Individual Details
William Leslie Yaw
(20 Dec 1900 - 17 Nov 1987)
Events
| Birth | 20 Dec 1900 | Alexander, Franklin County, Iowa | |||
| Marriage | 1 Jun 1923 | Mount Vernon, Linn County, Iowa - Caroline Ruth Witzigman |  |  | |
| Death | 17 Nov 1987 | Sitka Memorial Park, Sitka, Sitka District, Alaska | | |
Families
| Spouse | Caroline Ruth Witzigman (1900 - 1983) |
| Child | Living |
Notes
Marriage
Name: Wm Leslie Yaw, studentMarriage Age: 23
Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1923
Marriage Place: Linn, Iowa, USA
Father: Wm H Yaw
Mother: Gertrude May Robbins
Spouse: Caroline Ruth Witzigman
Death
Birth: Dec. 20, 1900, Alexander, Franklin County, IowaDeath: 1987, Sitka Borough, Alaska
William (William Harry-6, Harvy C.-5, Joseph-4)was a missionary of the board of National Missions for the U.S. Presbyterian Church. He and wife Caroline moved from Iowa to Sitka in 1924. They served briefly in North Carolina and New York before returning to Sitka. There were 4 children: Helen, Elizabeth Joan, Robert and Charles Stuart.
Parents:
William Harvey Yaw (1870 - 1965)
Gertrude Mary Robbins Yaw (1872 - 1952)
Spouse: Caroline Ruth Witzigman Yaw (1900 - 1983)*
Children: Robert Edgecumbe Yaw (1925 - 1946)*
Sibling:
William Leslie Yaw (1900 - 1987)
Forrest Klemme Yaw (1902 - 1989)*
Note: memorial photo courtesy of contributor Gary Nault
Burial: Sitka Memorial Park, Sitka, Sitka Borough, Alaska
Endnotes
1. Iowa State Archives, No. 24929: 57-236, Wm Leslie Yaw and Caroline Ruth Witzigman; State Archives, Des Moines, Iowa.
2. Find A Grave, Findagrave.com, database and digital images (http//:www.findagrave.com : viewed 23 August 2016), Memorial# 79118027.