05 SEP 1889 • Born in Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA 01 Jun 1900 • 10 years old living with parents John and Jane at 35 Front Street 7 May 1906 • Death of John J Hayes, Father of Jeremiah Hayes at the Paper Mill. His son Jeremiah was 16 just years old. 24 Jun 1918 • Marriage to Margaret Mary Sheehan in Manchester […]
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A YERKS Family Bible Found!
More than a decade ago, I came across an archived newsletter in which a person named Cula Katzky indicated that she was in possession of a “Yerks” family bible with several dates in it. She was not a Yerks family member and was seeking to return it to someone in the family. The newsletter was titled “SOMEBODY’S LINKS NEWSLETTER: Genealogical […]
Jeremiah D Sheehan’s Service Record to his County
Jeremiah D Sheehan is an Irishman who likely enlisted in the War of the States in order to provide food and shelter for his family. Since he had already obtained Citizenship through Naturalization in 1859, he did not NEED to enlist in order to obtain Citizenship. Company C, 3rd Infantry Regiment On 25 July 1861, at the age of 38, […]
A Need In The Haystack Find!
This is a story I have not told before… but one that Yerks cousin Gibby Iannotti will appreciate. Many years ago I learned from Gibby of a gravestone of one of her great ancestors. It may be her great x2 Grandparents. Emeline Yerks married Benjamin Schenck. She indicated that their headstone also has someone named Lucinda Y Tompkins on it. […]
Walking In The Footsteps of Our Ancestors… Melissa Campbell Yerks
On May 6, 1897, the local Chappaqua newspaper reported that Mrs. Osborn Yerks (Melissa Campbell) had moved into the Gabrielle Greeley Clendenin “hillside house.” Gabrielle is the daughter of Horace Greeley, the well-known publisher of the Tribune Newspaper. Mrs. Clendenin was well-known for her charity and generosity. With this being just two years after the death of her husband, Albert […]
Supporting Documentation for William Yerks (b. 10 Apr 1725, d. BEF 1785) Application for Patriot Status with the DAR
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers’ Monument Dedication, at Tarrytown, New YorkBy Tarrytown (N.Y.). Monument Committee, Marcius Denison Raymondpg. 42 & pg. 44 The name of William Yerks appears on the Muster roll of Capt. Gabriel Requa’s Company of Militia of East Philipsburg, now in the position of Professor Beckford, Dean of Columbia College. New York State Comptroller’s Office Revolutionary War […]
Where Is Catherine Yerks’ Farm?
This is a 1840 Map of the Yerks farm, overlaid on today’s Google Map. Move the slider to change the view.
Making The Circumstantial Case that Links Ezra Yerks to the Larger Yerks Family Tree
In May 2018, I was contacted by Mary-Catherine Burton, wife of Charles Edward Yerks. Charles is a descendant of Frank Yerks and Annie Bullock. She was interested in developing a family tree for her husband. While I was able to provide her some guidance with researching her husbands branch of the Yerks Family Tree, I sadly had to inform her that nobody has ever been able to connect that branch to the larger Yerks family of Philipsburg / Westchester County.
The Wedding of Andrea Hayes and Donald Brady
These are pictures of Andrea Hayes and Donald Brady wedding. [wonderplugin_gridgallery id=”2″]
Patty Smith & Family
These are pictures come from Grandma Patty Smith Barnes. [wonderplugin_gridgallery id=”1″]