Joseph Yeoman And Mary Matilda (Sumlar) Yeoman
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Attached below is the information I have been able to collect to date on Joseph Yeoman and his wife Mary Matilda (Sumlar) Yeoman.The tabbing gets confused on copying in, but I think the material is readable.
If anyone has additional information on this couple and their family, I would appreciate their contacting me.
Robert N. Grant
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Joseph Yeoman And His Wife Mary Matilda (Sumlar) Yeoman
FamilySearch.org stated that the 1861 Census for Ontario, Canada, listed Joseph Yeoman with the following household at page 299, line 3:
Name Gender Census Place
Joseph Yeoman Male Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Mary Matilda Yeoman Female Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Mary Hannah Yeoman Female Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Estimated Marital
Age Birth Year Birthplace Status Religion
23 1838 England Married Catholic
20 1841 Canada Married Catholic
1y 1860 Canada Single Catholic
This record indicates that Joseph Yeoman was born in about 1838 in England and that Mary Matilda (Sumlar) Yeoman was born in about 1841 in Canada.
The 1871 Census for Ontario, Canada, listed Joseph Yeoman with the following household inDistrict No. 77 at page 89, line 17, and page 90:
Born Within
House Twelve
Inhabited Family Names Sex Age Months
349 378 Joseph Yeomanm 34
Mary Yeoman f 29
Mary H. Yeomanf 10
Angela Yeoman f 8
Eveline Yeoman f 6
Victoria Yeoman f 4
Bertha A. Yeoman f 2
Country or Profession,
Province of Occupation or
Birth Religion Origin Trade
England E. Anglian English Civil Service
Quebec E. Anglian English
Ontario E. Anglian English
Ontario E. Anglian English
Ontario E. Anglian English
Ontario E. Anglian English
Ontario E. Anglian English
Married within Person Over Person Over
Married or Last Twelve Attending 30 Unable 20 Unable
Widowed Months School To Read To Read
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Deaf And Unsound
Dumb Blind Mind Remarks
This record indicates that Joseph Yeoman was born in about 1837 in England and that Mary Matilda (Sumlar) Yeoman was born in about 1842 in the Province of Quebec, Canada.
The marriage record of Angela Yeoman and Basil Leggo was dated on June 7, 1882, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, indicating that the family had moved to Chicago, Illinois, by 1882.
The marriage record of Eveline Yeoman and James W. Smith was dated on September 8, 1886, in Chicago, Cook County, Illiniois.
The marriage record of Victoria Yeoman and William H. Nickel was dated on November 10, 1886, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
The marriage record of Mary Yeoman and Louis Seel was dated on October 19, 1887, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
The 1910 Census for Geneva Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, listed Matilda Yeoman with the following household on April 15, 1910:
HouseholdFamilyName
9 9 Matilda Yeoman
Albert J. Yeoman
RelationshipSexRaceAgeMaritalNumberChildren
Statusof childrenliving
Head F W 69 Wd . 7 6
Son M W 33 S . . .
FatherMother
BornBornBornArrivedNaturalized
Canada (Eng) England Canada (Eng) 1881 .
Canada (Eng) Canada (Eng) Canada (Eng) 1881 Na
Speak
EnglishOccupation
English Own Income . .
English Gambler Races OA
This record indicates that Mary Matilda (Sumlar) Yeoman was born in about 1841 in Canada, that Joseph Yeoman and Mary Matilda (Sumlar) Yeoman moved to the United States and probably Chicago, Illinois, in 1881, and that Joseph Yeoman had died before 1910.
The 1920 Census for Decatur Township, Van Buren County, Michigan, listed Mary M. Yeoman with the following household on January 20, 1920:
HouseFamilyName
158 161 Mary M Yeoman
RelationOwn HomeMortgageRaceAgeMarital Status
Head O F F W 80 Wd
Immigration
To USNaturalizedReadWright
1881 Na 1885 yes yes
BornFather BornMother Born
Canada England Canada
Speak EnglishOccupation
yes Farmer
This record indicates that Mary Matilda (Sumlar) Yeoman was born in about 1840.
The death record of Mary M. Yeoman was dated on January 30, 1929, at Bloomingdale, DuPage County, Illinois:
“1115 State of Illinois
Department of Public Health - Division of Vital Statistics
Standard Certificate of Death
Registered No. 15
1. Place of Death County of DuPage
Bloomingdale
Second Srreet
Registration District No 227
Primary Dist. No. 4404
2. Full Name Mary M Yeoman
(a) Residence No State Street
Length of Residence 1 yrs 6 mosds
Personal And Statistical Particulars
3. Sex Female
4. Color or Race White
5. Single, Married, Widowed
or Divorced Widow
5a. Husband of or Wife of Joseph Yeoman
6. Date of Birth Nov 22, 1841
7. Age 87 Years2 Months8 Days
8. Occupation at Home
9. Birthplace Lawle Vermont
10. Name of Father William Sumlar
11. Birthplace of Father
City or Town Not Known
State or Country England
12. Maiden Name of Mother Margaret Seer
13. Birthplace of Mother
City or Town not Known
State or Country France
14. Informant Angela M. Leggo
P.O. Address Bloomingdale Illinois
15. Filed Jan 30, 1929
Registrar Roy H. Bender
P.O. Address Bloomingdale Ill.
Medical Certificate of Death
16. Date of Death Jan 30, 1929
17. I hereby certify, That I attended deceased from Dec 15, 1928, to Jan 30, 1929 that I last saw her alive on Jan 30, 1929 and that death occurred on the date stated above, at 6:30 pm.The cause of death was as follows:Carcinoma of Descending Colon
Duration yrs.1 mo.15 ds.
18. Was an operation performed? no
Was there an autopsy? no
What test confirmed diagnosis? palpotof tumor
Signed M. D.
Address Roselle Ill
Date Jan 30, 1929
Telephone 56
19. Place of Burial Arlington Cem,
Location Elmhurst
County DuPage
State Ills
20. Undertaker Geo C Grosshauser
Address Forest Park, Oak Park
21. Date Feb 2, 1929"
From the evidence set forth above and additional evidence not set forth here, the children of Joseph Yeoman and Mary Matilda (Sumlar) Yeoman were the following:
1) Mary Hannah (Yeoman) Seel, born in about 1860 or 1861 in Ontario, Canada,
2) Angela (Yeoman) Leggo, born in about 1863 in Ontario, Canada,
3) Eveline (Yeoman) Smith, born in about in Ontario, Canada,
4) Victoria Matilda (Yeoman) Nickels, born on in about 1866 or 1867 in Ontario, Canada,
5) Bertha Yeoman, born in about 1869 in Ontario, Canada, and
6) Albert J. Yeoman, born in about 1877 in Ontario, Canada.
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