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Last reviewed: EJY-18.
Introduction
I recently discovered a new third cousin, Harry Bobbitt, via the miracle of DNA matches. Our most recent common ancestors are James Yeomans Jr. and Sarah Haines Redfield. I am descended from their daughter Meroa Yeomans and he is descended from their son Edwin James Yeomans.
Early Life of Edwin
Edwin James Yeomans was born April 20, 1850, in Delhi, Delaware County, New York. He was the son of James Yeomans Jr. and Sarah Haines Redfield. He had 4 siblings, of whom 2 lived to adulthood. They are Albert Redfield (1845-1855), Charles Howard (1846-1919), Meroa Louisa (1848-1917) and Frederick Wright Yeomans (1854-1876). His 3 older siblings were all born in Delaware County, but his younger brother was born in DeKalb County, Illinois. The Yeomans family moved to Illinois between 1851 and 1853. After several intermediate residences, they moved to Onarga in 1866. As a boy and young man, Edwin helped his father on the family farm.
While a resident of Onarga, Edwin attended the Grand Prairie Seminary, from which he graduated with honors. Subsequently, he was a teacher for several years.
First Marriage of Edwin
On November 5, 1872, Edwin married his first wife, Miss Hannah Rose Shickle. They had one son, Arthur James. Rose died June 12, 1875, at the age of 19.
Photo of Edwin in Onarga (EJY-1)
The back of the photo states 'H. W. Lawhead, Photographer. Onarga, Ills'. There is ink handwriting that appears to say 'Father'. There is no writing on the front of the photo. This appears to be a carte de visite, or visiting card, which was just 2.5 inches by 4 inches. The visiting card was largely supplanted by the larger cabinet card in the early 1870's.
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I have no good way of dating this photo. He was 22 years old at the time of his first marriage and 28 at the time of his second marriage. My best guess is that this photo was taken after the death of his first wife, before his second marriage. There is no paired picture with either wife. It is also possible that the picture was taken prior to his first marriage.
Their children were:
1. Bertha Louise, born March 8, 1881, in Dakota Territory.
2. Grace Anna, born October 8, 1883, in Dakota Territory.
3. Jessie Ruth, born July 1, 1887, in Nashville, Barton County, Missouri.
The 1900 census states that Anna had 5 children, of whom 3 survived, but the 1910 census states that she had 4 children with 3 surviving. Anna did not have a prior marriage. It is possible that one child was born between Grace and Jessie. Or a child could easily have been born before Bertha.
Photo of Grace Yeomans as a baby in Watertown, Dakota Territory
There are 2 identical photos, printed on different stock. Both are small 'visiting cards'.
The back of the stock for the darker image states 'C. H. Newcombe, Artist, Oak Street, Watertown, Dakota'. The handwriting on the back of the first image says 'Grace'.
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The back of the stock for the lighter image states 'Newcombe & Thurston, Artists, Watertown, Dakota.' The handwriting on the back of the second images says 'B. Louise Gorton'. (This was the sister of Grace.)
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Since the photo is of a baby, I am assuming the picture was either taken in late 1881 or in 1884. Based on the dark intensity of the eyes, I believe the picture is of GraceYeomans!
Watertown was founded in 1879 as a transportation hub. Evidently, the Edwin J. Yeomans family lived in Watertown, Dakota Territory, because there is an envelope addressed to Mrs. Edwin J. Yeomans from The West End Dry Goods House (dry goods, carpets and shoes) in Chicago. It appears to be connected with Carson, Pirie & Company.
Photos of Edwin and Anna in Lamar, MO
The back of the first photo says 'Edwin Yeomans'. The back of the second photo says 'Mrs. E. J. Yeomans'. It also says 'S171' and the number 6428 is stamped on the back of the photo. The front of both photos indicate that the studio was Foster and was located in the Northwest Corner Square in Lamar, Missouri. Both photos have Extra Finish, which makes the picture glossier. I am unable to find any information about the Foster studio at this time.
