YACKEL, ADOLPH/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, October 15, 1908
Engaged in the Soda Water Business
Adolph Yackel, former alderman and former member of the County Board
of Supervisors, died Wednesday night at 9:30 o'clock, after a spell
of bronchial asthma, aged 46. He was stricken with apoplexy about
two years ago, and after a long period of disability he regained his
strength enough to attend to his business and be around the streets.
For several months he has been suffering from asthma and has had
trouble with coughing. He was still able to be around and did not go
to bed until 6 o'clock Wednesday night. He was taken with a violent
spell of coughing and this is supposed to have caused a recurrence
of the apoplectic stroke which proved fatal. Mr. Yackel was a native
of Alton and was a prominent business man. He was engaged in the
soda water business for about twelve years, and had built up a good
business. He leaves beside his wife, five sons and two daughters. He
leaves also three sisters, Mrs. Robert Brueggemann, Mrs. George Hunt
and Mrs. Caroline Putz. The death of Mr. Yackel was a surprise to
his friends and relatives, as it was not supposed he had been ill.
He had complained of much trouble with his breathing and had visited
a doctor Wednesday morning. At that time there was only the usual
symptoms of bronchial asthma.
YACKEL, AMELIA/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, April 20, 1903
Miss Amelia Yackel, a well-known young lady of Alton, died at her
home on East Fifth street near Ridge street, Saturday afternoon
after a two weeks illness from inflammation of the bowels. She was
38 years of age and had lived in Alton all her life. Miss Yackel had
been in poor health for several years, and her constitution was
weakened by the prolonged illness. She was a member of a prominent
East End family, and was highly esteemed by all who knew her. The
funeral was held this afternoon from the family home, and services
were conducted by Rev. Theodore Oberhellman. Burial was in the City
Cemetery.
YACKEL, ANNIE/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, August 31, 1901
Widow of George Yackel
Mrs. Annie Yackel, widow of George Yackel and mother of Adolph
Yackel and Mrs. George Hunt, died this afternoon at the home of her
daughter, Ninth and Liberty streets, after an illness of paralysis.
YACKEL, CASPER/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, April 12, 1902
Alton Police Officer
Death came suddenly Friday evening about 8 o'clock to Casper Yackel,
one of the best known residents of the eastern part of the city, and
for many years an efficient police officer in Alton. His death was
an awful shock to his family, for he left his home, 1001 east Second
street, shortly after 7 o'clock apparently in the very best of
health and spirits, to look at a new house being erected by his
brother-in-law, George Hunt. He romped with the children before he
went, and after that nothing much is known. He was evidently
suffering the first agony of death when he reached the home of Adam
Gollmer, 409 Ridge street, for there he grasped the banisters of the
steps leading up to the house and leaned over them gasping for
breath and groaning. Mrs. Gollmer ran out and asked him what was the
matter, and he told her he was deathly sick and to please help him
home. When he was being lifted from his bent-over position, he died.
He was a member of the Germania Lodge I. O. O. F. and of the D. O.
H. He served in the Rebellion on the side of the Union, but never
joined a G. A. R. post. He was 58 years of age, and although born in
Germany, was brought here while very young and spent most of his
life in this city. He leaves a widow and six children: Mesdames
David R. Long and William Weisbach, and Misses Clara and Minnie
Yackel and George and John Yackel, all of this city; besides a
brother, A. Yackel, the soda water manufacturer, and three sisters,
Mesdames Robert Brueggeman, Louis Putze, and George Hunt. The late
Mrs. Jacob Kuhn was his sister, and her death was similar to his,
heart disease taking each. The funeral will be Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
YACKEL, JOHN/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, October 6, 1919
Meets Death in Fall at Standard-Tilton Mill
John Yackel, aged 36, was found dead on the second floor of the
Standard-Tilton mill this morning about 9:30 o'clock, where he had
fallen from a five-foot stepladder. The cause of his death was
sought in an autopsy this afternoon. Yackel had been working as a
painter in the mill for more than a year. He was engaged in painting
the water pipes of the sprinkler system in the mill, and this
morning was engaged on the second floor of the mill and was standing
on the stepladder. No one saw him as he began to fall, but two men
working on the next floor saw him after he had started, his feet
higher than his head. They rushed to see what had happened, and
found Yackel dead. It was assumed he had fractured his neck, as he
must have struck on his head. There was no mark on him to indicate
that he had suffered a heavy blow. The body was turned over to
Deputy Coroner W. H. Bauer, who will hold an inquest. Owing to the
shortness of the distance he fell, there was some who believed he
might have been stricken with heart disease and that he was not
killed by the fall. Mr. Yackel was born in Alton and had lived here
all his life. He was a son of Caroline Yackel, widow of Casper
Yackel, of 823 East Fifth street. He leaves his wife and three
children, Edwin, Raymond and Charlotte. He leaves also his mother
and four sisters, Miss Clara Yackel, Mrs. David Ruddy, Mrs. William
Clark and Mrs. William Welsbach. News of the death of Yackel was
suppressed until such time could elapse as would be necessary to get
the word home to the members of his family to avoid causing them any
cruel shock.
YAECKEL, THEODORE/Source: Alton Telegraph, May 15, 1890
Theodore Yaeckel died Monday at his home on Fifth, between Ridge and
Spring Streets. He had been in bad health for a long time, and death
followed the last severe attack of the stomach ailment from which he
suffered. Deceased was born in Alton about 30 years ago, was a
cooper by trade, unmarried, and lived with his widowed mother. A
brother lives in Alton and one in St. Louis. Two of deceased’s
sisters are married and live here: Mrs. J. Kuhn and Mrs. I. Putze,
and three unmarried sisters live at home. Mr. Yaeckel’s death,
though hardly unexpected, is a sad affliction to his family and
calls forth the sincere sympathy of their many friends.
YAEGER, ANNA/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, October 18, 1917
Mrs. Anna Yaeger, wife of Frank X. Yaeger, the well-known railway
engineer, died at her home, 1715 Alby street Wednesday evening at
9:30 o'clock, aged 52. Mrs. Yaeger had been very sick for a month
with a complication of diseases, the principal malady being
gastritis. She had not been in good health for a long time. In the
last few weeks of her life it was realized that it would be
impossible for her to recover, and the end was not unexpected. Mrs.
Yaeger was born in Palmyra, Mo., and she died one day after her 52nd
birthday. She came to Alton when a girl with her parents. She was
married to Frank X. Yaeger in June 1887, and soon afterward the
couple went to housekeeping in the home where she died. She leaves
two children, Herbert Yaeger and Mrs. Irene Walters, also two
grandchildren. She leaves one brother, Joseph Kohler of Alton. The
funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
family home, Rev. Heggemeier of the Evangelical Church officiating.
Mrs. Yaeger was a member of Bluff City Court of Honor. She was a
woman who was beloved in her family and in the neighborhood where
she had spent close to thirty years of her life. Her death is the
cause of much sadness among those who had known her, and the
bereaved family have a very large circle of sympathetic friends.
