A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . , where his interests have beenextensive for many years. The name of John E. Yoakum is closely as-sociated with the upbuilding of Ocean Parkin the laying out and handling of various sub-divisions, included in the real estate stillowned by him may be mentioned interest No. i and 2. Venice View tract. ClubHouse Place, Santa Monica tract, RoseboroHeights tract, Short Line Beach tract. Veniceof America, Highland tract, Venice Hill t
A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . , where his interests have beenextensive for many years. The name of John E. Yoakum is closely as-sociated with the upbuilding of Ocean Parkin the laying out and handling of various sub-divisions, included in the real estate stillowned by him may be mentioned interest No. i and 2. Venice View tract. ClubHouse Place, Santa Monica tract, RoseboroHeights tract, Short Line Beach tract. Veniceof America, Highland tract, Venice Hill Park Place, Ocean Park Terrace, San-ta Fe tract and various others. He owns con-siderable property in East Los Angeles and. ehjujA ClAK^ HISTORICAL AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 583 large tracts in the San Joaquin valley as afore-said, the whole aggregating several thousandacres. In all movements that have had astheir objects the upbuilding of the state has always been a generous support-ter with both time and money and is justlyentitled to a place in the annals of not a partisan in belief Mr. Yoa-kum is stanchl}- in favor of Democratic prin-cipals, while fraternally he is associated withthe Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Byhis first marriage, to Jennie S. Reeves, a na-tive of England and daughter of GeorgeReeves, who was a pioneer resident of Napacounty, he had one daughter. Jennie, now thewife of Charles Dickerson. His second wife,whom he married in Kings county (then Tu-lare), was Alma R., the daughter of ForemanB. Gody, a resident of California since have three children, Oueenie, wife ofSidney Graves; John Vaughn and PHILETUS SPRAGUE CARR. Of them
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