Descendants of FERDINAND YAKER

Generation No. 1

1. FERDINAND¹ YAKER was born in Switzerland (immigrated 1881), and died Bet. 1889 - 1898 in St. Louis, MO. He married MARIA SHELL Bet. 1872 - 1875 in Switzerland. She was born June 8, 1852 in Switzerland (immigrated 1881), and died July 24, 1909 in St. Louis, MO.

Children of FERDINAND YAKER and MARIA SHELL are:

2. i. VICTOR NICOLAS² YAKER, SR., b. April 28, 1876, Switzerland coming to America in 1881; d. November 18, 1933, St. Louis, MO.

ii. JOSEPHINE YAKER, b. May 21, 1879, Switzerland (immigrated 1881); d. March 24, 1947, St. Louis, MO.

iii. FREDERICK YAKER, b. January 1880, Switzerland (immigrated 1881).

iv. FLORA YAKER, b. February 1884, St. Louis, MO; d. April 10, 1952, St. Louis, MO; m. EDWARD O. ROESCH; b. Abt. 1883; d. April 27, 1930, St. Louis, MO.

v. UNKNOWN YAKER, m. C. S. DREYER.

vi. ARTHUR YAKER, b. July 17, 1890, St. Louis, MO; d. August 1987, Brewster, Barnstable Co., MA; m. ETHEL M. WALLACE; b. December 10, 1894, (as far as I can see, they had no children); d. October 1980, Brewster, Barnstable Co., MA.

 

Generation No. 2

2. VICTOR NICOLAS² YAKER, SR. (FERDINAND¹) was born April 28, 1876 in Switzerland coming to America in 1881, and died November 18, 1933 in St. Louis, MO. He married ANNA MARY TRENDLE Abt. 1897 in St. Louis, daughter of NICOLAS TRENDLE and JENNIE KLUTE. She was born September 10, 1873 in St. Louis, MO, and died July 25, 1956 in Belmont, DuPage, IL.

Children of VICTOR YAKER (obit) and ANNA TRENDLE (pic) are:

i. ARTHUR VICTOR³ YAKER, b. October 9, 1898, St. Louis, MO; d. March 1974, Massilon, OH; m. (1) CYNTHIA SHAFFER; m. (2) ALTA, Abt. 1919, she was on 1920 census as wife; b. Abt. 1902, KS; d. Bet. 1936 - 1938, she died when Aunt Norma was about 8-10 years old.

ii. FLORANCE YAKER, b. 1901, St. Louis, MO; d. August 6, 1902, St. Louis, MO.

3. iii. VICTOR NICOLAS YAKER, JR., (pic) (obit) b. August 17, 1903, St. Louis, MO d. November 3, 1963, St. Louis, MO.

4. iv. VIOLA MATILDA YAKER, b. January 27, 1906, St. Louis, MO d. November 16, 1982, Lisle, DuPage Co., IL.

v. IRENE YAKER, b. April 1909, St. Louis, MO; d. July 15, 1910, St. Louis, MO.

 

Generation No. 3

3. VICTOR NICOLAS³ YAKER, JR. (VICTOR NICOLAS², FERDINAND¹) was born August 17, 1903 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO, and died November 3, 1963 in St. Louis, MO. He married LOUISE LAURA CAIN October 28, 1922 in St. Louis, MO, daughter of JAMES CAIN and LAURA BOURGEOIS. She was born August 10, 1907 in St. Louis, MO, and died October 3, 1974 in St. Louis, MO.

Children of VICTOR YAKER (pic) (obit) and LOUISE CAIN (pic) (obit) are:

i. IRENE FLORA⁴ YAKER, (pic) b. December 14, 1923, St. Louis, MO; d. November 24, 1982, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK; m. RICHARD CONNER, Bet. 1945 - 1948, St. Louis, MO.

ii. VIDA VIOLA YAKER, (pic) (obit) b. July 22, 1924, St. Louis, MO; d. March 9, 1999, Ontario, Malheur Co., OR; m. Mr. HANNA, 1945.

iii. NORMA JEAN YAKER, b. June 17, 1928, St. Louis, MO; d. December 31, 2000, Wentzville, MO; m. CLARENCE WILLIAM JANISH, JR., November 12, 1958, St. Louis, MO; b. May 21, 1928, St. Louis, MO; d. February 11, 1996, Wentzville, MO.

4. VIOLA MATILDA³ YAKER (VICTOR NICOLAS², FERDINAND¹) (pic) was born January 27, 1906 in St. Louis, MO and died November 16, 1982 in Lisle, DuPage Co., IL. She married FREDRICK GODFREY BROGLE in St. Louis, son of GOTTFRIED BROGLE and ELIZABETH BERNHARDT. He was born May 19, 1895 in St. Louis, MO and died May 1962 in Lisle, DuPage Co., IL. They had three children (private).

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This name is a very difficult one to research. My grandfather always said that their name was a "yard long" and was shortened by his grandfather. Family story is that they took every third or so letter. The name could have read "Y---a---k---er.  (Or, the story could have been that they took the first letters and then the last??) In the St. Louis City Directory for 1936, there was a woman named Mrs. Lucy Yakeleviezur. She was a maid at the City Hospital and she lived on Ann Ave. The same year, there was a Laura Cain living on Ann Ave. And Josephine Yaker was listed as a nurse in the 1940 directory. Just some notes to get anyone that wants to think about it thinking!