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Winifred L Yocum Besta Kerwin

Female 1918 - 2011  (92 years)


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  1. 1.  Winifred L Yocum Besta Kerwin was born 19 Nov 1918, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas (daughter of George Alexander Yocum and Gertrude M Heston Yocum); died 1 Oct 2011, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 6 Oct 2011, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Winifred married Edward Bruce Besta 31 Aug 1935. Edward (son of Albin Paul Besta and Teresa Balusek Besta) was born 1915; died 23 Dec 1954; was buried 26 Dec 1954, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. George Edward Besta was born 14 Oct 1936, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; died 23 Apr 2002, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , West Lawn Memorial Gardens, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. Teresa G Besta Marney was born 14 Mar 1938; died 24 Jan 2007, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas; was buried 29 Jan 2007, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    3. Mary C Besta Cowan was born 25 Dec 1944, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; died 11 Mar 2014, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 15 Mar 2014, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    4. Bennie R Besta

    Winifred married Clinton E Kerwin 12 Oct 1956, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. Clinton (son of Robert Emmett Kerwin and Mary A Hanrahan Kerwin) was born 4 Aug 1926, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas; died 3 Aug 2013, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 7 Aug 2013, Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Bob J Kerwin
    2. Terri Kerwin

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Alexander Yocum was born 7 Sep 1896, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas (son of George Alexander Yocum, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane Jackson Yocum); died 20 Jun 1972, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 23 Jun 1972, Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.

    George — Gertrude M Heston Yocum. Gertrude (daughter of Samuel Heston and Ethelinda George Heston) was born 23 Feb 1898, Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; died 4 Jan 1987, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; was buried , Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Gertrude M Heston Yocum was born 23 Feb 1898, Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas (daughter of Samuel Heston and Ethelinda George Heston); died 4 Jan 1987, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; was buried , Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
    Children:
    1. George A Yocum, Jr.
    2. Clarence Nicholas (Nick) Yocum
    3. 1. Winifred L Yocum Besta Kerwin was born 19 Nov 1918, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; died 1 Oct 2011, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 6 Oct 2011, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    4. Kathryn Marie Yocum Palmer was born 14 Apr 1920, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; died 18 Apr 1995, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Lynn Creek Cemetery, Berryton, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    5. Georgia Mae Yocum Forbes was born 3 Dec 1921, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; died 22 Jan 1999.
    6. Helen Yocum Gooden
    7. Marguerite Yocum Petty
    8. Alice Yocum Miller Hoffsett
    9. Betty Lou Yocum Cameron Hatfield
    10. Patricia Ann Yocum Shove was born 29 Apr 1932, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; died 20 Apr 2016, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 23 Apr 2016, Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Alexander Yocum, Sr. was born 24 Sep 1854, Perry County, Pennsylvania; died 20 Jan 1932, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; was buried , Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.

    George married Elizabeth Jane Jackson Yocum 14 Apr 1878, Kansas. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Jackson and Jane (Jean) Stewart Jackson) was born May 1861; died 10 Aug 1944, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri; was buried , Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Jane Jackson Yocum was born May 1861 (daughter of Robert Jackson and Jane (Jean) Stewart Jackson); died 10 Aug 1944, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri; was buried , Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
    Children:
    1. Clarence M Yocum was born 1887; died 1961.
    2. Alice Mae Yocum Sheibley was born 1893; died 1978.
    3. 2. George Alexander Yocum was born 7 Sep 1896, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; died 20 Jun 1972, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 23 Jun 1972, Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
    4. Pearl Yocum Barnes

  3. 6.  Samuel Heston

    Samuel — Ethelinda George Heston. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Ethelinda George Heston
    Children:
    1. 3. Gertrude M Heston Yocum was born 23 Feb 1898, Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; died 4 Jan 1987, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; was buried , Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
    2. Carl Heston
    3. Glen Elon Heston died 28 Apr 1987.
    4. David Heston
    5. Pearl Roberta Heston Timmons


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Robert Jackson was born 25 Aug 1813, Lanarkshire, Scotland (son of William Jackson and Margaret Jackson); died 24 Jan 1894, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Robert married Jane (Jean) Stewart Jackson 16 Dec 1842, Culter, Lanark, Scotland. Jane (daughter of John Stewart and Helen Jackson Stewart) was born 2 Feb 1822, Scotland; died 16 Dec 1903, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 17 Dec 1903, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Jane (Jean) Stewart Jackson was born 2 Feb 1822, Scotland (daughter of John Stewart and Helen Jackson Stewart); died 16 Dec 1903, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 17 Dec 1903, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    Children:
    1. John S Jackson
    2. Ellen (Nellie) Jackson Enochs was born 1852, Canada; died 1926; was buried , Grantville Cemetery, Grantville, Jefferson County, Kansas.
    3. Margaret Jackson Troutman was born 1853, Canada; died 1936; was buried , Memorial Park Cemetery (Penwell-Gabel Cemetery), Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    4. Agnes Jackson
    5. Robert Jackson was born 28 Mar 1859, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada; died Jan 1946, Wadsworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    6. 5. Elizabeth Jane Jackson Yocum was born May 1861; died 10 Aug 1944, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri; was buried , Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
    7. Lawrence Jackson
    8. Peter G Jackson was born 1863, Canada; died 1939; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    9. William Jackson was born 1874.


Generation: 5

  1. 20.  William Jackson

    William — Margaret Jackson. [Group Sheet]


  2. 21.  Margaret Jackson
    Children:
    1. 10. Robert Jackson was born 25 Aug 1813, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died 24 Jan 1894, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

  3. 22.  John Stewart was born 1796, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

    John — Helen Jackson Stewart. [Group Sheet]


  4. 23.  Helen Jackson Stewart
    Children:
    1. 11. Jane (Jean) Stewart Jackson was born 2 Feb 1822, Scotland; died 16 Dec 1903, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 17 Dec 1903, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. Helen Stewart was born 1831.
    3. John Stewart, Jr. was born 1837.


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