Misc:
Marriage record Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
Yother, J.W. , 23 , Coalgate , C.N., I.T., to Esmond, Alice , 15 , Coalgate , 13 Sep 1904
Yother, S.C. , 30 , Coalgate , C.N., I.T., to Loed, Nina , 19 , Coalgate , 06 Feb 1902
Yother, W.F. , 25 , Coalgate , C.N., I.T., to Strong, Marcia , 24 , Wilburton , 12 Jul 1905
Yonther, Dora , 22 , Adelia , C.N., I.T., to Hutson, J.M. , 29 , Adelia , 23 Apr 1906
New Conrad Chapters
PART I- origins of the yoder family and background
PART II- JOHN YODER (2) AND DESCENDANTS
*PART III- JACOB YODER (2) AND DESCENDANTS
PART IV- DAVID YODER (2) AND DESCENDANTS (FORMERLY PART III)
*PART V- ELIAS YODER (2) AND DESCENDANTS
*PART V1- DANIEL YODER (2) AND DESCENDANTS
*PART VII- CATHERINE YODER (2) AND DESCENDANTS
*PART VIII- ADAM YODER (2) AND DESCENDANTS\
*PART VIII- ADAM YODER (2) AND DESCENDANTS
*1. David YODER (3) (c1807- ) (Con81)
*2. george yoder (3) (c1809- ) (Con82)
*3. edmund (aka adam) yoder (3) Con83
*4. ephraim yoder (3) con 84
*5. john d. yoder (3) con85
*6. jefferson yoder (3) con86
*7. jason yoder (3) con87
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ADAM YODER..."moved to Tennessee and all traces of him were lost...."
Adam Yoder was the youngest son of Conrad Yoder, founder of the North Carolina branch
of the Yoder family. In the History of the Yoder Family in North Carolina by Fred R. Yoder (whose
obituary appears elsewhere in this issue), Adam's birthdate is reported from Bible records to have
been June 23, 1785. Family tradition states that Adam moved to Tennessee and "all traces of him were
lost". After several years of gathering and trying to decipher clues, we set out in this article to piece
together what appears to have become of him and his family. We'd like to emphaize that what is
painted here seems a very likely picture, but one which is largely constructed by inference.
The 1820 North Carolina census shows Adam Yoder and his family living in Haywood
County, North Carolina. Haywood is west of the Yoder settlement in CatawbaCounty, and closer to
the border with Tennessee. In the 1830 census, Adam is not listed in North Carolina, nor is he found
in any of the adjoining counties.
Col. George Yoder, Civil War veteran and historian of the North Carolina Yoder family,
reported that Adam had married a Sallie Davis. Buford Yother of LaFayetteGA has found a reference
to a Daniel Yother who married an Elender Davis on Feb. 24, 1807 in "Marriage Bonds of Tyron
and Lincoln Counties NC". Conrad did have a son named Daniel, but he was married to Elizabeth
Cline well before that date. Could this record have referred to Adam?
Unidentified Yoders appear in northern Georgia beginning with the 1840 census. In Lumpkin
County, a John, Ephraim and an Adam are shown. In GilmerCounty, there is a David Yeoder. A
George Yother is listed in HallCounty. The Adam is too young to have been Conrad's son. With
David Yeoder, an aged male (70 to 80 years old) is recorded, but he is too old to have been Adam (he
may have been a father-in-law?).
The 1850 census is the first one in which the format provides for listing information about
each member of the family. It shows a David, George, Jefferson, Jason, and Ephraim Yother in
GilmerCounty, and a John and "Edmund" (called "Adam" in the 1870 census) in LumpkinCounty,
also with the last name spelled Yother. The "Yother" spelling is not without precedence in the North
Carolina line. In addition to the 1807 marriage record, in the first U.S. census of the 1790 (taken after
Conrad had died) the widow "Catherine Yother" is listed as head of the family.
