
Husband: Jacob P. Yuncker (biography) (1 2 3 4) | ||
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Wife: Anna Margaret "Maggie" Pohl (biography) (30 31 32 33) | ||
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02 (F): Catherine Rosalia "Rose" Yuncker (59 60 61) | ||
03 (M): Henry J. Yuncker (64 65 66) | ||
04 (M): Joseph Hubert Yuncker (68 69 70) | ||
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06 (F): Maria T. Yuncker (83) | ||
07 (M): Phillip Yuncker (87) | ||
08 (M): Ludwig "Louis" Yuncker (91 92 93) | ||
09 (M): Arthur Yuncker (96 97) | ||
10 (M): Anthony Joseph Yuncker (100) | ||
11 (M): John Ernest Yuncker (103 104) | ||
12 (M): Edward Yuncker (107 108 109) | ||
13 (F): Laura A. Yuncker (115 116) | ||
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"Jacob P. Yuncker, farmer, section 27, Nottawa Township, is a son of Hubert and Barbara Yuncker, natives of France. Mr. Y., Sr., emigrated to America in June, 1847, settling in Erie Co., N.Y., with his parents; when he was 18 years of age the family moved to Alden, same county. By occupation he, as well as his father, was a boot and shoe maker, for some years in the early part of his life. His father died in Erie Co., N.Y., and his mother in Clinton Co., Mich.
"Jacob P. was born Dec. 23, 1837. Jan. 9, 1866, he was married to Margaret Pohl, a daughter of Nicholas and Ann C. (Maurer) Pohl, both of German descent, the latter deceased and the former still living, in Clinton County. Mrs. Yuncker was born in Westphalia, that county, Nov. 21, 1843. Of the ten children born in this household, nine are living-six sons and three daughters. Their names are Mary, Rosa, Henry, Joseph, Louisa, Louis, John, Arthur and Edward.
"In political affairs Mr. Y. is independent; has been Supervisor in Clinton County four years, Highway Commissioner in Nottawa Township, this county, two years, and School Director, which last position he now holds. Mr. and Mrs. Yuncker are members of the Catholic Church."
The family's move to Alden when Jacob P. Yuncker was 18 (in 1855) is questionable. The 1850 census shows the family already in Alden, New York.

Jacob P. Yuncker:
Cause of Death: Paralysis [stroke] 13
Occupation: Shoemaker 14
Occupation: Between 1869-1872, Supervisor, Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan, (four years) 15 16
Occupation: 1882, Highway Commissioner, Nottawa Township, Isabella County, Michigan (two years) 17 18
Occupation: 1884, School Director, Nottawa Township, Isabella County, Michigan 19
Occupation: Between 1884-1906, Postmaster, Beal City, Michigan 20
Occupation: Between 1888-1892, Supervisor, Nottawa Township, Isabella County, Michigan 21
Political: Independent 25
Census: 1880, Jacob Yuncker; Self; Male; Married; White; Age: 42; Born: France; Occ: Farmer; Fa: France; Mo: France 26
Census: 1880, Joseph Pohl; Other; Male; Single; White; Age: 16; Born: Michigan; Occ: Works On Farm; Fa: Prussia; Mo: Prussia. [Listed under Jacob Yuncker household] 27
Immigration: 22 JUN 1847, New York, New York 28 29
Anna Margaret "Maggie" Pohl:
Cause of Death: heart trouble 42
Occupation: 1920, Telephone operator 43
Census: 1920, Margaret Yuncker; Age: 76; widowed 44
Census: 1850, Margaret Pohl; Age: 6; Born: Germany 45
Census: 1880, Margret Yuncker; Wife; Female; Married; White; Age: 36; Born: Michigan; Occ: Keeping House; Fa: Prussia; Mo: Prussia 46
(02) Catherine Rosalia "Rose" Yuncker:
(04) Joseph Hubert Yuncker:
Census: 1880, Joseph Yuncker; Son; Male; Single; White; Age: 8; Born: Michigan; Fa: France; Mo: Michigan 77
(06) Maria T. Yuncker:
(07) Phillip Yuncker:
(08) Ludwig "Louis" Yuncker:
(09) Arthur Yuncker:
(11) John Ernest Yuncker:
(12) Edward Yuncker:

- Michigan Department of Health, Death Certificate of Mary Voisin [61] (State file number 137-2050).
