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OUR YOCHAM FAMILY Copyright © 2006 Joel Thomas
Orcutt. All rights reserved. GENEAOLGY &
FAMILY HISTORY BOOK
FOR SALE OUR
YOCHAM FAMILY A Genealogy and History of the Family of Jacob and Sarah Yoakum Including The
Families Yocham, Yochum, Yocum, and Yoakum Of Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri By Joel Thomas Orcutt Published February, 2006, ISBN 0-9778907-2-4 , 390
pages, 15 Chapters. This book contains very much information concerning this
hardy pioneer Ozark family, whose members include persons of the variant
spellings of the surnames listed above. This book contains considerable new
information, recently assembled, that helps make more definitive connections
of many formerly hard to understand relationships. There
are thousands of descendants listed, all presented with linked
pedigrees back to Matthias Yoakum, considered to have been the immigrant
ancestor from Germany. There is very
much biographical information included of many members of this well known,
and long established Ozark family. The book also includes thousands of source
references, and a genealogy and family history of the somewhat mysterious,
and much renown “Thresher Bill
Yocham”, an often referenced Marion
County, Arkansas Yocham found
mentioned in many of the famed Silas C. Turnbo accounts of History the
Ozarks, and documents information formerly unknown about Thresher Bill’s
nativity, and early origins. The final
Chapter offers a look into new
possibilities concerning the Yocum
silver dollar, an Ozark Icon that spawned a multi-billion dollar industry,
Silver Dollar City, at Branson, Missouri.
These are very nice cloth bound Library quality books, royal blue with
gold lettering. Price is $100.00
plus $10.00 shipping and handling.
Return to front page to order. Larger
picture of this book at bottom of
the page. BOOK CONTENT
INFORMATION CHAPTER ONE The first
chapter is a review of some of the many records mentioning Matthias Yoakum,
who we feel is likely our immigrant ancestor. There is not much information
concerning his family in particular, but does help establish several key
facts, his name and age, where he lived, his German origins, and when and
where he died. Several other
researchers have done extensive work on Matthias’ family, one of which is
Audrey Becker, soon to publish her own Yoakum History, which I would refer
anyone interested in Yoakum history and genealogy to obtain. CHAPTER TWO Chapter
Two begins on page 9, and deals with Michael Yoakum, establishing the fact he
was the son of Matthias, and documenting his move from Virginia to North
Carolina/Tennessee. It presents by the
preponderance of the evidence we have that he was the father of Solomon and
Jacob. It cites the marriage records
of his daughters, Agnes and Priscilla, bringing into the family the allied
names of Smelcher, and Mayberry. CHAPTER THREE Chapter
Three, beginning on page 13, presents Jacob Yoakum, his settlement in
Arkansas/Missouri, and how I have tried to ascertain his children. The locations involved are Knox County,
Tennessee, Lawrence County, Arkansas Territory, and the area that was
variously Wayne, Crawford, Greene, and Taney Counties in Southern
Missouri. The families allied to Jacob
are the McFelch family of old Lawrence, and
Izard counties in Arkansas, the
Talburts of Izard, Fulton, and Baxter Counties in Arkansas, the Bowmans of Taney and Stone Counties in
Missouri, The Yochams of Marion County, Arkansas, the Philiberts of Greene,
Taney, and Stone Counties in Missouri, and the Schells of Taney, Barry, and
McDonald Counties in Missouri. Each of
these families are covered in greater detail in their own chapters, which
will include their own allied families. CHAPTER FOUR Chapter
Four details information about Solomon Yocham, who was with old Jacob early
in Lawrence County, Arkansas, then Greene County, Missouri, and into
Washington County, Arkansas by 1840.
names connected to Solomon are House, and Patterson,. This Solomon was back in to Missouri,
in the portion of Taney County that
would soon thereafter become Stone County, by ca. 1849. Names found in his line from Washington
County, Arkansas is Graham, and Hoyle. The Hoyles are also later found in
Stone County, Missouri. Most of
Solomon’s family seems linked to Taney County in 1850, the same part that becomes Stone County soon
after, and many of them were in that place for many years. Watkins, Moore, and Pits are surnames of
wives of some of the sons of Solomon Yocham. Possible
connections to the Cokers in Stone and Christian counties, Missouri, and
also to the Polands in Lawrence
County. Other Stone County names are
Garrison, Horn, and Schwyhart. Some
descendants end up in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Oregon, but many seemed to have
stayed in Stone County, Missouri. CHAPTER FIVE Chapter
Five, beginning page 71, records what information is found regarding the one
known (suspected) child of Jacob Jr.
