Charles F. Yonkin
We are indebted to Tina Pastusic and Linda Ryan Crawford for this historical presentation. Please forward comments or corrections to Tina at Tmpiglet1964@aol.com. They have been assisted by Norman Bensen, grandson of Cora Yonkin Kunes, who also provided pictures for the Yonkin family history.

CHARLES F. YONKIN

CHARLES F. YONKIN (Barbara, John Hartzig) born November 19, 1832; died June 30, 1910; buried in Peace Cemetery, Dushore, Pa.

Married WEALTHY J. MERITHEW. She was born November 5, 1832; died December 13, 1908



Charles F. Yonkin
1832-1910
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen



Wealthy J. (Merithew) Yonkin
1832-1908
Wife of Charles F. Yonkin
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen

 

Children of Charles & Wealthy Yonkin:

  1. Jesta L. Yonkin 1856-1890
  2. Laura Yonkin 1858-1945
  3. Ida Yonkin 1864-1886
  4. Cora D. Yonkin 1867-1941
  5. Guy Yonkin 1872-1923
  6. Maud V. Yonkin 1877-1910

Jesta L. Yonkin (Charles F., Barbara, John Hartzig) born about 1856; died August 6, 1890

Married (1): Gabriel Wendell Richley (1855-1888)



Adeline and Margaret Richley
Twin Daughters of Gabriel W. Richley and Jesta L. Yonkin
Before 1890
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen



Adeline and Margaret Richley
Twin Daughters of Gabriel W. Richley and Jesta L. Yonkin
About 1895
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen

Children of Gabriel Wendell and Jesta (Yonkin) Richley:

1. Jerome Wendell Richley, 1880-1956
2. Adeline Richley (twin)
3. Margaret Richley (twin)

Married (2): _________Pennimpade (or "Rennimpata")

The Sullivan Gazette
August 28, 1890

Mrs. Jesta L. Pennimpade, of Cherry Mills, died at the residence of her father, Charles F. Yonkin, in Forks, Aug. 6th, 1890.

The remains were interred at the Germany cemetery in Cherry, Aug. 8th. Mrs. Pennimpade was born at Monroeton, Bradford County, March 4th, 1856. She leaves three children, a son and two daughters.

The Sullivan Review
August 14, 1890

Mrs. Jesta L. Rennimpata, nee Yonkin, died August 6, Cherry, aged 34 years 6 months and 2 days. Buried August 8 in the Germany cemetery.



Jesta (Yonkin) Richley Pennimpade
c. 1856-1890
Daughter of Charles and Wealthy Yonkin.
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen

The Sullivan Review
October 18, 1956

Jerome Richley was rushed to the Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, in the Tubach ambulance, Wednesday evening, after a fall down a cellar stairway. He passed away twenty minutes after being admitted.

Mr. Richley was Sullivan County’s last Spanish American War Veteran. He was born January 26, 1880, in Cherry Mills, Dushore R.D. the son of the late Wendell and Jessica Yonkin Richley. His wife was the former Mary McMahon who preceded him in death during 1951.

He is survived by two sons, Francis and Joseph of Dushore; three daughters, Mrs. James Lane, Dushore, Mrs. John Madden, Towanda, and Mrs. Joseph A. Ryan, Dushore. Twenty grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive as well as two sisters, twins, Mrs. A.T. Baker and Mrs. Walter Keiper of Scranton.

A military funeral will be held from the family home in Dushore, at 10:00 Saturday morning with high mass of Requiem at 11:00 in St. Basil’s Church. Interment in the parish cemetery.

Mr. Richley was a member of St. Basil’s church and its Holy Name Society. He belonged to the V.F.W. at Lopez. Friends may call at the home after 5:00 on Thursday afternoon. Members of the Holy Name Society will meet at 8:00 p.m. Friday for recitation of the Rosary.

Laura Yonkin (Charles F., Barbara, John Hartzig) born in 1858; died March 2, 1945

Married Francis Richley on April 17, 1890 He was born 1865; died March 21, 1947



Francis and Laura (Yonkin) Richley
Husband and Wife
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen



Laura (Yonkin) Richley
Wife of Francis Richley
DAughter of Charles F. and Wealthy (Merithew) Yonkin
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen

Children of Laura & Francis Richley:

  1. Howard G. Richley 1893-1975



Howard G. Richley (1893-1975)
Son of Francis and Laura (Yonkin) Richley
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen

The Sullivan Review
March 8, 1945

Mrs. Laura Yonkin Richley, wife of Francis E. Richley of Powell, died Friday March 2nd at their home following an illness of some time, at the age of 86 years.

