1871 Living with his Uncle, Michael Yendell (Yendle) a farmer at Sprecott, Bratton Fleming. Later he worked i London as an apprentice and sang in the boy’s choir at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Portland Phonebook: Yeo Wm, cash George Baker & Co, res 1286 E 12th N.

1930 Census - 1257 Garfield Street Portland, renting $40 per month, 66 years old, widow, Lillian M is living with him. Born in England, arrived in the US in 1885, Auctioneer at a Furniture Company.
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Birth 1862 - Parracombe, Devonshire, England
Death 25 Sep 1925 - United States

Yeo Obit - Nov. 5, William Yeo of 5265 N. E. Mallory Ave. Father of Lillian Yeo, Mrs. A. W. Reese, Mrs Jack Stiver, Miss Marie Veale of Portland, Mrs P. W. Jones of Seattle, Mrs Frank Snook of Glendale, Cal., Frank Yeo of Long Beach, Cal. Funeral services will be held Monday, 11 A.M. at the Portland Crematorium, S.E. 14th and Bybee. Friends invited. The remains will be at Finley’s S.W. Montgomery at Fourth, until 10 A.M. Monday.47,48

Descendants of George Yeo & Elizabeth Yendle of Arlington, Devon

1881 English Census: London, St George, Hanover Square, District 4. Single, 18 yrs old, born in Barnstaple, Drapers Assistant.

In 1883 William Yendle, son of George & Elizabeth, emigrated to Canada through New York arriving August 25th on the ship, "City of Paris" from Liverpool. He was following his future father-in-law, George Baker, who had emigrated from Barnstaple to Windsor, Ontario with his oldest two children, Jessie and Walter, leaving his wife and two younger daughters, Georgiana and Minnie in England. William lived with the Bakers and worked for a department store in Detroit, Michigan, across the border from Windsor. He married Jessie when she became of age. He followed his father-in-law to Portland, Oregon, and worked for him in the Baker Auction House. In later years, William was an auctioneer for the Wilson Auction House in Portland.

1921 Declaration of intent to Naturalize as a US Citizen form. (this is a renewal) I have not found the actual naturalization documents.

History of the Yeo-Ho House
This house, located in Seaview, Washington, was purchased by William Yendle and Jessie (Baker) Yeo in 1917. The property consisted on the main house, the annex, and a one room cottage in the rear, known as "the shack." There was no electricity, you used Kerosene lamps and carried a candle to your bedroom. Well water with a pump in the kitchen. No bathroom, but a two-hole "Chic Sales" in the backyard.

The main house and the annex and the shack each had a kitchen with a wood and coal stoves. You heated bath water on the stoves and bathed in galvanized wash tubs. In all three places you could sleep 16 people.

After World War I, William Yeo had the house remodeled, wired for electricity, also spring water piped into the house.

William and Jessie's seven children, their husbands, wives, and grandchildren spent many, many, happy summers there. Frank and Dorothy Yeo spent their homeymoon at YEO-Ho in 1924.

After the death of William and Jessie Yeo, one of their daughters, Lillian Yeo maintained the house for all to continue to enjoy. After a number of years, many of the family moved to California and other places, too far to visit. So the one time happy Yeo house had to be sold. The persons that purchased the Happy House stipulated that they be allowed to continue to use the name YEO-HO. By the way, this sign was made and painted by Frank Yeo in 1918. The house is still in use, and the sign remains in the year 1970.

Written by Frank Yeo
December 1970

In 1871 William was living with his uncle, Michael Yendell (Yendle) a farmer at Sprecott, Bratton, Fleming. Later he worked in London as an apprentice and sang in the boy’s choir at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

In 1883 he emigrated to Canada through New York arriving August 25th on the ship, “City of Paris” from Liverpool. He was following his future father-in-law, George Baker, who had emigrated from Barnstaple to Windsor, Ontario with his two oldest children, Jessie and Walter, leaving his wife and two younger daughters, Georgiana and Minnie, in England.

William lived with the Bakers and worked for a department store in Detroit, Michigan, across the border from Windsor. He married Jessie when she became of age. He followed his father-in-law to Portland, Oregon, and worked for him in the Baker Auction House. In later years, William was an auctioneer for the Wilson Auction House in Portland.48,47