The first generation male Yother/Yoder line of Georgia is shown on the chart included with
this article. The data displayed in the chart is based census information and assorted records to include
some gathered from current day descendants of these lines. An interesting picture emerges. We know
that Conrad's son Adam was still in NC as of 1820. We also know that he reportedly "moved to
Tennessee" at some time. The older males in this outline were all born in North Carolina between
about 1807 and 1822. The youngest of these from the 1850 census, Jason, was born about 1827 in
Tennessee. This matches the pattern of migration for Adam. No other Yoder/Yother branch is known
to have been in NC at the appropriate time. The oldest male's birth is consistent with the Yother/Davis
marriage date. (Note: According to Janet Gibson of AtlantaGA, one granddaughter of John D.
Yother told of hearing that the family name was once spelled "Yoder").
The Tennessee census records don't show any Yoders/ and Yothers in either 1830 or 1840.
The only Yoder in the 1850 census for that state is a son of one of Adam's brothers.
Several pre-1840 references appear for members of this apparent family in Georgia. During the
Florida War of 1836-7, an Ephraim Yoder served with the Mounted Volunteers, Nelson's Battalion
from Georgia. In the War of 1837-8, Adam, Ephraim and John Yoder served Company C of the
Georgia Mounted Volunteers. Early marriage records for LumpkinCounty report that on Aug.
1,1838, Ephraim Yother married Susan Mathews, and on Nov. 22, 1839, John Yother married Anna
Blackstock. A later census record for John D. Yother reports that both his father and mother were
born in North Carolina, a fact which corresponds with Adam and Sallie Yoder.
Although we have no information at this point to confirm that Adam, son of Conrad, was the father
of any of these Georgia Yothers, it would certainly seem very possible based on the clues assembled
to this point. We welcome any information or hints our readers may have to offer which could help
prove or disprove this specuation!
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(Our appreciatian to the following folk who helped with bits and pieces to make up this analysis:
BufordYother, LaFayetteGA; Janet Gibon, AtlantaGA; Marsha Pearson, Healdton OK, and John
Klelber, Ceres CA.)
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Z IONLUTHERANCHURCH RECORDS
ON EARLY NORTH CAROLINA YODER BIRTHS
Thanks to H . A. Yoder of Charlotte , N . C., we are able to share the following
information on early Yoder births. These records are from the ZionLutheranChurch near
Hickory, N.C. and were published in Catawba Cousins.
"Daniel Yoder and his wife Elizabetha a daughter Saloma, born 14 May 1809 baptized (no date).
Sponsor Utilla Yoder.
"Adam Yoder and his wife Sally a son John George born 9 July 1811.
"Daniel Yoder and his wife Elizabeth a son Daniel born 27 July 1811.
"Elias Yoder and his wife Utilla a son Simeon Jonas born 2 l September 1812 .
"Adam Yoder and his wife Sally a son Adam born 12 December 1813. "
As with all bits and pieces of the Yoder genealogical jigsaw puzzle, these items need to be
evaluated in light of facts known or points speculated. From these few dates, there are several
items worth bringing to the attention of students of this line.
First, regarding Adam Yoder . . . the " lost" son of Conrad... In YNL #11, beginning on
page l, an analysis was presented of the data then at hand regarding Adam and of the plausible
connection with the subsequent Yother records in Georgia and points West.
These church records cite two sons for Adam and his wife Sally (Davis). The son John
George (b. 7/9/1811) roughly corresponds to the George Yother (b.c 1809) shown on the Georgia
Yother chart (page 6, YNL 11). The son Adam (b. 12/12/1813) roughly corresponds to the Adam
Yother (aka Edmund) from that chart. While certainly not a proof, these birth records further
support the Adam Yoder/Georgia Yother speculations.
For Daniel and Elias, both early immigrants to southern Indiana, a full family record has
only recently be located for Elias (thanks to Mr. Lula Vaughn, Bunker Hill, IL --- see YNL #l0
page 7). The above record for son "Simeon Jonas" , "born 21 September 1812" is off by a few
days from the family record obtained by Mrs. Vaughn (Sept.18,1812).