She was born in Forks Township, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yonkin. After receiving her education in the public schools, she entered the profession of teaching, continuing in this work for 20 consecutive years.

She was united in marriage with Francis E. Richley, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Richely of Cherry Mills, and lived for many years on the Richley homestead before moving to Powell.

She is survived by her husband, a son, Howard Richley; a grandson, James Richley; a granddaughter, Mrs. Jane Mount, and four great grandchildren, all of Powell.

Funeral services were held Monday, March 5th in the Reformed Church of the Redeemer, German Street, Dushore, Rev. Clement B. Meyers, pastor officiating. Interment in Fairview Cemetery at this place

The Sullivan Review
March 27, 1947

Frank Richley aged 82, of Dushore died at the home of Jerome Richley on Friday, March 21. He is survived by one son, Howard Richley, of Powell; a brother, Michael, of Sayre; two sisters, Mrs. Tillie McCarthy and Mrs. Martha Allen, both of Ulster; two grandchildren, Ina Mount of Powell and James Richley of Powell.

Funeral services were held at the home of Jerome Richley and from the Reformed church in Dushore Monday with burial in the Fairview Cemetery. Rev. C.B. Meyers of the Reformed church officiated, at the services.

Mr. Richley had many friends and was well know throughout the community, where he had made his home with his nephew for a number of years.

The pallbearers were Francis and Joseph Richley, Joseph Ryan, Jr., Michael Waldron, James Lane, Jr. and Charles Murray, all of Dushore.

Those from out-of-town attending the funeral where Howard Richley, Jimmy Richley, Mrs. Inez Mount and Mrs. Mary Yetter of Powell, Mrs. Herman Lonzer and Mrs. Ira Mangle of Pittston, Mr. and Mrs. John Madden and daughter, Ann of Towanda.

Howard G. Richley (Laura, Charles F., Barbara, John Hartzig) born December 24, 1893; died October 3, 1975.

Married Ethel

Children of Howard & Ethel Richley:

  1. Ina Richley
  2. James Richley



Ina Richley
Daughter of Howard G. and Ethel Richley
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen

The Towanda Daily Review
October 4, 1975

Howard G. Richley of Powell died Friday afternoon.

He was born December 24, 1893, in Dushore, the son of Frank and Laura Yonkin Richley.

He was a graduate of Mansfield State Normal School, was principal of the Monroeton High School from 1921 to 1923 and then was principal of the Powell High School until 1932.

He opened the Greenwood Nursery and a Red and White Store in Powell until 1959. He also was employed at Ingersoll-Rand in Athens and was an agent for the Aetna Insurance Company.

He is survived by his wife, Ethel, a daughter, Mrs. Ina Mount of Ulster, a son, James of Powell; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 11 o’clock at the Maryott Funeral Home with the Rev. Norman Handy officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Dushore.

Ida Yonkin (Charles, Barbara, John Hartzig) born April 14, 1864; died July 23, 1886

Married Charles Drake.



Ida (Yonkin) Drake
1864-1886
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen

Children of Ida & Charles Drake:

Note: Further research required

Cora D. Yonkin (Charles, Barbara, John Hartzig), born 1867; died February 23,1941

Married James S. Kunes (1864-1945) on October 9, 1888.



Cora D. (Yonkin) Kunes
1867-1941
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen, Her Grandson

Children of Cora & James Kunes:

  1. Lyla Kunes, born 1890; died 1937
  2. Mildred Kunes
  3. Marie Kunes
  4. Margaret Kunes



Mildred Kunes
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen



Marie Kunes
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen



Marie Kunes at Graduation
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen


Margaret and Mildred Kunes
Daughters of James and Cora (Yonkin) Kunes
Photo contributed by Norm Bensen



Family of James and Cora (Yonkin) Kunes
Rear, l to r: Marie, Lyla, Margaret and Mildred
Front: Cora and James
About 1930
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen



Margaret (Kunes) Bensen
Daughter of James and Cora (Yonkin) Kunes
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen, Her Son

The Sullivan Review
February 26, 1941

Mrs. James Kunes of Dushore died Sunday afternoon following a long illness. She is survived by her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Mildred Kilgannon of Binghamton, Miss Marie of Towanda, and Mrs. Margaret Bensen of Binghamton; four grandchildren, Richard Streby of Binghamton; Bernhard, Donald and Lyle Bensen, also of Binghamton; one sister, Mrs. Laura Richley of Monroeton; an aunt, Mrs. Almira Kschinka of Dushore.

The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 at the house and at 2 o’clock at the Reformed church. The Rev. C.B Meyer officiated and burial was in Fairview cemetery.