YAEGER, WILLIAM/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, January 30, 1904
Engineer Crushed to Death
William Yaeger, a well-known former Alton engineer, was killed this
afternoon near Wanda. He has for several years been in charge of one
of the Illinois Terminal engines, and has resided in Edwardsville
for a year or more, moving from Alton so as to allow him to be with
his family at nights, his last trip each day ending at the county
seat. Meager details of the wreck were received at Alton. Will
Adams, the fireman, jumped and saved his life. William Hanser,
baggage man, jumped and suffered slight injuries. William Yaeger was
crushed under the over-turned engine. Mr. Yaeger lived in Alton most
of his life until a year ago, when he went to Edwardsville. His
brother, Frank Yaeger, lives in this city. Mr. William Yaeger was
one of the most reliable and experienced engineers in Illinois. For
many years he was an employee of the Chicago and Alton railway, and
more recently he was in the employ of the Alton Paper Box
Manufacturing Co., and left there to take a position on the
Terminal. Mr. Yaeger was severely injured last spring by the
spreading of the rails after a terrific rainstorm.
Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, February 2, 1904
There was a large gathering of friends and relatives of William
Yaeger today to pay their last respects to the dead engineer who met
death so bravely at his post of duty in his engine last Saturday
afternoon at Wanda. The funeral party consisting of members of the
family, the pallbearers, and some of his friends who went to
Edwardsville this morning to escort the body over, arrived on a
special train from Edwardsville this morning. The remains were taken
immediately to the home of Frank Yaeger, his brother on Alby Street,
and from there the funeral services were held. The floral offerings
were costly and numerous. During his lifetime Mr. Yaeger had been a
quiet, unobtrusive man, and was one of the best men who ever pulled
a throttle on a locomotive. Railway men tell it that he had
expressed a consciousness that he might meet death in the engine cab
sometime, and that fact, together with his duty to his employers and
his family, made him even more careful than he might have been. He
was known as being one of the most expert engineers on the Chicago
and Alton, when he was running on that road, but an ill fortune that
was unexplainable seemed to follow him. Several times he was injured
while in the discharge of his duty, and believing that his danger
was minimized by taking a run on a short road like the Illinois
Terminal, he entered its employ. William Yaeger was a pleasant,
affable man, with the best of habits, sober, industrious and
strictly honest in every transaction. His death leaves sore places
not only in the hearts of his family, but in those of his friends,
who had learned to regard him for his many good qualities. The
funeral party arrived from Edwardsville at 10 o'clock. Accompanying
the members of the family were many friends and relatives, and the
party included the pallbearers, both active and honorary. The active
pallbearers were Otto Flach, William Ash, Samuel Ash, John Runzie,
John Curdie, George Long; the honorary pallbearers representing the
Odd Fellows Lodge from Edwardsville were Frank Dietz, William
Stulken, Fred Hanser, Thomas Cunningham, John James and James Brown.
At the home in Edwardsville, brief services were conducted by Rev.
Elisha Stafford of the Edwardsville Presbyterian church. Rev. Mr.
Stafford accompanied the party to Alton and conducted the funeral
services at the home of Frank Yaeger. Among those who attended the
funeral were Joseph Berner, A. W. Kinney, Mr. and Mrs. John Baum of
Bloomington, Edward Yaeger and Mrs. Frank Klatt of Lincoln, Will
Berner of Chicago. Mr. Yaeger was born in Alton and was the son of
Mrs. Jacob Goehringer of Alton. He leaves two brothers, Frank of
Alton and Gus of St. Louis, and two half-brothers, Leo and Julius
Goehringer.
YAGER, ADA/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, July 24, 1901
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Yager have the sympathy of their many friends in
the loss of their infant daughter, Ada, whose death occurred Monday
morning. Rev. Edwin Harris conducted the funeral service from the
Presbyterian church Tuesday morning.
YAGER, B. T./Source: Alton Telegraph, June 21, 1883
From Dorsey – Our old and esteemed friend, Mr. B. T. Yager, departed
this life Saturday, June 9, at the age of 77 years and 4 months. Mr.
Yager had long been a sufferer from rheumatism, but bore his
affliction with patience, and longed for the time to come when he
should cross over the river. He was noted for his honesty and fair
dealing with all.
YAGER, HENRY JACOB/Source: Alton Telegraph, June 1, 1866
Died in Alton on the 26th inst., Henry Jacob, son of John H. and Ida
E. Yager, aged four years.
YAGER, J. H./Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, January 9, 1911
Attorney
The funeral of Hon. J. H. Yager was held Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the family residence, Ninth and Langdon streets. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev. F. S. Dunham of the Oak
Park, Ill., Unitarian church. There was a large attendance of
friends and relatives at the funeral, and a big representation of
Madison county lawyers who were notified of the death of the dean of
the Bar Association of the county. The musical numbers were sung by
Mrs. Otto Kramer and Miss Minnie Boals. The Circuit Court at
Edwardsville and the City Court at Granite City were adjourned today
out of respect for Mr. Yager, and there was a good-sized attendance
of attorneys at the funeral. Judge Hadley was among those present.
Today was the day for attending the dedication of the new court
house at Belleville, but the Madison county bar decided to show
their respect for Mr. Yager by attending his funeral. A beautiful
floral piece was given by the Madison county bar.
YAGER, JUDY A. (nee WILHITE)/Source: Alton Telegraph, February
23, 1893
Mrs. J. A. Yager, formerly of Moro, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. James Crosby, of Pana, on last Wednesday. The remains
were brought to Moro on Friday for interment. She leaves six sons
and one daughter, besides a host of friends to mourn her loss.
NOTES:
Judy A. Yager was born June 27, 1811. She married Beaufort T. Yager
(1806-1883). Per a note on Find A Grave: “She was originally buried
in Locust Grove Cemetery, north of Moro. With the agreement of her
descendants, her body and those of 5 other Yagers were moved to the
Moro Cemetery in 1940.”
YAGER, PEARL (nee HEWITT)/Source: Alton Daily Telegraph, December
22, 1892
Death is ever an unwelcome visitor, and doubly is this the case when
the deceased is right on the threshold of life, looking forward to
years of happiness. There are but few in Alton and Upper Alton who
do not remember Miss Pearl Hewitt. Some as a little child in Upper
Alton, others as a young lady, and still others as a loving wife and
mother. As a young girl, she was recognized as a phenomenal singer,
and the Episcopal Church where she sang used to be crowded whenever
it was announced she would sing. Several years ago, she graduated
from the Upper Alton High School, and on April 22, 1891, she was
married to Mr. Louis Eugene Yager.
Nearly a year ago, she was attacked with quick consumption, and
although everything was done that was known to medical skill and
science, the dread disease gradually made inroads upon her
constitution, until wasted away, her spirit was called home at an
early hour this morning. Through all the months of sickness she was
a patient and uncomplaining sufferer. Pure as a lily, she had no
horrors to go to that Great Beyond. However, it was her desire to
live for the husband and baby (Henry Hewitt Yager), but it was not
so to be.
