He was born on 1 December 1839, in Adams County, Pennsylvania, to John Yake and Mary Ann Shafer. [sources: date: 19; 15, 17; 2 (25 in 1865), 4 (11 in 1850), 5 (21 in 1860), 6 (30 in 1870), 7 (40 in 1880), 8 (60 in 1900), 12 (66 years 4 months 8 days at death). place: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 19. parents: 4, 5, 19]
In 1850, he was living in Oxford Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his (apparent) parents John and Mary Yake, along with others (presumably including siblings). He had attended school within the year. [source: 4]
In 1860, he was living in Oxford Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his (apparent) parents John and Mary Yake, along with Joseph, Eliza, Mary, Amelia, and Henry Yake (presumably his siblings), and another Mary Yake. He was a stone mason. [source: 5]
He was drafted. He was mustered into service as a private on 28 February 1865 at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was a private in company F. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 20, 22]
He was discharged by general order on 1 June 1865. He was a private, in company F. [sources: 1, 2, 3 (29 Jun), 11, 20, 22]
On 12 January 1865, in Pennsylvania, he married Anna May Allwein. She was born on 25 October 1843, in Pennsylvania. They had fourteen children; nine were alive in 1900; eight were alive in 1910.
[sources: 7, 8, 9, 15, 18]
In 1870, he was living in Oxford Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer, and owned $900 in personal property. He was living with his wife Anna and children Francis, Joseph, and Mary. [source: 6]
In 1880, he was living in Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was a laborer. He was living with his wife Anna, and nine children. [source: 7]
On 23 May 1882, he applied successfully for a pension. [source: 13]
In 1890, he was living in Berwick Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (post office Abbottstown). [source: 3]
In 1900, he was living in Berwick Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was a mason, and not been out of work in the previous year. He was living with his wife Anna May and three children. [source: 8]
On Tuesday 9 January 1906, he died, in his home, in Berwick Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, of uremic coma, and Bright's disease. He died of uremic coma due to Bright's disease. He was a mason and bricklayer. He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, where the funeral took place. On 11 January 1906, he was buried at the Conewago Chapel Basilica Cemetery, Conewago, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20]
On 15 January 1906, his widow, Anna Yake, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 10, 13]
In 1910, his widow, Annie M Yake, was living in Conowago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, with their daughter Catherine and Catherine's family. [source: 9]
On 15 June 1912, his widow Anna M Yake, died, in McSherrystown, Adams County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in the Conewago Chapel Basilica Cemetery, Conewago, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 18, 21]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (John F Yake)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 19 January 2005 (John F Yake)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Berwick Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 1, page 1 (John F Yakes)
4 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Oxford Township, microfilm series M432, film 743, page 191 (John Yake)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Oxford Township, microfilm series M653, film 1057, page 521 = 49 handwritten (John Yake)
6 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Oxford Township, microfilm series M593, film 1289, page 329 = 21 handwritten (John F Yake)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, 60th District, supervisor's district 7 [?], enumeration district 60, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 304 = 17A handwritten (John Yake)
8 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Berwick Township, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 9, microfilm series T623, film 1354, page 54 = 8B handwritten (John F Yake)
9 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Conowago Township, McSherrystown Borough, supervisor's district [illegible], enumeration district 22 [??], microfilm series T624, film 1292, page 254 = 1 [?] handwritten (Annie M Yake)
10 pension index, by name (John F Yake)
11 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 6 July 1865 (Yake)
12 'Death's doings'. New Oxford Item, 12 January 1906, page 5 (John F Yake)
13 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (John F Yake)
14 [deleted]
15 williamgordonfamilytree, a gedcom on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact William Gordan, last updated 31 March 2013, reaccessed on 6 April 2013 (John F Yake)
16 Pennsylvania death indices, 1906 ("Yake, John F.; 4663; Berwick; Jan. 9")
17 Find a grave, memorial 18377052, created by pat callahan, added 13 March 2007, accessed 29 November 2012 (John F Yake)
18 Find a grave, memorial 44884870, created by pat callahan, added 28 November 2009, aaccessed 29 November 2012 (Anna M Yake)
19 death certificate, Pennsylvania, Adams County, 9 January 1906, file number 4663 (John F Yake)
20 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 6 April 2013) (John F Yake)
