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Gertrude M Heston Yocum

Female 1898 - 1987  (88 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  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.

    Gertrude — George Alexander Yocum. George (son of George Alexander Yocum, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane Jackson 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. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. George A Yocum, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Clarence Nicholas (Nick) Yocum  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Winifred L Yocum Besta Kerwin  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 5. Kathryn Marie Yocum Palmer  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 6. Georgia Mae Yocum Forbes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Dec 1921, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; died 22 Jan 1999.
    6. 7. Helen Yocum Gooden  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Marguerite Yocum Petty  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 9. Alice Yocum Miller Hoffsett  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 10. Betty Lou Yocum Cameron Hatfield  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 11. Patricia Ann Yocum Shove  Descendancy chart to this point 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: 2

  1. 2.  George A Yocum, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gertrude1)

  2. 3.  Clarence Nicholas (Nick) Yocum Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gertrude1)

    Clarence married Emma L Pageler Yocum 13 Sep 1953, Wells Creek, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. Emma (daughter of Reinhardt Pageler and Vaneta Cox Pageler) was born 5 Jan 1934, Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; died 25 Nov 2021, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; was buried 4 Dec 2021, Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Steve Yocum  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. John Yocum  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. David Yocum  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 15. James Yocum  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Winifred L Yocum Besta Kerwin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gertrude1) 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.

    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. 16. George Edward Besta  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 17. Teresa G Besta Marney  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 18. Mary C Besta Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 19. Bennie R Besta  Descendancy chart to this point

    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. 20. Bob J Kerwin  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. Terri Kerwin  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Kathryn Marie Yocum Palmer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gertrude1) 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.

    Kathryn married Val B Palmer 26 Oct 1941, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Orville D Palmer  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Thomas V Palmer  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 6.  Georgia Mae Yocum Forbes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gertrude1) was born 3 Dec 1921, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; died 22 Jan 1999.

    Georgia — Glenn Forbes. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Glenn Ray Forbes  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 25. Wanda Forbes Russell  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Helen Yocum Gooden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gertrude1)

  7. 8.  Marguerite Yocum Petty Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gertrude1)

  8. 9.  Alice Yocum Miller Hoffsett Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gertrude1)

  9. 10.  Betty Lou Yocum Cameron Hatfield Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gertrude1)

  10. 11.  Patricia Ann Yocum Shove Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gertrude1) 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.

    Patricia — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Raymond James Shove  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Vicky Sue Shove Jones  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Steve Yocum Descendancy chart to this point (3.Clarence2, 1.Gertrude1)

  2. 13.  John Yocum Descendancy chart to this point (3.Clarence2, 1.Gertrude1)

  3. 14.  David Yocum Descendancy chart to this point (3.Clarence2, 1.Gertrude1)

  4. 15.  James Yocum Descendancy chart to this point (3.Clarence2, 1.Gertrude1)

  5. 16.  George Edward Besta Descendancy chart to this point (4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1) 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.

    George married Nancy Louise Parr Besta 23 Dec 1958, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. (daughter of William W Parr, Jr. and Marie Kaufman Parr) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Edward Joseph Besta  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. William Bruce Besta  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 30. Brenda Louise Besta Sanders  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 31. Susanne Marie Besta Metcalf  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 May 1967.
    5. 32. Maria Besta  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 17.  Teresa G Besta Marney Descendancy chart to this point (4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1) was born 14 Mar 1938; died 24 Jan 2007, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas; was buried 29 Jan 2007, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Teresa married Robert H Marney 14 May 1955, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. Robert (son of James Ivan Marney, Sr. and Mamie F Belcher Marney) was born 9 Jun 1930, Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas; died 14 Jun 2015; was buried 17 Jun 2015, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Sandy Marney Allen  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Kimberly K Marney Magette Davis  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 35. Gary Marney  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Apr 1963.

  7. 18.  Mary C Besta Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1) 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.

