Reginald Cornelius J. Yearsley I.

  General Notes:

England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 <http://www.ancestry.com>
Name: Cornelius Reginold Yearsley
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1875
Christening Date: 23 May 1875
Christening Place: Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
Age at Christening: 0
Father's name: Horatio Yearsley
Mother's name: Sarah Jane

In 1900, Reginald is living with the Weicke family in Philadelphia. He will soon marry the daughter, Clara ... see general notes on his wife, Clara Weicke, for 1900 census facts.

<http://www.ancestry.com/> Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974 (World Archives Project) Record for Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974 (World Archives Project):
In his Affidavit of the Petitioner for U. S., Naturalization in Philadelphia on March 6, 1918, Reginald indicates that he was born in Weymouth, England on February 19, 1875 and emigrated to the United State from Cape Town, South Africa by enlisting in the United States Navy, U. S. S. Lancaster, on October 21, 1891. He arrived at New York on June 21, 1894 and that on acount of his service and also that he was a minor (age 19), it was not necessary to take out any additional papers (in order to become a full U. S. Citizen).
He also state that he has since voted in the Presidential elections beginning in 1896 and has served as a juryman.
He is currently married to Clara and has 4 children all born in Philadelphia stating their birth dates.

The 1910 Federal Census for Philadelphia Ward 26, Pennsylvania, District 603, page 264A, dated April 18, 1910 records Reginald C. (32 - England/England/England) and Clara K. (27 - PA/Germany/PA) Yearsley with daughters Christinana I. (6 - PA), Winifred A. (4 - PA), and Sevilla A. (2 - PA) living at 2439 South Carlisle Street. Reginald and Clara have been married for 7 years and have had 3 children. Reginald immigrated to the U. S. in 1892 and is employed as a Painter for Structural Iron.

The 1920 Federal Census for Philadelphia Ward 26, Pennsylvania, District 798, page 52A, dated January 16, 1920 records Reginald C. (42 - Wales/Wales/Wales) and Clara C. (37 - PA/Germany/PA) Yearsley with daughters Christiana I. (15 - PA), Winifred A. (14 - PA), and Sevilla A. (12 - PA) and son Reginald C. (6 - PA) living at 1429 Shunk Street. Reginald is a Buildings Contractor. One page over (Page 52B) is Ida Weicke Bethan, family, and mother-in-law Christianna Weicke.

Reginald's 1922 Passport application names his father as Horatio Yearsley.


Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 <http://www.ancestry.com>
Name: Reginald C Yearsley
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1877
Death Date: 29 Jan 1929
Age: 51
Military Branch: Navy
Veteran of Which War: World War I
Cemetery Name: Fernwood Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Fernwood; Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Reginald married Clara K. Weicke, daughter of Adolph A. Weicke and Christianna Angle, in 1902 in Philadelphia, PA. (Clara K. Weicke was born in Sep 1879 in Pennsylvania and died after 1920 in Philadelphia, PA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Philadelphia Orphans Court
Groom's Name: Reginald C Yearsley
Bride's Name: Weicke
Marriage License Year: 1902
License Number: 154474
Image Number: 00008
Digital Folder Number: 4141945