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Photo of Anna and her 3 daughters and her mother
This photo has no writing on the back and no studio identification! It appears to be a framed photo, rather than a true cabinet card. Anna and her 3 daughters, though, are clearly the same persons that were in the earlier photo!
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It looks like the daughters are about 14, 12 and 8. So the photo was taken about 1895. The family was living in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, in 1893, and in Marionville, Lawrence County, Missouri, by 1900. So this picture could have been taken in Lamar or Marionville. Edwin appears to have been a farmer, based on the 1900 census.
? - How do I know that they were in Lamar in 1893?
The woman on the far right is Anna Lash Yeomans. The other woman, even though she looks quite youthful, is actually Anna's mother, aka Cornelia Eliza Burnside Lash Pangborn! Since Cornelia was probably living in Onarga, Illinois, this picture may have been taken in Onarga!
In 1900, the family was living in Marionville, Lawrence County, Missouri, where Edwin is farming. His 3 daughters, aged 19, 16 and 12, are all attending school.
Photo of Edwin in Onarga (EJY-1)
The back of the photo states 'H. W. Lawhead, Photographer. Onarga, Ills'. There is ink handwriting that appears to say 'Father'. There is no writing on the front of the photo. This appears to be a carte de visite, or visiting card, which was just 2.5 inches by 4 inches. The visiting card was largely supplanted by the larger cabinet card in the early 1870's.
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I have no good way of dating this photo. He was 22 years old at the time of his first marriage and 28 at the time of his second marriage. My best guess is that this photo was taken after the death of his first wife, before his second marriage. There is no paired picture with either wife. It is also possible that the picture was taken prior to his first marriage.
Second Marriage of Edwin
On July 31, 1878, Edwin married his second wife, Anna M. Lash, in a double wedding with his sister, Meroa Yeomans, who married Thomas Crooks on that same day! Anna was the daughter of David Lash and Cornelia Eliza Burnside. Her father David fought in the Civil War and died in 1864, when Anna was about 10 years old. In 1874, her mother married Ransom Belden Pangborn, a resident of Onarga, and a man about 21 years her senior.Their children were:
1. Bertha Louise, born March 8, 1881, in Dakota Territory.
2. Grace Anna, born October 8, 1883, in Dakota Territory.
3. Jessie Ruth, born July 1, 1887, in Nashville, Barton County, Missouri.
The 1900 census states that Anna had 5 children, of whom 3 survived, but the 1910 census states that she had 4 children with 3 surviving. Anna did not have a prior marriage. It is possible that one child was born between Grace and Jessie. Or a child could easily have been born before Bertha.
Life in the Dakota Territory
Edwin and Anna moved to the Dakota Territory, which existed from 1861 - 1889, when North Dakota and South Dakota became states. They lived in Watertown, later part of South Dakota, which is where their first 2 daughters were born. Bertha Louise Yeomans was born March 8, 1881, and Grace Anna Yeomans was born October 8, 1883. According to the Gibson City Courier, of 13 October 1882, Charles H. Yeomans went to Central Dakota for several days. Presumably, he was visiting his brother Edwin.
Photo of Grace Yeomans as a baby in Watertown, Dakota Territory
There are 2 identical photos, printed on different stock. Both are small 'visiting cards'.
The back of the stock for the darker image states 'C. H. Newcombe, Artist, Oak Street, Watertown, Dakota'. The handwriting on the back of the first image says 'Grace'.
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The back of the stock for the lighter image states 'Newcombe & Thurston, Artists, Watertown, Dakota.' The handwriting on the back of the second images says 'B. Louise Gorton'. (This was the sister of Grace.)
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Since the photo is of a baby, I am assuming the picture was either taken in late 1881 or in 1884. Based on the dark intensity of the eyes, I believe the picture is of GraceYeomans!
