Anna YERKEY 1
- Born: 16 March 1863, Effingham County, Illinois, USA
- Marriage (1): Henry Varney VANDERPOOL on 15 November 1898 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA
- Died: 6 November 1925, Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA at age 62
- Buried: 9 November 1925, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA
Other names for Anna were Anna GERKIE, Mrs. Anna GRABENER, Anna GRABNER, Anna VANDERPOOL and Anna YORKEY.
Burial Notes
Glenwood Cemetery
Recorded Events in Her Life
- Other Spouses: James D. Thornton (unmarried, abt 1882); William T. Grabner (m. 3-16-1887 Montgomery Co. OH).
- Parents: Joseph Yorkey and Elizabeth Atterholtz.
- She was buried at the Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA on 9 November 1925.
- Her obituary was published in The Shelbyville Democrat, page 1, column 1, on 12 November 1925 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA.
Mrs. Henry Vanderpool, a former resident of Shelbyville, died at her home in Pana at 11:20 o'clock last Friday night, after an illness from a complication of diseases. At the time of her death, she was 62 years, 7 months and 20 days of age. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderpool moved to Pana from Shelbyville a number of years ago. Mrs. Vanderpool was born on March 16, 1863, and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yorkey, her maiden name being Anna Yerkey. She was twice married. Besides her husband, Henry Vanderpool, she is survived by five children, namely, Mrs. Garnett DeWitt, Clark Vanderpool, J. Cameron Vanderpool and William Grabner, all of Pana, and Mrs. John Hively of Portland, Ore. A son, Roy H. Vanderpool, died from bullet wounds while serving in the World War with the American Expeditionary forces in France, and the American Legion Post in Shelbyville, was named in his honor, for being the first member killed during the war. She is also survived by a brother and a sister, Frod [Fred?] Yerkey of Shelbyville and Mrs. Joseph Zander of Beecher City. Funeral services were held from the home in Pana at two o'clock Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. F. Hartwick, pastor of the Pana Presbyterian church, after which the remains were brought to Shelbyville and interred in Glenwood cemetery.
Anna married Henry Varney VANDERPOOL on 15 November 1898 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA. (Henry Varney VANDERPOOL was born on 5 March 1872 in Shelby County, Illinois, USA, died on 13 January 1942 in Pana, Christian County, Illinois, USA and was buried on 15 January 1942 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois, USA.)
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