For Daniel, the 1820 Indiana Census gives sex and approximate dates of birth for seven
children. No listing of these children has come to light, although with further study, it may be
possible to present some analysis in a future YNL. For now, it is sufficient to say that the record of
Bartholomew Co., IN show a marriage for an otherwise unlinked "Sally Yoder" on 22 Nov. 1825
to one Labein Banister. Was this Daniel's daughter Saloma (b.5/14/1809) who was sponsored by
"Utilla Yoder" (Elias' wife.. Utilla Hahn)? The 1820 census showed three male children born
1810-1820... was Daniel (Jr.?) one of them?
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Con8 Adam Yoder d.
m Sally Davis in NC. resident 1829 Haywood Co. NC
Moved to TN after 1820.
("Adam was only nine when his father's estate was divided.
He was apprenticed to his brother-in-law, John Baker. --per
Gene Ballentine Rooks <>)
???
Speculated descent... Yothers of Georgia
???
+Con81- David b. ca1807 NC
(per 1860 Fannin Co. Cens- b. c1808 NC)
+Con82- George b. ca1809 NC
+Con83- Edmund (aka Adam) b. ca1812 NC
+Con84- Ephraim b. 1817 NC
(per 1860 Fannin Co Cens. b. c1815 GA)
+Con85- John D. b. ca1818 NC
(per 1860 Fannin Co. cens. b. c1818 SC)
+Con86- Jefferson b. ca1822 NC
+Con87- Jason b. ca1827 TN
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SUPPORT FOR ADAM YODER-YOTHER LINK
------In 1988 (YNL11), we presented our speculations on what
became of Adam Yoder, youngest son of NC immigrant Conrad
Yoder. Family tradition was that he "moved to Tennessee and all
traces of him were lost". Census records show him only once, in
Haywood County, NC near the TN border. We constructed a variety
of bits and pieces which hint that the "Yother" family of GA were his
descendants. Haywood Co. marriage records show "Yoder, David m.
05 Apr 1826 Guilliams, Fanney". This matches the age and name of
the apparent oldest male of the Georgia Yother line.
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That is interesting!
This confirms that there was a movement pattern of sorts between theses
locations and is another clue that perhaps the family of Adam Yoder did
shift around in this manner.
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Chris,
One of my other families, the Fauls/Falls family of
Scotch-Irish origin, had a member who moved from the southern part of old
LincolnCounty to Haywood County, NC before 1812, and then moved to
Gilmer Co., GA before 1840. Perhaps this was a typical migration
pattern.--Agnes Alby
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I don't know a thing about the Yother/Yoder family, but I strongly suspect
they came to Gilmer Co from Lincoln Co, NC, where they were associated with
another family who came to Giilmer -- the Whitener family. I'm relying
strictly on memory but I believe the Whitener and Yoder families may have
come together or about the same time from PA to NC.
Jeanette Royston
The Whitener who appears to have led the group to GilmerCounty was dear old
John D. Wilfong Whitener, oldest son of Daniel. If you do have Anne's book,
then you know he was married three times -- and had total of 22 children.
I'm descended from him twice -- via first and third marriages. The oldest
record I found for John (and this matches what Anne said) was a deed dated
1839 ... and he was in the 1840 census.
I've never had the time to go digging through the old Gilmer tax records --
I was talking with the Tax Commissioner a week or so ago; he told me
something about the old records but I don't remember what he said. I hope
to get back to courthouse up there in next couple of weeks so will ask him.
Of course, the old deeds are at the courthouse but one must do their own
searching ... County does not have resources to do searches for people. But
there was something in local paper recently about the Clerk's office copying
a lot of old records to make finding things easier -- again I will have to
ask what that was all about!I
Jeanette Royston
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Con81- David Yother d. farmer
b.NC moved to GA by 1837 Gilmer Co.GA as of 1840&50
m1.? m?2. Demarcus ______(m1 a Rogers) (ca1821NC-?)
