The Life And Times of James Youmans and Martha Cooper

Family Group Sheet 1 November 2016
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Husband  James Youmans1–3 Birth 1767 Chatham Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania1 Residence 1820 Hector, Tompkins, New York, United States2 Residence 1830 Elmira Village, Tioga, New York, USA3 Death 1840 Chatham Township, Pennsylvania, USA1 Marriage , 1799 New Jersey

Father Walker Yeamans (1735-    )

 Mother

Wife  Martha Cooper1 Birth 27 Nov 1777 Chemung, New York1 Death , 1859 Youmans Homestead, Chemung, New York1 Father John Cooper (1754-1841) Mother Mary 'Polly' Maiden (    -    )

Father John Cooper (1754-1841)

Mother Polly Maiden (    -    )

Children F: Mary Youmans Birth 5 Jun 1800 New Jersey, United States Death 30 Dec 1875

F: Sarah Youmans Birth 1 Apr 1804 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Death 9 Mar 1868 Chatham, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States,  Spouse Samuel S. Strawn (1800-1865)

F: Mary Polly Youmans Birth 26 Sep 1804 Dutchess, New York Death 6 Oct 1888 Haverstraw, Rockland, New York, USA Spouse Robert Baisley (1798-1882)
 Marriage 1824 Rockland, New York, United States

F: Mercy Youmans4–6 Birth 1806 Dutchess, New York4–6 Residence 1860 Veteran, Chemung, New York, USA5 Death Aug 1880 Baldwin, Chemung, New York4,6 Spouse John Lake Lattin (1807-1867),  Marriage 5 Sep 1839 Union Grove, DeKalb Co, Illinois, USA

M: William H Youmans7–14 Birth 10 Oct 1809 Dutchess, New York7,10,12,14 Residence 1860 Buffalo 4 Ward, Erie County, NY13 Military 1861 11 Residence 1865 Relation to Head of House: Head; Catlin, Chemung, New York, USA14 Military 1865 11 Residence 1870 Post Office: Millport; Catlin, Chemung, New York, USA12 Residence 17 Jun 1880 Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self; Catlin, Chemung, New York, USA8,10 Residence Jun 1890 Stony Point, Rockland, New York, United States11 Death 14 Dec 1891 Pine Valley, New York, USA7 Burial Pine Valley, Chemung County, New York, USA7
 Spouse Eliza Lattin (1811-1908)

M: John Youmans1–2,7,15 Birth 20 Jun 1811 Tompkins, New York, Covington, Tioga County, Pennsylvania1,7,15 Residence 1820 Hector, Tompkins, New York, United States2 Residence 1850 Covington, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA15 Death 26 Jan 1869 Covington, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States1,7 Burial Riverside Cemetary, Covington, Tioga County, Pennsylvania7 Spouse Sarah A. Johnson (1814-1863),  Marriage , 1833 Covington, Tioga County, Pennsylvania

F: Susan Youmans Birth 1812 Tompkins, New York Spouse Ira Zimmer

M:  Aaron Cooper Youmans16–21 Birth 6 Mar 1816 Enfield Falls, Tompkins, NY19,21 Birth 6 Mar 1816 Enfield Falls, Tompkins, New York, USA17 Residence 21 Sep 1857 Township 111, Goodhue, Minnesota Territory, USA21 Residence 1860 Vasa, Goodhue County, MN16,19 Residence 1870 Hartland, Pierce, Wisconsin, United States17 Death 6 Mar 1885 Bay City, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA Residence Bay City, Pierce, Wisconsin17 Residence 1877-78 Hartland, Pierce, Wisconsin18 Spouse Catherine Talmadge (1821-1897),  Marriage 1838 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

F: Hulda Bryan Youmans14,22–28 Birth 16 Feb 1820 Enfield Falls, Tompkins, NY, USA14,22–24,26–28 Residence 1850 Chemung, Chemung, New York, USA27 Residence 1860 Chemung, Chemung, New York, USA24 Residence 1865 Relation to Head of House: Wife; Chemung, Chemung, New York, USA14 Residence 1870 Post Office: Chemung; Chemung, Chemung, New York, USA22 Residence 1880 Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Chemung, Chemung, New York, USA26 Residence 1891 Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Ward 5, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada28 Death 1907  Spouse Edward Secord (1813-    ) Marriage 25 Mar 1841 Talbot District, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada25;  Spouse John Johnson (1812-    )

F: Hannah Youmans7,29–30 Birth 15 Oct 1820 Tompkins, New York7,29–30 Residence 1870 Post Office: Forrest Hill; Sandcreek, Decatur, Indiana, USA30 Residence 1880 Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Clay, Decatur, Indiana, USA29 Death 6 Aug 1882 7 Burial Letts, Decatur County, Indiana, USA7,  Spouse George Taylor (1811-1887)

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAMES YOUMANS AND MARTHA COOPER

James Youmans is a pivotal person in our Youmans family line. He is my fourth Great Grandfather. Most of us are likely directly descended from James and Martha Youmans.  He is also important because, as you can see from the Family Group sheet, some of their children settled in Canada, Illinois and Indiana, with some remaining in New York. The family line proceeded to spread to various parts of our new country and Canada.

Walker Yeamans is considered by many to be James Youmans’ father.  We know Walker Yeamans lived and a photo of his tombstone is available. Walker Yeamans was born on June 1, 1735 as the son of John Yeamans and Mary Walker. He was born in the Barbados. It is unknown who his wife was and if he had any other children. It is also unknown when he moved to Tioga County Pennsylvania where James was born. Tioga County is on the New York border with Chemung, NY. There is a Youmans Family cemetery in Dutchess County, Chemung, NY. While it is generally considered that Walker was James father, there is no hard evidence or documentation proving this that I have seen. Further, it is unknown why or even when the spelling of the name changed from Yeamans to Youmans. At that time, many people could not read or write and the census takers would essentially spell the name phonetically which may or may not have been correct. Further, New York had a strong Dutch influence and the name Yeamans was pronounced Youmans in Dutch which may have impacted the spelling.

James and Martha married in 1799 in New Jersey. They lived most of their lives in the Tioga County/Chemung, NY area. James it is believed was a blacksmith. He died in 1840 and Martha lived until 1859. Tioga County resembled upstate New York more than it did Pennsylvania. Many of the settlers to this area came from New England. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln received 79% of the vote for President. Much of the growth of this area took place after the Revolutionary War. While times were generally hard during this time, Tioga County had already established roads, postal routes, and public buildings. Prior to the War, this was mostly Indian land with very few White settlers. James and Martha were early settlers to this region.

A study of the Family Group sheet shows that James and Martha had 10 children. While we may all be descended from a different child, in my case John Youmans, likely all of us are descended from one of them. 

Walker Yeamans' Birth Record