Family:Frank Valentine and Hester Yockey (1)

Marriage record

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Frank E. was 28 and Hester L. 26, both being white and this being their first marriage each.
Frank resided in Grand Haven, Michigan, while Hester was living in Esconaba.
Frank was born in Ovid, Michigan; Hester in Mighigan.
Frank was working in insurance while Hester was not employed outside the home.
Frank's father was E. L. Valentine; Hester's William Yockey.
Frank's mother was Helen Shepard; Hester's mother was not provided.
Isaiah Wilson, Minister, officiated the wedding.
Witnesses to the marriage were Fred T Barnes and L. S. Wilson, both of Grand Haven, Michigan.

Census information

1910 Census (Springfield, IL)

All members of the household were white. Living in a rented property.

(Head) Frank E Valentine, 30 year old male Life Insurance Manager born in Michigan.  His parents were both born in New York.
(Wife) Hester (Valentine), 27 year old female born in Michigan.  Both of her parents were born in Wisconsin.
     The couple had been married for 3 years.  Hester had but one child, still living.
(Daughter) Helen Y (Valentine), 1 year 7 month old female born in Colorado.  Both of her parents were born in Michigan.

The location where the 211 E. Capitol Avenue building was appears to now be occupied by the Illinois State Library and sits across from the Illinois Supreme Court Building.

1. ↑ Record Number 5 - Frank Valentine ꝏ Hester Yockey, in Michigan. Secretary of State. Marriage Records, 1868-1925. (Lansing, Michigan: State Records and Publications Center, 1969)
   Return of Marriages in the County of Ottawa for the Quarter Ending March 31, 1908; pg. 224., 31 Mar 1908.

   "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67H9-H5L?cc=1452395&wc=966W-N3D%3A1069463502 : 15 January 2019), 004209121 > image 423 of 620; citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing.

2.   Young Wife Passed Away (Hester Yockey Valentine), in Escanabe Morning Press
   Ppg. 1 and 8, 17 Sep 1912.

   According to the obituary, the couple had a "little daughter".

3. ↑ Springfield City, 4th Ward, 4th District, Capitol Township, supervisors district 12, enumeration district 134, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Sheet 1B, 211 East Capitol Avenue, household 22, rows 54 to 56, 15 Apr 1910.

   "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJ1-F7?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ7-GGW%3A133640201%2C143179501%2C137226901%2C1589089044 : 24 June 2017), Illinois > Sangamon > Springfield Ward 4 > ED 134 > image 2 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).