(Haywood Co, NC marraiges- Yoder, David m. 05 Apr 1826 Guilliams, Fanney,
John Hollan (bondsman) and witness Wm. Welch, clerk)
(1860 Fannin Co, Ga- David a "farmer", with wife Jane b. c1810 NC)
Con811- Sarah b. ca1832 NC
(1900 census Sallie b. Feb.1833 NC res. with Thomas A Grant
-cousin)
Con812- Elizabeth b. ca1834 NC
Con813- Lydia b. ca1837 GA
Con814- John b. ca1839 GA
(? Youther, J.W. - 11regt. Georgia - OldConfederateCemetery,
bureid Culpeper Co, Va)
+Con815- Travis J. b. ca1842 GA Civil War E Co 65th Reg GA Inf
d. Feb.17,1865 Camp Chase OH grave 318,1/2 mi S of Camp Chase
(Yother, Traverse J. (or Yeather) - Private in Infantry Battalion, Smith's
Legion, Georgia Volunteers, August 28, 1862. Transferred to Co. E, 65th
Regiment Georgia Infantry, March 1863. Deserted on march from
Tennessee, September 7, 1863. Rejoined company and was court
marshaled March or April 1864. Captured at Nashville, Tennessee,
December 16, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio (prison). Died
there of pneumonia, February 3rd or 5th of 1865. Buried in
Grave No. 318, CampChaseConfederateCemetery.
as of 5/2000)
(YNL has publish a copy of his headstone)
(believed to have married Nancy Millsaps, and to have had son Issac
Yother-see below)
(1860 Census shows "Jefferson" age 16- farmhand)
(+?)Con816- David b. ca1843 GA (? 1880 Dawson Co.,GA)
(1860 Census shows as "Jefferson" b. c1844 Ga)
Con817- George b. ca1849 GA
(1860 census shows no "George", but an "Artila" age 15 b. Ga)
?
+Con815- Travis J. Yother (ca1842 GA-d. Feb.17,1865 Camp Chase OH)
Civil War E Co 65th RegGA Inf , bur. Camp Chase OH grave 318,
1/2 mi S of CampChase
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(Yother, Traverse J. (or Yeather) - Private in Infantry Battalion, Smith's
Legion, Georgia Volunteers, August 28, 1862. Transferred to Co. E, 65th
Regiment Georgia Infantry, March 1863. Deserted on march from
Tennessee, September 7, 1863. Rejoined company and was court
marshaled March or April 1864. Captured at Nashville, Tennessee,
December 16, 1864, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio (prison). Died
there of pneumonia, February 3rd or 5th of 1865. Buried in
Grave No. 318, CampChaseConfederateCemetery.
as of 5/2000)
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believed to have married Nellie Malinda Millsaps. The 1860 census
shows “Jackson Yother” and Nellie, living with her brother Reuben and
her father David in Gordon Co. Ga. His age is listed as 17 on the census.
They had a child born in 1864, but Nellie was a widow in 1870 in Arkansas.
Nellie was the daughter of David Millsaps and Lavina Lowe. Nellie moved
with her children from Georgia to Arkansas. Most of David Millsaps children
moved to Arkansas before the Civil War.Nellie was living with her father,
David Millsaps in the 1850 census in Subdivision 33, Gilmer Co., Georgia .
1870 Nellie Malinda is living in Hartsugg, Van Buren Co., Arkansas. She is
listed as a widow. In 1880 Nellie is living in Conway Co., Arkansas.
145.73 acres is a lot of acreage.
Con8151-Logan D. b. 1861 d. ?