Watertown was founded in 1879 as a transportation hub. Evidently, the Edwin J. Yeomans family lived in Watertown, Dakota Territory, because there is an envelope addressed to Mrs. Edwin J. Yeomans from The West End Dry Goods House (dry goods, carpets and shoes) in Chicago. It appears to be connected with Carson, Pirie & Company.
Life in Missouri
Photo of Duval, Missouri, homestead
Based on a photo, and notes on the back of the photo, Edwin J Yeomans built a home in Duval, Missouri, in 1885.
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The photo was taken many years later because there is a car in front of the house! The photo was sent as a Christmas card. There is a stamp for a photographic studio on the back: 'Steward's Studio, "New Smile", Carthage, Missouri'. The note on the back of the photo mentions the 'old days of Gibson and Hopson'.
There was a village of Duval, Missouri, in Barton County. In addition, there was a Duval Township, now inactive, in Jasper County, Missouri. But I believe this photo is in the village of Duval in Barton County, since that is the county in which they appeared to live.
Their third daughter, Jessie Ruth Yeomans, was born July 1, 1887, in Nashville, Barton County, Missouri.
Based on a photo, and notes on the back of the photo, Edwin J Yeomans built a home in Duval, Missouri, in 1885.
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The photo was taken many years later because there is a car in front of the house! The photo was sent as a Christmas card. There is a stamp for a photographic studio on the back: 'Steward's Studio, "New Smile", Carthage, Missouri'. The note on the back of the photo mentions the 'old days of Gibson and Hopson'.
There was a village of Duval, Missouri, in Barton County. In addition, there was a Duval Township, now inactive, in Jasper County, Missouri. But I believe this photo is in the village of Duval in Barton County, since that is the county in which they appeared to live.
Their third daughter, Jessie Ruth Yeomans, was born July 1, 1887, in Nashville, Barton County, Missouri.
Photo of Anna and her 3 daughters in Nashville, MO
There are 2 identical photos, both on cabinet cards. One states 'Anna Yeomans and her three daughters Louise Grace + Jesse'. The second states 'Anna Yeomans + girls'. The first states 'E. S. Crandall, Nashville, Mo.' on the bottom border of the photo. The second states 'Crandall, Nashville Mo.' Either one print was made later than the other, or two different kinds of stock were used for some reason.
Since Jessie looks about 1 year old, the photo was probably taken in 1888 or early 1889. Bertha Louise would be about 7 years old and Grace would be about 5 years old.
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The daughters are listed in descending order of age. So from left to right, they are Bertha Louise, Jessie and Grace.
Photo of Jessie in Nashville, MO
The back of the photo states 'Jessie'. The front of the photo states 'Nashville, E. S. Crandall, Missouri' in the bottom border.
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This picture appears to have been taken at the same time as the previous picture, even though all 3 photos are printed on different card stock. The dress that Jessie is wearing in this picture appears to be the same dress she is wearing in the previous picture.
Photos of Edwin and Anna in Lamar, MO
The back of the first photo says 'Edwin Yeomans'. The back of the second photo says 'Mrs. E. J. Yeomans'. It also says 'S171' and the number 6428 is stamped on the back of the photo. The front of both photos indicate that the studio was Foster and was located in the Northwest Corner Square in Lamar, Missouri. Both photos have Extra Finish, which makes the picture glossier. I am unable to find any information about the Foster studio at this time.
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Photo of Anna and her 3 daughters and her mother
This photo has no writing on the back and no studio identification! It appears to be a framed photo, rather than a true cabinet card. Anna and her 3 daughters, though, are clearly the same persons that were in the earlier photo!
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It looks like the daughters are about 14, 12 and 8. So the photo was taken about 1895. The family was living in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, in 1893, and in Marionville, Lawrence County, Missouri, by 1900. So this picture could have been taken in Lamar or Marionville. Edwin appears to have been a farmer, based on the 1900 census.
? - How do I know that they were in Lamar in 1893?