    Mary married Ronald Cowan 5 Oct 1963, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas. (son of John Thomas Cowan and Grace J Kelly Cowan) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Rodney Jerome Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Feb 1965.
    2. 37. John Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 38. Kelley Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 39. Shane Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 40. Kevin Michael Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 19.  Bennie R Besta Descendancy chart to this point (4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

    Bennie — Ilene Boone Besta. (daughter of Leamon Boone and Virginia Gillreath Boone) [Group Sheet]

    Bennie married Leona Irene (Cookie) Spiker Besta 3 May 1965, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. Leona (daughter of James Harold Spiker and Georgia Mae Shields Spiker) was born 29 May 1946, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; died 28 Oct 2016, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was cremated , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Richard Besta  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 42. Cynthia Marie Besta Kelley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Sep 1967.
    3. 43. Patricia Ann Besta Wichman  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 44. Stacy Besta  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 20.  Bob J Kerwin Descendancy chart to this point (4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

    Bob married Susan K Freed Kerwin 21 Jan 1978, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. (daughter of Charles Freed) [Group Sheet]


  10. 21.  Terri Kerwin Descendancy chart to this point (4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

  11. 22.  Orville D Palmer Descendancy chart to this point (5.Kathryn2, 1.Gertrude1)

  12. 23.  Thomas V Palmer Descendancy chart to this point (5.Kathryn2, 1.Gertrude1)

  13. 24.  Glenn Ray Forbes Descendancy chart to this point (6.Georgia2, 1.Gertrude1)

  14. 25.  Wanda Forbes Russell Descendancy chart to this point (6.Georgia2, 1.Gertrude1)

  15. 26.  Raymond James Shove Descendancy chart to this point (11.Patricia2, 1.Gertrude1)

  16. 27.  Vicky Sue Shove Jones Descendancy chart to this point (11.Patricia2, 1.Gertrude1)


Generation: 4

  1. 28.  Edward Joseph Besta Descendancy chart to this point (16.George3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

  2. 29.  William Bruce Besta Descendancy chart to this point (16.George3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

  3. 30.  Brenda Louise Besta Sanders Descendancy chart to this point (16.George3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

  4. 31.  Susanne Marie Besta Metcalf Descendancy chart to this point (16.George3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1) was born 17 May 1967.

    Susanne married Michael Eugene Metcalf 2 Jun 1990, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. (son of Donald Metcalf and Lois Metcalf Peterson) [Group Sheet]


  5. 32.  Maria Besta Descendancy chart to this point (16.George3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

  6. 33.  Sandy Marney Allen Descendancy chart to this point (17.Teresa3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

    Sandy married Scott Allen 9 Jun 1984, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas. (son of Dale R Allen and Connie Scheidegger Allen) [Group Sheet]


  7. 34.  Kimberly K Marney Magette Davis Descendancy chart to this point (17.Teresa3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

    Kimberly married Brandon Magette 26 Jul 1980, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas. (son of Richard E Magette and Janice K LaCoe Magette McGranahan) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 45. Erin Kay Magette  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Sep 1982.

    Kimberly married Mark E Davis 10 Jun 1989, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. (son of William E Davis) [Group Sheet]


  8. 35.  Gary Marney Descendancy chart to this point (17.Teresa3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1) was born 30 Apr 1963.

    Gary — Kim Bohannon Marney. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 46. Torri Ann Marney  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Apr 1990.

  9. 36.  Rodney Jerome Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (18.Mary3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1) was born 14 Feb 1965.

    Rodney married Deana Marlene Davis Cowan 20 Jun 1987, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. Deana (daughter of Dean L Davis and Marlene Joyce Lawson Davis) was born 22 May 1966. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 47. Tyler Jerome Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Oct 1988, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.

  10. 37.  John Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (18.Mary3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

  11. 38.  Kelley Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (18.Mary3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

  12. 39.  Shane Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (18.Mary3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

    Shane — Kelly Cowan. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 48. Grace Kelly Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Apr 2003, McKinney, Collin County, Texas.

  13. 40.  Kevin Michael Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (18.Mary3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

    Kevin married Valerie Sue Faust Cowan 27 Sep 1997, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas. (daughter of Joseph Faust and Martha Faust) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 49. Kaegan Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 50. Shaemus Michael Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Feb 2003, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.

  14. 41.  Richard Besta Descendancy chart to this point (19.Bennie3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

  15. 42.  Cynthia Marie Besta Kelley Descendancy chart to this point (19.Bennie3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1) was born 5 Sep 1967.

    Cynthia married Karl James Kelley 14 May 1994. (son of Billy C Kelley and Dora (Darlene) Warren Kelley) [Group Sheet]


  16. 43.  Patricia Ann Besta Wichman Descendancy chart to this point (19.Bennie3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)

    Patricia married Todd B Wichman 11 Jun 1988, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. (son of Larry D Wichman and Sue Mauck Wichman) [Group Sheet]


  17. 44.  Stacy Besta Descendancy chart to this point (19.Bennie3, 4.Winifred2, 1.Gertrude1)