Mrs. Yager was the daughter of Mr. Franklin Hewitt [also spelled
Hewit], deceased, and was born September 2, 1870. Besides the
husband and child, an aged mother, several sisters, a brother, and
hosts of friends are left to mourn her death, untimely as it was.
The funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon in the Upper
Alton Methodist Episcopal Church.
NOTES:
Pearl was buried in the Alton City Cemetery. Find a Grave shows her
tombstone with the death year as “1893.” This is incorrect. She died
in 1892.
YAGER, RICHARD/Source: Alton Telegraph, January 11, 1877
Died in Alton on January 5, 1877, at 5 o’clock, of pneumonia,
Richard, son of J. H. and Ida Yager; aged 11 months and 5 days.
YAGER, SIDNEY/Source: Alton Telegraph, January 10, 1878
Loving hearts are again stricken. Little Sidney, son of Hon. J. H.
and Mrs. Ida Yager, died Monday night at 7 o’clock, after an illness
that was not thought to be serious until within a short time of the
sad occurrence. The disease seemed to be a complication of
disorders, resulting from an attack of the measles, with which he
was seized about three weeks ago. The bereaved family have the
heartfelt sympathy of their many friends.
YAGER, UNKNOWN INFANT/Source: Alton Telegraph, September 18, 1890
From Moro – The remains of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Lathy
Yager of Gillespie were interred in the Moro Cemetery last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Yager had removed from here about two weeks ago, and
have the sympathies of all in this sad bereavement.
YATES, J. A./Source: Troy Times Tribune, January 24, 2013
(From the January 29, 1943 issued of the Troy Call)
J. A. Yates, a former Collinsville merchant, and known to many in
Troy and vicinity, was found dead in bed at his home in St. Louis
last week. Mr. Yates, 78, was formerly head of the Hustler
Mercantile Company of Collinsville, afterwards being associated with
William and John Ambrosius in the Yates – Ambrosius Mercantile
Company.
YATES, JANE/Source: Alton Telegraph, September 27, 1877
From Edwardsville – Mrs. Jane Yates, relict of the late Thomas W.
Yates, died last Wednesday in the 56th year of her age. She had
lived here for a great many years, and had endeared herself to all
the old citizens of this place to such an extent as to cause them to
feel more than the usual pang of sorrow for the death of their
friend and neighbor.
YEAKEL, GEORGE/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, August 21, 1907
Insurance and Real Estate Man
George Yeakel, an insurance and real estate man, a brother of Carl
F. Yeakel, the well known insurance and real estate agent, died
suddenly Tuesday night about 10 o'clock at his home, 345 Henry
street. Mr. Yeakel was in his usual good health last night at supper
time, and for a few hours thereafter. About 9:30 he complained of
feeling ill, and as the illness continued to grow more acute one of
his daughters called for Dr. Bowman. Mr. Yeakel had been struck by
heart disease, however, and nothing could be done for him. He was 52
years old and is survived by two daughters. His mother, three
sisters, and a brother also survive. The funeral will be held
Thursday afternoon from the home where services will be conducted by
the Rev. Ernest Mueller. Mr. Yeakel's is the second sudden death in
that block in the past few months, that of E. Lippoldt being the
other.
YENNEY, EARL/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, September 2, 1919
Two Alton Boys Killed at Rail Crossing
Two Alton boys, Earl Yenney and Harold Collins, both 18 years old,
were killed Sunday morning at Monroe, Mich., when their automobile
was struck by a fast train on a railroad crossing. The bodies of the
two boys will be brought here for burial Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs.
August Beineke of Detroit were seriously injured. All the parties in
the accident were formerly of Alton and well known here. The two
boys, until a year ago, were employed at the plant of the
Brokaw-Eden Company in Alton. Mr. Beineke was a glassworker. The
message received have but meager details of the accident. It was
known to their relatives in Alton that the four mentioned, with Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Yenney, formerly of Alton, were planning an
automobile trip from Detroit to Cleveland, during the weekend and
over Labor Day. Apparently the accident occurred enroute. Mrs. Frank
Yenney was the sister of Collins. Yenney's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
C. Yenney, now make their home in Detroit, as do his brothers,
Albert, Russell and Frank. A brother, Charles, and a sister, Mrs.
Charles Godfrey, live in St. Louis. Another brother, Chester, is in
Cleveland, O. He has other relatives in Alton. Collins' mother, Mrs.
Charles Suess, lives at 715 Clement Place in Alton. His mother, who
has been seriously ill and recently underwent a surgical operation,
was expecting him home on a visit after he had completed this trip.
It was a double shock to her as Mr. Beineke is her brother. He
leaves a sister, Mrs. Frank Yenney, in Detroit, and a brother, W. C.
Collins, in St. Louis. Both the killed and injured had many friends
in Alton. The message telling of the injury of Mr. and Mrs. Beineke
described his injuries as serious. The fact that Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Yenney decided not to come on with the bodies, but to stay there
with the Beineke couple, indicates to relatives here that Mrs.
Beineke must be in a bad way. Messages asking as to his condition
were dispatched Monday, as there was deep interest in the chances of
the Beineke couple recovering. The funeral of Earl Yenney will be
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Twelfth Street
Presbyterian church, where services will be conducted by the Rev. E.
C. Combrink, pastor of the church, and interment will be in the City
cemetery.
YENNY, EVA PEARL/Source: Alton Daily Telegraph, January 22, 1892
Eva Pearl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Yenny, died this morning
of paralysis, aged 8 years and 7 months. The little one has been a
sufferer for a long period, having first been attacked with scarlet
fever, which was followed by a paralytic stroke. The funeral will
take place tomorrow.
YERKES, TITUS PAUL (DOCTOR)/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph,
November 28, 1913
Prominent Upper Alton Physician
Dr. Titus Paul Yerkes, for over fifty years a successful, skillful
physician and surgeon, died Thursday afternoon at his residence in
Upper Alton, aged 76. His end was expected as he had been very ill
for many months and confined to his home all of the time. He had
been looking forward to an early close of his life, as his knowledge
as a doctor made him realize that his end was not far off. He had
been seeing many of his old friends and had been saying farewell to
them, with the full knowledge that his end was near. Dr. Yerkes was
known for the tenderness of his heart, his invariable good humor,
his quick wit, and an unfailing skill in repartee. In all these he
excelled quite as well as he did as a physician, and there was no
doctor in Alton who had a better reputation for skill in his
profession than did he. In the more than fifty years he had been
engaged in his professional work in Alton, Dr. Yerkes had endeared
himself to many families where he had entrance, and there is a very
large number of his former patients who sincerely mourn his death.
An interesting fact was that Dr. Yerkes had as his principal rival
in the affections of the people of his community Dr. E. C. Lemen,
who died recently, and whose death was a sad shock to Dr. Yerkes.
The two "rivals" in their professional work knew no real rivalry.
They were close intimate friends and comrades. They lived on
opposite sides of the street, close to each other, and co-operated
in their work. Each recommended the other wherever possible, and the
code of professional ethics was one of personal friendship.