Yoakum, also a Jacob. Malinda Johnson
is a maiden name of his wife. Two
sons, briefly in Arkansas, but mainly back to Stone County, Missorui. CHAPTER SIX Chapter
Six, beginning on page 77, is the largest chapter in the book, recording
information about the family of Michael Yocham, of Marion County,
Arkansas. The allied names are
Denison, Keesee, Brown, Terry, Hogan, Bevins, Davis, Pace, Casebolt, Perkins,
Copeland, Dacus, Thrasher, Jean, Orcutt, Hammonds, Beasley, Kerley, Anderson,
Gregory, McGregor, Piland, Perkins, Simmons, Jordon, Latham, Taber, Roberts, Blalock, Chappelle, Dowd,
Pierson, Lee, Roberts, Due, and many more names. The locations are beginning primarily from Marion County, Arkansas to many
locatrions in eastern Oklahoma, including especially early into Wagoner,
Creek, and Tulsa Counties. In Texas, Hill, Johnson, Somervell,
Comanche, Jayton, and Coryell Counties.
CHAPTER SEVEN Chapter Seven begins on page 261, and
documenting the family of Asa and
Sarah Sally yoakum McFelch. Allied
family names include Wolf, Hubble, and Adams, Wallis, Hensler, and Gray. Locations include Lawrence County, Arkansas
Territory, Izard and Fulton Counties, Arkansas, and Coryell County, Texas,
where the families of Malinda McFelch Wolf, and her sister Ann Jane McFelch
Adams are found living with Harvey Yocham, son of Michael Yocham, the early
settler of Marion County, Arkansas CHAPTER EIGHT Chapter
Eight begins on page 28, documenting
the family of Simeon and
Frances Fanny Yoakum Talburt. Names of
allied families are Toney, Perryman, Tanner, Myer, and Lynn. Locations are Lawrence County, Arkansas
territory, Izard, Fulton, Marion, and Baxter Counties, Arkansas. CHAPTER NINE Chapter
Nine documents the family of Levi and
Mary Alice Patterson Yocum, and includes family names Wooley, Poland, Moore,
Lemaster, Blunk, Welch, Smith , Williams, Knight, Baxter, and Taylor. The locations include old Greene County, Missouri, Barry, Taney,
Stone, and Lawrence Counties, Missouri. Some of Levi’s family also go to
Texas, to Hillsboro, in Hill County, where Solomon and Michael’s families are
also found, in nearby McClennen County, Texas, and also in Cleburne, Johnson County,
Texas, which is also a location where families of Michael Yocham and China Yoakum Bowman are
also found associated with. CHAPTER TEN Chapter
Ten, beginning on page 311, documents the family of Jeptha and China Yoakum
Bowman. Familys include those of the
Beasley, Myers, Carmichael, Shepherd, Cox, Whitecotton, Worsham, Little,
Tiger, Bryant, and Beck. The locations
are Taney and Stone Counties in Missouri, and once again, Cleburne, Johnson
County, Texas. Also in Texas,
Collinsworth, and Wheeler Counties.
Some of these families went to Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Oregon, and
various other places. CHAPTER ELEVEN Chapter
Eleven begins on page 323. It records
information about the family of William Yocham, of Buffalo Township, Marion
County, Arkansas. Names of allied
families include Trimble, Rogers, Bell, Risher, McDaniel, Trester, Jones, Treat, Jefferson, Morgan, Jones, Adams, Cox, Gilley, Hernandez, and Dillard. Locations include Marion and Baxter
Counties, Arkansas, Comanche County, Texas, Howell county, Missouri, and Nowata County, Oklahoma. CHAPTER TWELVE Chapter
Twelve begins on page 339, and documents the family of Joseph and Peninah
Yoakum Philibert. Allied names are
Mobley, Horn, Dotson, White, Stallions, Williams, Moore, Taylor, Davis, and
Brooks. Locations include mainly Taney, Barry, and Stone Counties, Missouri.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Chapter
Thirteen begins on page 353, and documents the family of Henry and Elizabeth
Yoakum Schell. Allied families are
Pendergraff, Comstock, and Talburt.
The locations are Taney, Barry, and
McDonald Counties in Missouri. CHAPTER FOURTEEN Chapter
Fourteen begins on page 365, documenting the life and family of William
“Thresher Bill” Yocham, who is mentioned in so many of the S.C. Turnbo Ozark
History Sketches. Allied families
include Thrasher, Keesee, Price, Ramsey, Johnson, Blaylock, Willoughby,
Schmickle, Davis, Morrison, and Baucum.
Locations include Marion and Woodruff Counties, Arkansas, Hill and
Runnells Counties, Texas, LaFlore, Haskell, Hughes and Okfuskee Counties,
Oklahoma, and Churchill County,
Nevada. CHAPTER FIFTEEN Chapter
Fifteen examines some information concerning the history of the legend of the
Yocum Silver Dollar, an early Ozark currency whose existence has long sparked
various debates concerning certain aspects, such as the source of the silver used to make the
coin. Perhaps the answer is so simple
that it has been long overlooked, and I present an alternate theory based on
simple logic, concerning this Ozark icon that spawned an well known tourist
industry, Silver Dollar City. |
