Here is the genealogical history of the Yuille Family, beginning with the union of George and Phoebe Yuille,
who united in marriage in 1850. The Yuilles appeared for the first time in the 1870 US Census, which was
the first census to include African-Americans after Emancipation in 1865. The family lived in Roanoke Township
located in Charlotte County, Virginia. George was a farm laborer and Phoebe kept the home. There were six
living children: Mollie (age 12), Bettie (age 10), George (age 6), America (age 4), Delia (age 2), and
Fannie (age 1). The oldest daughter Louisa was not present in the home, but one can assume she was a
live-in domestic servant. George and Phoebe's family would increase to 15 children by the 1880 census.
The additional children were: James, William (Willie), Charles Winston, Jenny (Virginia), Thomas Squire,
and Martha Ann. Lucy and a stillborn baby predeceased George and Phoebe. Our research reveals that there
are eleven living descendants from their fifteen children.
We will continue to add more to our story as the research goes deeper into our family history. As new
information becomes available, we will share it on the Yuille Family Reunion website. Stay tuned, and be
sure to come back again real soon!
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Who are You-ille?
Are you a Yuille, Youille, Ewell, Juell, Yuill, Yule, Guile, ... ???
Genealogists have learned that there are various versions of surnames among family members. The name Yuille is a
perfect example of this phenomena. Yuille is a Scottish Anglo-Scene surname derived from the medieval word
in English yule, which means Christmas. No matter how you spell it, we are the descendants of George and Pheobe
Yuille!
We Have a SACRED connection to Quarter Place at Red Hill!
Here's a testimony for redhill.org from Yuille descendant, Lisa Beal!
The Yuille Family DNA Project
So you received your DNA profile which provided some new and interesting information about your lineage!
... but maybe the result created more questions. What can you do next to learn more about your family?
The Yuille Family History & Genealogy Committee created the Yuille Family DNA Project to expand our
collective knowledge.
Using DNA to research family history is a new and exciting tool that can be especially helpful in repairing
and connecting broken lines. DNA testing is painless, safe, and, most importantly, secure. The history
committee invites all who have been tested or are interested in testing to join us in creating the Yuille
Family DNA Project. It does not matter which DNA testing platform you have already used. We can use the
available data provided by these companies to supplement our findings. This project cannot tell us specifically
where our ancestors came from, but it can help us find missing family members that we could not locate with
traditional research. We are particularly interested in preserving the Y-DNA of our oldest men/fathers.
Are you interested in hearing more? Please reach out to Lisa Beal at historical.yfr@gmail.com.
