An American Family History

Josiah Yerkes

Yerkes has also been spelled Gerkes, Gerckes, Jerghes, Jerghjes, Jurckes,Yercas, Yercks, Yerkhas, Yerkas, Yerkiss, Yerks, and Yerkus

The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia borders Maryland and Virginia. The first European settlers started arriving about 1730.

Indiana became a state in 1819. The north was settled by people from New England and New York, the center by people from the Mid-Atlantic states and Ohio, and the south by people from Southern states, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee.

Josiah Yerkes was born in 1777 in Berkeley County, Virginia which is now Jefferson County, West Virginia. He was the son of Joshua Yerkes.

He married Sarah Lupton in 1805 in Jefferson County, Virginia. Their children and life together are described in detail in the section on Josiah and Sarah Yerkes.

He became a widower in 1841.

He died July 4, 1852 in Carroll County, Indiana and is buried in Paint Creek Cemetery near Camden, Indiana.

Children of Joshua Yerkes

Joshua Yerkes, Jr.

Margaret Yerkes Blue (Peggy)

Josiah Yerkes

Mary Yerkes Conklin

Rachel Yerkes Irvin

Priscilla Yerkes Wood

Children of Josiah Yerkes
and Sarah Lupton

Eliza Yerkes Fox
William B. Yerkes
Mary B. Yerkes
Josiah Yerkes, Jr.
Sarah Ann Yerkes Hinkle
Catherine Yerkes Cline
David Henry Yerkes
Rebecca Yerkes Lenon
Henry Clay Yerkes

West Virginia is located in the Appalachians and was originally part of Virginia. The capital and largest city is Charleston. It became a state during the Civil War and was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863.

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