+Con8152- Issac J. b. 1862
Con8153- Carrie b. 1864
Con8152- Issac J. Yothers b. 1862 m. Martha Adeline Williams (1865-1926)
Con81521- Allie Ada Bell (1887- )
Con81522- Effie Artelia (1890- )
Con81523- Lillie Yother (1893-) m. John Washington McAdams
Con81524- Lelia (1893- )
Con81525- Sarak Alsena (1899- )
Con81526- Ambrose (1902-1948)
?Con816 David J. Yother d.by 1900 cens.(1890 per Indian application of John M)
m. Martha J. ____ (Nov.1843GA-> 1907 per Indian application) wdo res 1900 Pickens Co, GA
res. 1880 Dawson Co. GA
(?David J. Yothers, Co F, 11th Ga Inf, musician)
+Con8161- Ransom S. b. Jul. 1866 GA
(+?)Con8162- Andrew J. b. Mar. 1868 GA
Con816- Emma b. 1870 d. 1874
Con8163- William David b. Jun.1871 GA
Con8164- Martha C. b. 1873 GA d. 1894
Con8165- Jason A. b. 1875 GA
Con8166- Sarah K. (S.R.) b.1877 GA died by 1907
+Con8167- John M. b. 1880 GA
+Con8168- John M. (J.H. b. 1881) b. Feb. 1882 GA
Con8169- Samuel b. Sep. 1883 GA
res. Pickens Co.,GA 1910
Con816a- Elbert (E.G.- b. 1888) b. Jul. 1887 GA
Con8161 Ransom S. Yother b. 1866 d. m. Mary A. (Sep.1865 - )
res. 1900 Gordon Co.,GA ; res 1910 TulsaOK. (1907 res. Itsaka, Tex)
Con81611- Nellie b. Jan.1991 GA
Con81612- Ma Anna b. 1904 TX
?Con8162- Andrew Jacksom Yother (3/5/1868-8/23/1930 Tx)
m. Dovea (Dovie) Ann Pinion (Pinyon/Pinyan) (3/-/1856 GA-2/-/1946 Tx)
both buried Mansfield Cem., Tarrant Co., Tx
1900 ,1910 Census res. Pickens Co,GA (1907 res. Creighton, Tex)
Con81621- William Lee (6/1/1892-12/10/1972)
bur. Mansfield Cem, Tarrent Co, Tx)
Con81622- Emma E. b. Sep. 1895 GA
(Emma, 6 Jan 1870, 11 Feb 1923,- Mansfield Cem)
Con81623- Ellen b. 1903 GA
(Cynthia Ella, 23 Jun 1900, 10 May 1977,
bur. Mansfield Cem, Tarrant Co, Tx)
(Cemetery note- Yother-Pinyon marker and small individual
markers on the east and west sides of the marker have only initials.
Names and dates provided by Mollie Lively Allcorn)
Con8167- John M. d. m. Katie _____ (b.c1885GA- )
res 1910 Pickens Co with Mary(sp) Yother age 68
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Application to share in Eastern Cherokee settlement, provided by Winona Bradshaw
Jul 2007 shows the following:
John M. Yother, residence Jasper Co, Ga. Age 27 born 1880 in Dawson Co., Ga. Married to
Katie Yother who belongs to the Cherokee tribe. Father died 1890. Mother still living.
Names of brothers and sisters:
1)R.S. Yother born 1866, residence Itsaka, Tex.
2)A.J. Yother born 1868 living Creighton, Tex.
3)Emma Yother b. 1870 died 1874
4)W. D. Yother b. 1871 res. Woodstock, Ga.
5)M.C. Yother b. 1873 d. 1894
6)J.A. Yother b. 1875
7)S.R. Yother b. 1877 dead
8)J.H. Yother b. 1881 dead
9)Sam Yother b. 1883
10)E. G. Yother b. 1888
English and Indian names of grandparents- David Yother Jane Pike. Where born- not known.
Application rejected- listed as a nephew of filer # 18482.
