I am looking for the particulars of a marriage between Stephen W. Christopher and Sarah, possibly Yoachum/ Yocum in Lawrence Co. Sept 7, 1856. Thank you! Wilma

You probably already know it's in the LC Marriage Record Book ABC. There, Sarah's last name is spelled Youcam. On the 1860 Lawrence County Census, Pond Creek, Greene, MO S.W. Christopher is in a household that has him and his wife and also some of her family. The head is his wife's brother. Household has: Harvey Yocum 20 b in MO Margaret Yocum 20 b in TN James F. Yocum 10 months b in MO S.W. Christopher 21 b in TN in abt 1839 Sarah Christopher 22 b in MO Stephen W. Christopher 3 b in MO Caledonia C. Christopher 1 b in MO It could be Stephen W. Christopher's parents living two households down. Shows Wm Christopher age 61 and Margaret age 54. I cannot figure out the census taker's abbreviation for their states of birth. Elaine Orr Author of "Monett" Available from www.arcadiapublishing.com Wilma Fields <wfields55@hotmail.com> wrote: I am looking for the particulars of a marriage between Stephen W. Christopher and Sarah, possibly Yoachum/ Yocum in Lawrence Co. Sept 7, 1856. Thank you! Wilma ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Elaine L. Orr www.elaineorr.com Author of "Monett" -- pictorial history of a MO town, available from www.Arcadiapublishing.com Author of "Searching for Secrets" -- fun fiction, set in Iowa City, available from all on-line booksellers, including authorhouse.com Phone: (641) 682-1983 "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968).