One of my goals for
2012 is to use the Surname Saturday blogging prompt as a way to assure that I
spend some time researching each of my family lines and that I have appropriate
source citations for the genealogical facts related to my ancestors. I’ve
decided to use my ahnentafel report and work back through the generations
starting with my grandparents, writing a summary of each ancestor. If you discovered
this post through a search engine and find one of your ancestors listed here,
please leave a comment to let me know.
My maternal grandfather, William Lee YAWMAN, was born 15
August 1870 in Missouri,[1]
the third child of Michael Heman YAWMAN and Nancy Elgin BURTON.[2]
It’s likely that William’s early childhood was spent in
Meeker County, Minnesota. By 1880, the family had moved to Denison in Grayson
County, Texas[3], and
then about a decade later moved to Kansas.[4]
On 26 September 1897, he married Myrtle Arminta SNIDER in
Lincoln Township, Neosho County, Kansas.[5] William
and Myrtle had eight children:
- Joyce Opal YAWMAN (1899-1967)[6]
- Eunice Evangeline YAWMAN (1901-1999)[7]
- Hazel Agnes YAWMAN (1904-1993)[8]
- Juanita Marie YAWMAN (1907-2004)[9]
- Myrtle Gertrude YAWMAN (1909-19995)[10]
- Clarence Leonard YAWMAN (1912-1912)[11]
- William Howard YAWMAN (1914-1990)[12]
- Beaulah Belle YAWMAN (1915-1999)[13]
After William and Myrtle married, they lived in the
southeastern Kansas counties of Labette and Crawford.[14],[15]
Between 1915 and 1920, they moved to Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.[16] To
my knowledge, they remained in Kansas City until about 1939, when they moved to
California.[17] William
and Myrtle lived at 3304 Freer, El Monte (in Los Angeles County) from about 1940
until his death.[18]
He followed in the trade of his father, working as a
shoemaker throughout his life. According to his death certificate, he was not a
veteran.[19]
William died 21 January 1948 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, California, and was buried 26 January 1948 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park
in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.[20]
While I have most of the basic research covered for William, there
are additional areas I need to research:
- Land and property records in the counties in which William lived.
- Newspapers for communities in which William lived.
When I visited my brother in November, I scanned the few
photos he had of William and I recorded his comments about our
grandfather. I still need to transcribe the voice recording. Additionally, I
need to interview my older sister about her memories of William and see if she has
any pictures. I would also like to find any cousins who may have photos of
William and his family.
[1] Los Angeles County, California, death certificate no.
1659 (1948), William Lee Yawman; County of Los Angeles,
Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Norwalk.
[2] 1880 U.S. census, Grayson, Texas, population schedule,
Denison, enumeration district (ED) 8, p. 7, dwelling 24, family 26, household
of Michael Yawman; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com :
accessed 25 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration
microfilm T9, roll T9_1306.
[3] 1880 U.S. census, Grayson, Texas, pop. sch., Denison,
ED 8, p. 7, dwell. 24, fam. 26, household of Michael Yawman.
[4] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Labette,
Kansas, 1895 population schedule, Parsons, p. 30, dwelling 5, family 5,
household of M. Yawman; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com
: accessed 27 Nov 2009).
[5] Neosho, Kansas, marriage certificate (no number)
(1897), Yawman-Snyder; Neosho County Courthouse, Erie.
[6] Washington State Department of Health, "Washington
Death Index, 1940-1996," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com
: accessed 30 Nov 2009), entry for Joyce Y. Seely.
[7] Social Security Administration, "Social Security
Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com :
accessed 30 Nov 2009), entry for Evangeline Y. Waddell, 1999, SS no.
547-34-7828.
[8] Social Security Administration, "Social Security
Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com :
accessed 3 Feb 2012), entry for Hazel A. Yockey, 1993, SS no. 511-24-8870.
[9] Social Security Administration, "Social Security
Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com :
accessed 2 Dec 2009), entry for Juanita M. Moerer, 2004, SS no. 486-26-1188.
[10] State of California Department of Health Services,
Center for Health Statistics, "California Death Index, 1940-1997,"
online database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 Dec
2009), entry for Jean Y. Taylor.
[11] findagrave.com, digital images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 Aug
2011), Clarence Leonard Yawman, Memorial #34314994, created by Mary Parmele, 1
March 2009.
[12] Social Security Administration, "Social Security
Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com :
accessed 3 Feb 2012), entry for William H. Yawman, 1990, SS no. 495-01-4244.
[13] Kern County, California, death certificate no. (no
number) (1999), Beaulah Belle Yawman; Kern County Department of Public Health,
Bakersfield.
[14] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Crawford,
Kansas, 1905 population schedule, Osage, p. 43, family 292, household of W. L.
Yawman; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed
30 Nov 2009).
[15] "Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925,"
online database and images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com :
accessed 30 Nov 2009), entry for W. L. Yawman.
[16] 1920 U.S. census, Jackson, Missouri, population
schedule, Kansas City, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 11A, dwelling 121,
family 306, household of William Yawman; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com
: accessed 30 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration
microfilm T625, roll T625_924.
© 2012 Denise Spurlock
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