- Plat of Beal City, [Michigan], 1899 [100].
This 1899 map shows "J. P. Yuncker" property with "P.O." next to the building. Presumably this is the post office, and since Jacob Yuncker was postmaster of Beal City, Michigan from 1884 to 1906, Jacob's middle initial must be "P."
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
"Jacob P. Yuncker."
- 1850 Census: Town of Alden, Erie County, New York [1], 302.
- Officier de l'état civil, Kirrberg, France, Kirrberg Registres de l'état civil, 1794-1882 [99], Birth Certificate, 1837.
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
Born in "Alsace." Date of birth not given.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
- Tombstone of Yuncker, Jacob P. [148] (Photograph by Mike Voisin, July 28, 2004).
- Officier de l'état civil, Kirrberg, France, Kirrberg Registres de l'état civil, 1794-1882 [99].
- Michigan Department of Health, Death Certificate of Jacob Yuncker [59].
- Ibid.
- Tombstone of Yuncker, Jacob P. [148] (Photograph by Mike Voisin, July 28, 2004).
- Michigan Department of Health, Death Certificate of Jacob Yuncker [59].
Paralysis is an archaic medical term for stroke.
- Weber, Ben, Beal City Michigan Area Centennial 1875-1975 [168], p. 20.
- History of Shiawasse and Clinton Counties, Michigan [45] (Philadelphia: Ensign, D.W. & Co., 1880; Press of J.B. Lippincott & Co), 537.
"Supervisors...1869-72 J.P. Yuncker" Assuming from other evidence (viz. plat of Beal City, Michigan, 1899) that Jacob's middle initial is "P," then it is likely that the J.P. Yuncker listed here is Jacob.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
- Weber, Ben, Beal City Michigan Area Centennial 1875-1975 [168], p. 20.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
- Ibid., 431.
- Weber, Ben, Beal City Michigan Area Centennial 1875-1975 [168], p. 20.
- Ibid., p. 20.
- Obituary of Yuncker, Jacob P. [95] (Isabella County Enterprise, Isabella County, Michigan, V41, N15, Friday, March 24, 1905, p. 1, c. 3).
- Tombstone of Yuncker, Jacob P. [148] (Photograph by Mike Voisin, July 28, 2004).
- Michigan Department of Health, Death Certificate of Jacob Yuncker [59].
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
- 1880 Census: Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan [8], US National Archives Film T9-0577, p. 493B.
- Ibid., US National Archives Film T9-0577, p. 493B.
- Family Tree Maker, Passenger and Immigration Lists: New York, 1820-1850 [40] (CD 273), Family 686180; NARA M237; Film 67.
J??? Junker; Age 9; Origin France; Ship Ambassader; Havre to New York.
- National Archives and Records Administration [USA], Ship Manifest: Ambassador,New York, June 22, 1847 [65].
J. Junker; Age 9; Male.
- Michigan Department of Health, Death Certificate of Mary Voisin [61] (State file number 137-2050).
Last name "Pohl."
- 1850 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [2].
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31, 41.
Name listed as "Margaret" and "Anna Margaret."
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
Margaret Pohl.
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31, 41.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
- Tombstone of Yuncker, Margaret [149] (Photograph by Mike Voisin, July 28, 2004).
- 1850 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [2].
Birthplace is Germany.
- Isabella County Michigan Deaths, 1867-1924 [49] (Volumes 1 and 2), Vol 2, p. 274, #72.
Age: 77y 5m 11d; died in Nottawa Township.
- Obituary of Yuncker, Margaret (Pohl) [May 5] [96] (Mount Pleasant Times, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, V27, N31, May 5, 1921, p. 1, c. 2).