The woman on the far right is Anna Lash Yeomans. The other woman, even though she looks quite youthful, is actually Anna's mother, aka Cornelia Eliza Burnside Lash Pangborn! Since Cornelia was probably living in Onarga, Illinois, this picture may have been taken in Onarga!
In 1900, the family was living in Marionville, Lawrence County, Missouri, where Edwin is farming. His 3 daughters, aged 19, 16 and 12, are all attending school.
Life in North Chicago
By 1902 or 1903, Edwin and Anna Yeomans had returned to North Chicago, which is just south of Waukegan. Edwin appears in the 1903 City Directory for Waukegan. He is listed under 'Carpenters, Builders and Contractors' and his business appeared to be on McCallister Avenue near 8th Street.
In 1905, he was listed as a Contractor and Builder . It appears that both his office and residence were at 318 Madison.
In 1910, Edwin and Anna and their youngest daughter, Jessie, are living in North Chicago, at 4 nr Marquet. Edwin is listed as a carpenter working for himself. He owns his home free of a mortgage.
In 1913, he was doing cabinet work and general contractor work and worked at 2nd Street near Marquette in North Chicago. (I suspect this was at his home address, based on census information. And I suspect the house in the ad below was his home.) He also had an office at 422 N Utica in Waukegan. His ad read 'E. J. Yeomans, Carpenter, Builder and General Contractor. Estimates cheerfully furnished and General Jobbing promptly attend to. Plans also furnished.'
In 1905, he was listed as a Contractor and Builder . It appears that both his office and residence were at 318 Madison.
In 1910, Edwin and Anna and their youngest daughter, Jessie, are living in North Chicago, at 4 nr Marquet. Edwin is listed as a carpenter working for himself. He owns his home free of a mortgage.
In 1913, he was doing cabinet work and general contractor work and worked at 2nd Street near Marquette in North Chicago. (I suspect this was at his home address, based on census information. And I suspect the house in the ad below was his home.) He also had an office at 422 N Utica in Waukegan. His ad read 'E. J. Yeomans, Carpenter, Builder and General Contractor. Estimates cheerfully furnished and General Jobbing promptly attend to. Plans also furnished.'
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| www.Ancestry.com; U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; Waukegan, Illinois; 1913; p. 544. |
Photos of Edwin and Anna in Waukegan
The first photo says 'E. J. Yeomens, Nana's father'. The second photo states 'Anna Yeomans, Nana's mother'. Both photos on the bottom border identify the studio as Hemmen, at 216 Genesee Street in Waukegan, Illinois. Evidently, his name was John Hemmen, but I have not been able to find out much about him. In addition, there appears to be a faded proof of Edwin's photo.
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Snapshot of Edwin and Anna Yeomans, likely in front of their home
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The handwriting on the back of the photo states 'Anna & Edwin Yeomans'. The photo looks like it was taken at about the same time as the studio photos above, but they look slightly older! The location looks somewhat rural, but I suspect this is their home in North Chicago, near 2nd and Marquette.
Edwin James Yeomans died January 15, 1917, in North Chicago, Illinois, in Lake County. He was buried 3 days later in Oakwood Cemetery, in Waukegan. At the time of his death, he was 66 years old and working as a contractor/carpenter.
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In 1920, Anna was living at 321 West Center Street, in Waukegan. She owned the home free and clear. In addition, 2 grandsons were living with her, Donald Gorton (age 10) and Frederick Gorton (age 7). They were both attending school. In addition, a Charles Crooks is listed as residing with her, but I know this is her nephew and my grandfather! His occupation was listed as 'travels, Connecticut Recorder'. I know that my grandfather married Nellie Williams, a resident of Waukegan, one year later. And I know that he frequently traveled in his work, and in 1921, worked for the Cincinnati Time Recorder, which made clocks.
By May 1922, Anna had moved to Pasadena, California, based on notes on old photos. In 1927, Anna was living at 354 S Euclid Avenue, with her eldest daughter, Bertha Louise Gorton. She died May 26, 1927, at age 72, in Los Angeles. She is buried in Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena, California, in Los Angeles County.
