Charles Hirum Younker (thus far the source documents either show his middle initial as "H" or spell his middle name "Hirum") was born Sept. 25, 1860 in Rush, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania to Jeremiah Younker and Adelia Almira /Goodsell/ Younker. [1]
Charles H. Younker can be found at the age of 9 on the 1870 US census for Albion, Butler County, Iowa, along with his parents, Jeremiah and Adelia Younker, and his 8 siblings, William H., Julia A., George S., Mary R., Jonathan ("Johnathan") , Isaac D., Ada E., and Edward Younker.
Name | 'Sex | Age | Race | Est. Birth year | Birthplace |
Jeremiah Younker | Male | 42 | White | Pennsylvania | |
Adelia Younker | Female | 35 | White | Pennsylvania | |
William H Younker | Male | 16 | White | Pennsylvania | |
Julia A Younker | Female | 14 | White | Pennsylvania | |
George S Younker | Male | 12 | White | Pennsylvania | |
Mary R Younker | Female | 11 | White | Pennsylvania | |
Charles H Younker | Male | 9 | White | Pennsylvania | |
Johnathan Younker | Male | 8 | White | Pennsylvania | |
Isaac D Younker | Male | 5 | White | Pennsylvania | |
Ada E Younker | Female | 2 | White | Iowa | |
Edward Younker | Male | 1 | White | Iowa |
Charles H. Younker, who may have been one of the only members of this particular Younker family who spelled his surname "Yonkers", was married on September 25, 1886 in "Postville" (apparently in Allamakee or Clayton county in Iowa, USA, where the record was created), to Minnie M. Boynton. The record states that Charles Hiram Yonkers was born in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania to Jeremiah Yonkers and Adelia A. Goodsill. FHL Film # 1479486; Reference ID 2:3WP8Q2F.[3]
On the 1910 census for Willow Springs, Missouri, Charles, age 49 is shown with his wife Minnie L., age 39 and two sons, Harold E., 19 and Raymond A., 10. He is listed as a "retail merchant".
Name | Sex | Age | Mar Stat | Race | Role | Birth | Birthplace | Father b. | Mother b. |
Charles H Younker | Male | 49 | Married | White | Head | | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
Minnie L Younker | Female | 39 | Married | White | Wife | | Canada | Canada | Massachusetts |
Harold E Younker | Male | 19 | Single | White | Son | | Iowa | Pennsylvania | Canada |
Raymond A Younker | Male | 10 | Single | White | Son | | Iowa | Pennsylvania | Canada |
Charles died on October 27, 1943.[5]
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2YC-92R : 29 October 2015), Charles H Younker, Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 7B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,797.
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