Titus Paul Yerkes was born in Philadelphia, December 24, 1836. He
came to Illinois when 16 years of age and settled at Metamora. In
1861 he took up a classical course at Shurtleff College. He began,
in the same year, his studies at the Rush Medical College, and
completed them in 1864. The same year he was appointed surgeon at
Camp Butler at Springfield, in which capacity he remained until the
close of the Civil War. He then came back to Alton and settled down
to the practice of his profession. He was married to Miss Susetta B.
Bostwick (daughter of John Bostwick), June 30, 1863, while he was
still a medical student. She died December 26, 1910. Dr. Yerkes
leaves one son, Dr. Lathy L. Yerkes, his successor in his practice,
and two daughters, Mrs. Tracey Thomas and Mrs. C. E. Chamblin. He
leaves also a sister, Mrs. Maggie Taylor, who arrived from Los
Angeles, California, Wednesday, in time to see her brother alive.
The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
family home. The burial will be under the auspices of Franklin
Lodge, No. 25, A. F. & A. M., of which the deceased was one of the
oldest and, for many years, most active members. The Masonic
services will be conducted by the Most Worshipful Grand Master, a
lifelong and intimate friend of the family. [Burial was in the Upper
Alton Oakwood Cemetery.
NOTES:
Titus Yerkes, in 1858, attended the Lincoln – Douglas debate held in
Alton. He was 22 years old at the time. He was among those who
attended the wounded and dying after the Wann railroad disaster in
East Alton in 1893. He was burned slightly on the head when burning
oil rained down upon him. He later gave his testimony at the
investigation.
Dr. Yerkes’ home was at the southwest corner of Washington Avenue
and Edwards Street in Upper Alton. There were two large cast iron
Newfoundland dogs that stood on either side of the home that
children loved to climb on and ride. The dogs weighed 1,000 pounds
each. The dogs were taken from a Southern plantation during the
Civil War and shipped north. They fell into the hands of a captain
of a river steamer, and he gave them to Dr. Yerkes at the close of
the war. In later years, the cast iron dogs were in the yard of Mrs.
Rose M. Streeper, at 849 Washington Avenue.
Dr. Titus Yerkes’ son, Dr. Lathy L. Yerkes, moved into the home
after his father’s death and continued the practice until his death
in 1928. In 1929 Mr. and Mrs. John Schlueter moved into the Yerkes
home. Mrs. Schlueter was a sister of Mrs. Yerkes. The office
building on the grounds used by Dr. Yerkes was leased to Dr. Edward
F. Fischer. In 1936 the Yerkes home became a musical and fine arts
studio, owned by Clara Pettingill. She taught piano and organized
dramatic groups. The home was razed in 1956 for the construction of
the Bank of Alton.
YOCUM, ELIJAH/Source: Alton Telegraph, November 5, 1891
Tuesday afternoon Mr. Elijah Yocum, one of the oldest and most
favorably known residents of Alton, peacefully passed to his rest in
the great beyond at the age of seventy-seven years. Mr. Yocum has
acted as a trusted private night watchman for a period of 22 years,
since the death of Mr. M. H. Filley, who was shot by burglars while
on duty. Known to be thoroughly honest, Mr. Yocum carried keys to
many of the stores and places of business, whose interests he
protected up to the night of Wednesday, October 14, when he returned
home with a raging fever, and has not since risen from his bed. It
was thought on the following Sunday that he was dying, and a number
of friends called prepared for the end, but he rallied somewhat, and
has hovered between life and death until the end came as stated. The
immediate cause of death was heart failure, he having expressed
himself comfortable up to a short time previous to his death. He had
been a sufferer from heart disease for more than a year past.
Though not a member of any church, Mr. Yocum was a professing
Christian, and his life bore out the profession he made. A man of
remarkably even temperament, his aged widow bears testimony that
during the more than fifty years of their wedded life, not one
unkind word to her has passed his lips. The only family left by
deceased are his widow, aged 82 years, and young grandson who lives
with them; a son, Henry, who resides in Chicago, and who has of late
been at his bedside; and a daughter, Mrs. Jane Preston, who resides
in the far West.
Funeral of Elijah Yocum
Source: Alton Telegraph, November 12, 1891
The funeral of Elijah Yocum took place last Thursday from the family
residence on the corner of Seventh and Alby Streets. A large number
of relatives and friends of the deceased attended. At the close of
the services at the house, the casket containing the body was
removed to the hearse, and the cortege took up its way to the
cemetery, where was deposited all that was mortal of that good
citizen and faithful official, Elijah Yocum. The pallbearers were H.
Watson, George Emery, T. W. Burgess, William Flynn, James Smith, and
S. R. Connor.
NOTES:
Elijah Yocum was born in 1814. He married in 1839 to Hyla Clark
(1809-1895), and their children were: George Perrin Yokum
(1840-1882); Henry Yocum of Chicago; and Mrs. Jane Yocum Preston.
Elijah was buried in the Upper Alton Oakwood Cemetery.
YOCUM, HYLA/Source: Alton Telegraph, November 7, 1895
At 2:45 a.m. Friday, there passed away one of Alton’s oldest and
most highly respected citizens in the person of Mrs. Hyla Yocum,
widow of the late Elijah Yocum. Mrs. Yocum has been confined to her
bed since the ninth day of last November, and has been near death’s
door ever since. She has been lovingly nursed and cared for by her
daughter, Mrs. S. J. Preston, who came from her home in Arlee,
Montana to perform this service. Mrs. Yocum had been very restless
during the earlier part of the night, and had suffered great pain.
Towards 2 o’clock, she seemed to be resting easier, and she died
peacefully at 2:45, her daughter not being aware of her death till
shortly after.
Mrs. Yocum was born in Lexington, Kentucky, February 02, 1809, and
consequently lacked just three months of being 87 years of age.
Early in life she removed with her parents to Tennessee, and in 1838
came to Alton. In 1839 she was married to Elijah Yokum who died on
November 9, 1891, four years ago. Of the children that were born to
them, only two survive – Mrs. S. J. Preston and Henry Yocum.
[Another son was George Perrin Yocum (1840-1882).]
Source: Alton Telegraph, November 7, 1895
The funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Hyla Yocum took place
Sunday afternoon from her late home at Seventh and Alby Streets. A
large number of old friends of the deceased, who had known and
respected her in life, were present to pay this last mark of
respect. The body was laid to rest in the Upper Alton Cemetery, by
the side of her husband. The pallbearers were T. W. Burgess, William
Flynn, George Emery, Henry Watson, W. T. Norton, and P. L. Betts.
YOKUM, GEORGE PERRIN/Source: Alton Daily Telegraph, September 30,
1882
Fatally Injured When Attacked
George P. Yokum, an old citizen and a native of Alton, died last
evening at the age of 41 years, after lying in an unconscious state
24 hours from injuries inflicted, according to the evidence, by
Philip Duvignon, who has resided here for four or five months.
Coroner Youree was notified immediately and arrived here last night.
A jury was impaneled this morning, with Captain C. Ryan as foreman.
