YERKES-Samuel S. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

S. S. YERKES, farmer, Soddy's Mills, was born in Montgomery County, PA Aug 2, 1816 and is the son of William and Deborah Yerkes. His father died in 1829 age 50. His mother was born in 1779 and died Aug 28, 1844. Mr. Yerkes came to Fountain County in 1843 and began for himself by working by the month. In this way he earned money to buy some land, and by hard work and economy he has become the owner of 413 acres of land, which he has improved and got under good cultivation. He has been twice married. His first wife was Letitia WATSON married in 1848. She was a native of KY born Aug 2, 1827 and died in 1854. He was married again in 1855, to Ann M. BODINE, daughter of William Bodine who was among the early settlers of Fountain. Mr. Yerkes has two sons: William and Rolen and one dead, Charles H.