There was a Doctor Melvin G. Yokum, said to be one of Mentone's most
beloved doctors. This is a single-line entry in the Mentone Centennial
book, 1882-1982. My mother, as I recall, worked in his office for a short
period in the 1930s. You may want to also check Fulton and Kosciusko
Counties since Mentone is near the border of all three counties. All three
counties have web sites and query boards. There are twelve researchers
listed on the Rootsweb Surname
List.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inkosciu/estateXYZ.htm lists about 15
estate inventory documents, including Melvin
YOKUM.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inkosciu/mar20q1Y.htm lists seven YOKUM
marriages.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inkosciu/mar19q3_20.htm lists an 1863
marriage for alternate spelling YOAKUM, Elmer C. to HINES,
Amanda.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inkosciu/willsY.htm lists an 1894 will
for YOCUM, Andrew. Rootsweb Surname Helper also lists Yokum entries in
DeKalb, Clay and Huntington Counties, IN.
Good luck,
Dave Norris in VA
born Fulton Co., IN
raised near Mentone, IN