Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Yockey and Catharine Grimm




Husband John Yockey 1

           Born:  - Bell Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died: 
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         Father: Isaac Yockey (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 


       Marriage: 



Wife Catharine Grimm 2

           Born:  - Bell Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
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Children
1 F Mary N. Yockey 2 3

           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1906
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jacob D. Lauffer (1828-      ) 3
           Marr: Jun 1853 3


2 F Betsey Yockey 2

           Born: 
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         Spouse: [Unk] Weister (      -      ) 2


3 M Jacob H. Yockey 1

           Born: 1833 - Washington Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1906
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Dorcas Blair (      -      ) 1


4 F Lena C. Yockey 2

           Born: 
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         Spouse: [Unk] Kunkle (      -      ) 2



General Notes: Husband - John Yockey


He came from the eastern part of Pennsylvania to Westmoreland County, where he took up some four hundred acres of government land which was in later years divided among his children.

He was a farmer and owned a farm of two hundred acres of good land, and for several years held the office of justice of the peace. For a number of years he served as elder in the Reformed church.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 555, 576.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 576.

3 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 46.


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