The gravestone of "The Squire of Milbourne" is next to that of his parents and three of his brothers. He was the youngest of five children (all boys) of Martin Van Buren Yerkes and Mary Jane DuBree Yerkes. His mother died when he was about 14.
Squire Yerkes was a justice of the peace in Milbourne PA, which is a very small borough in Upper Darby just outside of Philadelphia. His main business was performing weddings. He also sold real estate and insurance. He married Myrtle Grace Harris of Henderson NC in 1905. He met her when she came north with her older sister to attend Western Maryland College. They had two children, a daughter, and a son who died in 1915. After the death of Myrtle Harris Yerkes in 1954, he married Ruth Price Herman, a widow.
Squire Yerkes was a justice of the peace in Milbourne PA, which is a very small borough in Upper Darby just outside of Philadelphia. His main business was performing weddings. He also sold real estate and insurance. He married Myrtle Grace Harris of Henderson NC in 1905. He met her when she came north with her older sister to attend Western Maryland College. They had two children, a daughter, and a son who died in 1915. After the death of Myrtle Harris Yerkes in 1954, he married Ruth Price Herman, a widow.
The gravestone of "The Squire of Milbourne" is next to that of his parents and three of his brothers. He was the youngest of five children (all boys) of Martin Van Buren Yerkes and Mary Jane DuBree Yerkes. His mother died when he was about 14.
Squire Yerkes was a justice of the peace in Milbourne PA, which is a very small borough in Upper Darby just outside of Philadelphia. His main business was performing weddings. He also sold real estate and insurance. He married Myrtle Grace Harris of Henderson NC in 1905. He met her when she came north with her older sister to attend Western Maryland College. They had two children, a daughter, and a son who died in 1915. After the death of Myrtle Harris Yerkes in 1954, he married Ruth Price Herman, a widow.
Squire Yerkes was a justice of the peace in Milbourne PA, which is a very small borough in Upper Darby just outside of Philadelphia. His main business was performing weddings. He also sold real estate and insurance. He married Myrtle Grace Harris of Henderson NC in 1905. He met her when she came north with her older sister to attend Western Maryland College. They had two children, a daughter, and a son who died in 1915. After the death of Myrtle Harris Yerkes in 1954, he married Ruth Price Herman, a widow.
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