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Con82 George Yother (5/9/1809 Union Co, Ga-5/6/1865 Civil War
(Dalton, GA or Chatanooga, TN) m. 11/10/1832 Hall Co., GA
(Crumley) Elizabeth Abernathy (4/14/1817 NC-12/24/1880) (1840 Hall Co,GA;
1850 Gilmer Co.,GA; 1860 Hamilton Co,TN, Joy Stone data-Jun.2000)
(see extensive info below on on82 desc.) (George buried at the
UnionForkBaptistCemetery, is located twenty two miles north of
Chattanooga. Follow highway # 27 north to Union fork BaptistChurch,
Hamilton Co. Stone shows Co E - 6th Tenn MTD Inf.)
Con821- Wellson (Wilson) b. 1/18/1835
Con822- John J. (2/12/1837-1864)
Con823- Mariah Jane (12/6/1839-7/18/1887) m1. 7/10/1856
Robert Jackson ( -7/28/1856) m2. 1858 Isaac Reed (5/9/1837-
10/6/1875) (they had one daughter Lizzie Jane Reed. b. 1/23/1877)
m3. James Futerel (Mariah buried The Union Fork Baptist Cemetery,
is located twenty two miles north of Chattanooga. Follow highway # 27
north to Union fork Baptist Church, Hamilton Co.)
Con824- James Fate b. 1842 "left home and went west"
+Con825- Adam David b. 6/15/1848 GA m. Lucinda______
Con826- George W. (11/12/1849-1914) m. Bell Clemons 1880- no
children (?1880 Ham.Co,TN b. Nov. 1849 GA m. Millie ____(Jan 1856TN-)
Con827- Sarah A. (2/28/1852-1918) m. 1872 Jess Brown (1853-1907)
Had 5 sons and 2 daughters.
Con828- Lafayette b. ca1853--- not mention in Joy Stone record
(+?) same as Samuel L. (b. 1856 TN) (res 1880 Ham. Co.)
Samuel L. (s/o above parents b. 5/7/1856)
Con829- Mary E.E. b. 6/9/1861 m. 1860 Joe Stringer -had 3 sons
and 2 daughters.
Con825 David Yeother d. m.10/17or18/1874 Anderson Co, GA
Lucinda Shaver (c1858 VA- ) res. 1880 Hamilton Co. TN
Con8251- Nancy b. c1876 TN
Con8252- Sarah b. c1876 TN
Con8253- William b. c1876 TN
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(From Joy Stone-Jun 2000- This information is from my grandfather,
who wrote this down in a family book in the 1940’s. I can not say
whether he was a reliable source or not, but I have found that
throughout his book some of the details are not correct,
but here is what he has:
SEE Below:
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submitted Oct. 25, 2003 by Anita Hall,
1 Adam David Yother b: June 15, 1846 in GA d: June 05, 1931 in Altus, AR Burial: Houston Cemetary, Altus, Franklin Co, AR
.. +Lucinda Shaver b: June 11, 1858 in Washington Co, VA d: May 29, 1938 in Rock Island, Le Flore Co, OK Burial: Houston Cemetary, Altus,
Franklin Co, AR m: in TN
...... 2 Nancy Maria "Nannie" Yother b: November 20, 1875 in TN d: April 05, 1967 in Poteau, OK Burial: Oaklawn Cemetary, Poteau, OK
...... +James Andrew Emery b: April 05, 1869 in Hamilton Co, TN d: March 03, 1953 in Poteau, OK Burial: Oaklawn Cemetary, Poteau, OK m:
March 1893 in Snoddy, TN
...... 3 Harriet Lucinda "Attie" Emery b: November 18, 1895 in Soddy, Hamilton Co, TN d: February 28, 1986 in Collinsville, OK Burial:
RidgelawnCemetery, Collinsville, OK
...... +Austin Neal McMillan b: June 28, 1893 in Chismville, Logan County, AR d: July 07, 1965 in Collinsville, OK Burial: Ridgelawn