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Benjamin A. Yunkes

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Benjamin A. Yunkes Veteran

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
26 Apr 1903 (aged 55)
Monroe County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Military Record: Benjamin; a shoemaker; born Missouri; age 18; enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 7, 1966; discharged June 7, 1869 at Fort Gratiot, Michigan; Private, Company H, 1st Infantry.

In the 1870 U.S. Census taken in Miltonsburg, Monroe Co., Ohio, Benjamin is 21 years old, born Missouri, and his last name is spelled Yunkas. Both his parents were foreign born. His mother Maria Yunkas, age 54, is the head of household and reported she was born in France.

Thirty years later, on the 1900 U.S. Census, the family is listed: Yunkes, Benjamin (born Missouri on Feb 1849), age 51 & his wife, Lena (born in Ohio in June 1852), age 47. They have been married for 27 years. Their children are as follows: Albert (born June 1874), age 25; William C. & Lilly C, twin siblings (born March 1884), both age 16; Irene (born April 1888), age 12; Herbert (born Feb 1890), age 10.

Married Magdalena/Lena Howeiler, September 4, 1873, Monroe County, Ohio. Her name is found a variety of spellings including Lousetta Hollwiler on a marriage record for a son.

(Thanks to the creator of this memorial, we have the above information.)
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Benjamin A. Yunkes married Maria Magdelena Howller on Sept. 4, 1873 in Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio.
Military Record: Benjamin; a shoemaker; born Missouri; age 18; enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 7, 1966; discharged June 7, 1869 at Fort Gratiot, Michigan; Private, Company H, 1st Infantry.

In the 1870 U.S. Census taken in Miltonsburg, Monroe Co., Ohio, Benjamin is 21 years old, born Missouri, and his last name is spelled Yunkas. Both his parents were foreign born. His mother Maria Yunkas, age 54, is the head of household and reported she was born in France.

Thirty years later, on the 1900 U.S. Census, the family is listed: Yunkes, Benjamin (born Missouri on Feb 1849), age 51 & his wife, Lena (born in Ohio in June 1852), age 47. They have been married for 27 years. Their children are as follows: Albert (born June 1874), age 25; William C. & Lilly C, twin siblings (born March 1884), both age 16; Irene (born April 1888), age 12; Herbert (born Feb 1890), age 10.

Married Magdalena/Lena Howeiler, September 4, 1873, Monroe County, Ohio. Her name is found a variety of spellings including Lousetta Hollwiler on a marriage record for a son.

(Thanks to the creator of this memorial, we have the above information.)
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Benjamin A. Yunkes married Maria Magdelena Howller on Sept. 4, 1873 in Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio.


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  • Maintained by: Anonymous
  • Originally Created by: M. Carr
  • Added: Jan 15, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175369135/benjamin_a-yunkes: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin A. Yunkes (14 Feb 1848–26 Apr 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175369135, citing Saint John the Baptist Church Cemetery, Miltonsburg, Monroe County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 50088133).