- Obituary of Yuncker, Margaret (Pohl) [May 6] [97] (Isabella County Enterprise, Isabella County, Michigan, V57, N20, Friday, May 6, 1921, p. 1, c. 5).
- Tombstone of Yuncker, Margaret [149] (Photograph by Mike Voisin, July 28, 2004).
- Isabella County Michigan Deaths, 1867-1924 [49] (Volumes 1 and 2), Vol 2, p. 274, #72.
- 1920 Census: Nottawa Township, Isabella County, Michigan [13].
- Ibid.
- 1850 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [2].
- 1880 Census: Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan [8], US National Archives Film T9-0577, p. 493B.
- Obituary of Yuncker, Margaret (Pohl) [May 6] [97] (Isabella County Enterprise, Isabella County, Michigan, V57, N20, Friday, May 6, 1921, p. 1, c. 5).
- Tombstone of Yuncker, Margaret [149] (Photograph by Mike Voisin, July 28, 2004).
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
Mary.
- 1880 Census: Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan [8], 493B.
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
Name listed as "Maria A." Mary was a common nickname for Maria.
- Michigan Department of Health, Death Certificate of Mary Voisin [61] (State file number 137-2050).
- Prayer Card for Voisin, Mary [114] (J.J. Rush Funeral Home, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 1943).
- Tombstone of Voisin, Joseph and Mary [146] (Photograph by Mike Voisin, July 28, 2004).
- Michigan Department of Health, Death Certificate of Mary Voisin [61] (State file number 137-2050).
- Prayer Card for Voisin, Mary [114] (J.J. Rush Funeral Home, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 1943).
- Michigan Department of Health, Death Certificate of Mary Voisin [61] (State file number 137-2050).
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
Rosa.
- 1880 Census: Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan [8], 493B.
Rosie Yuncker.
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
- 1880 Census: Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan [8], US National Archives Film T9-0577, p. 493B.
- Schafer, Diane Kaye, Data from Diane Schafer [122] (August 2000), The History of St. Philomena Parish and the Beal City Community from 1875 to 1960, p. 36.
Henry "J."
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
Henry.
- 1880 Census: Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan [8], 493B.
- Schafer, Diane Kaye, Data from Diane Schafer [122] (August 2000).
1900 Census: Nottawa Township, Isabella County, Michigan.
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
Joseph.
- 1880 Census: Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan [8], 493B.
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
- Hoff-Grambau, Donna, Isabella County Michigan Deaths, 1888 [47] (MIGenWeb Archives).
Died October 22, 1888, age 17y 3m 27d.
- Ibid.
- Isabella County Michigan Deaths, 1867-1924 [49] (Volumes 1 and 2), Vol 1, p. 112, #143.
- Hoff-Grambau, Donna, Isabella County Michigan Deaths, 1888 [47] (MIGenWeb Archives).
- Isabella County Michigan Deaths, 1867-1924 [49] (Volumes 1 and 2), Vol 1, p. 112, #143.
- 1880 Census: Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan [8], US National Archives Film T9-0577, p. 493B.
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
Louisa.
- 1880 Census: Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan [8], 493B.
Louise Yuncker.
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
- Tombstone of Bierschbach, Samuel and Louisa [133] (Photograph by Mike Voisin, July 28, 2004).
- Michigan Department of Community Health, GENDIS Genealogical Death Indexing System [58], p. 138, #1707.
- Ibid., p. 138, #1707.
- Ibid., p. 138, #1707.
- Ibid., p. 138, #1707.
- Lee, Betty-Jane (Yuncker), Correspondence from Lee, Betty-Jane [53], E-Mail to Mike Voisin, July 18, 2005.
- Ibid., E-Mail to Mike Voisin, July 19, 2005.
- Ibid., E-Mail to Mike Voisin, July 19, 2005.
- Ibid., E-Mail to Mike Voisin, July 19, 2005.
- Schafer, Diane Kaye, Data from Diane Schafer [122] (August 2000).