Lyla Kunes (Cora, Charles, Barbara, John Hartzig) died September 2, 1937.

Married (1) Austin Streby 1889-1921; married (2) George M. Merchant.

Child of Lyla & Austin Streby:

1. Richard Streby

The Sullivan Review
September 8, 1937

Mrs. Lyla Blanche Merchant, a former resident of Dushore, died on September 2 in the hospital for crippled and ruptured at New York City where she had been nursing.

She was the wife of George M. Merchant. They have made their home in New York for some years. She is surivved by her husband; one son, Richard Streby of Dushore; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Kunes of Dushore; three sisters, Mrs. Mildred Kilgannon of Binghamton, Mrs. Margaret Bensen of Binghamton and Miss Marie Kunes of Dushore.

Funeral services were held Sunday. Interment in Fairview Cemetery.



Guy Yonkin
1872-1923
Son of Charles F. and Wealthy (Merithew) Yonkin
Photo Taken in Towanda, PA and Contributed by Norman Bensen

Guy Yonkin (Charles F., Barbara, John Hartzig) born May 13, 1872; died December 11, 1923

Married Elizabeth Hepler, September 1906



Guy and Elizabeth (Hepler) Yonkin
Likely Wedding Picture
1906
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen

Children of Guy & Elizabeth Yonkin:

  1. Florence Yonkin
  2. Gertrude Yonkin
  3. Velma Yonkin
  4. Lester Yonkin (c. 1914-1960)



Gertrude Yonkin
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen

The Sullivan Review
Dec. 12, 1923

Guy Yonkin of Forks Township died Tuesday morning at 6 o’clock in the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre where he has been receiving treatment for Brights’ disease for the past three weeks.

Mr. Yonkin was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Yonkin of Forks township and has always resided on the old homestead. He was born May 13, 1872. In 1906 he was united in marriage with Miss Lizzie Hepler, a niece of the late Mrs. J. B. Cox of Cherry, with whom she made her home.

Mr. Yonkin is survived by his wife, three daughters, Florence, Gertrude and Velma, and one son Lester, also two sisters, Cora, wife of James Kunes of Dushore, and Laura, wife of Frank Richley of Cherry township.

Funeral service will be held Friday morning at 11:30 in the Reformed church. Friends will meet at the home at 10 o’clock. Interment will be in Fairview cemetery



Lester V. Yonkin
c. 1914-1960
Son of Guy and Elizabeth (Hepler) Yonkin
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen

Lester V. Yonkin (Guy, Charles F., Barbara, John Hartzig) born about 1914; died August 2, 1960.

Married Dorothy ______

Children of Lester & Dorothy Yonkin:

  1. Cheryl Yonkin
  2. Dale Yonkin

The Sullivan Review
August 8, 1960

Lester V. Yonkin, 46, of El Paso, Texas, died Tuesday, August 2, 1960, of coronary occlusion.

Born in Forks Township, Sullivan County, Pa., he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Yonkin. He attended the Shrimp school. The family moved to Bloomsburg in 1926, and he was graduated from the Bloomsburg High School in 1932.

In 1943 he entered the U.S. Air Force and served four years in the European theatre. Remaining in service, he was stationed in the Aleutian Islands, where he was involved in a plane crash and was hospitalized for 16 months. He sustained a compound fracture of the leg, a broken hand and back injury.

In 1956, while stationed at Biggs Air Base in El Paso, he separated from the service, having attained the rank of master sergeant.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, a native of Glendale, Ariz; a daughter, Cheryle, 10 years, and son, Dale, 12 years of age; three sisters, Mrs. Florence Longenberger and Mrs. Gertrude Musselman of Bloomsburg, and Miss Velma of Orangeville.

Mrs. Longenberger and Mrs. Musselman traveled by plane to El Paso to attend the funeral, which was held on Friday, August 5. Burial was in Fort Bliss National Cemetery.

MAUD V. YONKIN (Charles, Barbara, John Hartzig) born October 6, 1877; died June 14, 1910; buried in Peace Cemetery, Dushore, Pa.



Maud V. Yonkin
1877-1910
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen

The Sullivan Review
June 16, 1910

Maud V. Yonkin died at her home in Forks Township early Tuesday morning, aged 32 years 8 months and 8 days. She was born on October 6, 1877, in Forks Township. Deceased is survived by her father C.F. Yonkin at home and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Richley of Cherry, and Mrs. James Kunes of Cherry. The funeral services will be held at the house Friday morning at 10:30 and interment will be made in the Germany cemetery.



Maud V. Yonkin
1877-1910
Photo Contributed by Norman Bensen

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