Download or read book A History of the Yoakum, Yocom, Yocum Families written by Harry Clyde Smith and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Yoccom (1618-1694) was part of the Swedish group of colonists sent to America between 1635 and 1640 by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. The colony was established on land which was later part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Peter was buried at Morlatton Village, Berks County's first settlement site along the Schuylkill River at Douglassville. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, California and elsewhere.