Photo of Mary Yeomans in Seattle
The writing on the back of the photo says 'Miss Mary Yeomans Xmas'. In the bottom right corner of the photo, 'Hartsook Seattle' is embossed. Fred Hartsook was a photographer on the West Coast.
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This appears to be Mary Yeomans, the daughter of Arthur James Yeomans and Isabelle Cropley. Mary was born in 1912 and lived in Washington County, Oregon, between 1930 and 1940. She attended Pacific University for a year and this picture looks exactly like the photo of one of the 27 girls in the Women's Glee Club in the 1931 yearbook!
In about 1908, Bertha and Fred got married in Waukegan, at the home of Bertha's parents. Several of her cousins attended, including Miss Cora Yeomans of Danville, Raymond Crooks of Gurnee and Mr. and Mrs. William McFarland of Loda. (Raymond Crooks and Helen McFarland are the siblings of my grandfather.) The married couple returned to Colorado Springs immediately after the wedding.
Bertha and Fred had 3 children, all born in Colorado Springs: Donald Edwin (b. 1909), Margaret L. (b. 1910) and Frederick Edwin (b. 1912).
Bertha's husband Fred died on January 22, 1913, in Colorado Springs, leaving Bertha with 3 small children at the age of 31! In 1916, Bertha was living at 1435 N. Weber, in Colorado Springs. Her stepson, Earl, aged 18, was living at the same address and working as a clerk for Robbins on the Corner.
By 1920, she had moved back to Waukegan, possibly in response to her father's death in 1917. She lived with her daughter Margaret on South Sheridan Road. Her 2 sons, Donald and Frederick, lived with their grandmother, Anna Yeomans! In addition, my grandfather, Charles Crooks, was living with them! Meanwhile, Bertha was working as a superintendent of the Hatty Burnett club. (I have no idea what this club was all about!)
She moved to the Los Angeles County area fairly shortly thereafter. Her sister Grace died in Los Angeles County in 1924, and her mother Anna died in 1927. In 1930, she was living in Pasadena with all 3 of her children. Bertha worked as a bookkeeper for a wholesale grocery. In 1940, she was living in Daly City, California, just south of San Francisco. She was living with her daughter Margaret, her son-in-law Ronald Bobbitt, and 2 grandchildren, Richard and Thomas. Bertha worked as a saleslady for a dry goods business and her son-in-law Ronald worked as an adjuster for a fire house. In 1944, Bertha and Ronald were both registered as Republicans, but Margaret was registered as a Democrat.
Bertha passed away on April 16, 1968, in Fresno, California, where she appeared to be living with her daughter Margaret. She was evidently cremated and interred in a mausoleum in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, in Los Angeles County.
There are 2 photos of Bertha with her very young daughter Margaret. The picture appears to have been taken in Colorado Springs in late 1910 or 1911. There are 2 boys in the background of one picture, but I have not been able to identify them.
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There is a subsequent picture of Bertha Louise Yeoman, Margaret Gorton Bobbitt, Thomas Allen Bobbitt and Richard Evans Bobbitt. The picture appears to have been taken in the early 1940's in San Mateo County, California.
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Snapshot of Edwin and Anna Yeomans, likely in front of their home
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The handwriting on the back of the photo states 'Anna & Edwin Yeomans'. The photo looks like it was taken at about the same time as the studio photos above, but they look slightly older! The location looks somewhat rural, but I suspect this is their home in North Chicago, near 2nd and Marquette.
Edwin James Yeomans died January 15, 1917, in North Chicago, Illinois, in Lake County. He was buried 3 days later in Oakwood Cemetery, in Waukegan. At the time of his death, he was 66 years old and working as a contractor/carpenter.