The body was first viewed at the late residence on State Street. The
face of the deceased was badly disfigured, a terrible bruise on the
forehead, the left eye black and swollen, with other injuries less
marked.
Witness John McCarty, near whose saloon on Front Street the
occurrence took place, testified George Yokum came to his place
September 27, sat down in a chair and fell asleep. A stranger came
in, seized the sleeping man, cursed him and said, “Give me my key,
I’ve been looking for you to knock the head off of you.” They went
outside, and the man proved to be Duvignon. He caught the deceased
by the coat collar with both hands, hurled him down with great
force, his head striking the curb. He lay there unconscious. The man
then dragged him to the rear door of Steiner & Ryrie’s store and
left him there, blood pouring from his mouth.
Dr. W. Halliburton testified he saw Yokum Wednesday afternoon, the
27th, a half hour after the occurrence. He was conscious and said he
would soon be all right. No bones were fractured. The doctor was
called again Thursday evening at his residence. He was partially
unconscious, and had concussion of the brain. He saw him again
Friday morning, he was worse than on Thursday. He thought the death
was the result of concussion caused by the fall on the curb.
Ben Allen, policeman, said he saw Yokum Thursday morning, and he
looked badly used up, but when asked if he wished anything done by
the police, said that he did not. After seeing Allen, Yokum went
home and complained of pain in his head. He grew rapidly worse until
death occurred.
The verdict of the jury was he came to his death by injuries
inflicted by being thrown on the curbstone on Front Street,
Wednesday afternoon, the 27th, by Philip Duvignon. The injuries
caused concussion of the brain, resulting in death on Friday,
September 29. A warrant was issued by Justice Noonan, and Marshal
Reilly, with Office Schielle, went to Duvignon’s boarding house on
Belle Street, opposite Mercantile Hall, and failing to find him
there, proceeded to the house to which he was moving, near the
corner of Belle and Seventh Streets, but were unsuccessful. He was
later found on September 30 and arrested.
The deceased was well known in Alton, and possessed many excellent
qualities. He was an ingenious mechanic, the master of several
trades. His sad end is truly lamentable. Great sympathy is expressed
for his bereaved family and aged parents. The funeral took place
this afternoon from the family residence.
NOTES:
George Perrin Yokum was born in 1840 in Kentucky. He was the son of
Elijah (1814-1891) and Hyla Clark (1809-1895) Yokum. He served
during the Civil War in the 144th Illinois Infantry as Sergeant of
Company D. He had at least two children – Hyla Isabel Yokum Hays
(1874-1965) and Mattie M. Yokum Gray (1879-1967). He was buried in
the Upper Alton Oakwood Cemetery.
YOMBIK, STEVE/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, January 2, 1920
Fatally Injured At Gissal Quarry
The funeral of Steve Yombik, who fell at the Gissal Quarry on
Wednesday and was fatally injured, was held this afternoon from St.
Mary's Church at 3:30 o'clock. The late hour for the funeral was set
because of the difficulty in the way of digging a grave in the
frozen ground. A son of Yombik, his namesake, was here from Detroit
to look after the funeral and make such arrangements about winding
up his father's estate as could be done. The son said that his
father leaves a wife and eight children in Austria. The son said
that he would return to Detroit after the funeral. Yombik was a man
who was highly thought of among his fellow countrymen, and he is
said to have been a man with a very kind heart who was always ready
to do for his fellow countrymen. Many acts of kindness he did to
others were being told after he was killed.
YOUNG, ANTHONY/Source: Alton Telegraph, April 4, 1889
Civil War Veteran
From Godfrey - Anthony Young, late of New Mexico, was buried at
Bethany on March 22. Mr. Young was 53 years old, and served through
the Civil War as Lieutenant in the 22nd Illinois Volunteers. He
belonged to the Free Masons and Odd Fellows, under the auspices of
the latter brotherhood he was buried.
Source: Alton Weekly Telegraph, November 25, 1875
Lieutenant Anthony Young, who has been out prospecting in the Black
Hills country, returned last week after an absence of seven months.
He reports gold in paying quantities out there, but says that the
Peace Policy of the government on the Indian question is a humbug. A
fine specimen of gold was shown your correspondent by Lieut. Young,
and it almost made him wish that he had been there too.
YOUNG, ANTON/Source: Edwardsville Intelligencer, Wednesday,
January 6, 1892
Found Mangled Near Big Four Track Near Edwardsville
The body of Anton Young was found horribly mangled near the Big Four
track near Edwardsville Crossing, New Year's morning. He and his
sisters and brothers attended a dance near Comstock the night
before. They, in company with the operator at Comstock, started for
home early in the morning, walking up the track. When about a half
mile above Edwardsville Crossing, Young fell back of the party and
sat on the track. The operator, noticing his absence, and knowing
that a train would soon be along, went back and urged Young to
follow. Young said he would get up and come. The operator paid no
more attention to him and left. Young was struck by a C. B. & Q
freight train which passed a few minutes later. Coroner Bonner held
an inquest. The evidence did not show that Young had been drinking,
but it is thought that he had.
YOUNG, CHILD OF J. C./Source: Alton Telegraph, July 11, 1851
It is stated that but three deaths of cholera have occurred on
Smooth Prairie (Fosterburg). These were Mrs. Harris; a child of J.
C. Young, Esq., and a child of Mr. J. M. Foster.
YOUNG, EDWARD/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, July 31, 1903
The funeral of Edward Young, who died Thursday morning, was held
this afternoon from the family home in East Alton to Milton
cemetery. Mr. Young was a resident of Upper Alton for many years.
YOUNG, ELLEN MARY ISABELLA (nee HURLBUT)/Source: Alton Telegraph,
October 7, 1880
Daughter of Rev. Thaddeus Beeman Hurlbut
The news of the death of this gifted and estimable lady has cast a
gloom over the community. The sad event took place yesterday morning
at the residence of her father, Rev. T. B. Hurlbut in Upper Alton.
She had been ill for nearly ten weeks with gastric fever, and about
twelve days ago was removed from her home in Virden to Upper Alton,
in hopes that the change would prove beneficial, but without avail.
It is hard to realize that so useful and beautiful a life has been
cut short in its prime. Not alone on the family and relatives, but
on a large circle of devoted friends will this bereavement fall with
crushing weight.
Mrs. Young was the eldest daughter of Rev. and Mrs. T. B. Hurlbut,
and was born in St. Louis, October 24, 1834. Her parents soon after
removed to Upper Alton, where she passed her childhood, and resided,
with the exception of brief intervals, until her marriage to Rev. J.
L. M. Young. She was a graduate of Monticello Seminary of the class
of 1854. From early youth she was remarkable for her scholastic
abilities. She was gifted with remarkable talent as a writer, and
had won an enviable position in the world of letters. She wielded a
brilliant and facile pen, and whatever her topic, whether grave or
gay, profound or descriptive, she was equally able, entertaining,
and instructive. Her many letters to the Telegraph, mainly scenes of
travel, were always greatly admired for their vivid description,
elegance of diction, and naturalness of style, but they exhibited
only one phase of her versatile talent as a writer. Her papers on
social and literary subjects, and on the sphere and rights of women,
were unsurpassed in skillful presentation of facts and logical
acumen by those of any writer on similar themes.