21 Pennsylvania death indices, 1912 (accessed 7 April 2013) ('Yake, Anna; 55805; McSherrystown; June 15.')
22 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John F Yake)
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Dwellings visited | 138 | |||||||
| Families visited | 143 | |||||||
| Name | John Yake | John " | Joseph " | Francis " | Mary A " | Mary A " | Wanda [?] " | Elizabeth " |
| Age | 41 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 42 | 14 | 4 |
| Sex | M | M | M | M | F | F | F | F |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Shoemaker | |||||||
| Real estate owned | ||||||||
| Birthplace | Germany | Pennsy | " | " | Germany | Pennsy | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Dwelling number | 345 | ||||||||
| Family number | 343 | ||||||||
| Name | John Yake | Mary " | John " | Joseph " | Eliza " | Mary " | Amelia " | Henry " | Mary " |
| Age | 52 | 46 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 54 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | f | f | f | m | f |
| Color | |||||||||
| Occupation | Day Laborer | Stone Mason | " " | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 400 | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 175 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Dwelling-house number | 149 | ||||
| Family number | 155 | ||||
| Name | Yake John F | " Anna M | " Francis | " Joseph | " Mary |
| Age | 30 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | |||
| Real estate value | |||||
| Personal estate value | 900 | ||||
| Birthplace | - [sc. Penna] | - | - | - | - |
| Father foreign born | |||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||
| Birth month if born within year | Decb | ||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||
| Attended school past year | |||||
| Can't read | |||||
| Can't write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
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| street name | |||||||||||
| house number | |||||||||||
| dwelling visit # | [127] | ||||||||||
| family visit # | 136 | ||||||||||
| name | Yake John | " Anna | " Frank | " Joseph | " Clara | " Anna | " John | " Henry | " Carolina | " Ignasious [?] | " Lucy |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | F | M | M | F | M | F |
| age | 40 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||||||
| relationship | wife | son | son | Daught | Daught | son | son | Daught | son | Daught | |
| single | |||||||||||
| married | |||||||||||
| [the marital status is not given for any of these people] | |||||||||||
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| occupation | Laborer | Keeping house | All at home | ||||||||
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| blind | |||||||||||
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| idiotic | |||||||||||
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| disabled | |||||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| can't read | X | ||||||||||
| can't write | X | ||||||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Switzerland | ||||||||||
| mother's birthplace | Penna | ||||||||||
| line | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 |
| street | ||||||
| house number | ||||||
| dwelling number | 202 | |||||
| family number | 202 | |||||
| name | Yake John F | - Anna May | - Harry | - Lizzie M | - Katie | Shafter Susie |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter | Daughter | Boarder |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F | F |
| birth date | Dec 1839 | Oct 1843 | Oct 1870 | Sep 1884 | Jan 1885 | Jan 1826 |
| age | 60 | 56 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 74 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S | S |
| # years married | 34 | 34 | ||||
| mother of how many children? | 14 | |||||
| # of children living | 9 | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | France |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
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| # years in USA | ||||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||||
| occupation | Mason | Mason | At School | At School | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | ||||
| # months in school | 7 | 7 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | |||||
| free or mortgaged | F | |||||
| farm/house | F | |||||
| # of farm schedule | 78 |
| line | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 |
| street | Old Ford Road | [illegible] | |||||
| house nr | 206 | 206 | |||||
| dwelling nr | 321 | 322 [?] | |||||
| family nr | 330 | 331 [?] | |||||
| name | Feeser Samuel [?] | - Catherine | - Lizze | - Annie | - Edward | Feeser Cecliss [??] | Yake Annie M |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Son | Son | Mother in law |
| sex | M | F | F | F | M | M | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 28 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 7/12 | 7/12 | 66 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | S | S | Wd |
| #years present marriage | 5 | 5 | |||||
| mother of # children | 4 | 14 | |||||
| mother of # living children | 4 | 8 | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
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| speaks English | English | English | English | ||||
| occupation | Mason | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | [illegible] | ||||||
| employer etc. | W | ||||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | ||||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | [illegible] | ||||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | ||||
| can write | yes | yes | yes | ||||
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |||||||
| owned/rented | O | ||||||
| owned free or mortagaged | M | ||||||
| farm/house | H [?] | ||||||
| nr on farm schedule | |||||||
| civil war vet | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf & dumb | |||||||
Mr. John F. Yake, the widely known mason and bricklayer, died at his home along the Baltimore pike in Berwick township, near Bittinger, about 10 o'clock Tuesday morning from Uremic Coma, following Brights disease, aged 66 years, 4 months and 8 days. Mr Yake was stricken unconscious on Sunday night in which condition he remained until his death. He is survived by his wife and eight children--Mrs. Dicks, Mrs. Neuman, Misses Lucy and Mary, and John, of Baltimore; Francis and Harry, of McSherrystown, and Mrs Katie Feeser of Berwick township. The funeral took place at 9 o'clock Thursday morning a Mass of Requiem being celebrated in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, this place, of which deceased was a devout member, after which the remains were taken to Conewago Chapel and interred in the cemetery at that place. Mr. Yake was a man widely known and was a good and kind husband and father.