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In 1920, Anna was living at 321 West Center Street, in Waukegan. She owned the home free and clear. In addition, 2 grandsons were living with her, Donald Gorton (age 10) and Frederick Gorton (age 7). They were both attending school. In addition, a Charles Crooks is listed as residing with her, but I know this is her nephew and my grandfather! His occupation was listed as 'travels, Connecticut Recorder'. I know that my grandfather married Nellie Williams, a resident of Waukegan, one year later. And I know that he frequently traveled in his work, and in 1921, worked for the Cincinnati Time Recorder, which made clocks.
By May 1922, Anna had moved to Pasadena, California, based on notes on old photos. In 1927, Anna was living at 354 S Euclid Avenue, with her eldest daughter, Bertha Louise Gorton. She died May 26, 1927, at age 72, in Los Angeles. She is buried in Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena, California, in Los Angeles County.
Children of Edwin
Child #1: Arthur James Yeomans (from first marriage)
Arthur James Yeomans, son of Edwin James Yeomans and Hannah Rose Schickle, married Isabelle Cropley in Utah, on August 24, 1905, in Corinne, Box Elder, Utah. This was the first marriage for both of them. Later, they lived in the Colorado Springs area, Bonneville County Idaho, and Washington County Oregon. Arthur and Isabelle had 2 children, Mary and James. According to the 1910 census, they had one child who had died.Postcard from Colorado Springs to North Chicago
There is a photo postcard written by Louise and sent to Mrs. E. J. Yeomans. The postcard was postmarked March 17, 1908, from Colorado Springs. It was postmarked March 18 in North Chicago, Illinois. The photo is of a picnic on the preceding New Year's Day. At the bottom, the names Arthur, Belle, Earl, Paul and 'me' are listed.
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Arthur James Yeomans and Isabelle Copley would have been 34 and 29 years of age in 1908.
Louise, if Bertha Louise Yeomans, would have been 26 years of age. Bertha, after teaching in Illinois, came to Colorado Springs to teach, which is where she met her husband, Frederick Edwin Gorton. The marriage probably took place in 1908, but I do not know the exact date! Since Fred is not listed on the photo, I am guessing that he took the photo.
Louise's husband Fred had a son Earl from an earlier marriage, but Earl would only have been 9 years of age! At this time, I have no idea who Paul is!
Initially, I thought the people in the photo were listed left to right, but as I look at the photo, it seems unlikely! I believe that the male on the right is Arthur because he looks like his father. I suspect that the boy in the middle may well be Earl, because the boy on the left looks Hispanic or Indian. The woman on the left looks like Bertha Louise, based on comparisons with other pictures. That means the woman on the right might be Isabelle, although she looks older than 29 years of age!
So from left to right, it appears to be Paul, Louise, Earl, Arthur and Belle?
So from left to right, it appears to be Paul, Louise, Earl, Arthur and Belle?
Photo of Mary Yeomans in Seattle
The writing on the back of the photo says 'Miss Mary Yeomans Xmas'. In the bottom right corner of the photo, 'Hartsook Seattle' is embossed. Fred Hartsook was a photographer on the West Coast.
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This appears to be Mary Yeomans, the daughter of Arthur James Yeomans and Isabelle Cropley. Mary was born in 1912 and lived in Washington County, Oregon, between 1930 and 1940. She attended Pacific University for a year and this picture looks exactly like the photo of one of the 27 girls in the Women's Glee Club in the 1931 yearbook!
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| www.Ancestry.com; U. S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990; Pacific University; 1931; page 62, Mary Yeomans. |
Child #2: Bertha Louise Yeomans Gorton.
