Person:Jacob Yockey (9)

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Jacob Arthur Yockey
b.8 Mar 1875 Christian, Illinois, United States
d.1 Jan 1953 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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m. Abt 1864
  1. Dr. William M Yockey1868 - 1961
  2. Sarah Louise Yockey1871 - 1958
  3. Jacob Arthur Yockey1875 - 1953
  4. Charlotte Emma Yockey1878 - 1955
  5. Jane Marian Yockey1881 - 1936
  6. Ella M Yockey1891 - 1974
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Facts and Events
Name[1][5][6] Jacob Arthur Yockey
Gender Male
Birth[3] 8 Mar 1875 Christian, Illinois, United States"near Grove City"
Education[3][7] Bef 1900 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United StatesChicago Law School
Census[2][4][5] Bet 1900 and 1920 Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United StatesLiving with parents as a single adult.
Occupation[2][4][5] Bet 1900 and 1920 Lawyer.
Occupation[3] 1908 Christian, Illinois, United StatesElected State's Attorney.
Residence[3] Abt 1952 Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States
Occupation[3] Lawyer.
Death[3] 1 Jan 1953 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United StatesIn the Decatur and Macon County Hospital.
Burial[1] Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United StatesBlock 2 Lot 16
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Obituary 

    Attorney Arthur Yockey, 77, of Taylorville died Thursday afternoon in the Decatur and Macon County Hospital.  He had been in ill health for several years.
    Attorney Yockey was born near Grove City on March 8, 1875, the son of Jacob and Sarah Martin Yockey.  He graduated from Chicago Law School.
    Active in political life of the county in the early years of his career, Attorney Yockey was elected state's attorney, on the Democratic ticket in 1908.  He also served the city of Taylorville as city attorney a number of years ago.
    Surviving are three sisters, Misses Emma and Louisa Yockey of this city and Mrs. Frank Devin of Chicago and his brother, Dr. William Yockey of Decatur.
    The body is at the Chestnut-Pearce & Connolly Funeral Home, Taylorville.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 gravestone photograph; image of obituary - source unknown, in Find A Grave
    31 Aug 2006.

    Arthur Yockey (1875-1953)

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christian, Illinois, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    6 Jan 1920.

    1920 census details and transcription -- see Family:Jacob Yockey and Sarah Martin (1)

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Taylorville Attorney Dies via Repository:Newspapers.com, in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. Decatur Daily Review. (Decatur, Illinois)
    Page 6, 3 Jan 1953.

    See "Obituary" section.

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Taylorville, in Christian, Illinois, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    1910.

    For text and details, see Family:Jacob Yockey and Sarah Martin (1)

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Taylorville, in Christian, Illinois, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
    22 Jun 1900.

    For details and text see Family:Jacob Yockey and Sarah Martin (1)

  6. ↑ Spelled "Aurthur" in 1910 Census record
  7. ↑ Date inferred
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