Yerkes has also been spelled Gerkes, Gerckes, Jerghes, Jerghjes, Jurckes,Yercas, Yercks, Yerkhas, Yerkas, Yerkiss, Yerks, and Yerkus
1855
Berkeley Countywas created from the northern third of Frederick County, Virginia in 1772. Jefferson County was formed from the county's eastern section. In 1863 Berkeley County became part of the new state of West Virginia.
Josiah Yerkes, Jr. was born on May 10, 1815 in Jefferson County, Virginia which is now in West Virginia. His parents were Josiah Yerkes and Sarah Lupton.
He moved with his family to Butler County, Ohio when he was a boy and to Carroll County Indiana when he was a young man.
He married Sarah Ann Hodge Yerkes Adamson on November 20, 1845 in Carroll County, Indiana. Sarah Ann Hodge was born in Butler County, Ohio on April 17, 1825.
Josiah and Sarah's children included:
Elvira C. Yerkes (1847),
Elizabeth Ann Yerkes Clayton (1849, married Robert Martin Clayton),
Joseph F. Yerkes,
Mary E. Yerkes (1850),
Vienna Clementine Yerkes (1852, never married),
Joseph F. Yerkes (1855), and
Josiah Thomas Yerkes (1856, married Emma Pearl Von Harten).
Josiah, Jr. died on April 13, 1855 and is buried in Paint Creek Cemetery in Carroll County, Indiana.
Sarah married Moses Adamson on October 17, 1861. Moses was born April 15, 1825 in Wayne County, Indiana.
Sarah died on April 19, 1909 in Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa.
The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia borders Maryland and Virginia. The first European settlers started arriving about 1730.
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.