Bertha Louise Yeomans was born March 8, 1881, the eldest of the 3 daughters of Edwin James Yeomans and Anna M. Lash. She grew up in the Dakota Territory, in Missouri and in Waukegan/North Chicago, Illinois. Bertha taught school for several years in North Chicago and in about 1906, decided to move to Colorado Springs and teach there. This is where she met Fred Gorton, a thriving clothing merchant. Fred had a son, Earl, from an earlier marriage, but his first wife, Maud, died in 1906.In about 1908, Bertha and Fred got married in Waukegan, at the home of Bertha's parents. Several of her cousins attended, including Miss Cora Yeomans of Danville, Raymond Crooks of Gurnee and Mr. and Mrs. William McFarland of Loda. (Raymond Crooks and Helen McFarland are the siblings of my grandfather.) The married couple returned to Colorado Springs immediately after the wedding.
Bertha and Fred had 3 children, all born in Colorado Springs: Donald Edwin (b. 1909), Margaret L. (b. 1910) and Frederick Edwin (b. 1912).
Bertha's husband Fred died on January 22, 1913, in Colorado Springs, leaving Bertha with 3 small children at the age of 31! In 1916, Bertha was living at 1435 N. Weber, in Colorado Springs. Her stepson, Earl, aged 18, was living at the same address and working as a clerk for Robbins on the Corner.
By 1920, she had moved back to Waukegan, possibly in response to her father's death in 1917. She lived with her daughter Margaret on South Sheridan Road. Her 2 sons, Donald and Frederick, lived with their grandmother, Anna Yeomans! In addition, my grandfather, Charles Crooks, was living with them! Meanwhile, Bertha was working as a superintendent of the Hatty Burnett club. (I have no idea what this club was all about!)
She moved to the Los Angeles County area fairly shortly thereafter. Her sister Grace died in Los Angeles County in 1924, and her mother Anna died in 1927. In 1930, she was living in Pasadena with all 3 of her children. Bertha worked as a bookkeeper for a wholesale grocery. In 1940, she was living in Daly City, California, just south of San Francisco. She was living with her daughter Margaret, her son-in-law Ronald Bobbitt, and 2 grandchildren, Richard and Thomas. Bertha worked as a saleslady for a dry goods business and her son-in-law Ronald worked as an adjuster for a fire house. In 1944, Bertha and Ronald were both registered as Republicans, but Margaret was registered as a Democrat.
Bertha passed away on April 16, 1968, in Fresno, California, where she appeared to be living with her daughter Margaret. She was evidently cremated and interred in a mausoleum in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, in Los Angeles County.
There are 2 photos of Bertha with her very young daughter Margaret. The picture appears to have been taken in Colorado Springs in late 1910 or 1911. There are 2 boys in the background of one picture, but I have not been able to identify them.
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There is a subsequent picture of Bertha Louise Yeoman, Margaret Gorton Bobbitt, Thomas Allen Bobbitt and Richard Evans Bobbitt. The picture appears to have been taken in the early 1940's in San Mateo County, California.
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Child #3: Grace Anna Yeomans Yeoman.
Grace Anna Yeomans was born October 8, 1883, the second of 3 daughters of Edwin James Yeomans and Anna M. Lash. She was born in what is today South Dakota and grew up in the Dakota Territory, in Missouri and in Waukegan/North Chicago, Illinois. In 1904, she was a senior at Waukegan High School, where she appeared to have an interest in the theater. In 1905, she was living with her family in Waukegan and working as a teacher, like her sister Louise.
By 1910, Grace had married a man named Edward Yeoman, who was 4 years younger than herself. His last name was very similar to her name, but there was no 's' on the end! It was the first marriage for both of them, but did not appear to result in any children. When he registered for the World War I draft, he was described as tall and slender, with brown hair and gray eyes.
In 1910, they lived at 422 North Utica Street in Waukegan, with Edward's widowed mother-in-law, Helen Yeoman. In addition, Reverend Royal Handley, a Christian minister, was lodging with them. Her husband Edward worked as a clerk in a law office. In 1913 and 1916, Edward was working as a bookkeeper for the Public Service Company. By 1919, Edward was the manager of Yeoman Adjustment Services. The company was involved with collections and adjustments and employed accountants, auditors and investigators. In the 1925 Waukegan city directory, which was probably compiled in 1924, Edward was listed at the owner and manager of Yeoman Tire and Battery Service.
