Isaac YOAKUM, b. 17 Feb 1800** in TN.Married Rachel                     , who was b. May 1820 in TN.  Isaac d. 8 Mar 1882 in Texas Co., MO.

 Children:1.  Margarett YOAKUM   b.  1836 in TN
                 2.  William R. YOAKUM b.  1838 or April 1840 in TN     never married
                 3.  Elizabeth  YOAKUM b. 1839 in TN
                 4.  John H. YOAKUM b. 1842 in TN, m. Mary Elizabeth OWEN
                  5.  Jessie Franklin YOAKUM b. 20 May 1844 in Bradley Co., TN, m. Martha (MORROW) BEACHUM
                 6.  James C. YOAKUM b. 1845 in TN, m. Milly DENNISON  29 Nov 1865
                 7.  Sarah YOAKUM b. 1848 in TN
                 8.  Simon YOAKUM b. 1850 in TN, m. Sarah GRIGGSBY
                 9.  Nancy YOAKUM b. 1852 in IL
                10.  Isaac Rite YOAKUM b. 8 May 1854 in AL, m. Martha Ann MCKINNEY 12 May 1878
                11.  Mary Ann YOAKUM b. 1859 in MO, m. W.A. HIGGINS 15 Jun 1877 

NOTES:  Isaac YOAKAM is listed in the 1840 census as head of household living in Bradley Co., TN.  I need to check the census and not just the index to get the number of persons in the household.  This is the first year a YOAKUM was listed in Bradley County and the only one that I found. 
(1840 Bradley Co., TN Census records list an Yoakam, Isaac Brad 070 No Twp L - ed.)

Isaac YOAKUM is listed in the 1850 census of Tennessee index, Vol 7, Wallard through Zumbro as below:  YORKUM, Isaac 37, Racheal 28, Margarett 14, William 12, Elizabeth 10, John H. 9, Jesse 8, James 7, Susan 3, Simon 1, T T, Br-715-379.

T T means both Isaac and Racheal was born in TN.  Br is for Bradley County, 715 is the families number on the original schedule, and 379 is the page the info is found on the microfilm.

The next census with Isaac YOAKUM on it is the 1860 census of Missouri, Texas County, Piney Township.  I knew to look in Texas Co. because of the info I received on Jesse YOAKUM’s military and pension records.  The census is listed below: 

The difference from 1850 and 1860 is that Margarett is not listed, probably married.  Nancy, Isaac, and Mary Ann are listed and not born in TN.

I next found Isaac YOAKUM in the 1880 census of Texas Co., MO. For some reason I don’t have the 1870 census but, I believe they were still in Texas Co., during the 1870’s.

* I believe this to be the son of Nancy YOAKUM

 That is the last census with Isaac YOAKUM.  The next place I find him is in an index of the Wolford Cemetery, Piney Township, Texas Co., MO.  It gives birth date 17 Feb 1800.   I need to look at the 1880 census again.  I did this research 20 years ago and at that time it look to me like it said his father was born in Prussia.  In light of this new info I need to check the census again.

                                           Isaac YOAKUM     17 Feb 1800** - Mar 1882
 ** I think this birth date is wrong.  Based on the census his birth date would be 1809-1813.   This also corresponds with the info from Brenda Yoakum-Kriz which gives 1812 as his year of birth.

Brenda Yoakum-Kriz gives Isaac’s parents as Valentine and Charlotte (Reynolds) YOAKUM.  This info centainly ties in with what I know.  She says that the Valentine family moved from Roane Co., TN to Bradley Co., TN.  Isaac was probably b. in Roane Co.  Valentine was the son of George and Martha (VAN BEBBER) YOAKUM.   If this new info proves to be correct, which I have no reason to think that it will not, it will make the connection to the YOAKUM family that so many are researching.  Brenda gives the children of Valentine and Charlotte as follows:

1.        Mary J. YOAKUM b. 1805 in Claiborne Co., TN
2.        Martha (Patsy) YOAKUM b. 1807 in Claiborne Co., TN
3.        George YOAKUM b. 23 Feb 1809 in TN, d. 18 Feb 1883, buried in Ogle Cemetery, Linn Co., MO
4.        Charlotte YOAKUM b. 1810 in Claiborne Co., TN
5.        Isaac YOAKUM b. 1812 in Roane Co., TN  *** I believe this is our Isaac who married Rachel and moved to Texas Co., MO in 1859.
6.        Jesse P. YOAKUM b. 22 Jun 1823 in Roane Co., TN d. 25 Jun 1893 in Linn Co., MO.  This is who Brenda descends from.
7.        William G. YOAKUM b. 1830 in Roane Co., TN d. 27 Jun 1854 in Bradley Co., TN 

These are the only named children, Brenda believes there is probably more.

Conclusions:I believe Isaac R. YOAKUM was born sometime between 1809 and 1813, probably in 1812.  He was born in Roane Co., TN the son of Valentine and Charlotte (REYNOLDS) YOAKUM.  Valentine is the son of George and Martha (VAN BEBBER) YOAKUM.  Valentine died before 1830 and Charlotte remarried an Edward Edwards and moved to Bradley Co., TN.  This is where I find Isaac mentioned in public records for the first.  I believe he was married in Bradley Co., to Rachel.  All of their children were born in Bradley Co. except the last three.  In the 1860 census of Texas Co., MO Nancy is listed as 8 years old and born in IL, Isaac as 6 years old and born in AL, Mary  as 1 year old and born in MO.  That would have put them in MO sometime in 1859.  

I have never before found any info on Valentine, so I guess that is why I could not make a connection.  By making this connection the line can be extended back to Heinrich JOCHIEM, based on the research of Bob G. Derryberry and Steve Smith. 

ISAAC YOAKUM THE
HUSBAND OF RACHEL SISK
YOAKUM BORNED FEBRUARY
17, 1809. DIED MARCH 3, 1882.