[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 131 (Friday, August 16, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E828-E829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF JOHN G. YOUKER

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                           HON. JACK BERGMAN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 16, 2024

  Mr. BERGMAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to posthumously honor John G. 
Youker for his service to the United States in the War of 1812. Known 
to all as ``George,'' Mr. Youker was born to Revolutionary War Patriot 
John Youker, Sr. and Elizabeth Schall on February 3, 1789, in 
Montgomery County, New York within the Mohawk Valley Region.
  Mr. Youker served as a Private in the NY Militia under Captain 
Frederick German's Company and Lt. Colonel Commandant Calvin Rich's 
11th Regiment. From August 22, 1812 to February 22, 1813 he was 
stationed at Sackets Harbor, which became the center of American 
military activity during the war. The First Battle of Sackets Harbor 
began July 19, 1812. It was a major ship building location for the war 
and a highly important location to defend. Mr. Youker was discharged 3 
months before the second battle of Sackets Harbor.
  After his service, Mr. Youker and his wife, Catharine Burkdorf 
Youker, lived in Montgomery County, New York with their children. They 
later settled in Harrison, Pennsylvania in the mid-1840s before 
following their children to the Grand Traverse Area in the 1860's. Mr. 
Youker passed away in Blair Township in May of 1870 and was buried at 
Mt. Hope Cemetery, in what is now Green Lake Township, Grand Traverse 
County Michigan.
  In 1870, Veteran stones were not provided and military status was 
rarely made apparent

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on a person's headstone, and I would personally like to thank the 
Northern Michigan Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution for 
honoring John George Youker in a formal ceremony on August 3rd of this 
year. The work that they do truly honors our heritage and those that 
have valiantly served before us.
  Mr. Speaker, today I offer the posthumous recognition and gratitude 
that John G. Youker deserves, and I honor him for his service to the 
United States in the War of 1812.