As the devoted daughter, the faithful wife and mother, her character
exhibited the most beautiful aspects of Christian womanhood. She was
for many years a veritable ministering angel to all about her,
self-sacrifice and singleness of purpose in laboring for others
making up her daily life. To what extent these characteristics were
displayed can only be appreciated by those upon whom fell the steady
sunlight of her tender care and watchfulness. And these same
qualities she carried into her life work as a minister’s wife,
winning the love and affection of her husband’s parishioners and by
her womanly graces and scholastic accomplishments raising to a
higher plane the social and moral life of the communities with which
she became connected.
Nearly ten weeks ago, at her home in Virden, she was stricken with
her last illness. About eight weeks later, she was removed to her
old home, and for a time it seemed that an improvement was manifest,
but on Tuesday, she commenced sinking, and yesterday morning
breathed her last. The long suffering was borne with patience and
resignation to the very end. Her bereaved husband and one child are
left to mourn their irreparable loss.
Sixteen years ago, the aged parents were called to mourn the death
of their only son, the gallant and accomplished soldier, who went
down to death in the battle of the Wilderness, and today their cup
of sorrow is again overflowing. Of their three children, but one now
remains – Mrs. I. H. Evans of Palestine, Texas, who was with her
sister during her last illness. The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon from the residence of Rev. T. B. Hurlbut, Upper Alton.
[Burial was in the Alton City Cemetery.]
YOUNG, HENRY/Source: Alton Daily Telegraph, February 12, 1892
From Godfrey – The funeral of Mr. Henry Young of Fosterburg took
place at the Godfrey Cemetery this afternoon, and was largely
attended.
YOUNG, HENRY J./Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, December 5, 1904
Glassblower
Mr. Henry J. Young, a well-known and extremely well liked
glassblower, died Monday morning at his home, 735 east Sixth street
after an illness since last Wednesday night of pneumonia. He came to
Alton from the east in 1880, and learned his trade at the Illinois
glass factory where he always worked. His age was 46 years, 5 months
and 18 days. He leaves a wife and two children, William and Bessie.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
YOUNG, J. I. (REVEREND)/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, August
07, 1899
Rev. J. I. Young, a graduate of Shurtleff College of the Class of
1867, died July 01 at Somerset, New Jersey. He was twice married,
his second wife surviving him. He leaves a son, of Palestine, Texas.
YOUNG, KATIE/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, February 4, 1910
Miss Katie Young, aged 18, died Friday morning at the family home on
Spring street after an illness of only a few days. She was taken
sick Wednesday night with pneumonia. Miss Young was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Young, the father being a well known butcher.
Beside her parents, Miss Young leaves a brother and two sisters,
Mrs. Oscar Tonsor and Miss Bertha Young. Her death was very
unexpected. Although it was known she was very ill, the shortness of
time between her being taken ill and her death did not give the
parents any reason for fearing that the outcome of her illness would
be as it was. She was a half-sister of Paul Lampert. The funeral
will be Sunday afternoon from St. Mary's church.
YOUNG, LOUISA/Source: Alton Telegraph, April 8, 1897
From Upper Alton – Mrs. Louisa Young, colored, mother of Mrs. John
Peair, died this morning. She contracted a severe cold in caring for
her son-in-law, Mr. John Peair, who died recently, and this
developed into pneumonia.
YOUNG, M. G./Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, August 23, 1919
Mrs. M. G. Young, aged 76, died last night at the Nazareth Home.
Mrs. Young has been at the Home for a year, and so far as known has
no close relatives. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
YOUNG, MAGGIE/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, May 13, 1899
Mrs. Maggie Young died this morning at the home of her son, Fred
Kohlmiller, east of Upper Alton. She was 68 years of age. The
funeral will be Monday.
YOUNG, MARTHA/Source: Alton Telegraph, November 20, 1846
Died in Smooth Prairie [Fosterburg], Madison County, on the 17th
inst., Mrs. Martha Young, consort of John C. Young, Esq., aged 37
years. Mrs. Young was a devoted follower of Christ, and died
rejoicing in the Christian's hope. She has left a devoted husband
and seven children to mourn her loss, but "they mourn not as those
who have no hope," "for blessed are the dead who died in the Lord."
YOUNG, MATILDA/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, December 13, 1904
Mrs. Matilda Young, widow of Henry Young who died one week ago
Monday, died from pneumonia Tuesday morning at 5:30 o'clock at the
family home, Sixth and Ridge streets. Mrs. Young assisted in nursing
her husband through his illness from pneumonia and immediately after
his death she was stricken with the same disease and was unable to
attend the funeral. The grief she felt over her husband's untimely
death, together with the ravages of the disease from which she
suffered, proved too much for her and she passed away early Tuesday
morning after great suffering. Mrs. Young leaves two children who
are thus deprived by death of both their father and their mother,
and in their double affliction within eight days they have the
heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. Mr. Young was an
excellent father and man of excellent habits. The mother was
entirely devoted to her family. The funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon from the family home at 2 o'clock, and services
will be conducted by Rev. W. F. Isler of the German Methodist
church.
YOUNG, MURIEL/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, May 9, 1897
Muriel, the four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Young,
died Friday night, after a short sickness with congestion of the
brain. The funeral took place Saturday afternoon from the church to
Milton cemetery, and was attended by numerous people who thus
attested their sympathy for the afflicted family.
YOUNG, SAMUEL A./Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, January 23,
1917
Railroad Conductor
Samuel A. Young, for many years a passenger conductor on the Wabash
and the Burlington railroads, died at his home, 917 Alton street,
Monday evening at 8:30 o'clock, from the grippe. He had been in bad
health since last summer, and an attack of the grippe added to the
maladies which had already weakened him, proved fatal. Mr. Young
lived in Alton many years ago, and after an absence of a long time
he came back here three years ago to engage in business. He started
the Alton Rapid Service Co., and he made a reputation for quick
deliveries. He continued in this business with much success until
ill health forced his retirement, and he sold out December 1. Since
then he was confined to his home much of the time. Mr. Young was
born in Gelena, Ill., January 10, 1856. He spent his early life in
St. Louis and Alton and he was married here February 18, 1880, to
Lucy E. Tindall of Upper Alton. He is survived by his wife and two
children, George A. Young and Mrs. Frank Hopkins. He leaves also
three brothers, J. J. Young of St. Louis, W. A. Young of Minneapolis
and Capt. E. D. Young of Alton, and two sisters, Mrs. P. T. Whelan
of St. Louis and Mrs. C. J. McCombs of Marshalltown, Iowa. During
the period Mr. Young was a railroad conductor he worked 20 years for
the Wabash railroad and nine years for the Burlington. He was a
devoted member of the Masonic fraternity and the burial will be
under Masonic auspices. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at
9:30 o'clock from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hopkins, 903 Alton
street. Rev. E. L. Gibson will have charge of the funeral services.
