Re: Yokom: Louisa E. & William G.
Carol,
Here they are in 1910 - name spelling off but that is usual for census records.
From what you posted I assume you have the 1900 census
1910 JACKSON WARD 5, JACKSON, MI
NICHOLS
B.J. , age 65, teamster, odd jobs, born Canada English, both parents born Canada English , immigrated 1900
Louisa, age 72,wife, born Canada English, father born Unknown mother born Canada English, immigrated 1900
Harvey, age 34, son, woodworker, auto factory, born Canada English both parents born Canada English, immigrated 1899
JOHAN (image is Yokum)
Louisa, age 18, granddaughter, .... maker , auto factory, born Canada English both parents born Canada English, immigrated 1900
Glenn, age 14, grandson, ....maker, auto factory, born Canada English both parents born Canada English, immigrated 1900
PAST
Hannah , age 91, widow, sister-in-law, born Canada English both parents born Canada English immigrated 1908
REFE
Hazel, age 14, servant, born MI both parents born MI
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so again they are listed as grandchildren
Lois Yokom death does to list her parents names but shows her born Malahide - she died 1895 age 22
Here is 1881 census for B.J. and family and they are in Malahide
1881 MALAHIDE, ELGIN EAST, ON
NICHOLS
B.J., age 39, farmer, born NS
Louiza, age 43,born ON
Mary E., age 15, born ON
Aleesta, age 15, born ON
Lillis, age 9, born ON
Louis, age 7, born ON
Harvey, age 5, born ON
Hattie, age 3,born ON
** so with Lois Nichols born about 1872 the Lillis could certainly be her.
Here are William and Lois in 1891
1891 VIENNA, ELGIN EAST, ON
YOCUM
William R., age 25, farmer, born ON both parents born ON
Lois, age 19, wife, born ON both parents born ON
Louisa, age 65, mother, widow, born ON both parents born USA
Here is William in 1901
1901 VIENNA VILLAGE, ELGIN EAST, ON
YOKOM
William, age 33, machine agent, born Dec. 4, 1867 ON
Florence, age 22, wife, born May 17, 1878 ON
George A., age 7 months, son, born Aug. 26, 1900 ON
COLE
Gertrude, age 10, sister-in-law, born June 2, 1890 ON
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Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928 about Florence M Cole
Name: Florence M Cole
Birth Place: Burford
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Father Name: Henry Cole
Mother Name: Samantha Cole
Spouse Name: W R E Yokom
Spouse's Age: 31
Spouse Birth Place: Vienna
Spouse Father Name: Richard Yokom
Spouse Mother Name: Susia M Yokom
Marriage Date: 13 Jun 1898
Marriage Location: Elgin
Marriage County: Elgin
Archives of Ontario Microfilm: MS932_95
The image shows
W.R.E. is an agent - he is a widower
Mother's name in the image is NOT Susia, it is Louisa M.
so that matches with mother Louisa in 1891 census.
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Here are Louisa and William in 1920
1920 JACKSON WARD 5, JACKSON, MI
KITCHEN
David R., age 42, pickle factory, born MIfather born Canada mother born NY
Hattie, M., age 41, wife, born Canada father born Nova Scotia, mother born Canada
YOKUM
Louisa E., age 27, niece, boxer, corset factory, born Canada both parents born Canada,immigrated 1900
William, age 24, nephew, spring knitter, cushion springs born Canada both parents born Canada, immigrated 1900
** so here is the relationship again - niece to Hattie which would make them grandchildren of B.J. and Louisa so I do think that relationship is correct and
Lillis from 1881 is actually Lois.
I looked to see if anyone had a tree on this family and found one which has a short story about William Glenn which says:
Glenn enlisted in the army as a "sharpshooter" when the US entered World War 1 .He suffered a lef wound from shrapnel.Glenn later worked for many years as a Stamp Clerk for the US Post Office.William Glenn and his sister Louisa were taken into the house of their grandparents, Benjamin Jesse and Johanna Louisa after the untimely death of their mother when William was less then two months old.
They show him born July 23 , 1895, died Jan. 8, 1949his mother Lois Nicholas born March 25, 1873 Malahide, ON died Sept. 11, 1895 Elgin, ON
They show her parents as Benjamin Jesse Nichols and Johanna Louisa Bowman
They show Louisa Edna Yokom born March 10, 1892 died Feb. 14,1969 - no husband listed so perhaps she did not marry ?
Carolyn L