There is some uncertainty concerning the place of her death. Based on her tombstone, we know she died in 1924 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Waukegan. According to the California death index, a Grace A. Yeoman died May 28, 1924, in Los Angeles, at the age of 40. Was she visiting family out there or had she separated from her husband? We do know that her mother, Anna Lash Yeomans, had moved to Pasadena by at least 1922 and died there in 1927. And Bertha Yeomans Gorton lived in Pasadena was well. Anna, though, was buried in California, whereas Grace was buried back in Waukegan.
Child #4: Jessie Ruth Yeomans Howe.
Photo of Jessie
The front of the cardstock says 'Godfrey Photos'. There is nothing written on the back.
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I believe this is Jessie, based on comparisons with other photos! Her features are fine, her lips thin and her expression sweet! She appears to be a young woman.
Jessie Ruth Yeomans was born July 1, 1887, the youngest of 3 daughters of Edwin James Yeomans and Anna M. Lash. She was born in Nashville, Missouri, in Barton County. and grew up in Missouri and in Waukegan/North Chicago, Illinois. In 1910, at age 23, she was still living with her parents, but was not working.
Jessie must have married her husband, Rudolf Howard Howe, between 1910 and 1918. Her first child, Carol Ruth, was born in about February 1919. In 1920, the young family was living in Elyria Township, in Loraine County, Ohio. Howard was working as a mechanical designer for a tube mill and owned his own home. While living in Ohio, their second child, Robert, was born.
By 1927, they had moved to Birmingham, Alabama. In 1930, they lived in Carvers Precinct, in Mobile County, Alabama. Rudolf was working as a draftsman for an Iron Sheet Works. a
Jessie Ruth Yeomans was born July 1, 1887, the youngest of 3 daughters of Edwin James Yeomans and Anna M. Lash. She was born in Nashville, Missouri, in Barton County. and grew up in Missouri and in Waukegan/North Chicago, Illinois. In 1910, at age 23, she was still living with her parents, but was not working.
Jessie must have married her husband, Rudolf Howard Howe, between 1910 and 1918. Her first child, Carol Ruth, was born in about February 1919. In 1920, the young family was living in Elyria Township, in Loraine County, Ohio. Howard was working as a mechanical designer for a tube mill and owned his own home. While living in Ohio, their second child, Robert, was born.
By 1927, they had moved to Birmingham, Alabama. In 1930, they lived in Carvers Precinct, in Mobile County, Alabama. Rudolf was working as a draftsman for an Iron Sheet Works. a
Ransom Pangborn and Cornelia Eliza Burnside
There is a photo of Cornelia Burnside, photographed by J. K. Stevens, of Dearborn Street in Chicago. I believe this is Cornelia based on comparisons with other photos.
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The next 2 photos appear to have been taken at the same time. No names are listed on the back, but by comparing these photos with other photos with labels, I am quite certain that this is Ransom Pangborn and Cornelia Eliza Burnside. Cornelia's first husband was David Lash, and they were the parents of Anna Lash, who married Edwin James Yeomans. After David died in the Civil War, Cornelia married Ransom, who was 22 years her senior, in 1874. Ransom was an early settler of Onarga and lived in Onarga until a few years before his death in 1905.
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The next 2 photos appear to have been taken at the same time. No names are listed on the back, but by comparing these photos with other photos with labels, I am quite certain that this is Ransom Pangborn and Cornelia Eliza Burnside. Cornelia's first husband was David Lash, and they were the parents of Anna Lash, who married Edwin James Yeomans. After David died in the Civil War, Cornelia married Ransom, who was 22 years her senior, in 1874. Ransom was an early settler of Onarga and lived in Onarga until a few years before his death in 1905.
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The date 1888 is listed on the reverse side of the card. This card has bold beveled edges, which were popular from 1885-1892.