Diane lists this person as "Lue," apparently from The History of St. Philomena Parish and the Beal City Community from 1875 to 1960, p. 36.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
Louis.
- 1880 Census: Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan [8], 493B.
Ludwick Yuncker. Note also that Louis is a common nickname for Ludwig.
- Ibid., 439B.
Age: 2; Born: Michigan.
- Ibid., US National Archives Film T9-0577, p. 493B.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
Arthur.
- 1880 Census: Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan [8], 493B.
- Ibid., 493B.
Age: 8 months; Born: Michigan.
- Ibid., US National Archives Film T9-0577, p. 493B.
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
- Ibid., 31.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
This source mentions that nine of ten children are living by 1884. In conjunction with the 1880 census, and a process of elimination, the child that died must have been Anthony Joseph Yuncker.
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
John.
- Los Angeles County, California; Roll: 1530905; Draft Board: 6..
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
- Elias, Mary Louise (Voisin), Correspondence from Elias, Mary Lou [36] (1994, 2000).
- Schafer, Diane Kaye, Data from Diane Schafer [122] (August 2000).
The History of St. Philomena Parish and the Beal City Community from 1875 to 1960, p. 36.
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
Edward.
- Hoff-Grambau, Donna, Isabella County Michigan Deaths, 1888 [47] (MIGenWeb Archives).
Died October 16, 1888, age 5y 2m 16d.
- Ibid.
- Isabella County Michigan Deaths, 1867-1924 [49] (Volumes 1 and 2), Vol 1, p. 112, #142.
- Hoff-Grambau, Donna, Isabella County Michigan Deaths, 1888 [47] (MIGenWeb Archives).
- Isabella County Michigan Deaths, 1867-1924 [49] (Volumes 1 and 2), Vol 1, p. 112, #142.
- Schafer, Diane Kaye, Data from Diane Schafer [122] (August 2000).
The History of St. Philomena Parish and the Beal City Community from 1875 to 1960, p. 36.
- 1920 Census: Nottawa Township, Isabella County, Michigan [13].
Listed as Laura A. Yuncker.
- Schafer, Diane Kaye, Data from Diane Schafer [122] (August 2000).
1900 Census: Nottawa Township, Isabella County, Michigan.
- Smith, Irene Margaret (Blasen), Correspondence from Smith, Irene [125] (February 2002, September 2003).
- Ibid.
- Hoff-Grambau, Donna (transcriptionist), Isabella County Michigan Deaths 1923, Volume 2 [46] (MIGenWeb Archives, January 2002), Record 12.
Name given as "Anna Schafer," parents Jacob Yuncker and Margaret Pohl. Assume "Anna" Cordula (Yuncker) Schafer.
- Schafer, Diane Kaye, Data from Diane Schafer [122] (August 2000).
The History of St. Philomena Parish and the Beal City Community from 1875 to 1960, p. 36.
- Ibid.
1900 Census: Nottawa Township, Isabella County, Michigan.
- Smith, Irene Margaret (Blasen), Correspondence from Smith, Irene [125] (February 2002, September 2003).
- Ibid.
- Hoff-Grambau, Donna (transcriptionist), Isabella County Michigan Deaths 1923, Volume 2 [46] (MIGenWeb Archives, January 2002), Record 12.
Married; 34y10m3d; Nottawa Township; Housewife.
- Obituary of Schafer, Margaret [76] (Dominican Sisters, Marywood, Grand Rapids, Michigan).
Date of mother's death agrees with the statement, "...When she was eleven years old, ...her beloved mother died." Given Margaret's birth year of 1911, she would have been eleven in 1923.
- Hoff-Grambau, Donna (transcriptionist), Isabella County Michigan Deaths 1923, Volume 2 [46] (MIGenWeb Archives, January 2002), Record 12.
- Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 31.
"January, 1866."
- Portrait and Biographical Album, Isabella County, Mich. [102] (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1884), 431.
Jan. 9, 1866 in Clinton County.
- County Clerk, Clinton County, Michigan Marriages 1867-1887 [29], Vol C, p. 18, #264.
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