Jonathan William “Sambo” Yankie II

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Jonathan William “Sambo” Yankie II

Birth
Sharkey County, Mississippi, USA
Death
8 Oct 1918 (aged 13)
Sharkey County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Sharkey County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Jonathan William Yankie is named for his Great Grandfather, Jonathan William Yankie I, Memorial # 118326988. This centotaph in the form of a headstone marks the place held in the hearts of his family placed along with their earthly remains at Glenwood Cemetery in Yazoo City, Mississippi. It memorialize the Life of Beloved Jonathan William "Sambo" Yankie II.

The repaired original headstone shown in the cover photo (first photo) is at the actual and only burial site of Samb in Riverside Cemetery, Sharkey County, Mississippi.

(NOTE: Information provided by Nancy Yankie, proud and pleased to be the Great Granddaughter of Jonathan William Yankie I.)

View Cenotaph HERE.
Jonathan William Yankie is named for his Great Grandfather, Jonathan William Yankie I, Memorial # 118326988. This centotaph in the form of a headstone marks the place held in the hearts of his family placed along with their earthly remains at Glenwood Cemetery in Yazoo City, Mississippi. It memorialize the Life of Beloved Jonathan William "Sambo" Yankie II.

The repaired original headstone shown in the cover photo (first photo) is at the actual and only burial site of Samb in Riverside Cemetery, Sharkey County, Mississippi.

(NOTE: Information provided by Nancy Yankie, proud and pleased to be the Great Granddaughter of Jonathan William Yankie I.)

View Cenotaph HERE.

Inscription

SAMBO

Gravesite Details

The original marker is at the burial site in Sharkey County. Subsequent Yankie family burials were at Glenwood Cemetery in Yazoo County. Therefore family added a monument there to honor our Beloved Sambo.