YOUNG, UNKNOWN MAN/Source: Alton Telegraph, March 1, 1872
A gentleman named Young died at Moro on Saturday last. He was in the
88th year of his age, and had resided in Moro but a short time.
YOUNG, W. M./Source: Alton Telegraph, August 20, 1896
W. M. Young, the Swede who was taken to the hospital last Friday
suffering from typhoid fever, died Sunday morning. The funeral took
place Monday morning. Young had no relatives here, and the body was
interred in the Alton City Cemetery.
YOUNGBERG, AUGUST/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, August 27,
1904
Employed at Hapgood Plow Works
August Youngberg, aged 52, died Saturday morning at 9 o'clock after
a week's illness with typhoid fever at his home in Clement place.
Mr. Youngberg's death was a surprise to his friends who did not know
his illness had taken such a serious turn. He had lived in Alton all
his life and had been employed about thirty years at the Hapgood
plow works, where he was a valued employee. He leaves his wife and
six children. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the family home.
YOUNGBERG, ELLEN/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, August 24, 1921
Mrs. Ellen Youngberg, widow of August Youngberg, died this morning
at her home, 407 Grand avenue, after a long illness. She had been
bedfast the last two weeks of her life, but for months she had been
failing in strength because of a paralysis that was continually
extending its scope. Mrs. Youngberg was born in the city of Alton,
August 16, 1859, and had spent all of her life in this city. Her
maiden name was Mook. Mr. Youngberg died a number of years ago,
leaving her a family of children. She is survived by four sons,
Fred, Charles, Philip and Julius, and two daughters, Miss Nellie
Youngberg and Mrs. Florence Welheart. She leaves also three
brothers, Charles, James and Emil Mook; and one sister, Miss Flora
Mook. Mrs. Youngberg had many friends in Alton who have been
watching with interest the progress of the malady, especially in the
last two weeks of her life when she began to manifest symptoms of
rapid decline.
YOUNGBLOOD, CATHERINE/Source: Alton Telegraph, April 23, 1896
After a lingering illness, extending over a period of two years,
Mrs. Catherine Youngblood, wife of Mr. G. H. Youngblood, passed
peacefully away at an early hour Thursday, at her home in North
Alton. She was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in 1835. She leaves
a husband, one brother, six sons, and three daughters to mourn her
death. The funeral took place Sunday from the Evangelical Church to
the Alton City Cemetery.
YOUNGBLOOD, ED/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, July 4, 1898
Suicides by Shooting Self
Ed Youngblood, a well-known resident of North Alton, killed himself
at noon today by firing a pistol ball into his brain. He had been
despondent for some time because of financial troubles and had been
drinking heavily. Shortly after dinner today he went into his
bedroom and laying down on the floor placed the pistol muzzle over
his right eye and pulled the trigger. The ball lodges in the base of
the brain in the back of his head, causing almost instant death. The
family hurried to the room at hearing the shot and found him in
death agony. Dr. Worden was summoned, but Youngblood was dead when
he arrived. He has a wife and four small children and was only 36
years of age. Coroner Bailey was sent for and went out to hold an
inquest. A jury was impaneled, an inquest held and a verdict of
suicide was found in accordance with facts related above.
Source: Alton Telegraph, July 07, 1898
Suicide by Gunshot
Ed Youngblood, a well-known resident of North Alton, killed himself
at noon Saturday by firing a pistol ball into his brain. He had been
despondent for some time because of financial troubles, and had been
drinking heavily. Shortly after dinner today, he went into his
bedroom, and laying down on the floor, placed the pistol muzzle over
his right eye and pulled the trigger. The ball lodged in the base of
the brain in the back of his head, causing almost instant death. The
family hurried to the room at hearing the shot, and found him in
death agony. Dr. Worden was summoned, but Youngblood was dead when
he arrived. He has a wife and four small children, and was only 35
years of age.
Coroner Bailey was sent for, and went out to hold an inquest. A jury
was impaneled, an inquest held, and a verdict of suicide was found
in accordance with facts related above.
Source: Alton Telegraph, July 07, 1898
From North Alton – The funeral of the late Ed Youngblood took place
Sunday from the family residence to the Alton City Cemetery. The Odd
Fellows attended the remains to their last resting place. Mr.
William Youngblood of Joplin, Missouri was in attendance.
YOUNGBLOOD, ELIZABETH/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, January
28, 1914
Mrs. Elizabeth Youngblood, wife of Jacob Youngblood, aged 60, died
this afternoon at 515 William street after a long illness. She
leaves seven children. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon
from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Russel Wolf.
YOUNGBLOOD, GEORGE HENRY/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph,
December 8, 1900
Civil War Veteran
Constable
Proprietor of Livery Stable
Mr. George H. Youngblood, a well-known citizen of North Alton, died
at the family home Friday evening at 6:20, aged 70 years. Mr.
Youngblood was born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, and came to this
country when 13 years of age and settled in New Jersey. The
following year he came west and took up his residence near Elsah on
a farm. In 1880 he moved his family to Joplin, Missouri, where he
started a livery stable. Later, he returned to North Alton, and
lived there the last ten years of his life.
Twelve years ago, he was stricken with paralysis as the result of
being shot during the Civil War while attempting to arrest some of
the Knights of the Golden Circle near Newbern, Jersey County,
Illinois. Mr. Youngblood was then a constable. He became helpless
during the last years of his life.
Mr. Youngblood leaves eight children - five sons and three
daughters, all grown: George, Louis, William, Jacob, and Frank
Youngblood, of North Alton; Mrs. Albert Carman of Joplin, Missouri;
Mrs. J. M. Robinson of Texas; and Mrs. Richard Strong of North
Alton. The funeral will be from the family home on Sunday to the
Evangelical church. Services will be held at both places, and
interment will be in the Alton City Cemetery.
NOTES:
George Henry Youngblood was born on February 21, 1830, in Darmstadt,
Germany. He was the son of Wilhelm Jungblut (1818-1905), who was
buried in Forest Park, Illinois; and Catherine Elisabetha (Rintel)
Youngblood, who is buried in Illinois. George married in 1851 to
Catherine Elisabeth Heil (1835-1896). They had the following
children: George William Youngblood (1852-1914); Louis Franklin
Youngblood (1854-1925); William Henry Youngblood (1859-1929); Edwin
Farley Youngblood (1862-1898); Louisa Sophia Youngblood Robinson
(1863-1913); Ellen Jane Youngblood Carman (1866-1944); John Jacob
Youngblood (1868-1938); Benjamin Franklin Youngblood (1872-1938);
Anna Maria Youngblood Strong (1874-1902); and Julia A. Youngblood
(1879-1890). The family lived in Elsah; Jerseyville; Joplin,
Missouri; Clifton, Illinois; and North Alton.
The Knights of the Golden Circle, mentioned in the above article,
was a secret society founded in 1854 by George W. L. Bickley. The
objective was to create a new country, known as the Golden Circle,
where slavery would be legal. The country would have been centered
in Havana, and would have included the Southern United States, part
of Mexico, Central America, northern parts of South America, and
Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and other islands in the Caribbean.
