infirmities of age
compelled him to relinquish it, and now in the evening of life, is
enjoying the respect and confidence of all who know him.
Source: History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, Publ. at Wheeling, W. Va., by the Historical Publishing Company -
1880 - Pg. 405 |
"Valley Springs,"
Residence, Ice House and Pond of
JOHN YOCUN,
Jefferson Co., OH |
Island Creek
Twp. -
JOHN YOCUM, son of John and Sarah Yocum, born in
Island Creek township, Jefferson county, Ohio, Apr. 19, 1831.
On the 3d of May, 1853, he was united in marriage to Eliza
Whitson, of Brooke county, West Virginia. They have a
family of ten children, three sons and seven daughters. Since
his marriage he resided in Steubenville township until 1875, when he
came to his present location. He was in Company D of the 157th
Regiment O. N. G. His business for the past ten years has been
packing ice, which he sells at wholesale or retail. He
preserves for sale during the proper season from 1,500 to 2,000
tons.
Source: History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio,
Publ. at Wheeling, W. Va., by the Historical Publishing Company -
1880 - Pg. 592 |
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