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From: "Patricia P. Hickin" <>
Subject: River Brethren -- Yokeli/Yokeley - Tackett -- Davidson Co NC -- 1870s
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 12:44:47 -0400


I am sending this message again as I failed to include the family name, etc.
in the subject line. Sorry!

> I am interested in this "Yokeli." My mother's oldest sister, Marie Lucy
> Layman (b. 1895, Botetourt Co., VA), married a Samuel Hill Yokeley, M.D.
(b
> 10/14/1879 in Thomasville, Davidson Co NC). He was just plain Baptist.
His
> father was Samuel Yokeley; his mother was Junie Tackett. I have no
further
> info about them.
>
> Was Yokeli the middle name of this Jacob Engle? Do you know any more
about
> how he acquired the name?
>
> Pat
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 10:29 AM
> Subject: Re: River Brethren
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> > Monica: Jacob (Yokeli) and Hans (John) ENGLE, brothers, founded the
River
> > Brethren church in the 1700's in Lancaster/York Cos., PA. Jacob and
Hans
> > originally belonged to the Mennonite church, but were unhappy with some
of
> > the Mennonite practices and founded this new denomination. Jacob ENGLE
> was
> > the first bishop of the River Brethren. I do not believe there was any
> > connection to the COB. I am descended directly from Ulrich ENGLE, Jr.,
a
> > brother of Jacob and Hans. Bruce Koons
> >
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