After the Dred Scott decision in 1857, the Knights changed their
position, that the Southern U.S. should secede, form their own
confederation, and then invade and annex part of the South. During
the Civil War, Southern sympathizers in the Northern States, such as
Illinois, were accused of belonging to the Knights of the Golden
Circle, and some were imprisoned for their activities. Several times
in the Alton Telegraph, it was mentioned that there were Knights of
the Golden Circle in Jersey County, and according to the article
above, George Youngblood was shot and wounded by one of the Knights
while serving as Constable, and suffered paralysis.
George Youngblood died on December 7, 1900, and was buried in the
Alton City Cemetery.
YOUNGBLOOD, LAURA/Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, November 13,
1918
Mrs. Laura Youngblood, wife of Adolph Youngblood, died last night at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pillsbury, on Central
avenue, from influenza. Her husband is in the United States Navy,
and in addition she is survived by two children, one 3 years old,
the other a year old. Her parents and some brothers and sisters
survive. She was a member of Bluff City Court of Honor. The funeral
will be tomorrow and will be private. When the United States went to
war Mrs. Youngblood's husband decided that it was his duty to go
into the navy. He sought a release from the Exemption Board, saying
his wife was willing for him to go and leave her with their two
children. He was told his wife would have to come to the board and
make her acquiescence known, and she did. She expressed herself as
being perfectly willing to assume the responsibility of taking care
of the children. She said she could work, and that she believed,
with what he would send her, she would be able to "get by." The same
view was held by Youngblood. Finally, the husband and father got the
desired release, he joined the navy and has been in service on a
torpedo boat. The family were trying today to get into touch with
the husband to inform him that the two little children he left at
home are motherless. It is a case of a woman of intense patriotism
being willing to send her husband into the navy, where he had once
served a term of enlistment, to do his part in the great war for his
country and his country's flag. Mrs. Youngblood manifested the
utmost willingness to deny herself and to perform any work she could
get to help keep her little family while the husband and father was
in the service. Recently Youngblood came home on a furlough and at a
meeting in Washington School which he attended, he made a short talk
in which he thanked the people for being kind to his wife and
children, and helping them to "get by."
YOUNGBLOOD, WALTER/Source: Alton Daily Telegraph, August 20, 1887
Died at Clifton [Terrace], on August 14, of brain fever, Walter, son
of J. J. and Elizabeth Youngblood; aged 4 years, one month, and
three days.
YOUNGWIRTH, FREDDIE/Source: Alton Telegraph, January 24, 1889
The funeral of little Freddie, aged four years, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. Youngwirth of Kansas City, took place from St. Joseph Church,
Bethalto, on last Thursday afternoon. The remains were interred at
the Bethalto Cemetery. The bereaved parents have returned to their
home. Mr. John Youngwirth, a prominent druggist of Kansas City, who
accompanied his brother here, has also returned. These good people
formerly resided in Bethalto, and have numerous friends who deeply
sympathize with them in their sad affliction.
YOUNGWORTH, JOSEPH A./Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, January 7,
1901
J. A. Youngworth, an old resident of Bethalto, was found dead in bed
at his home Sunday. He was 81 years of age and had been unwell for a
day or so. Mrs. Youngworth was up often during the night waiting on
him, and at last fell into a sleep that lasted until 11 o'clock
Sunday. She thought then her husband was sick, the idea of death
never entering her head. She prepared breakfast and waited for him
to get up. A son, Frank, called shortly afternoon and discovered the
truth. Deputy Coroner Streeper held an inquest and a verdict of
death from natural causes was rendered.
Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, January 11, 1901
Bethalto News - Mr. Joseph Youngwirth was found dead in bed Sunday
afternoon about 3 o'clock. He was last seen alive by his wife at 11,
when she prepared something for him to eat, which he refused to eat.
He fell into a sleep from which he never awoke, and death came
without a struggle, from the fact that he lay in bed just as if
asleep. Deputy Coroner Streeper was notified, selected the jury and
they, with their foreman 'Squire Piggott,' returned a verdict of
death from feebleness. The funeral was conducted from the Catholic
church by Rev. Fr. Meyers of Mitchell, on Tuesday. He was born in
Bohemia, Germany, was 84 years of age, and lived in this village 47
years, was married twice, his last wife still survives him. Immanuel
and Mary of Kansas City, and Ferdinand of Chicago attended the
funeral. John and Tony being unable to get here. Thus another
landmark has been laid to rest.
YOUNGWORTH or YOUNGWIRTH, UNKNOWN/Source: Alton Telegraph,
October 26, 1893
From Bethalto – We are called upon to chronicle the death of Mrs.
Joseph Youngworth, an old and much-respected lady of our town. Death
came to her relief Monday night. She leaves an aged husband and
several grown sons, and one daughter to mourn her death.
Mrs. E. H. Youngwirth [sic] of Kansas City is the guest of her
relatives here. It seems very sad to know that she is blind and
cannot look upon her friends’ faces as she did just a short time
ago.
YOUREE, UNKNOWN/Source: Alton Telegraph, March 10, 1881
Wife of Dr. C. S. Youree
Dr. C. S. Youree, Coroner of this county, was so unfortunate as to
lose his wife by death on March 2. The sad event was caused by
consumption after a year’s illness. A trip to the sunny south and
all other means proved unavailing in staying the ravages of the
dread disease. Dr. Youree has the sympathy of his many friends in
his bereavement.
YUILL, CLARA/Source: Alton Daily Telegraph, August 30, 1882
Died in Alton, August 29, 1882, Mrs. Clara Yuill, wife of David
Yuill; aged 36 years and 8 months. The funeral will take place from
the family residence, Fourth Street, between George and Langdon,
tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Yuill was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, and
resided there until about a year ago, when she came to Litchfield,
and from there to Alton, about two months ago.
YUNGCK, JACOB P./Source: Alton Evening Telegraph, April 7, 1919
Jacob P. Yungck died last night at his home, 233 Elm Street, after a
long illness with stomach and heart trouble. He had been a very sick
man for about ten months, but of late had been feeling considerable
better, and was looking hopefully forward to being able to get about
again. Yesterday evening, he was feeling no worse than he had been
for several days, and was up and around until about 11 o’clock at
night, when the last member of the family retired, after asking him
if he desired anything else. This morning, early, he was found dead
in bed. Mr. Yungck was a man of great energy and industry, and of
sterling integrity. He was prominently identified with the
contracting business for many years, and at one time was one of the
proprietors of the North Alton Custom Mills, which he conducted in
connection with the late Michael Grow. He was born in Spandes,
Indiana, and came to Alton in 1880, where he had lived ever since.
He would have been 70 years of age in May. Last September, a
daughter, Mrs. James Hayes, died in the same house, and December
232, his wife died in the same place. He leaves two sons and three
daughters – E. G. Yungck, Harry Yungck, Emma Yungck, Mrs. Alfred
Lawson, and Mrs. Reid Montgomery. Also, three sisters and two
brothers. The funeral will be Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. to Upper
Alton Cemetery.