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Granville Hensen YOKE

Granville Hensen YOKE

Male 1858 - 1945  (86 years)


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  • Name Granville Hensen YOKE
    Birth 23 Aug 1858  Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [5] 
    Residence East View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 4 Jun 1945  East View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Headstone incorrectly shows death date as 1943. Death record states June 4 1945. Death record also states birthplace as Doddridge County, but daughter's birth record indicates Marion County.
    Burial Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, near Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Person ID I20115  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2014

    Father Isaac YOKE
    Mother Martha ___
    Family ID F19839  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Laverne VANSCOY,   b. 22 Dec 1859, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1928, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [3, 7, 8]
    Marriage 15 Dec 1879  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Martha D. YOKE,   b. May 1880
    +2. Allen Daniel YOKE,   b. Mar 1884, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1919 (Age ~ 34 years)
    >3. John Henson YOKE,   b. May 1886, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Dora Louise YOKE,   b. 29 Aug 1891, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1972, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +5. Bessie M. YOKE,   b. Mar 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1936, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 42 years)
     6. Frank C. YOKE,   b. 17 Feb 1897   d. 2 May 1923 (Age 26 years)
    +7. Minnie G. YOKE,   b. 19 Jul 1899, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1977, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    >8. Mary Merle YOKE,   b. 8 Sep 1903   d. Apr 1986 (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F7398  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    20115_YOKE_GranvilleH_1858-1945_DeathCertificate.jpg    		20115_YOKE_GranvilleH_1858-1945_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2077] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    4. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    5. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    8. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    9. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Granville H. Yoke, 21, b. Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Isaac & Martha; and Lovernah Vanscoy, 19, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Daniel & Rachel. Married Dec 15 1879.