An American Family History

Eliza Yerkes Fox

Yerkes has also been spelled Gerkes, Gerckes, Jerghes, Jerghjes, Jurckes,Yercas, Yercks, Yerkhas, Yerkas, Yerkiss, Yerks, and Yerkus

Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine. It can be mild, but one in 20 infected persons experiences rapid loss of body fluids leading to dehydration and shock. Without treatment, death can occur within hours.

Eliza Yerkes Fox was born on January 12, 1809 in Jefferson County, Virginia which is now in West Virginia. She was the daughter of Josiah Yerkes and Sarah Lupton.

She married Levi Fox in 1831 when she was twenty-two years old. Their life together and children are described in the Levi and Eliza Fox section.

When she was 41 years old, she died on January 12, 1850 in Butler County, Ohio. 1849 was the "cholera Summer" in Butler County and small-pox spread the following winter.

The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia borders Maryland and Virginia. The first European settlers started arriving about 1730.

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Children of Josiah Yerkes
and Sarah Lupton

Eliza Yerkes Fox
William B. Yerkes
Mary B. Yerkes
Josiah Yerkes, Jr.
Sarah Ann Yerkes Hinkle
Catherine Yerkes Cline
David Henry Yerkes
Rebecca Yerkes Lenon
Henry Clay Yerkes

Children of:
Levi Fox
and Eliza Yerkes
William Pierce Fox
Josiah B. Fox
John Newton Fox
Anne E. Fox
Sarah Hartley
Joseph Teas
John Tease

Barbara Hannah Tease Tuttle
Levi Fox and
Sarah Hartley Teas
Missouri Fox Clowser
Levi Fox, Jr.
Nebraska Fox Stephens

West Virginia is located in the Appalachians and was originally part of Virginia. The capital and largest city is Charleston. It became a state during the Civil War and was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863.

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DNA match with other descendant in this line.
William Walton
Thomas Walton
Caleb Walton
Mary Walton Yerkes
Josiah Yerkes
Joshua Yerkes
Josiah Yerkes
Eliza Yerkes Fox
John Newton Fox
Eliza Fox Smith
John Elmer Smith
Virginia Smith Miller

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