Family:Edwin Yockey and Mertie Sefton (1)

Marriage record

Name of groom; place of residence; occupation: Edwin L. Yockey; Christian County, Illinois; farmer
     Age at next birthday; Race/Color; Place of birth: 22 years; White American; Christian County, Illinois
     Father; Mother; Which marriage: John S. Yockey; Lydia Baughman; First
Name of bride; place of residence: Murtie Sefton; Christian County, Illinois
     Age at next birthday; Race/Color; Place of birth: 20 years; White American; Fayette County, Illinois
     Father; Mother; Which marriage: Ruben Sefton; Vhibena McCankey; First
Where & When married; Witnesses; By whom certified: Stonington, Illinois; Cora McConkey; G. R. Newkirk, M.G.

Census information

1910 Census (Stonington Township)

Everybody in the household was white. The family lived on a rented farm. Interesting to note that Hardwick appeared to live with the Yockey family but worked on the Shamel farm. If 'farm schedule' is indicative of an individual farm, then there are a dozen or more people in other households who worked on the Shamel farm. Also, it's not clear who owned the Yockey rented farm.

(Head) Edwin L Yockey, 31 year old male farmer, working on Farm Schedule 3, born in Illinois.  His father was born in Pennsylvania and mother in Ohio.
(Wife) Mertie S (Yockey), 29 year old female born in Illinois.  Her father was born in Indiana and mother in Illinois.
     This was the first marriage for both Edwin and Mertie and they had been married for 10 years.
The following children were all born in Illinois, and their parents in Illinois.
     (Daughter) Nelda (Yockey), 9 year old female.
     (Son) Glenn (Yockey), 7 year old male.
(Servant) Thomas A Hardwick, 25(?) year old male farm hand, working on Farm Schedule 2, born in Kentucky.  Both of his parents were born in Kentucky.

1. ↑ License 9918, in Illinois, United States. Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1940
   Pg. 33, 24 Feb 1900.

   "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-Y89K-4P?cc=1803970&wc=326Z-YWG%3A145985701 : 3 March 2016), 0986722 (004539322) > image 462 of 597; county offices, Illinois.

2. ↑ Stonington Township, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 26, in Christian, Illinois, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Page 1A, dwelling/family 3/3, rows 9 to 13, 15 Apr 1910.

   "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRJN-QKF?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ7-7WR%3A133640201%2C135411301%2C135559401%2C1589089090 : 23 June 2017), Illinois > Christian > Stonington > ED 26 > image 1 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).