Alta Shook is the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Hively and George Valentine Shook. She was born 5 August 1888 in Larwill, Whitley, Indiana.

• On 20 August 1906, she married Percy Leroy Yohn in Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana. He is the son of William Yohn and Alice Strunk. He was born 20 July 1879 in Pierceton, Kosciusko, Indiana. He died in 1940 at age 60. He is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton, Kosciusko, Indiana. This marriage ended in divorce on 9 June 1927 in Kosciusko county, Indiana.
• She married Allen English. He was born about 1884 in Indiana.

Children of Alta Shook and Percy Leroy Yohn:

1. Darlene E. Yohn was born 26 November 1907 in Pierceton, Kosciusko, Indiana. She died 19 October 1991 at age 83 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana. She is buried at Lindenwood Cemetery, Allen, Indiana. She apparently never married.
2. Ralph B. Yohn was born about 1913 in Indiana.
   • He married Leshia. This marriage ended in divorce.
3. Levert L. Yohn was born 15 September 1914 in Kosciusko county, Indiana. He died 12 August 1984 at age 69 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan.
4. Madaline Nedra Yohn was born 15 June 1919 in Kosciusko county, Indiana.

Sources

Alta:

• Marriage to Percy from the Whitley County, IN Marriage Index [YOHN, Percy Leroy to Alta SHOOK on August 20, 1906 - Book 7:214].
• Marriage to Percy from an article in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN, 22 Aug 1906.
• Divorce from Percy in the Kosciusko County, IN Divorce Index [Name: Yohn, Alta; Name: Yohn, Percy; Date: 9 Jun 1927; Reference: 511 16871].

Percy:

• Birth from his WWI draft card [Name: Percy L Yohn; County: Kosciusko; State: Indiana; Birth Date: 20 Jul 1879; Race: White; FHL Roll Number: 1613151; DraftBoard: 0].

Darlene:

• Birth from Kosciusko County, IN Birth Index [Name: Yohn Daelene E; Gender: F; Race: W; Date: 26 Nov 1907; Father: Percy L; Mother: Alta Shook; Reference: H-25 1].
• Birth from a birth announcement in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN, 2 Dec 1907. 
• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Darlene E. Yohn; SSN: 316-05-4684; Born: 26 Nov 1907; Died: 19 Oct 1991; SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951)].
• Death and Burial from her obituary.

Levert:

• Birth from Kosciusko County, IN Birth Index [Name: Yohn Levet L; Gender: M; Race: W; Date:15 Sep 1914; Father: Percy; Mother: Alto Shook; Reference: H-25 5].
• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Levert Yohn; SSN: 371-10-5105; Last Residence: 48176 Saline, Washtenaw, Michigan; Born: 15 Sep 1914; Died: Aug 1984; SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951)].
• Birth and Death from the Michigan Death Index [Name: Levert L Yohn; Birth Date: 15 Sep 1914; Death Date: 12 Aug 1984; Gender: Male; Residence: Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan; Place of Death: Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan].

Madaline:

• Birth from Kosciusko County, IN Birth Index [Name: Yohn Nedra M; Gender: F; Race: W; Date: 15 Jun 1919; Father: Perce L; Mother: Allice Shook; Reference: H-25 12].

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Alta: 1900 census. Richland, Whitley, IN p. 8.
• 1920 census. Washington, Kosciusko, IN p. 2.
• 1930 census. Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, MI p. 26.